Kim Allen In-Person Half-Day Practice
Dhamma practice can unfold as a journey of both opening the heart and deepening wisdom - these two moments are intertwined, each reinforcing the other. In this half-day of practice based in the early Buddhist teachings, we will explore the interconnection of heartfulness and freedom.
We respectfully ask participants to arrive on time, prepared to follow the teacher’s schedule of sitting and walking meditation. We will follow noble silence during this event (including turning off and putting away mobile phones), and allowing our bodies and minds to establish more quiet peace than is often accessible in the typical day to day.
This retreat is offered on a dana/donation basis (this will be explained at the event). You will be able to contribute to Kim via Paypal, cash or check.
You may want to wear loose clothing and bring a bottle of water. Feel free to bring a cushion if you would like to sit on the floor. Chairs will be provided.
There is parking available on Lincoln Avenue or behind the library.
About Kim Allen
In 2020, Kim took formal commitment through Gil Fronsdal to living as a Lay Contemplative – basing her life on practice, study, and furthering of the Dharma – and was given the Dharma name Sumatimittā (“wise friend” or “friend of the wise”).
Kim’s teaching emphasizes the willingness to look truthfully at experience, feel it fully, and soften into it with wisdom. She teaches fundamental practices like Satipatthāna and Ānāpānasati, as well as trainings in inquiry, wise perception, and samādhi.
She teaches at the Insight Mediation Center (IMC) in California, as well as farther afield in the US, internationally, and online, with a focus on retreats, sutta study, and programs for integrating deep Dharma into everyday life. She is fully authorized as both a Dharma teacher and a Buddhist minister through IMC.