{"id":179,"date":"2026-04-17T22:32:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/?p=179"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:46:03","slug":"meditations-to-deepen-your-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/meditations-to-deepen-your-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditations to deepen your practice."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursdays&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7:00 to 8:00 PM on Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know how to meditate.\u201d&nbsp; I hear this frequently from people when I talk about teaching meditation, and they are usually referring to basic meditation instructions they received.&nbsp; For some people, simple instructions like \u201cfollow the breath\u201d work for them to create a quiet space in a busy life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for many people, those instructions don\u2019t work well.&nbsp; They lead to the belief \u201cI can\u2019t do this\u201d when the thoughts and emotions become stronger than mindfulness of the breath.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, the Buddha provided detailed instructions on the practice of meditation, with many options available.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will explore the Buddha\u2019s teachings on how to meditate, including the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.&nbsp; If we really want to free ourselves from suffering, it is useful to have a number of practices to choose from at any giving time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s practice various techniques together to deepen our practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suggested donation for meditation is $20 \u2013 $5.&nbsp; No registration is needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please donate an amount which feels generous and good for you!&nbsp; If you are able to donate more, this allows others with less means to attend.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursdays&nbsp; 7:00 to 8:00 PM on Zoom \u201cI know how to meditate.\u201d&nbsp; I hear this frequently from people when I talk about teaching meditation, and they are usually referring to basic meditation instructions they received.&nbsp; For some people, simple instructions like \u201cfollow the breath\u201d work for them to create a quiet space in a busy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1295,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179\/revisions\/1295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivervalleyinsight.emergestudio.dev\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}