# Event Details - **Event Name**: Authenticity & Serenity: Meditation and Buddhist Practices with Andy Bein - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 08 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Let's explore how meditation and Buddhist practices contribute to liberation and authenticity.About this EventThis Class SeriesThis series will be held over six Tuedays, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.:September 8September 15September 22September 29October 6October 13As we engage with the path of Buddhist meditation it becomes clear that practice is not about becoming someone else (a more evolved and peaceful person). Instead, our steady practice creates openings for our ‘authentic selves’ to emerge beyond the fog of reactivity, conditioning, and well-entrenched patterns of personal suffering. The gift of meditation practice is that we learn to meet life challenges and skillfully show up for ourselves and others.In this class, oriented to all levels of experience, we will explore how meditation practices and Buddhist teachings serve to liberate us from our default, well-worn ways of dealing with the world; provide a base for authentic expression; and nourish the ground for greater personal serenity. The class environment will be compassionate, safe, and humorous, and skepticism and enthusiasm are equally embraced.This Class SeriesIs offered on a sliding scale of $50 - $200, which includes a donation for the teacher. But, we never turn anyone away for lack of funds. There is also a donation amount on Eventbrite for folks who may finding it challenging to pay the suggested sliding scale.Contact Andy at dbtwr@andrewbein.org if you have any questions or need a full scholarship.While you only register once for the entire series, registration stays open through the second class on September 15 for any individuals who join after the first class.Andrew Bein, Ph.D., LCSW has practiced mindfulness and iBuddhism, in the Zen and Vipassana traditions, for 28 years. He is a certified mindfulness teacher from Jack Kornfield/Tara Brach’s Program (MMTCP) and has led many classes and community groups (e.g., Wellspring Women’s Center, SBMG, and SIM's YPS) over the past nine years. His two books (Wiley) and workshops in over 30 states across the country address mindfulness' interface with helping relationships and healing. He has been deeply influenced by Susan Orr and his teachers JoAnna Hardy and Joan Halifax and has been dedicated to bringing the dharma to diverse settings – with humor! - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sacramento/authenticity-and-serenity-meditation-and-buddhist-practices-with-andy-bein/100001995335635599 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Workshops, health-wellness, Nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 200, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Sacramento - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group - **lat**: 38.55158369999999 - **long**: -121.3810367 - **full address**: Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Authenticity & Serenity: Meditation and Buddhist Practices with Andy Bein - 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