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Welcome to Bellingham InsightBellingham Insight Meditation Society (BIMS) supports meditation and practice in the Buddhist Theravada tradition. We do not have a single guiding teacher. Rather, we are a sangha-led community. We bring in regional and national teachers, including monastics, for residential and non-residential retreats. Our weekly programs are facilitated by senior members in coordination with our Board and Program Committee. Bellingham Insight Meditation Society welcomes visitors. To receive announcements and links to our Zoom meetings, join our list-serve by emailing bellinghaminsight+subscribe@googlegroups.com or by e-mailing the listserv moderator. Insight meditation is a simple and direct practice, the moment-to-moment investigation of the mind/body process through calm and focused awareness. Learning to observe experience from a place of stillness enables one to relate to life with less fear and clinging. Seeing life as a constantly changing process, one begins to accept pleasure, pain, fear, joy and all aspects of life with increasing equanimity and balance. As insight deepens, wisdom and compassion arise. This practice is sometimes called "vipassana", which is a Pali word for insight. We meet at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (BUF): 1207 Ellsworth Street (at the corner of Ellsworth and I Street a few blocks north of downtown). The main entrance faces Ellsworth Street. You can become a member of the Bellingham Insight Meditation Society by completing the Membership form found on the Supporting BIMS page. NewsWalking in Mindfulness - Sunday June 29thJoin the BIMS Sangha as we enjoy a morning of mindfulness, nature, exercise and community.
When: Sunday, June 29 Time: 10:00 - 12:00 Where: Whatcom Falls Park Access park from Lakeway Dr on Silver Beach Road toward the fish hatchery, restrooms, lower playground, creek bridge and derby pond. We will meet in the parking area there above the creek bridge. The Plan:
10:05 A brief reading and instruction for a contemplative walk.
10:15 We will walk and mindfully explore Whatcom Falls Park
10:45 We will have an opportunity to share what we saw/heard/experienced.
11:00 Informal Social time – you can choose to walk together, in the park or in the neighborhood
Registration: No need to register.
Contact: If you have any questions please contact Marylou Stern, text 360-734-7846 6/27/25
Tuesday July 1, Atul Bhattarai, Buddhist ChaplaincyAtul Bhattarai is a recent graduate from Harvard Divinity School. He is in Bellingham for a chaplaincy internship at Peace Health. Atul has agreed to visit with us and help us understand this fascinating line of work and what led him to it.
Our Tuesday gathering will continue in the hybrid format: in-person at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (1207 Ellsworth Street, at the corner of Ellsworth and I Street) and also via Zoom.
Our greeters will be at the main entrance of BUF from 6:30 until 6:55pm to let you into the building.
7:00 35-minute silent meditation 7:35 Introductions and Announcements 7:45 Buddhist Chaplaincy, Atul Bhattarai 8:30 Close
We hope to practice with you Tuesday evening. 6/26/25
Tuesday June 24th - Meditation and PracticeOur Tuesday gathering will continue in the hybrid format: in-person at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (1207 Ellsworth Street, at the corner of Ellsworth and I Street) and also via Zoom.
Our greeters will be at the main entrance of BUF from 6:30 until 6:55pm to let you into the building.
Following a silent sit, Marc Geisler will guide a practice: We'll explore opening our hearts to the habitual patterns we fall into when we start to feel fearful—patterns that keep us from being with and learning from our fears and anxiety. When we see those patterns in action, and we choose to set them aside, we may find we can deal with problems with much more wisdom and insight than our anxious minds are able to muster.
7:00 30-minute silent meditation
7:30. Introductions and Announcements
7:45 Opening the Heart to Anxiety
8:15 Time for sharing
8:30 Close
We hope to practice with you Tuesday evening.
6/23/25
Tuesday June 17th - Embodiment with Campbell MillerThis Tuesday gathering will continue in the hybrid format: in-person at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (1207 Ellsworth Street, at the corner of Ellsworth and I Street) and also via Zoom.
Our greeters will be at the main entrance of BUF from 6:30 until 6:55pm to let you into the building.
Schedule: 7:00 Program Intro 7:15 Guided Embodiment Meditation (30min) 7:45 Social Practice 8:05 Sharing in small groups and whole group 8:30 Close
Program with Campbell Miller - Drop out of your head and into your body with a guided embodiment meditation that explores sensation beyond concepts. We’ll also play with social meditation in small groups—a fun way to practice embodied awareness in connection with others.
We hope to practice with you Tuesday evening. 6/17/25
Tuesday June 10th - Soup and meditationThis Tuesday from 6-6:50 PM we will be hosting Soup with the Sangha, a simple vegetarian meal of soup and bread - a chance to gather as a community before our meditation. No need to bring anything, though of course you can. We will be eating in the space near the Bellingham Unitarian kitchen which is right off our meditation space.
Our meditation will continue in a hybrid format: in-person at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship (1207 Ellsworth Street, at the corner of Ellsworth and I Street) and also via Zoom. Our greeters will be at the main entrance of BUF until 6:55pm to let you into the building.
We will not have a formal program after meditation, but there will be time to connect with sangha members
6:00 Soup with the Sangha 6:45 Zoom room opens 7:00 Silent meditation 7:45 Dedication of Merit, Introductions & Announcements
We hope to see you this Tuesday evening.
To get the Zoom link, if you are not on our email list, write to info@bellinghaminsight.org. 6/7/25
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