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About Bellingham Insight Meditation Society

Bellingham Insight Meditation Society (BIMS) supports meditation and practice in the Buddhist Theravada tradition. Our activities include but are not limited to

  • Tuesday Night
  • Our Tuesday evening meditation is hybrid. We meet at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (BUF) and also via Zoom. BUF is located at 1207 Ellsworth Street; our greeters will be at the main entrance of BUF from 6:30 until 6:55pm to let you into the building. We open the zoom room at 6:45. We meditate from 7:00 to 7:45; followed by a short reading, introductions and announcements. Our program begins at 7:45. You are welcome to attend all or part of the evening. To receive the link to the Zoom meeting, join our list-serve by emailing bellinghaminsight+subscribe@googlegroups.com or by e-mailing the list-serve moderator Karen Sheldon.

    • Book Club
    • Each year we choose a dharma book to read and discuss, chapter by chapter. Details about when we are meeting, what book we are reading and the next chapter(s) we are discussing are found on the calendar.

  • Soup with the Sangha
  • One Tuesday evening each month we gather for a light meal of soup and bread before our meditation period at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship. To volunteer to cook soup or provide bread, use this online form.

  • Weekend Meditation
  • BIMS sponsors various programs and retreats on 1 or 2 weekends a month. These programs may include

    • The Sunday Sit-In
    • We have resumed our weekend morning meditations, now on Sunday mornings instead of Saturday. They are currently held only on Zoom at this link. We meditate for three 45 minute periods, starting at 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00, with 15 minute walking period between sitting meditations. The Sunday Sit-Ins happen on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.

    • Sangha Mamas
    • Sangha Mamas are a group of mamas and grand-mamas who share a common intention to practice the dharma and to be present for our adventures in parenting. Our meetings are held via Zoom and consist of a 20 minute seated meditation, and a program that may include a dharma talk or book reading and discussion. Check the BIMS calendar for dates. To get on the Sangha Mamas list-serve, email sanghamamas+subscribe@googlegroups.com.

Bellingham Insight Meditation Society welcomes visitors. You can become a member of the Bellingham Insight Meditation Society by completing the Membership form found on the Supporting BIMS page.

BIMS maintains a list-serve. You can subscribe by emailing bellinghaminsight+subscribe@googlegroups.com or by e-mailing the list-serve moderator Karen Sheldon.

May all beings be happy

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