EVENTS
2025 Residential Retreats
Spring Retreat: March 3rd – 10th, 2025
Residential Retreat at Mercy Center, Auburn CA
With Claudia Hansson and Beth Johnson
Topic: Dream Yoga
For more information or to register see the newsletter.
Autumn Retreat: September 26 – October 6th, 2025
Topic: TBD
Upcoming Events
(see newsletter for details on how to register)
Thursday and Friday Practice Sessions
Last sessions for 2024 – October 31st and November 1st
9am-2pm PST / 12pm 5pm EST (with a 1 hour break in the middle)
Hosted by Beth (on Thursdays) and Becky (on Fridays)
Cost: Free (Those who want to make a donation, in any amount, can send it to Claudia as you normally would, noting that it’s intended for the Scholarship Fund)
Deepen concentration, build capacity, and stabilize your realization through regular group practice. These half-day practice sessions will be offered regularly on the last Thursday and Friday of the month. Mark your calendar.
There will be a set schedule that includes sitting, walking and Qigong but you are welcome to come to as little or as much as you can. And you can dip in and out throughout the days as you are able.
The sessions will alternate between sitting periods of 25 minutes followed by 10-15 minutes of mindful movement. The practice will be facilitated but without formal instruction. A short period of discussion may be included.
For more information or to register, see the newsletter.
WEEKLY SITS & GROUPS
Times listed below are PST
Sunday Afternoon 1- 2pm PST
Sangha sit with occasional teachings
Monday Morning 9-10am PST
A 30-minute sit followed by 30 minutes of free writing.
Led by Beth Johnson or Steven Coughran.
Tuesdays 4pm – 5:15pm PST
Ongoing group on ‘Aging, Death & Dying – The Study of Impermanence and Trauma’
Using the book, “Preparing to Die,” by Andrew Holecek as a guide, we will study the advice and wisdom that comes from our Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. Teachings on impermanence, compassion and loving-kindness, help us to live a better life and we can use our practice to prepare for a good death, “which is a complete openness to whatever arises.” (Holecek) We will discuss the spiritual issues for preparing for death and the practical preparations, including legal issues, hospice, and after death care.
Led by Richard Owings
Wednesday Sunrise 5-6am PST
A simple 45-minute unguided meditation led by Ian Mckown and Rebecca Krause-Hardie
Thursdays 5-6pm PST
Ongoing study group using Reflections on Silver River, Ken McLeod’s translation and commentary of Gyalsé Tokmé Zangpo’s 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva.
In this weekly group, we read passages from the text and commentary and offer our own commentary and conversation around the text. All are welcome.
Cost is free. Led by Ian Mckown
Friday Morning Sits 7-8am PST
This weekly group will begin with a short talk, reflection or discussion, followed by a 30 minute meditation. Led by Sophie Taggart and Anita Hansen.