Joint offerings of Tri-State Dharma and Cincinnati Dharma Center
Two Courses are offered, Introduction to Insight Meditation and Anattā Meditation Course. Both are to be taught by Joan Staubach.
Sorry, these courses are full.
Joan Staubach is an active member and current president of Tri-State Dharma. She is an experienced practitioner of Insight Meditation. She has been practicing since 1999. She has taught and co-taught the New Year’s Retreat for over 10 years, led daylong retreats, and taught numerous Insight Meditation classes. She has taken training retreats with Matthew Flickstein on Sharing the Dharma. You can contact Joan at joanstaubach@gmail.com or by calling 513.205.0700.
Introduction to Insight Meditation Course
6 week course
Thursday Evenings: October 5 – November 9, 2023
For those new to the Dharma, and for those who want to renew, continue, and deepen in the basic teachings of the Buddha, this course is offered. Teachings include meditation instructions, a short history of Buddhism, and basic teachings such as The Four Noble Truths which includes the Noble Eightfold Path, the three characteristics, and the four Brahma Viharas. We will discuss living with intention, what is generosity, and mindfulness.
Time: 6:30 – 8 PM
In Person Only – No Zoom Option
Location: Buddhist Dharma Center of Cincinnati, on Moline Ct. off Hamilton Ave. in Northside.
Cost: There is no charge for these classes, rather you are invited to express your gratitude with a freely offered donation to Joan and/or to the Buddhist Dharma Center. There will be baskets where you may donate at each session, or information on how to donate via PayPal, Zelle, or Venmo.
Sorry, this class is full.
Anattā Meditation Course
Eight-month program for practitioners of the Dharma – October 2023 to May 2024
This program requests a commitment of daily practice and attendance at monthly gatherings. There will be assignments to do between sessions, suggested reading, writing, and contemplations. You will receive periodic emails with reminders and encouragement. Spreading out the teachings over 8 months will help them stick more than a basic 4-6 week course.
The Buddha taught the three characteristics of all conditioned phenomena – anicca (impermanence), dukkha (unsatisfactoriness, stress, or suffering), and anattā (not-self). Anattā is considered the heart of the Buddha’s teachings, and is the most difficult to realize.
For those already familiar with the basic teachings, who wish to continue, and deepen in their practice, this course is offered. This course will focus on the teachings of anattā or not-self and will include other teachings of the Buddha. There will be guided and unguided meditations each class day. We will share lunch together as a way of forming community.
First Saturday of the Month: October 7, November 4, December 2, January 6, February 3, March 2, April 6, and May 4
Requirements: Must have been in one of Joan’s previous courses or have a fair understanding of the basic teachings of the Buddha.
In Person and on Zoom: For those local, come and join in person. For those further away, join via Zoom. For those local, if you feel at all unwell, please join via Zoom.
Time: 10 AM – 3 PM
Location: Buddhist Dharma Center of Cincinnati, on Moline Ct. off Hamilton Ave. in Northside.
Or on Zoom – link sent closer to class.
Lunch: Students provide the group vegetarian lunch. You will be asked to sign up at least once to bring a soup, salad, bread or desert.
Cost: There is no charge for these classes, rather you are invited to express your gratitude with a freely offered donation to Joan. There will be a basket where you may donate at each session, or information on how to donate via PayPal, Zelle, or Venmo.
Please do not apply if you are not really committed to attending each monthly session and doing the contemplations during the month. Sometimes something can come up where you might miss a month, but please consider this a rarity. Do your best to come every month.
Sorry, this class is full.
We have teachers that are willing to teach. We are available for individual instruction or if you have a group of friends who are interested, we can setup a class.
Joan Staubach is an active member president of Tri-State Dharma. She is an experienced practitioner of Insight Meditation. She has been on over 40 week-long or longer residential retreats. She has taught and co-taught the New Years Retreat for many years, led daylong retreats, and taught numerous Insight Meditation classes. She has taken training retreats with Matthew Flickstein on Sharing the Dharma. You can contact Joan by email or by calling 513.205.0700.
Wendy Eisner has been practicing insight (Vipassana) meditation since 2002. She is an active member and corresponding secretary of Tri-State Dharma. In 2017, she completed the Community Dharma Leaders program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, a two-year training program for teachers in the Buddhist Theravada tradition. She has taken Matthew Flickstein’s Vipassana meditation teacher training course. Contact Wendy by email.