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Insight Meditation Fundamentals

  • Pima Friends Meeting House 931 N 5th Ave. Tucson, AZ 85705 (map)
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“There is a wealth of meaning and nuance in the experience of mindfulness that can enrich our lives in unimagined ways.”

— Joseph Goldstein

We live in a time of unprecedented distraction. Most of us move through the day careening from one task to another, absorbed in thought, emotion, and technology. The practice of Insight Meditation strengthens mindfulness and our ability to experience “things as they are” without the filters of our judgments, beliefs, or habitual reactivity. 

Insight Meditation Fundamentals is a six-week course for practicing the art of meditation. There will be seven total meetings including six weekly 90-minute classes, plus one “daylong.” Each meeting will include guided meditations, teachings on techniques and benefits, and Q&A. 

Grounded in the Buddha’s seminal discourse “The Four Foundations of Mindfuless,” we will practice meditations with breath, body sensations, feelings, thoughts, and loving-kindness. 

Insight Meditation Fundamentals is suitable for new and experienced meditators seeking a solid foundation. The course is designed to support you in establishing a regular meditation practice, or to strengthen your existing practice.

Suggested Donation

$95 - $150 sliding scale. No one will be turned away for financial reasons.

We accept cash or check made out to Insight Meditation Tucson. Donations will be collected at the first class.

IMT is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and all donations are tax-deductible.

Time and Place

All classes will meet at the Pima Friends Meeting House at 931 N. Fifth Ave., Tucson AZ, 85705.

The class will meet on six consecutive Monday evenings from 6:30 - 8:00pm, and on one Saturday from 9:30am - 4:30pm. Dates for Mondays classes are 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, and 2/17. The daylong will be on Saturday 2/15.


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David Bornstein, MSW

David began meditating in 1997, and has sat dozens of intensive retreats, mostly at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Insight Meditation Society.

He is a certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher, and 2016 graduate of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner’s Program. He is enrolled in the two-year Community Dharma Leader training program at Spirit Rock. David is currently mentored by Anna Douglas, Howard Cohen, and Devon Hase.