Teacher: Reverend Vivian Gruenenfelder
Topic: Loneliness, Aloneness, Solitude:  Healing the Pain of Loneliness through Stillness and Community

Bio: Rev. Vivian Gruenenfelder has been a Zen Buddhist monk for over twenty years at Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery, a monastery of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, where she received Dharma Transmission from her Master in 2003.  She is currently Resident Teacher for Bear River Meditation Group in Applegate, CA.  Before becoming a monk she trained in the Theravada Buddhist tradition at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, under the direction of Joseph Goldstein.

Teacher Support: Any amount of dana (the practice of giving and receiving) that is offered for this evening’s teaching is very much appreciated, thank you.
Your check can be written and mailed to: Rev. Vivian, PO Box 1374, Meadow Vista, CA 95722. 
Rev. Vivian is a Resident Teacher for the Bear River Meditation Group, her livelihood comes mostly through the alms rounds at Applegate, where her group meets, or dana that comes through the mail.

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