Practical Foundations for Meditation & Mindfulness
with devon hase, MA
4-WEEK COURSE · STARTS MARCH 5
Begin or deepen your meditation and mindfulness practice in a supportive and accessible way.
Explore a range of approaches to gathering, settling, and focusing the heart and mind with one of Spirit Rock’s most beloved teachers. The Buddha taught many different ways to meditate, and we’ll help you find a practice that feels right for you or strengthen an existing practice.
Early Bird Pricing Extended: Save $75
What You'll Practice
- How to cultivate mindful awareness in daily life
- How mindfulness can support you and bring clarity in moments of challenge
- A range of approaches to meditation, and how to choose the right core practice for you
- Tools for emotional balance and inner clarity
- Meditations to develop lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity
This Course is for You If You...
- You are new to meditation and want a comprehensive, accessible entry point.
- You have meditation experience but want to refresh the basic instructions.
- You seek a deeper understanding of Buddhist ideas in practice.
- You want practical tools for navigating life with more wisdom and compassion.
What You Receive
Live Immersive Sessions
4 weekly live sessions and practice guidance
Community Connections
Build meaningful relationships through our online forum
Practices Between Sessions
Tools and practices to help you integrate learning into everyday life.
Lifetime Access to Course
Revisit the teachings, practices at any time at your own pace.
Meet devon
devon hase, MA
devon first encountered meditation in 2000, as a college sophomore longing for a deeper way to meet life. Since then, She has spent over six cumulative years in meditation retreat in both the Insight and Vajrayana traditions, studying closely with teachers such as Joseph Goldstein, Tara Brach, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, and others.
Most recently, devon and her partner fulfilled a long-held dream by completing a three-year meditation retreat.
devon co-guides Refuge of Belonging, an online Dharma community where meditation meets daily life. Whether you’re just beginning or decades into practice, Refuge of Belonging creates space for anyone curious about inner transformation—offering weekly talks, monthly daylongs, in-depth courses, and personal mentoring that help you stay awake to your life as it actually is.
Before teaching Dharma full-time, devon was a classroom teacher for ten years, focusing on creative writing and cultural studies. devon is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program and the Insight Meditation Society’s teacher training program, and now serves as co-coordinating teacher for Spirit Rock’s CDL program.
In addition to her work with Refuge of Belonging, devon teaches on retreat teams at Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock, and other centers internationally.
devon and her partner, nico, co-authored How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Buddhist Survival Guide for Modern Life, and their new book, This Messy Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership, comes out April 14th, 2026. devon is passionate about depth practice—on retreat and in daily life—and deeply grateful to her lineage teachers who have modeled these forms so beautifully.
These days, devon is especially interested in how we can support the living Buddhist traditions in ways that feel accessible, inclusive, and deeply relevant to our complex times.
If you’re curious about a community that takes both inner work and real life seriously, come check out Refuge of Belonging.
- 4 Week Online Learning Journey
- Supportive Online Community
- Weekly Guided Practices
- Lifetime access to the content
- Grow Together Through Dialogue and Reflection
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Early Bird Pricing Extended: Save $75
Course Schedule
All sessions are held on Thursdays, 1pm-2:15pm PT
- Week 1: March 5
- Week 2: March 12
- Week 3: March 19
- Week 4: March 26
Course FAQ
Although our Programs are available on any device, we suggest using a computer (if possible) and Chrome or Firefox browser to log in: https://courses.spiritrock.org
Note: The login for our Online Learning Platform differs from your Spirit Rock login.
Accessing Your Program Page:
Click on it from your Dashboard after you’ve logged in. Once there, navigate through the sections on “My Courses” on the dashboard.
Are you logged in? Use the “log in” button on the top right of the page. This will give you the access you need to see all the content.
Although the Online Learning Platform works on mobile and tablet devices, for the best experience, use a desktop or laptop. This might be an easier way to find all the areas of the site as you are learning how it works.
The course is delivered LIVE online over a 4-week period over Zoom.
If you notice a link, content, or anything that isn’t working properly, please email us at courses@spiritrock.org
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Yes, once you’ve completed the course, you will retain lifetime access to all course materials, allowing you to revisit lectures, exercises, and meditations whenever needed.
Spirit Rock offers scholarships for those in need. If the course fees are a barrier, please complete the scholarship form HERE.
If you need to cancel before the course begins, we’ll provide a refund with just a $25 cancellation fee.
For cancellations made by the end of day on March 12, we’ll happily refund your payment, keeping only a $49 course fee.
- After March 12, we’re unable to offer refunds. Thank you for your understanding.
- To assist you with your cancellation, please reach out to us directly at courses@spiritrock.org. We’ll take care of the process for you.
