Mindfulness Meditation: From Resistance to Presence

A lot of people shy away from meditation because they feel like they can't quiet their minds.

In this mindfulness-based meditation class, Kim Lange invites you into a direct experience of being with the resistance so you can experience the peace on the other side.

Discomfort is not the enemy—it’s a doorway.

In our daily lives, we often find ourselves turning away from the things that feel hard: fear, grief, physical pain, uncertainty, shame. But what if these very edges—the moments we want to escape—hold the keys to our deepest freedom?

Through the practice of mindfulness meditation, we’ll learn to gently and steadily turn toward what we usually avoid. In doing so, we cultivate the courage, clarity, and compassion needed to meet our experience just as it is—and to see through the habitual patterns that keep us stuck.

Instead of resisting or bypassing discomfort, we’ll explore how presence itself transforms it. When we stop running and simply stay, even for a moment, we can begin to taste the spaciousness, peace, and wisdom that lies on the other side.

• A guided mindfulness meditation practice to help anchor attention, open awareness, and build resilience in the face of discomfort
• A Dharma talk exploring the transformational power of meeting difficulty with mindfulness, drawing on Buddhist teachings and modern psychological insights
• Q&A and open discussion, offering space for real-time questions, clarifications, and collective learning
• Small group breakout circles for shared reflection, support, and connection in community

This session is open to all levels of meditation experience. Whether you’re brand new to the practice or a long-time practitioner, you’re invited to come exactly as you are. No fixing, no striving—just a willingness to meet life more honestly.

Together, we’ll create a supportive container to explore the inner terrain we often flee from. We’ll ask:What if the edge isn’t a place to stop, but the very path itself?

Come join us in this sacred and courageous inquiry.

Facilitator Bio:

Kim Lange (she/her) is a Producer, Curator, and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher from Hawai’i and California based in Charleston, South Carolina. Her work at WE Coast Studio moves at the intersection of sacred inquiry and creative expression—gathering people into spaces where art becomes ritual, wellness becomes communion, and connection becomes a form of collective healing.Her parents, both Vipassana teachers, opened their Honolulu home each week to sangha for dharma talks and insight meditation—a practice of presence that planted deep roots in her. Today, she shares this lineage with humility and heart as a graduate of Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, supported by the Awareness Training Institute, the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and the International Mindfulness Teachers Association.In service of mental health and artistic empowerment, Kim has served on the board of Mental Health Heroes, which supports the Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center, and Art With Impact, a nonprofit that opens space for young people to explore mental wellness through the healing lens of art and media.

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