DaeJa Napier
DaeJa Napier (she/her) teaches Insight Meditation (Vipassana) with an emphasis on the cultivation of the four Brahma Viharas. She has practiced and studied in the Zen and Vipassana traditions since 1974. Her root teacher was the late Zen Master Seung Sahn. Her practice has continued to be enriched under the guidance of both Asian and Western teachers, including Sayadaw U Pandita, Pa Auk Sayadaw and Joseph Goldstein.
DaeJa has dedicated her life to exploring the Buddhist pathways to awakening and their applications in daily life. Her conveyance of the Buddhist teachings and related practices reflect the 40 years she spent raising five children while maintaining a formal practice.
Upcoming Programs by DaeJa Napier
[AT HOME] Impermanence: A Vipassana and Metta Retreat (60 & over)
As we grow older, as the body ages, we begin to have a more direct awareness of the truth of impermanence. Life begins to reflect the natural changes that occur with ageing, sickness, old age and death. During the process of aging, we are at risk of identifying with concepts and beliefs associated with inevitable […]
Taking Refuge: A Vipassana and Brahma Vihara Retreat
Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge. – Buddha Vipassana, “seeing things as they really are", functions as a mirror reflecting the heart's deepest longing to be free of suffering and its causes. With vipassana […]