October 16 - 18, 2026
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Friday PM - October 16 || 5-7pm Pacific / 8-10pm Eastern
Exploring the Present - See Hear Feel
Leader: Preethi Balan
Type of Program: Foundations
Prerequisites: None
Fee: $10 per person
Discover the present moment through the simple act of noticing. In this guided Unified Mindfulness practice, we explore sights, sounds and body sensations, both within us and around us. Learn to shift from autopilot to awareness, cultivate concentration, clarity and equanimity, and bring greater presence into everyday life.
In preparation for this program, please:
Read from Five Ways to Know Yourself
Saturday AM - October 17 || 5-9am Pacific / 8am-12pm Eastern
Restful Jhanas: From Effort to Effortless Awareness
Leader: Colleen Godfrey
Type of Program: Special Offering
Prerequisites: An understanding of Unified Mindfulness’ descriptions of Concentration, Sensory Clarity and Equanimity and the ‘See, Hear, Feel Rest’ technique,
and a concentration practice are helpful.
Fee: $20 per person
Many meditation traditions describe jhanas as deep states of concentration or absorption. In classical Buddhist language, they arise when the mind becomes very stable and unified. As distraction falls away, the system enters states of increasing tranquility and equanimity. But Shinzen Young offers a very interesting reinterpretation of these states. He calls them Restful States. Come to explore his teaching method called Focus on Rest. Everyone is welcome to attend.
In preparation for this program, please:
Read from Five Ways to Know Yourself:
Chapter 3 – The Way of Tranquility, pp 35-47;
Read ‘An Introduction to ULTRA’, specifically the Transcendence Quadrant
View Shinzen's video: Jhanas and "Focus on Rest"
Saturday PM - October 17 || 10am-2pm Pacific / 1-5pm Eastern
Cross Train Your Mind
Leader: Adorn Banda
Type of Program: Cross Training
Prerequisites: Some familiarity with the Unified Mindfulness’ U.L.T.R.A. Quadrants
Fee: $20 per person
Our mind/brain loves a variety of activities for optimum function. In this session we will practice a variety of mental gymnatics from across the UM ULTRA quadrants for improving your mental and emotional resilience, creativity and problem solving and decision making. Instead of focusing on just one technique, you will discover the techniques that suits your unique experiences of the present moment
In preparation for this program, please:
Sunday AM - October 18 || 8am-12pm Pacific / 11am-3pm Eastern
Getting Out of the Way: Do Nothing, Practice in Motion and the Wisdom Function
Leader: Kasia Haftek-Lis
Type of Program: Drill/Accelerator
Prerequisites: Familiarity with the ‘See, Hear, Feel’ technique. No previous experience with the ‘Do Nothing’ is needed.
Fee: $20 per person
This program is an experiment in what happens to experience when we stop steering our attention, first in stillness and then in motion. We'll begin with Shinzen Young's ‘Do Nothing’ technique, which has two simple instructions: let whatever happens happen, and whenever you notice an intention to control your attention, drop that intention. From there we'll take the practice onto our feet, noting See, Hear or Feel In while walking, and then carry Do Nothing step by step from sitting to standing, walking and a simple everyday task. Along the way we'll compare what each setting does to effort, clarity and reactivity, and explore what Shinzen calls the wisdom function, the way clearer responses can arise on their own once we have worked through the drive to think. Come curious, and see for yourself what changes.
In preparation for this program, please:
Read from Five Ways to Know Yourself:
Chapter 3 – The Way of Tranquility, pp. 35-47 (includes Do Nothing);
Read Outline of Practice
Sunday PM - October 18 || 1-5pm Pacific / 4-8pm Eastern
Mindfulness for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) & Wandering Minds, Pt. 1
Leader: Rose Bostick
Type of Program: Special Offering
Prerequisites: Familiarity or working knowledge of Unified Mindfulness’ ‘See, Hear, Feel’ technique. Some familiarity with Unified Mindfulness’ techniques ‘Feel Rest’, ‘Feel Good’, and ‘Feel Flow’ is helpful, though I will be guiding them.
Fee: $20 per person
This program, Part 1, is for those who have been diagnosed with some form of ADHD, as well as for anyone who wants to apply mindfulness to their wandering mind. The practices, techniques, and strategies that you will learn are simple, deeply insightful, and backed by science. They include evidence-based mindfulness practices for ADHD. Since each of us is unique, you will have the opportunity to adapt all or some of these practices to your unique situation as you choose, as well as to create your own techniques. Part 2 will be presented in November's Home Practice Program.
In preparation for this program, please:
Bring a pen/pencil and paper
Bring a bite of something to eat (not a lot)
Review as needed - See Hear Feel: An Introduction, pp 36-41
Read as needed from Five Ways to Know Yourself:
Chapter 3 - The Way of Tranquility, pp 35-58
Chapter 4 – The Way of Flow, pp. 52-54
Chapter 5 – The Way of Human Goodness, pp. 67-69.