Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community

Insight Meditation Community

Kathy Schwerin

ReTreat from the Holidays 2023 in Carson City

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Offer yourself a day of silence!
Return to your body, relax, and breathe after the busy-ness of the holidays.

We will offer techniques to use throughout the day (and the coming year) to center, calm and ground yourself. The day will be in silence except for instructions in sitting and walking meditation, a dharma talk, and a question and answer period with the teachers.

This short daylong event is offered in person only.

Please prepare for comfort with layered clothing for outdoor walking meditations and indoor sitting and movement. Bring a sack lunch for a relaxed and silent meal, and your cushion or bench if you wish to sit on the floor. Chairs are provided (but do bring your own if you have one you especially like). Especially suited for new meditators, and a great tune-up and quiet day for experienced meditators.

This is a Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community event. As such, there is no charge. Your generosity provides a donation to Sierra Foot & Ankle for the space and support for the teachers.

Kathy Schwerin, Christy Tews and Angela Sullivan will co-lead this mindfulness, movement and meditation day. Kathy, Christy and Angela are long-time practitioners and teachers, as well as friends. You may find Kathy’s and Christy’s full bios at dharmazephyr.org/about/who-we-are.  Angela Sullivan, founder of Sun Mountain Yoga, will provide periods of gentle movement.

We ask that you let us know you are coming to help us with planning.

To register or for questions contact Tom Gray, the retreat coordinator, at tom@dharmazephyr.org.

COVID-19 and General Health Policy summary: In the spirit of lovingkindness and ethical behavior, Dharma Zephyr offers our updated health and covid policy:  DZIMC will follow all state and local mandates regarding Covid. In addition, for the safety and wellbeing of our community, Dharma Zephyr strongly encourages, but does not require, that participants at our activities and events be vaccinated and boosted for Covid. To care for all who attend our events, we ask that if you are sick (cold, cough, sore throat, runny nose, etc.) or have had a fever, vomiting or diarrhea in the 24 hours prior to an event, that you not attend the event. Adopted 11/19/22.

ReTreat from the Holidays 2023 in Reno

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Offer yourself a day of silence!
Return to your body, relax, and breathe after the busy-ness of the holidays.

We will offer techniques to use throughout the day (and the coming year) to center, calm and ground yourself. The day will be in silence except for instructions in sitting and walking meditation, a dharma talk, and a question and answer period with the teachers.

Prepare for comfort with layered clothing for outdoor walking meditations. Bring a sack lunch for a relaxed and silent meal, and your cushion or bench if you wish to sit on the floor. Chairs are provided (but do bring your own if you have one you especially like). Especially suited for new meditators. And a great tune-up and quiet day for experienced meditators.

This is a Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community event. As such, there is no charge. Your generosity provides a donation to The River School for the space and support for the teachers.

Kathy Schwerin and Denise Barclay will co-lead this mindfulness, movement and meditation day. Kathy and Denise are long-time practitioners and teachers, as well as friends. For full bios go to dharmazephyr.org/about/who-we-are.

To help us with planning, please let us know you are coming.

To register and for questions, contact Tom Gray, the retreat manager at: tom@dharmazephyr.org

COVID-19 and General Health Policy summary:  In the spirit of lovingkindness and ethical behavior, Dharma Zephyr offers our updated health and covid policy:  DZIMC will follow all state and local mandates regarding Covid. In addition, for the safety and wellbeing of our community, Dharma Zephyr strongly encourages, but does not require, that participants at our activities and events be vaccinated and boosted for Covid. To care for all who attend our events, we ask that if you are sick (cold, cough, sore throat, runny nose, etc.) or have had a fever, vomiting or diarrhea in the 24 hours prior to an event, that you not attend the event. Adopted 11/19/22.

6-Week Meditation Class Series

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Thursdays, January 9 to February 13, 2020 at 4:00 – 5:30 pm,
Unity Church of the Sierra, Carson City, NV

This 6-week class will introduce attendees to the practice of sitting, walking, and eating meditation, and teach participants how to bring mindfulness to everyday life. Kathy and Tom will draw on what they’ve learned about meditation over years of evolving practice. Beginners and experienced meditators alike are welcome. There will be ample time for Q & A to begin or refine your practice. Core Buddhist concepts will also be explored. Some classes will include mindful movement. Preregistration is encouraged.

Tom Gray brings more than 15 years of practice to this class. He comes from a scientific perspective which is both a blessing and an obstacle; the practice has helped him to address anger and self-judgement issues. Kathy Schwerin began her practice almost 30 years ago. Everyday mindfulness has been her focus; her meditation practice has changed over the years and she is eager to share the many tools that have been helpful. Both of them have a deep love of the Buddhist dharma because it works!

There is no charge; donations gratefully accepted.

For more information or to preregister, please contact Tom@dharmazephyr.org.

Here’s a printable flyer: Schwerin-Gray Jan2020 flyer

3-Night Residential Retreat with Amita Schmidt & Kathy Schwerin at Lake Tahoe: “The Connected Heart”

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Though our world is more connected than ever in some ways, we still experience a connection deficit with ourselves and others. We can retreat into a sense of helplessness, anger, or despair in the face of the suffering we witness, feeling overwhelmed. Yet a connected heart is not anxious in the face of suffering. A connected heart is wise and flexible, reverent and open. A connected heart is a relationship to life.

This retreat will offer you time, space, and practices to experience the journey of creating a more connected heart for yourself and for the world. Through sitting and walking, silence, movement, nature, and the practices of inquiry, lovingkindness, and awareness, we will be cultivating the connected heart together. Come join us in this healing journey!

Flyer: 20171025-Flyer-AmitaKathy

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Daylong Meditation Retreat with Kathy Schwerin & Christy Tews: “Retreat from the Holidays”

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Offer Yourself a Day of Silence!
Return to your body, relax, and breath.

Community dharma leaders Kathy Schwerin and Christy Tews will offer techniques to use throughout the year to center, calm, and ground yourself. The day will be in silence except for instructions in sitting and walking meditation; dharma talks; and a question and answer period with the teachers.

Angela Sullivan, founder of Sun Mountain Yoga, will provide periods of gentle movement.

Prepare for comfort with loose, layered clothing. Bring a sack lunch and your cushion or bench if you wish to sit on the floor. Chairs are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own.

This retreat is especially suited for new meditators and a wonderful tune-up for those with experience.

This is a Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community event. As such, there is no charge. Your generosity provides a donation to Sierra Foot and Ankle/Ascent Physical Therapy for use of the space and to support the teachers.

Kathy Schwerin and Christy Tews will co-lead this mindfulness meditation day, assisted by Angela Sullivan of Sun Mountain Yoga. Christy and Kathy are long-time friends who co-founded DZIMC. Christy enjoys gardening, cooking, traveling and embroidering with her miracle machine. Kathy is a semi-retired psychotherapist who blogs at A Mindful Breath.com. For full bios please visit DharmaZephyr.org.

Please RSVP or direct questions to Susan at susana@DharmaZephyr.org or phone 775-841-4846.

Download/Print Flyer: Retreat From the Holidays