Growing Inner Stability: An Introduction to Insight Meditation

Insight Meditation has been practiced for more than 2500 years, supporting the development of concentration and awareness. Through patient observation and gentle attention, meditators learn to live more fully in each present moment, cultivating wisdom and compassion that extends far beyond formal sitting practice.

• Join in-person at Covenant Church Houston (Fellowship Hall)

In this Compassion Week event, you will experience:

• Guided Insight Meditation instructions for about 15 minutes.

• We will also have guided Compassion meditation instructions

• Discuss how compassion slowly develops from within, other benefits of sustained practice, and common problems and their solutions when one begins meditation practice.

Travis Hicks is a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, certified by the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkley. 

This certification was given as part of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program under the direction of Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.

He has also completed the Upasika program for dedicated practitioners with Birken Forest Monastery, a Thai Forest Monastery under the direction of Abbot Ajahn Sona. Travis served on the board of IMH as a member and Board Chair. He has given talks at Insight Meditation Houston since 2017 and led and co-led daylong and residential retreats since 2021. Since 2025, he has been the Guiding Teacher for Insight Meditation Houston.