with Melvin Escobar for Self Identified People of Color You’re invited to come be in community with other healers and caregivers, to have a day of resting in the refuge of sangha. Buddhist teachings will be interwoven with contemporary psychological frameworks and informed by an understanding of structural oppression. As the saying goes, “make sure […]
with Patrick Brown This daylong will focus on how to work with the suffering of grief in it’s many stages. Together we will explore and practice with the difficult emotions of grief and loss.Centering our personal experiences and drawing practices from the dharma, the group will integrate learnings about the precepts, the refuges, and mindfulness. […]
with Keisha Turner Cultivating deep awareness requires us to slow down. There are many lessons waiting to be uncovered in silence, stillness, and slowness. Unhurried & Unbothered: Yoga for Radical Restoration is an invitation to practice slowing down as the antidote for the violent pace of capitalism. In each session, the daily demands so many […]
with Melvin Escobar and Mitch Hall Join us for an afternoon of healing and community resonance. Participants will experience a deep sense of reset and relaxation via drumming, chanting and accessible movement (fusion of yoga, tai chi, qi gong). Drawing on the latest neuroscience, we’ll offer Dharma talks about how drumming can be used to […]
with Paul Ciske Drop In Format, No Experience Necessary. Please Wear Comfortable Clothing. With an attitude of kindness, compassion and curiosity, we will be using active range of motion to bring awareness to our body & joints. We will begin with self-explorative movements to awaken the body, followed by directed movement to progressively explore the […]
for Self Identified Women of Color Led by Noliwe Alexander Join us for a day of celebrating the depth of Spiritual Friendships, the Whole of the Holy Life. Together we’ll explore this potent statement by the Buddha through the lens of our life-long, road buddies, confidants and everyday supports; our friends. While telling our stories, […]
with Arisika Razak and Jessy Zapanta “Liberatory access . . . resists . . . the world we don’t want and actively builds the world we do want.” - Mia Mingus This workshop invites participants with a variety of abilities, disabilities and preferred modes of creative expression to come together to create a one-day sangha […]
with JD Doyle and Jonathan Relucio This two-day retreat is dedicated to deepening your meditation practice through cultivation of mindfulness and loving awareness. Reconnect and rejuvenate with two days of silence to support the practice of going inward and focusing the mind/heart on the present moment. We will devote time to mindful movement to support the […]
with Mushim Ikeda and Master John Ellis This class will use meditation and movement to explore how to create greater mindfulness and maintain spiritual balance throughout the day. Movements are taught standing, sitting and reclining, and are appropriate for people with diverse abilities. Class size limited to 50. Cost: There is no registration fee for attending this […]
with Kitsy Schoen and Gregory Mengel Four class series for those who identify as white. As white people in the U.S., we have been shaped by social, economic and other systems in which unearned privilege accrues to white people. To the extent that we are unaware of this system of white privilege and racial conditioning, […]
