Wild Waters Insight Meditation

06/09/2026

Opportunity with Pema: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19nxs2Bdih/

05/31/2026

Join us live At Wild Waters North - Thursdays at the Aspirus Lakeview Hospital Conference Room 5:00 (gather and greet for 15 minutes) We will be beginning a new book study: Steps to Liberation: The Buddha's Eightfold Path by Gil Fronsdal.
Our full format is 5:15 (short 15 minute silent sitting time) 5:30 a 45 minute dharma discussion and then (6:15) a final 30 minute sitting time. Doors to get into the hospital lock at 5:30 but you are free to leave at any time.

05/19/2026

The Two Harbors Group is getting ready to "REGROUP" and is once again, meeting live (and hybrid) at Aspirus Lakeview Hospital Conference room on Thursdays from 5:00 (gathering time) to 6:45 (dismissal). We do a short meditation (15 minutes), discussion and then a longer sitting period (30 minutes).

If you were ever thinking about meditation and Buddhist psychology for your well-being, now is a great time to join us.

We also have a Monday night group that meets in Duluth.

Here is an inspirational video of one of our beautiful "TEACHERS", Pema Chodron...

The 89-year-old Buddhist nun teaches the power of agreeing with your anxiety, instead of trying to run from it.

04/08/2026

One of our prior Wild Waters members, Barbara Lee, has written a book on grief and healing. We wish her much success in sharing her understanding and wisdom.

The Soul Garden: A Seasonal Path of Healing Through Loss and Grief invites readers into a heartfelt conversation with the author, offering companionship and hope along the journey of loss. Within the Soul Garden, you'll discover how to gently tend your spirit, finding comfort, strength, and...

04/06/2026

More on the single day retreat in DULUTH on April 25, 2026:

04/06/2026

The Practice is about making choices every day toward a more skillful (non-harmful) way of of being. Lately, I have been trying to take the Buddha's instructions to experience for ourselves how things unfold given different pre-cursers (causes and conditions). By our very behaviors, we create root causes for helpful or potentially painful results. In being more mindful of how things feel to us and those around us, we can tune in to how we can be more intentional in creating more beauty and joy for ourselves and others.

03/27/2026

The Vipassana/Insight Meditation Silent Retreat has been rescheduled and is just around the corner:

Saturday, April 25, 2026
9 am – 4 pm

835 W. College Street, Duluth, MN 55811
(Unitarian Universalist Congregation)

Healing and Liberation in Times of Activation and Entanglement
with guiding teacher, Mark Nunberg, Common Ground Meditation Center

Bring your lunch and a cushion if you use one (or chairs will be provided). All Buddhist teachings are offered freely. A free will offering (dana) is encouraged as an act of generosity and to support the teachers. Your donation is appreciated in the form of cash or a check.