January 2019
Mindfulness and Meditation Class Series
Mindfulness and Meditation Class Series 5 Wednesdays, 6:30-8 PM, January 30 — February 27, 2019 This 5-week class will introduce attendees to the practice of sitting, walking, and eating meditation, and teach participants how to bring mindfulness to everyday life. Core Buddhist concepts will also be explored. Some classes may include mindful movement. Between them teachers Kathy Schwerin and Angela Sullivan have almost 100 years of meditation and yoga experience. They have been teaching one thing or another since they…
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Lake Tahoe Mindfulness & Movement – Denise Barclay – Feb. 22-24, 2019
Two Night Residential Retreat at beautiful Lake Tahoe with Denise Barclay A retreat with sound and silence, movement and stillness, introspection and self-expression at beautiful Camp Galilee! On this retreat we will practice the four foundations of mindfulness through gentle yoga and QiGong practices, walking and sitting meditations, and immersion into sound. The practice of mindfulness will be woven into other activities like art and conscious movement while relaxing in the beauty of Lake Tahoe and savoring the nutritious and…
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“There’s More Than One Way to Skin an Ego: The Multiplicity of Meditations”: A 3-Night Residential Retreat with Santikaro at Lake Tahoe
Join us on the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe for a 4-Day, 3-Night Residential Silent Meditation Retreat with Santikaro, Sunday March 31, 3pm- Wednesday April 3, 1pm. • As we encounter different types of meditation beyond what we started with, a key questions looms: What is the purpose of any practice or approach that we try or hear about? What needs do each practice or approach meet and how do they do so? • In this 4-day retreat we will…
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“Letting Go” Two Daylong Retreats with John Travis – April 20-21, 2019
April 20, 2019 10:00 am - 5:00 pm April 21, 2019 9:30 am - 4:00 pm The Buddha and subsequent teachers, have directly or by inference, taught "letting go". They point out the price we pay for holding on to views, opinions and judgements. That price is the suffering we inflict on ourselves and others by holding on to being "right". In this retreat we will explore how this simple practice of being quiet and listening can soften our…
Find out more »“Letting Go” Two Daylong Retreats with John Travis – April 20-21, 2019
April 20, 2019 10:00 am - 5:00 pm April 21, 2019 9:30 am - 4:00 pm The Buddha and subsequent teachers, have directly or by inference, taught "letting go". They point out the price we pay for holding on to views, opinions and judgements. That price is the suffering we inflict on ourselves and others by holding on to being "right". In this retreat we will explore how this simple practice of being quiet and listening can soften our…
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Daylong Meditation Retreat with Amita Schmidt: Sitting in the Heart
“We don’t stop the suffering of life. Instead we maximize our capacity to love.” Adyashanti The idea of living a connected, heartfelt life appeals to us, but it is easy to forget that we care when faced with the struggles of the moment, or when old reactive patterns take over. It is possible to change these patterns, and to increase our capacity to love. In this one-day silent meditation retreat you will learn practices to relax and unburden the heart.…
Find out more »Daylong Meditation Retreat with Amita Schmidt: Love Occupied
“Love each other or perish.” WH Auden In addition to learning practices to relax and open the heart, this silent day-long retreat will include something even deeper: how to be love occupied in all your affairs. This retreat will include practices on surrender, connectivity, and closing the gaps where we resist love. Discover lovingkindness from the inside-out and outside-in. The day will be in silence except for instruction, a dharma talk and periods for question and answer. The retreat is…
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Residential Retreat with Heather Sundberg – August 11-16, 2019
5-Night Residential Retreat with Heather Sundberg at Camp Galilee, Glenbrook Nevada (Lake Tahoe) The Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community presents “Awakening through the Body, Heart & Mind” Taught by Heather Sundberg The essence of meditation includes settling & stabilizing attention, encouraging embodied presence, developing mindfulness-wisdom of the patterns within thoughts & emotions, and bringing a warm & caring attention to all we experience. In relationship with each other, these elements of meditation practice offer us the freedom to respond with…
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Daylong Retreat with Ayya Santacitta & Ayya Anandabodhi – September 14-15, 2019
Join us for two daylongs with Ayya Santacitta and Ayya Anandabodhi, Buddhist Nuns from Placerville
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