Fierce Hearts

08/01/2021

The Sunday night Fierce Hearts group is online and for the month of August, will be led by an awesome lineup of teachers while I am away on sabbatical.

All are welcome to join.
▪️Guided meditation
▪️Dhamma talk
▪️Discussion

Zoom link on www.insightsantacruz.org

Time: 6-7:30pm (Pacific Time)

Teachers:
Aug 1- Yasmina Porter
Aug 8- JD Doyle
Aug 15- Kim Allen
Aug 22- Bob Stahl
Aug 29- Bob Stahl

Cost: Dana (donation)

Let us continue to practice and be of support to one another in this way.
Please join from wherever you are. We will connect with our Sangha (community) and be with “what is” as it is- together.

01/03/2021

If the quality of our life experience is indeed determined by our level of attention....where then do we intend to place our attention?
Bringing attention to our views (how we understand and see the world) shapes our thoughts and intentions - which then inform our actions.
What are we intentional about?
What is the purpose behind our actions and behaviors?
Are there patterns we want to investigate?
Are there habits we wish to be present for as they change?

All are invited to this Fierce Hearts practice of intention setting.
Together we will meditate, set intentions, and recommit to our practice. Tonight will also include space to take the Refuges and Precepts.

Fierce Hearts is every Sunday at 6-7:30pm Pacific Time
Teacher: Kara Bella
Cost: Dana (donation)
Location: zoom link at www.insightsantacruz.org

12/27/2020

As we reflect upon this year,
we may meet some visitors...
Hey anger
Hello aggression
Hey sadness
What’s up loss?
I see you fear
Please to meet you longing
What’s up friends?!
Befriend that s**t!
Transform it by changing our relationship with it.
It’s a practice.
This getting comfortable
with the uncomfortable....

May you know contentment
May you know ease
May you be free.

Come meditate together and
share in this process of being human. Tonight we will be exploring the practice of Metta (kindness)- to ourselves and others.

▪️meditation ▪️teaching ▪️discussion

All are welcome to the Fierce Hearts Meditation group.
Tonight and every Sunday at 6-7:30pm Pacific Time
Teacher: Kara Bella
Cost: Dana (donation)
Location: zoom link at www.insightsantacruz.org

08/23/2020

A lot is going on right now.
A virus, fires, heat, tropical storms...
to name just a few.
How is the heart?
How is the mind?
Know that you are not alone.
There is a refuge tonight.
The Fierce Hearts meditation group.
All are welcome, regardless if you come regularly or if this is your first time.
No experience necessary.
Just come as you are.
Tonight includes meditation, a Dharma talk on cultivating equanimity, and discussion with space for sharing.
We are all here with and for each other.

Sundays 6:00 - 7:30pm PT

Click here for access to the zoom link:
https://www.insightsantacruz.org/events/fierce-hearts-sundays/?occurrence=2020-08-23

Teacher: Kara Haney (Kara Bella)
Cost: No fee, by donation

08/10/2020

Wherever you are at with your practice,
with internal and external experiences,
of the relationship with your own heart...
all of this is welcome here.
Fierce Hearts is here to provide support, guidance, and a sense of community. Each Sunday will be held online via Zoom.

All are welcome to join.
▪️Guided meditation
▪️Dhamma talk
▪️Discussion

Join Zoom Meeting at
www.insightsantacruz.org

Time: 6-7:30pm (Pacific Time)

Teacher: Kara Haney

Cost: Dana (donation)

Paypal at: paypal.me/karahaney
or Venmo at: Kara-Haney

Let us continue to practice and be of support to one another in this way.
Please join from wherever you are. We will connect with our Sangha (community) and be with “what is” as it is- together. .

07/06/2020

Share in this life with each other.
Sit together, practice together, cry together, laugh together.
Allow the vulnerability.
Know your Sangha and care for them.

All are welcome to sit as we meditate and discuss the Dhamma.
Tonight and every Sunday 6-7:30pm (Pacific Time)

Click the Zoom link in the calendar at www.insightsantacruz.org
Insight Santa Cruz

Teacher: Kara Haney (Kara Bella)
Cost: No fee, by donation.

06/08/2020

Tonight at Fierce Hearts we will have an extended sit in silence then space to share in Dharma discussion - What is alive in your heart? What is up for you? What is practice like in the midst of suffering? Are you checking out? What will it take to check back in?
Bring the suffering, bring the heart♥️

All are welcome to this group
6pm Pacific Time
By donation
Zoom link on the calendar of Insight Santa Cruz at www.insightsantacruz.org

Be with you soon!

Welcome to Insight Santa Cruz Welcome to Insight Santa Cruz, a community of people who support each other’s meditation practice and the application of the Dhamma (Dharma) in our daily lives. We offer daily sits, classes, daylongs, and retreats. Insight Santa Cruz is closed during the coronavirus....

05/31/2020

How is the heart?
Does it feel like it is breaking? Trembling? Burning?
You are not alone.
Tonight will include meditation and a Dharma discussion with space for sharing. We are all here with and for each other. My liberation is connected with yours. If one of us is not free, none of us can be free.

6-7:30pm (PT) tonight and every Sunday at
https://zoom.us/j/419496830
Password: 636254
Or go to www.insightsantacruz.org to view the calendar for a direct link.

Teacher: Kara Haney (Kara Bella)
Cost: No fee, by donation.

05/10/2020

Be interested in suffering.
Know what it is
that you are attached to.
What it is that blinds you
from seeing clearly.
What obscures you
from seeing the truth?

Fierce Hearts tonight!
All are welcome
Meditate, Dharma, Discussion

6-7:30pm PT on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/419496830
Teacher: Kara Haney
Cost: No fee, by donation

05/03/2020

May we hold our heart for each other.
Honoring everyone.
Recognizing the individual experience
in each person’s journey towards
an authentic life.
Embracing you as you are.
We are all here in this moment
with and for each other.
How do we want to show up?

All are welcome here.

Meditation
Teachings of the Buddha
Discussion

6-7:30pm (PT) tonight and every Sunday at
https://zoom.us/j/419496830

Teacher: Kara Haney Kara Bella
Cost: No fee, by donation.





*artwork by the creativity habit

04/05/2020

The Fierce Hearts meditation group is here
to provide support, guidance, and a sense of community.
Each Sunday is held online via Zoom.
All are welcome to join.

Guided meditation, Dharma talk, and discussion.

https://zoom.us/j/419496830

Time: 6-7:30pm (Pacific Time)

Teacher: Kara Haney

Cost: Dana (donation)

Paypal at: paypal.me/karahaney
or Venmo at: Kara-Haney

Let us continue to practice and be of support to one another in this way.
Please join from wherever you are. We will connect with our Sangha (community) and be with “what is” as it is- together. .

03/29/2020

...

Wherever you are at with your practice,
with internal and external experiences,
of the relationship with your own heart...
all of this is welcome here.
Fierce Hearts is here to provide support, guidance, and a sense of community. Each Sunday will be held online via Zoom.
All are welcome to join.
▪️Guided meditation
▪️Dhamma talk
▪️Discussion

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/529516653?pwd=bUk0dU9kejdMcUFrZENXdFF3L1l5QT09

Meeting ID: 529 516 653
Password: 696725

Time: 6-7:30pm (Pacific Time)

Teacher: Kara Haney
Cost: Dana (donation)
Paypal at: paypal.me/karahaney
or Venmo at: Kara-Haney

Let us continue to practice and be of support to one another in this way.
Please join from wherever you are. We will connect with our Sangha (community) and be with “what is” as it is- together. .