Programs
Learn to Meditate - Weekend Edition
with Mr. Ryu Yoshida
July 21st
Weekend version of Learn to Meditate class. Continue »
White Tara: A Soothing Practice for Difficult Times
August 1st—August 29th
This five-week recorded course introduces the short daily practice of White Tara, one of the most famous bodhisattvas of compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. Continue »
Sit, Walk, Write: Half-Day Contemplative Writing Retreat
with Ellen Rook
September 7th
Inspired by Natalia Goldberg's 'The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language,' join us for a morning meditation, movement and writing retreat. All welcome, Instruction will be provided Continue »
Profound Treasury: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion
September 9th—May 11th (2020)
Open to all, monthly discussion group meeting to discuss the material from Chögyam Trungpa's Profound Treasury, Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion. Continue »
Learn about our Chants
with Judith Johnson
September 10th
Learn about our Chants. Chants are one of the funkier parts of our practice. Many of us chant along without clear understanding of what they mean or why we are doing them. If this rings true for you, join us for our 1st session of learning about our chant Continue »
The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training Level I
September 13th—September 15th
Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings. Continue »
The Birth of the Warrior: Shambhala Training Level II
October 18th—October 20th
Birth of the Warrior emphasizes how our habitual fear and anxiety can lose its power when confronted directly, in an atmosphere of gentleness. Continue »
The Bodhisattva Warrior: The Six Paramitas
with Ellen Rook
November 5th—December 3rd
The bodhisattva—the renowned ideal of Mahayana Buddhism—is not a god or deity but a way of being we can all aspire to. As Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche explains, those who take the bodhisattva vow make one simple commitment: to put others first, holding nothin Continue »
Warrior in the World: Shambhala Training Level III
with Ellen Rook
November 22nd—November 24th
In level III, we make an effort to bring the mindfulness and awareness cultivated during our meditation practice into all aspects of our daily life. Continue »
Sit, Walk, Write: Contemplative Writing Retreat
with Ellen Rook
December 15th
Inspired by Natalia Goldberg's 'The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language,' join us for a day of meditation, movement and writing retreat. Half day participants welcome. Continue »
