Winter Middle School Series (TE2C25)
Gavrila Abramson and Vy V. Le
January 26 - March 9, 2025
Registration is open until 3:00pm (Pacific Time) on Sunday, February 2, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. Held Online via Zoom.
Open to: All middle schoolers are welcome!
Description:
In this 6-week series, learn how to meditate, relax deeply, speak your truth, develop your mind, and integrate healthy use of electronics all while hanging out with other great people your age. Through the practices of mindfulness and Insight Meditation, we will take time to reconnect to ourselves in order to experience more ease, wisdom, and compassion. Classes will include movement, community-building games, meditation instruction, and council—a practice of witnessing the group’s collective wisdom.
Important Note: Class size is limited to 25 students. Attendance in at least 4 sessions required, including the second session. Video participation is expected as a support for the “practice container”, with exceptions for technical or health reasons.
Class dates: January 26, February 2, February 16, February 23, March 2, & March 9; all classes are held on Sundays from 5:00pm – 6:30pm Pacific Time. Please note that there is no class scheduled on February 9.
Important Note: Class size is limited to 25 students. Attendance in at least 4 sessions required, including the second session. Video participation is expected as a support for the container, with exceptions for technical or health reasons.
Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.
Benefactor – $240
Sustainer – $190
Basic – $160
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $108
Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:
- NO REFUNDS
- Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
- No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond
About the Teachers
Gavrila Abramson
Gavrila Abramson is a long-time mindfulness practitioner and educator, and somatic psychotherapist. Over the last half decade, Gavrila has taught mindfulness to various populations around the world. From lawyers to incarcerated people, pre-teens to those in hospice care, Gavrila knows that mindfulness can be accessible to all and is devoted to finding the entry point […]
Learn more about Gavrila AbramsonVy V. Le
Vy V. Le was raised in a culturally Buddhist Vietnamese family steeped in the compassionate teachings of Kuan Yin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Her devotion to Kuan Yin deeply informs her approach to mindfulness practice and her dedication to fostering a space of compassion, gentleness, and growth for all beings. Vy’s practice is grounded in […]
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