Zoom Series
Gently (re)establish your meditation practice.
Discover natural doorways into harmony and presence.
Learn boundless heart qualities for being present with what is just as it is.
Work with the flow of your attention to fortify it.
Work with the grain of your nervous system towards ease and release.
Make meditation a welcome part of your life.
Presence and Resilience
Everyday presence is the ability to be present with life’s ups and downs. Everyday resilience is returning to feeling okay after getting stuck in life’s ups and downs.
In this series, you will learn:
- Body and breath awareness practices that cultivate presence.
- Resilience techniques that return you to feeling okay when you feel stuck in stress or anxiety.
Boundless heart qualities to be with what is just as it is
Boundless heart qualities that are simple, accessible, profound and applicable in your everyday life.
• Compassion: For when we find ourselves or others hurting.
• Appreciative Joy: For when we find ourselves or others happy.
• Loving Kindness: To wish ourselves and others well.
• Equanimity: To be with what is just as it is.
About Sentha
Sentha Sivabalan has over 20 years of experience in studying, practicing and teaching meditation in all three current streams of Buddhism: Chan (Chinese precursor to Zen) Buddhism with Gilbert Gutierrez, Tibetan and Theravada Buddhism with Marvin Treiger. Both of her teachers have authorized and encouraged her to teach. Gilbert often says to Sentha, “You’ve received my marrow.” Marv says about Sentha, “Sentha is that rare combination of loving Grace & Precision—Wisdom that informs and inspires the student towards their best.”
Sentha has led 5 year-long Zoom courses in Compassionate Communication and Presence based on Non-Violent Communication. Her interest, understanding and study of trauma resilience (TRM Level 1 Training, Dec. 2015, at Trauma Resource Institute) informs her approach to teaching. She has trained in Inner Relationship Focusing (PFP). She also has 200-hour training in teaching meditation in a way that is natural and intuitive.
Schedule
- 5 monthly workshops, 3 hours each
- September 12, 2026-January 13, 2027
- 2nd Saturdays of the month, 9:00 am -12:00 pm PDT (Sep 12, Oct 10, Dec 12, Jan 9) except for November which will be on the 1st Saturday of the month: Nov 7.
- Each 3-hour workshop will include lecture and guided meditations with a short break in the middle.
- There will be plenty of time for discussion to adapt techniques so that they work for you.
- Optional weekly email check-ins to help you build your meditation practice.
Cost
Tiered pricing for the workshop series:
- Basic: $100
- Sponsor: $125
- Supported: $75*
*If this is not comfortably affordable, e-mail Sentha. No one will be turned away based on cost. Work-study options are available.
Recordings
You will have access to workshop recordings.
No prerequisites
Come as you are. This course has no prerequisites.