MStephanie Nash
MEDITATION TEACHER
PRIVATE COACH
Stephanie Nash has a psychology degree from Duke University and a Masters from Yale University.  She teaches meditation in Santa Monica (see SANTA MONICA MEDITATION), and is a facilitator with Vipassana Support International (having been trained by Shinzen Young - see bio below.) Stephanie has, over the past several years, led many of the one-day meditation retreats VSI offers at the Santa Monica Zen Center each month (on the 4th Saturday) in addition to her private classes & workshops which include:
INTRO CLASSES & TALKS: Meditation Techniques for the Stuff that Comes up in Daily Life (a past talk given at Santa Monica Coop, Calabasis Center of Dynamic Living, Whole Foods, to name a few & a workshop with the same name) UPCOMING CLASSES: MONTHLY SUNDAY MEDITATION CLASS .
SMALL GROUP CLASSES to deepen one's practice & help support the use of these techniques & perspectives on a regular basis in one's life - to create more ease, freedom & fulfulment. [Check Meditation Class page for updates.]
SPECIAL RETREATS: Circle of 5 (a one-day retreat for 5 women), Meditation for ACTORS, (taught with Ann Buck), plus upcoming retreats summer 2006.
FOOD & EATING WORKSHOPS & TALKS: Taught at Insight Yoga, Gary Null Support Group, Santa Monica Meditation - in addition to an 8-week "Mindful Eating Workshop" taught with Pam Tarlow (with whom she also led a weekly "Mindful Eating Support Group" for a year. Stephanie will be offering more Mindful Eating and "MEDITATION as it RELATES to FOOD & HEALTH" workshops in 2008. Stay tuned.

Stephanie has also led many other meditation workshops & retreats (working with issues such as STRESS, CHRONIC & ACUTE PAIN (see: BREAK-THROUGH PAIN workshop taught with Terry Roberts), INTERNAL CHATTER/SPINNING MIND & SELF JUDGMENT, our relationship to PLEASURE  – in addition to basic & advanced meditation classes for creating more EASE & WELL BEING, ABILITY TO CONCENTRATE, & FREEDOM from HABITUAL BEHAVIOR & THOUGHT PATTERNS - as well as deepening of practice & 'spiritual' experience.)  
Stephanie wrote the study-guide that accompanies Shinzen Young’s “Talks on Teaching” meditation tape series (for training meditation teachers) and she is presently writing a book with Shinzen which presents his techniques. Steph has been interviewed a few times on KPFK (90.7 FM) about her work with the food group & as a meditation teacher (and humorous poems she has written about Shinzen’s teachings have been played on-air as well.)    
 Stephanie is known for teaching mindfulness techniques with insight, humor & compassion.



*SHINZEN YOUNG is an American who has trained extensively in Asian monasteries. He teaches a very clear, accessible contemporary form of vipassana meditation (also commonly called mindfulness meditation or insight meditation), based on his years of experience as a Buddhist monk in Japan and his 30 years of teaching & leading retreats across the country & in Canada. His recordings are featured in Sounds True (Break-Through Pain & Break-Through Emotions among them) and his well-known Science of Enlightenment tape series has garnered much critical praise. Recordings of his talks & meditations are played on KPFK (in Los Angeles) late night Thursdays -- along with Ram Dass, Alan Watts & Thich Naht Hahn. Shinzen founded the Vipassana Support Institute (with Shirley Fenton) for the purpose of supporting people with their meditation practice. Shinzen personally trains and works with all his facilitators to teach his techniques. For more information on Shinzen Young.



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