Sunday Dharma
October 20th
3:00PM - 4:30PM
LBM is excited to welcome back special guest teacher, Wendy N. Block who will be offering a teaching on “Discernment and Wise Intention”
Discernment and Wise Intention can light the path of practice: A practical understanding of the 5 Aggregates of Clinging.
About Wendy N. Block
Wendy N. Block began practicing meditation at age 18, studying different traditions, including Buddhist, Hindu, and Advaita paths. She has been practicing Vipassana meditation for 20 years, and has helped teach and organize meditation programs in Long Beach for Long Beach Meditation and Insight LA. She is dedicated to supporting and nurturing the practice of meditation in small community settings and health organizations.
She has trained with cognitive psychologist Zindel Segal to teach Mindfulness- Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and facilitated mindfulness programs at Kaiser Permanente for adults and teens for many years.
Wendy teaches MBCT, Mindful Self Compassion, MICBT, (Mindfulness-integrated CBT) and Buddha’s Path classes. She completed the Dedicated Practitioner’s Program at InsightLA and Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and recently the MICBT program from UC San Diego. Her teachers are Trudy Goodman, Beth Sternlieb and Victor Bryd. She was authorized to teach Theravada Buddhism by Trudy Goodman and Sharon Salzburg.
She is a long-term student of the Diamond Approach.
She currently works as a therapist, integrating mindfulness and Buddhist psychology with psychotherapy.
We look forward to a unique and insightful opportunity with Wendy. Our Sunday Dharma is offered both in-person and online. We hope to see you there!