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Returning Teacher: Vance Pryor-Practicing with Kindness: Metta at the Heart of Mindfulness Practice

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Returning Teacher:  Vance Pryor - Practicing with Kindness: Metta at the Heart of Mindfulness Practice

In this talk, we’ll explore how bringing an attitude of metta—loving-kindness—can gently reshape your mindfulness practice. Rather than using awareness to judge or fix experience, we’ll look at how kindness allows the mind to settle and open naturally. Metta helps us meet distraction, difficulty, and even ease with warmth instead of struggle. Together, we’ll reflect on how mindfulness deepens when care and friendliness are present from the start.


 

Vance Pryor, PsyD, began practicing insight meditation in 1998. He has been deeply influenced by the teachings of Sayadaw U Pandita and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. His training to become a teacher has been supported by the mentorship of Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters. He is a graduate of IMS’s 2017-2021 Teacher Training Program.

Vance Pryor will be teaching the Sunday program at the White Heron Sangha once per quarter for the next few quarters.



  • Meeting ID:599 251 806
  • Password: WHS
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Date and Time

Sunday, January 18, 2026, 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM

Location

Hybrid - White Heron Sangha Meditation Center and on Zoom
6615 Bay Laurel Pl.
Avila Beach, CA  93424
USA

Category

Sunday Evening

Registration Info

Registration is not Required