Curious about meditation? Try this online course.

This 5-week online course with written handouts and guided audio meditations may be just the introduction you are looking for.  While I don't recommend basing your meditation practice exclusively on what you learn from the Internet, you might enjoy learning more about Insight or Vipassana meditation to start you on your journey.

If you enjoy this form of meditation and want to learn more, visit one of our local resources: Mountain Stream Meditation Center in Nevada City. There are evening classes, day-long retreats and a growing community of meditators.  The website offers dharma talks in audio and video by the guiding teachers. You don't have to identify as a Buddhist to participate.

From the website: Insight or Vipassana meditation is a simple form of Buddhist meditation that helps to calm and concentrate the mind. This practice originated with the Buddha over 2,550 years ago, and begins with focusing the attention on the breath. It allows us to see into our conditioning, and to become more present in the given moment. As a non-sectarian practice, it can be combined with any religion. Buddhist ethics and psychology are an important part of the teaching.