Gerjan Schoemaker
Gerjan Schoemaker started teaching Vipassana meditation by Dingeman Boot. In addition, Gerjan has studied various other meditation techniques, including breathwork and active meditations. Before that, he followed various educations, training courses, courses and retreats. Buddhism remains his common thread and all meditations and trainings that Gerjan offers are approached from a Buddhist perspective. Gerjan focuses in particular on Theravada Buddhism, but interprets it mainly from a secular perspective and carries it out in this way. Gerjan has been head teacher of a meditation teacher training in Amsterdam and Almere from 2016 to 2020. From now on he focuses entirely on his own Meditation Institute Vihara.
Updates
Live Meditation scheduled for 08-05-2025: Meditation focused on calmness and clarity (samatha)
Live Meditation: Meditation focused on calmness and clarity (samatha). Guided meditation focused on one meditation object. The invitation to be and stay completely present with the meditation object. And every time we stray, with loving determination, come back to the meditation object ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 28-04-2025: Guided Meditation: Letting Go and Love
Live Meditation: Guided Meditation: Letting Go and Love. The Buddhist path to liberation is a path from a balance between wisdom and love/compassion. This guided meditation focuses on cultivating both aspects. The Zoom participation link, other information and tips ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 13-03-2025: Guided Meditation – Relaxation and Letting Go
Live Meditation: Guided meditation - relaxation and letting go. Guided meditation where we use the body and the connection with the breath for relaxation, letting go and stillness. The Zoom participation link, other information and tips for participation can be found on the 30NOW Live ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 12-12-2024: From body awareness to open awareness meditation
Live Meditation: From body awareness to open awareness meditation. We first let the attention rest on the body, after which we experience beyond the boundaries of the body and come to an 'open awareness'. The Zoom participation link, other information and tips ...
Live Lecture scheduled for 22-12-2024: Loving Determination (about motivation and commitment)
Live Lecture: Loving Determination (about motivation and commitment). In this lecture, Gerjan discusses how we can meditate in a loving and relaxed way, while still having the necessary determination to be mindful. He explores this by means of ...
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Check out my upcoming “offline meetings”
You can view my upcoming offline retreats, meditation days and courses on the 'On Location' page ...
