Norcal Community of Mindful Living
Sanghas + Events in the Plum Village Community in Northern California
If you are a sangha organizer, facilitator, or someone on the OI path, you are warmly invited to an in-person tea time. Anyone who is a sangha organizer/facilitator in the Plum Village tradition is welcome. Please RSVP to dylan@tweney.com if you're planning on coming. This is a chance for organizers, facilitators, caretaking council members, ordained …
This coming Sunday, May 11, Shantideva Monastery welcomes the community to a Vesak celebration. Vesak is the annual observance of the Buddha's birthday and/or enlightenment day. You are welcome to join us for a half-day of meditation from 10 a.m. until 2 or 2:30 p.m. (you can arrive as early as 9:30). Please bring your …
We invite anyone in the community to join our practice from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates: June 29, July 20, September 7, October 19, and November 16. (Note: usually the third Saturday of each month.) We extend a special invitation to OI members, OI aspirants, OI-curious people, sangha facilitators, and anyone …
We invite anyone in the community to join our practice from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates: July 20, September 7, October 19, and November 16. (Note: usually the third Saturday of each month.) Our aspiration is that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse community in …
We invite anyone in the community to join our practice from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates: July 20, September 7, October 19, and November 16. (Note: usually the third Saturday of each month.) Our aspiration is that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse community in …
The short film Paramita has been selected to show at the Mill Valley Film Festival! Paramita is a short film by fellow practitioner Kirthi Nath about OI member Prajna Paramita Choudhury's coming out journey, intergenerational healing, and the transformational power of mindfulness practice. Practicing in the Plum Village tradition is a big part of this film, and it …
We invite anyone in the community to join our practice from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the following dates: July 20, September 7, October 19, and November 16. (Note: usually the third Saturday of each month.) For October 19, we are adding an optional recitation of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings to our afternoon schedule, …
