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SUMMARY:Shantideva Day of Mindfulness\, Hosted by New Gen Sangha
DESCRIPTION:New Generation Sangha invites you to a Day of Mindfulness at Shantideva — bringing the Plum Village community in Northern California together for a chance to flow as a river and practice mindfulness as one sangha. \n\n\n\nNew Gen is a (mostly) young adult sangha based in the East Bay\, and we’re excited to offer this gathering as an opportunity for practitioners of all ages to come together\, share our diverse energies\, and nourish our collective practice. \n\n\n\nThe Day of Mindfulness will be centered on Embracing Our Interbeing: A Mindful Celebration of Authenticity and Diversity — a day to honor the courage it takes to be our true selves\, to recognize the beauty of our interconnected identities\, and to hold space for all beings with compassion. \n\n\n\n Date: Saturday\, June 21\, 2025 Location: Thich Tu Luc’s Shantideva Monastery — 30345 Palomares Rd\, Castro Valley\, CA 94552(Approx. 1-hour drive from Berkeley\, SF\, or San Jose) \n\n\n\n Please sign up here: New Gen_Shantideva Registration & Carpool DOM 6/21/25 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThings to Bring:\n\n\n\n\nSomething vegetarian to eat for lunch\n\n\n\nWater\n\n\n\nLayers\, sunscreen\, hat\n\n\n\nSomething to share for tea/snacks (optional)\n\n\n\nA friend or two! (Carpooling encouraged—limited parking available)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTentative Schedule:\n\n\n\n\n9:30am – Arrivals and Parking\n\n\n\n10:00am – Welcome\, Intros\, Housekeeping\n\n\n\n10:15am – Singing\n\n\n\n10:30am – Walking Meditation\n\n\n\n11:00am – Sitting Meditation\n\n\n\n11:20am – Short Break\n\n\n\n11:35am – Dharma Recording\n\n\n\n12:15pm – Mindful Lunch\n\n\n\n1:15pm – Dharma Sharing\n\n\n\n2:00pm – Dedication of Merit\n\n\n\n\nThis day is offered freely\, with gratitude for the teachings. Donations to support Shantideva Monastery are welcome. \n\n\n\nWe’d love to practice with you! \n\n\n\nWith warm hearts\,New Generation Sangha \n\n\n\nNEW_GEN_DOM flyer_2025Download
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/shantideva-day-of-mindfulness-hosted-by-new-gen-sangha/
LOCATION:Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California\, 94552\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Sofia Elizondo":MAILTO:sofia.m.elizondo@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250608T093000
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SUMMARY:Gathering to welcome new California Dharma teachers
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, June 8th\, 9:30am – 1:00pm\, the Multifold Sangha is invited to a gathering to welcome California Dharma teachers who were ordained this spring in the Plum Village Tradition of Thích Nhat Hanh. \n\n\n\nNew CA Dharma Teachers: \n\n\n\n\nPrajna Paramita Choudhury\n\n\n\nJun Hamamoto\n\n\n\nPeter Kuhn\n\n\n\nVictoria Mausisa\n\n\n\nZachiah Murray\n\n\n\nJudy Nakatomi\n\n\n\nMeena Srinivasan\n\n\n\nBrad Wiscons\n\n\n\n\nSeveral of the new teachers will join us in person on June 8th. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a nourishing time together: \n\n\n\n\nSitting meditation\n\n\n\nGatha sharing in English from several new Dharma teachers\n\n\n\nChanting in Vietnamese\n\n\n\nLunch potluck\n\n\n\n\nPlease see below for a flyer and a sheet outlining the flow of the day. \n\n\n\nLET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING! \n\n\n\nClick here to RSVP. \n\n\n\nCarpooling is encouraged. \n\n\n\nPlease bring a vegan potluck item with your ingredients listed. \n\n\n\nThis event will be livestreamed! To view online via livestream\, use this link: meet.google.com/jay-aeri-kfo \n\n\n\nOn a mobile device\, download the Google Meet app before joining the video livestream. On a computer\, it is best to use Chrome to join online. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact: \n\n\n\n\nNatascha – njbruckner@gmail.com\n\n\n\nDylan – dylan@tweney.com\n\n\n\nor Isabelle – isabellechappuis@yahoo.com\n\n\n\n\nThis event is free. Dana to the Compassion Meditation Center is welcome. \n\n\n\nWELCOMING DTs 06_08_25 FLYERDownload\n\n\n\n\n\nWELCOMING NEW DTs 6-8-25 FLOWDownload
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/gathering-to-welcome-new-california-dharma-teachers/
LOCATION:Chua Pho Tu / Compassion Meditation Center\, 17327 Meekland Avenue\, Hayward\, California\, 94541\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Natascha Bruckner":MAILTO:njbruckner@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250510T093000
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SUMMARY:Vesak Day of Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a bilingual Vietnamese-English celebration of Buddha’s Birthday (Vesak)\, including the ceremony of bathing the Baby Buddha.  \n\n\n\nThay Tu Luc will be hosting\, along with monastics from the Hayward Temple. \n\n\n\nIf you plan on driving to Shantideva\, please sign up here to facilitate carpooling.  \n\n\n\nIf you’re looking for a ride\, check that sheet for a driver near you. This will help us ensure there’s enough parking for everyone. \n\n\n\nTentative schedule: \n\n\n\n\n9:30am Friends are gathering.\n\n\n\n10am Sitting meditation (20 minutes)\n\n\n\n10:30am Dharma talk by Thay Tu Luc and sharing (30 minutes)\n\n\n\n11 am Chanting for Vesak in English (15 minutes)\n\nBaby Buddha bathing (15 minutes)\n\n\n\nBreak (15 minutes)\n\n\n\n\n\n11:45 am Walking meditation (30 minutes)\n\n\n\n12:15pm Lunch (Bring your own lunch)\n\n\n\n1:30pm End of day 
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/vesak-day-of-mindfulness/
LOCATION:Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California\, 94552\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T100000
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SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Mountains Day of Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:The Fourfold Community of Bay Area Sanghas is invited to a Day of Mindfulness in the Santa Cruz hills at Udumbara Retreat Center.  \n\n\n\nThe theme: Ease of the Heart — Bringing Equanimity Into Our Daily Lives. \n\n\n\nPlease see the flyer below for the details and to RSVP. \n\n\n\nMore information will follow soon. \n\n\n\nDOM 4_19_25 FLYER 1Download
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/santa-cruz-mountains-day-of-mindfulness-2/
LOCATION:Udumbara Retreat Center / Duc Vien Tinh Uyen\, 21055 Summit Road\, Los Gatos\, CA\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Natascha Bruckner":MAILTO:njbruckner@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250322T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250322T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20241115T203722Z
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SUMMARY:Vacaville Day of Mindfulness: No Mud\, No Lotus / Breathe\, Pray\, Embrace\, and Do Our Best
DESCRIPTION:A Day of Mindfulness Practices enhancing our connection with all that nourishes us. \n\n\n\nLET US KNOW YOU ARE COMING \n\n\n\nCall or text Chau at (925)708-8662 OR email to: photridom@gmail.com to RSVP \n\n\n\nPractices will include Silent Sitting Meditation\, Guided Meditation\, Dharma Study\, Qigong and Listening in peaceful harmony. \n\n\n\n(Please see the PDFs below for details) \n\n\n\nParticipants: Please bring your own vegetarian/vegan lunch and drinking water. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFLYER 3-22-2025Download\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFLOW-POST- 3-22-2025Download
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/vacaville-day-of-mindfulness/
LOCATION:Pho Tri Wisdom Meditation School\, 7233 Pleasants Valley Road\, Vacaville\, California\, United States
CATEGORIES:Days of Mindfulness
ORGANIZER;CN="Chau Yoder":MAILTO:PhotriDOM@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250306T190000
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SUMMARY:Tea with Sister Dinh Nghiem
DESCRIPTION:Dear NorCal sangha friend\, \n\n\n\nYou are warmly invited to a Zoom tea time with Sr. Định Nghiêm from New Hamlet\, Plum Village\, France. \n\n\n\nShe has been spending some time in the Bay Area with family and would love to meet our Northern California sangha over a cup of tea. \n\n\n\nBring your tea and come ready to enjoy a casual get-together. Sr. Dinh Nghiem will guide us in tea meditation\, and then we will open up the space for Q&A. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing you! \n\n\n\nDay and time: Thursday\, March 6\, 7-8:30pm \n\n\n\nFor the Zoom link\, please see the NorCal email list\, or contact Isabelle (Yen Chi)\, at isabellechappuis@yahoo.com. \n\n\n\nNote: The Zoom can accommodate 100 people. If we have more than that\, we will try to make a recording and share it later. \n\n\n\nAbout Sister Định Nghiêm: \n\n\n\n\nBorn in Vietnam\, Sister Dinh Nghiem came to France in 1983. \n\n\n\nShe had most of her education in France\, started college in Paris and continued at UC Berkeley in California. She was ordained as a nun by Thay in Plum Village in 1993. She received the monastic training directly from Thay and 6 years later\, received the lamp transmission from him in 1999. \n\n\n\nShe became the acting abbess of the New Hamlet of Plum Village in 2000\, the youngest acting-abbess at that time\, and thus opened the path for the tradition of Plum Village to name young acting-abbesses and acting-abbots. After several requests to Thay to renounce acting-abbesshood in order to devote more time to her passion which is translating and publishing Thay’s work\, he finally accepted in 2007. \n\n\n\nSister Dinh Nghiem played a central role in the publishing of the most recent book on Thay’s long biography in Vietnamese (Encountering with Spring) and of numerous of Thay’s books in French such as Call Me By My True Name\, Chanting from the Heart\, Ceremonies from the Heart\, Intimate Conversation with the Buddha\, Peace at every Breath\, Inside the Now\, and the revised edition of The Blooming of the Lotus. \n\n\n\nDuring her entire monastic life\, Sister Dinh Nghiem was a close attendant of Thay’s and had the privilege to travel with him on his tours all over the world since 1995. \n\n\n\nSince 2014\, Sister Dinh Nghiem was one of Thay’s main attendants and remained by his side until his last day. After Thay became a cloud in 2022\, she returned to the New Hamlet to profound happiness in dedicating herself to continuing Thay’s work\, sharing the practice and building lay and monastic sanghas\, especially the francophone sanghas. She is currently offering an online Sutra Study course to francophone speakers. \n\n\n\nHere is an article by Sr. Dinh Nghiem\, part 1 of 3\, recounting the seven years after Thay’s stroke (in French). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSister Dinh Nghiem (Sr. Định Nghiêm) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSister Chan Khong\, with Sister Dinh Nghiem (left) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThích Nghat Hạnh (front row\, center)\, surrounded by other monastics\, including Sister Dinh Nghiem (front row\, right).
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/tea-with-sister-dinh-nghiem/
LOCATION:California
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ORGANIZER;CN="Isabelle Yen Chi Chappuis":MAILTO:isabellechappuis@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY:Day of Mindfulness at the UU Church in San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Home Within Sangha \n\n\n\nPlease register in advance for the Day of Mindfulness here. \n\n\n\nIn gratitude to the UUSF for generously sharing their beautiful space\, Home Within Sangha will host a Day of Mindfulness to share Plum Village practices with UUSF members and Plum Village practitioners alike. Please know donations are not required\, but any contributions will go directly to UUSF as we hope to make this Day of Mindfulness a dana fundraiser to support the Center. \n\n\n\nWhether ecological\, political and/or economic\, there are many causes of stress right now. As Thich Nhat Hanh has said\, we cannot bring peace to the world if we do not have peace in ourselves. We cannot help others if we ourselves are burned out. A mindfulness practice allows us to recharge our batteries so that we can be our best selves in the world. \n\n\n\nThe day will include: \n\n\n\n\nguided sitting meditation\n\n\n\na brief dharma talk\n\n\n\nmindful movements & walking\n\n\n\na tangerine meditation & mindful eating (tangerines will be provided\, please pack a vegetarian lunch)\n\n\n\ndeep relaxation\n\n\n\ndharma sharing\n\n\n\n\nPlease bring: \n\n\n\n\na vegetarian lunch\n\n\n\na yoga mat for deep relaxation\, if you have one\n\n\n\na mug for tea (optional)\n\n\n\nchairs will be provided for sitting meditation\, if you prefer a cushion\, please bring one.\n\n\n\n\nAll donations will go directly to the UU Church. \n\n\n\nTo register\, visit https://form.123formbuilder.com/6805375/march-1-day-of-mindfulness. \n\n\n\nThe UU Church is located at 1187 Franklin St in San Francisco.
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/day-of-mindfulness-at-the-uu-church-in-san-francisco/
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Church\, San Francisco\, 1187 Franklin\, San Francisco\, California\, 94109\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250215T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250215T150000
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SUMMARY:Shantideva Day of Mindfulness: True Love -- FULL
DESCRIPTION:Morning Birds Sangha invites you to a Day of Mindfulness at Shantideva — bringing the Plum Village community in Northern California together for a chance to go as a river and practice mindfulness as one sangha. \n\n\n\nWE ARE NOW FULL AND CANNOT ACCEPT ANY MORE ATTENDEES. \n\n\n\nDharma teacher Jo-ann Rosen will be visiting from Ukiah and will offer a talk on the antidote to fear and anger: True Love. Jo-ann will bring teachings from the Dharma and neuroscience to her talk. She will invite us to contemplate the Four Heavenly Abodes during the day: Compassion\, loving-kindness\, sympathetic joy\, and equanimity. (These are also known as the Brahmaviharas: karuna\, metta/maitri\, mudita\, and upekka/upeksha.) \n\n\n\nThe location is Thich Tu Luc’s Shantideva Monastery. It’s about an hour’s drive from Berkeley\, SF\, or San Jose\, or a 15-minute drive from Castro Valley BART. \n\n\n\nParking is limited. We are expecting a large crowd\, so this event is now full and registration is closed.  \n\n\n\nPlease bring: \n\n\n\n\nLayers\, sunscreen\, hat\n\n\n\nSomething vegetarian to eat for lunch\n\n\n\nSomething to share for tea/snacks (optional)\n\n\n\nA friend or two! (carpooling is advised as there is limited parking)\n\n\n\n\nTentative agenda: \n\n\n\n\n9:30 am Parking \n\n\n\n9:45 am Arrive and settle in\n\n\n\n10:00 Introductions Dylan\n\n\n\n10:15 Sitting meditation + chanting \n\n\n\n10:45 Short break\n\n\n\n11:00 Dharma talk \n\n\n\n12:30 Break/prepare lunch \n\n\n\n12:45 pm Mindful lunch \n\n\n\n1:30 Dharma sharing \n\n\n\n2:30 Choice: tea/chat OR walking meditation on your own\n\n\n\n3:30 End of day
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/shantideva-day-of-mindfulness-organized-by-morning-bird-sangha/
LOCATION:Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California\, 94552\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250118T140000
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SUMMARY:Being Peace: A Day of Mindfulness Hosted by Home Within Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Shantideva Monastery\, Castro Valley \n\n\n\nThich Nhat Hanh taught that “there is no way to peace; peace is the way.” You are invited to join us for a day of practice on the topic of “Being Peace” – grounding in Plum Village practices and cultivating our inner peace to offer ourselves and our communities.  \n\n\n\nWe will gather for sitting and walking meditation\, mindful movement and eating\, Dharma sharing\, and to listen to a teaching by Thay. \n\n\n\nLogistics: \n\n\n\n\nPlease bring your own vegetarian lunch. \n\n\n\nPlease arrive by 9:45am\, so that we can begin sitting meditation at 10am.\n\n\n\nAddress: Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California 94552\n\n\n\n\nIn the spirit of cross-sangha connection across the Bay Area\, this Day of Mindfulness will be hosted by San Francisco’s Home Within Sangha.  \n\n\n\nIf your sangha is curious about hosting a Day of Mindfulness at Shantideva this year\, please email Dylan at dylan@tweney.com. \n\n\n\nWe hope to see you there! \n\n\n\nWith a deep bow\, \n\n\n\nNicole\, Kat\, and Miles from the Home Within Sangha
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/shantideva-day-of-mindfulness-organized-by-home-within-sangha/
LOCATION:Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California\, 94552\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250112T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250112T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20241201T190223Z
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SUMMARY:Ceremony for Thích Nhất Hạnh's 3rd Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Ven. Thích Tu Luc invites the community to a bilingual ceremony to commemorate Thích Nhất Hạnh on the third anniversary of his continuation. \n\n\n\nSchedule: \n\n\n\n\n9:30 AM – Arrival of attendees\n\n\n\n10:00 AM – Monastics enter the Main Hall\n\n\n\n11:30 AM – Lunch & Adjourn\n\n\n\n\nMonastics Present: \n\n\n\nCompassion Meditation Center: Thầy Từ Lực\, Ni sư Ngộ Tánh\, SC Tịnh Minh\, SCPhổ Thanh (more to be added later). \n\n\n\nThird Memorial Day Service for Sý Ông Làng Mai (1)Download
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/ceremony-for-thay-nhat-hanhs-3rd-anniversary/
LOCATION:Chua Pho Tu / Compassion Meditation Center\, 17327 Meekland Avenue\, Hayward\, California\, 94541\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Gatherings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pho Tu Temple":MAILTO:photutemple@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T150000
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SUMMARY:Shantideva Sangha Gathering
DESCRIPTION:We invite anyone in the community to join our practice from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 14. \n\n\n\nWe aspire that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse Bay Area and Northern California community.  \n\n\n\nGathering at Shantideva is a chance for people from our many different sanghas to practice together in friendship\, and to create opportunities for honest and vulnerable discussion. \n\n\n\nPlease email Dylan if you’re planning to attend. (This is not required\, but if a lot of people are coming\, it can be helpful to plan for parking.) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou are free to join for part or all of the day. Please bring your own lunch if you plan to be here during lunch. \n\n\n\nApproximate schedule: \n\n\n\n\n9:30 am – Arrive\, park\, get situated\n\n\n\n10:00 am – Welcome\, Intros\, and Housekeeping\n\n\n\n10:15 am – Sitting Meditation & Chanting\n\n\n\n11:00 am – Short Break\n\n\n\n11:15 am – Mindful Movements\n\n\n\n11:35 am – Singing & Walking Meditation\n\n\n\n12:15 pm – Mindful Lunch (bring your own vegetarian lunch)\n\n\n\n1:15 pm – Dharma Sharing\n\n\n\n2:00 pm – End of Day / Closing Circle
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/shantideva-sangha-gathering-4/
LOCATION:Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California\, 94552\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241130T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241130T150000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
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UID:827-1732959000-1732978800@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Shantideva Sangha Gathering
DESCRIPTION: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 30. (Note: we changed the November date to Nov. 30.) \n\n\n\nOur aspiration is that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse community in the Bay Area and Northern California. Gathering at Shantideva is a chance for people from our many different sanghas to practice together in friendship\, and to create opportunities for honest and vulnerable discussion. \n\n\n\nPlease email Dylan if you’re planning to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou are free to join for part or all of the day. Please bring your own lunch if you plan to be here during lunch. \n\n\n\nApproximate schedule: \n\n\n\n\n9:30am gathering\n\n\n\n10am sitting meditation\n\n\n\n10:30am chanting in Vietnamese and English\n\n\n\n11am Dharma sharing\n\n\n\n11:45am break\n\n\n\n12 noon walking meditation\n\n\n\n12:30pm mindful lunch (bring your own vegetarian food)\n\n\n\n1:30 pm group discussion / activity TBA
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/shantideva-sangha-gathering-3/
LOCATION:Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California\, 94552\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Gatherings
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241117T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240718T211801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241201T185317Z
UID:843-1731830400-1731862800@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:14 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission
DESCRIPTION:Deer Park has announced that there will be a Fourteen Mindfulness Training Transmission Ceremony in English with Vietnamese and Spanish translations at Deer Park Monastery on Sunday\, November 17\, 2024. \n\n\n\nIf you have been an Order of Interbeing aspirant for a few years and your mentors determine you are ripe and solid enough\, you may consider receiving the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings this fall. \n\n\n\nMore information is at this link.
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/14-mindfulness-trainings-transmission/
LOCATION:Deer Park Monastery\, 2499 Melru Lane\, Escondido\, CA\, 92026\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241108T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241111T120000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240812T033604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241201T185328Z
UID:868-1731078000-1731326400@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Veteran's Day Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you to register for the Winter 2024 retreat held at the Quaker Center in Ben Lomond\, California (80 miles from the Bay Area). The retreat will take place from Saturday\, November 9 – Monday\, November 11\, with an option to arrive on Friday\, November 8 for an additional cost. All retreat meals will be provided by the wonderful chef Tod Nysether. \n\n\n\nThe theme is “Creativity as Refuge.” \n\n\n\nWe are excited to share that Maxine Hong Kingston has agreed to lead the writing workshop on Friday\, together with Earll Kingston and Wendy Johnson. \n\n\n\nNOTE: This retreat is now full. You can still register to be added to the waitlist. We will invite registrants from the waitlist if others are unable to attend. \n\n\n\nRegistration link: https://forms.gle/agLxDbgBTMajWefu8 \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the information requested in this Google Form. The retreat organizers\, Dylan and Melanie\, will review all completed registration forms and confirm your waitlist/registration status. When we do\, we will send details on payment and lodging.  \n\n\n\nWe currently estimate costs of $150 per night for dorm room beds and $100 per night for camping/futons. (Camping in your own tent\, or sleeping on floor pads\, will only be available if we have a sufficient number of people registered — we need to fill the beds first.) \n\n\n\nWe aspire to create a retreat body that represents the diversity of the many people and communities practicing in the Plum Village lineage\, including race/ethnicity\, age\, and gender. Please be patient with us as we do our best to accommodate your needs and to create the conditions for a supportive and inclusive space. \n\n\n\nOur draft health plan is outlined in the registration form\, but here it is for ready reference:  \n\n\n\n1. We will request everyone to rapid test negative on their day of arrival. 2. We will leave windows open and run HEPA air filters wherever possible.3. We will structure activities to make it comfortable to mask at any time and to eat outdoors.4. We will ask anyone with symptoms to (K)N95 mask\, even if rapid testing negative.5. We will provide a supply of high-quality (K)N95 masks and extra rapid tests.6. If you test positive at the retreat\, we will ask you to leave early or self-isolate\, depending on conditions.
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/veterans-day-weekend-retreat/
LOCATION:Quaker Center\, Ben Lomond\, California\, 95005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Gatherings,Retreats
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241019T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241019T150000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240705T163550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240922T201943Z
UID:825-1729330200-1729350000@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Shantideva Sangha Gathering
DESCRIPTION: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.) \n\n\n\nFor October 19\, we are adding an optional recitation of the 14 Mindfulness Trainings to our afternoon schedule\, at 1:30pm. All are welcome to stay for this\, or do other activities\, as conditions permit. \n\n\n\nWe aspire that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse Bay Area and Northern California communities. Gathering at Shantideva is a chance for people from our many different sanghas to practice together in friendship\, and to create opportunities for honest and vulnerable discussion. \n\n\n\nPlease email Dylan if you’re planning to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou are free to join for part or all of the day. Please bring your own lunch if you plan to be here during lunch. \n\n\n\nApproximate schedule: \n\n\n\n\n9:30am gathering\n\n\n\n10am sitting meditation\n\n\n\n10:30am chanting in Vietnamese and English\n\n\n\n11am Dharma sharing\n\n\n\n11:45am break\n\n\n\n12 noon walking meditation\n\n\n\n12:30pm mindful lunch (bring your own vegetarian food)\n\n\n\n1:30 pm 14 Mindfulness Trainings recitation (optional\, for those who want to participate)
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/shantideva-sangha-gathering-2/
LOCATION:Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California\, 94552\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Gatherings
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241012T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241012T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240801T205809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T223556Z
UID:859-1728727200-1728748800@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Mountains Day of Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:Please save the date for this Day of Mindfulness coming up on October 12\, at a beautiful monastery in the Santa Cruz mountains. There will be an opportunity to receive\, or renew\, the Five Mindfulness Trainings in a special Transmission Ceremony. \n\n\n\nIf you would like to participate in planning please contact Jim Scott-Behrends at jsbehrends@aol.com. \n\n\n\nMore information will follow. \n\n\n\nDOM 10_12_24 SAVE THE DATEDownload
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/santa-cruz-mountains-day-of-mindfulness/
LOCATION:Udumbara Retreat Center / Duc Vien Tinh Uyen\, 21055 Summit Road\, Los Gatos\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Days of Mindfulness
ORGANIZER;CN="Logan Payne":MAILTO:loganpayne@earthlink.net
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T153000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240918T215343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T215517Z
UID:903-1728140400-1728142200@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Paramita movie screening
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nPracticing in the Plum Village tradition is a big part of this film\, and it would be wonderful if folks from our practice community could make it out for the Bay Area premiere.  \n\n\n\nIt will be part of the Freedom Shorts program on Saturday\, October 5 at 3:00 pm and Wednesday\, October 9 at 3:30 pm in San Rafael.  \n\n\n\nTickets go on sale to the general public on September 18 @ 4 pm\, and they may sell out.  \n\n\n\nIf you can’t make it to the Bay Area premiere*\, we hope there will be other opportunities in the future\, but likely not until next year. If you know about a film festival\, event\, conference\, school or community organization that may want to screen Paramita\, please contact paramitafilmdirector@gmail.com. Screening updates will be posted on the film website\, https://www.paramitafilm.com. You can sign up to receive updates and can also support the film – it takes a lot to make a film\, and then to get it out into the world!  Thanks in advance. \n\n\n\nHope to see you there\,  \n\n\n\nPrajna \n\n\n\n*There will be a New York City premiere in September!
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/paramita-movie-screening/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Local Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240209T161358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T135446Z
UID:688-1726912800-1726934400@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Pho Tri (Wisdom Meditation School) Day of Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:Our Wisdom Meditation School (Pho Tri) Days of Mindfulness continue exploration of the Dharma with our next event — the 50th in our series.  \n\n\n\nDate: September 21\, 2024 in person. Please see attached flyer and flow of the DOM for details.  \n\n\n\nTitle / Theme: Cultivate Habits for Joy and Compassion \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease RSVP if you are coming\, and if you have any questions about this DOM\, please contact Châu Yoder: \n\n\n\nPhotriDOM@gmail.com \n\n\n\n925-708-8662 (call or text) \n\n\n\nFLYER 9-21-2024Download\n\n\n\nFLOW 09-21-2024Download
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/pho-tri-wisdom-meditation-school-day-of-mindfulness-2/
LOCATION:Pho Tri Wisdom Meditation School\, 7233 Pleasants Valley Road\, Vacaville\, California\, United States
CATEGORIES:Days of Mindfulness
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chau Yoder":MAILTO:PhotriDOM@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240921T083000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240916T163641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T163643Z
UID:900-1726902000-1726907400@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Silent Peace Walk
DESCRIPTION:Dear community — please see below for details on a peace walk in Jerusalem\, organized by Dharma teachers in the Plum Village tradition. \n\n\n\nAll are encouraged to practice where they are\, with awareness of this walk in Jerusalem…Blue Cliff\, Deer Park\, EIAB\, and many sanghas are participating\, for a world-wide silent peace walk on Saturday Sept 21– International Day of Peace–the walking meditation can occur any time… individually and with others… \n\n\n\nResources: \n\n\n\nThay’s poem: Walking Meditation \n\n\n\nSong: The Mind Can Go In A Thousand Directions \n\n\n\nBook: Thich Nhat Hanh\, The Long Road Leads to Joy: A Guide To Walking Meditation \n\n\n\nInvitation from Shelagh and Baruch\, Dharma Teachers in Jerusalem– \n\n\n\n“We are walking without slogans or banners from and back to the YMCA in Jerusalem\, through parks and King David Street. From 5pm to about 6:30pm\, Jerusalem time.  (7am-8:30am PT)
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/silent-peace-walk/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Beyond the Bay Area
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240913T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240913T153000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240807T171941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T172136Z
UID:862-1726236000-1726241400@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:EMBRACE Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dear Plum Village Community\, \n\n\n\nEMBRACE brings a neuro-informed and trauma-sensitive lens to mindfulness as it is practiced in the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism in order to support a resilient and harmonious community.  We do this by educating practitioners\, individually and collectively\, to gain deeper understanding of themselves and the practices through this lens\, so that they can derive the maximum benefit from the practice\, and address certain challenges that may arise due to a lack of understanding of the practice. \n\n\n\nWe will be hosting ONE EMBRACE Intro Workshop on:Friday\, September 13th\, 2024 from 2:00pm-3:30pm Pacific Time \n\n\n\n(that’s 5:00-6:30pm Eastern Time\, and 9:00am – 10:30am on Saturday\, September 14th New Zealand Time) \n\n\n\nThe Intro Workshop is an introduction to neuroscience and trauma informed mindfulness practice. Those who wish to participate in an EMBRACE Study Group are asked to attend this workshop or watch a recording\, which can be found on our youtube. \n\n\n\nYou can register for the Intro Workshop here. Afterwards\, we’ll send you the link and a google calendar invite. \n\n\n\nRemember\, either attending the Intro Workshop on zoom in real time or watching a recording is a prereq for the EMBRACE Study Groups happening later this fall. \n\n\n\nPlease let us know if you have any questions. \n\n\n\nEMBRACE CTC
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/embrace-workshop/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Online Events
ORGANIZER;CN="EMBRACE Sangha":MAILTO:embracectc@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240705T163412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240718T212304Z
UID:822-1725701400-1725717600@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Shantideva Sangha Gathering
DESCRIPTION: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.) \n\n\n\nOur aspiration is that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse community in the Bay Area and Northern California. Gathering at Shantideva is a chance for people from our many different sanghas to practice together in friendship\, and to create opportunities for honest and vulnerable discussion. \n\n\n\nPlease email Dylan if you’re planning to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou are free to join for part or all of the day. Please bring your own lunch if you plan to be here during lunch. \n\n\n\nApproximate schedule: \n\n\n\n\n9:30am gathering\n\n\n\n10am sitting meditation\n\n\n\n10:30am chanting in Vietnamese and English\n\n\n\n11am Dharma sharing\n\n\n\n11:45am break\n\n\n\n12 noon walking meditation\n\n\n\n12:30pm mindful lunch (bring your own vegetarian food)\n\n\n\n1:30 pm group discussion / activity TBA
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/shantideva-sangha-gathering/
LOCATION:Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California\, 94552\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Gatherings
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240720T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240720T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240705T163227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240718T212204Z
UID:820-1721467800-1721484000@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Shantideva Sangha Gathering
DESCRIPTION: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.) \n\n\n\nOur aspiration is that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse community in the Bay Area and Northern California. Gathering at Shantideva is a chance for people from our many different sanghas to practice together in friendship\, and to create opportunities for honest and vulnerable discussion. \n\n\n\nPlease email Dylan if you’re planning to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou are free to join for part or all of the day. Please bring your own lunch if you plan to be here during lunch. \n\n\n\nApproximate schedule: \n\n\n\n\n9:30am gathering\n\n\n\n10am sitting meditation\n\n\n\n10:30am chanting in Vietnamese and English\n\n\n\n11am Dharma sharing\n\n\n\n11:45am break\n\n\n\n12 noon walking meditation\n\n\n\n12:30pm mindful lunch (bring your own vegetarian food)\n\n\n\n1:30 pm group discussion / activity TBA
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/shantideva-sangha-sangha-tea/
LOCATION:Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California\, 94552\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Gatherings
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240719T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240719T173000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240715T145544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240715T145547Z
UID:840-1721404800-1721410200@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Activism as a Vehicle for Awakening (online)
DESCRIPTION:NorCal Dharma Teacher Jo-ann Rosen will be offering a free online workshop\, “Activism as a Vehicle for Awakening\,” on Friday July 19\, online.  \n\n\n\nFor more details and to register\, please see the Deer Park website:  \n\n\n\n\nhttps://deerparkmonastery.org/event/activism-as-a-vehicle-for-awakening/
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/activism-as-a-vehicle-for-awakening-online/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240506T205129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T213604Z
UID:773-1720884600-1720890000@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Sangha connections tea on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the latest in our series of virtual tea-time gatherings on Saturday\, July 13\, from 3:30-5pm Pacific time. Bring something to drink\, and bring your questions\, concerns\, and aspirations. \n\n\n\nThis is a chance for sangha members\, sangha organizers\, facilitators\, caretaking council members\, ordained Order of Interbeing members\, OI aspirants\, OI-curious folks\, and sangha folks of all types to gather in friendship for honest and vulnerable discussion. \n\n\n\nConfirmed for Saturday\, July 13 at 3:30pm \n\n\n\nWhat’s really going on in the Northern California PV community? Are we on the right path? What do we need as a community to continue beautifully into the future? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBring your whole selves to this meeting\, and we will hold our aspirations and our concerns together. \n\n\n\nOn Zoom: RSVP to Dylan for details.
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/sangha-builders-tea-on-zoom/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Online Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240629T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240629T140000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240506T221435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T162950Z
UID:775-1719653400-1719669600@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Shantideva Sangha Practice / Sangha Building
DESCRIPTION: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.) \n\n\n\nWe extend a special invitation to OI members\, OI aspirants\, OI-curious people\, sangha facilitators\, and anyone interested in helping build the NorCal sangha community. Our aspiration is that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse community in the Bay Area and Northern California. Gathering at Shantideva is a chance for us to gather in friendship for honest and vulnerable discussion together. \n\n\n\nPlease email Dylan if you’re planning to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou are free to join for part or all of the day. Please bring your own lunch if you plan to be here during lunch. \n\n\n\nApproximate schedule: \n\n\n\n\n9:30am gathering\n\n\n\n10am sitting meditation\n\n\n\n10:30am chanting in Vietnamese and English\n\n\n\n11am Dharma sharing\n\n\n\n11:45am break\n\n\n\n12 noon walking meditation\n\n\n\n12:30pm mindful lunch (bring your own vegetarian food)\n\n\n\n1:30 pm group discussion / activity TBA
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/shantideva-sangha-practice-sangha-building/
LOCATION:California
CATEGORIES:Local Gatherings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240701
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240209T183121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T183316Z
UID:694-1719360000-1719791999@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Deer Park Family Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Family Retreat is a retreat for families of all descriptions. In this retreat we will have programs for adults\, children\, tweens\, and teens\, ensuring that every member of your family will have an opportunity to deepen their experience of the practice. \nParents and adults are given the opportunity to explore the practice through activities such as Dharma Sharing\, Total Relaxation\, and Dharma Talks while the younger ones will get to experience age-appropriate mindfulness activities and sharings of their own. \nRegistration opens in the Spring. \nFor more info: \nhttps://deerparkmonastery.org/event/family-retreat-2024/ \n 
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/deer-park-family-retreat/
LOCATION:Deer Park Monastery\, 2499 Melru Lane\, Escondido\, CA\, 92026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T134500
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240526T165233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T213039Z
UID:786-1717830000-1717854300@norcalsangha.org
SUMMARY:Healthy Boundaries Training
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, \n\n\n\nWe hope this finds you well in body and spirit.  \n\n\n\nWe are writing to invite you to a Plum Village-rooted training on Healthy Boundaries in Sanghas\, offered via Zoom on Saturday\, June 8\, 2024\, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Eastern [7:00 a.m. to 1:45p p.m. Pacific]\, with a lunch break from 1:00 to 1:45 Eastern [10:00 to 10:45 Pacific]. Please forward to your sanghas. (Scroll down for registration and background info) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDharma Teachers Leslie Rawls and Dennis Bohn will offer the training\, which covers Boundaries\, Sangha Relationships\, Power and Vulnerability\, Creating Healthy Boundaries Policies\, and Self-Care.  The training is offered to increase awareness of the benefits of wholesome boundaries within Sanghas as a means of creating and nurturing a safe place for all Sangha participants. It includes presentations\, group participation\, and small group discussions. \n\n\n\nWHO CAN ATTEND? \n\n\n\nAll Sangha members may benefit from and are encouraged to attend the training\, particularly those who facilitate or hold leadership roles.  Any member of your sangha is welcome to attend. Each attendee should register (scroll down) unless multiple people will be attending as a group using a single device. In that case\, please let us know of that intention.  There is no charge to attend. If you wish to offer dana to express gratitude\, we ask that you send donations to the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation. www.tnhf.org \n\n\n\nAdvance registration is required. If possible\, please plan to attend the entire session. Please use the link below to register and share it with interested Sangha members. You will receive login information after you register. \n\n\n\nTraining Date: Saturday\, June 8\, 2024\, 10:00 AM-4:45 PM\, Eastern Time (US and Canada) \n\n\n\nZoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcof-uvqTwsGNbMz46gKglBKB7Ugpfs0HbG \n\n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n\n\nBACKGROUNDAt the request of the Dharma Teachers’ Care-Taking Council\, this program was developed by Dharma Teachers Dennis Bohn\, Fern Dorresteyn\, and Leslie Rawls after they participated in a three-day Faith Trust Institute training\, as well as an online training based in non-Plum Village Buddhist Healthy Boundaries training. Their initial  program was created with input from Plum Village monastics and lay Dharma Teachers. It has been offered over the past several years to local Sanghas\, Dharma Teachers\, Order members\, and Sangha groups\, and refined each time with input from participants.  \n\n\n\nPlease send any questions to us directly. Dennis’s email is dbohn@pipeline.com. Leslie’s email is leslierawlsdt@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nIn Gratitude\,Leslie Rawls and Dennis Bohn
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/healthy-boundaries-training/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Classes,Online Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Dennis Bohn":MAILTO:dbohn@pipeline.com
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SUMMARY:Deer Park Music Festival
DESCRIPTION:Rhythm of the Earth is a Mindful Music Festival at Deer Park Monastery and fundraiser for producing a documentary honoring Sister Chan Khong\, the first fully-ordained monastic disciple of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. \nFor more information\, see the Deer Park website: \nhttps://deerparkmonastery.org/event/rhythm-of-the-earth-2024/ \n 
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/deer-park-music-festival/
LOCATION:Deer Park Monastery\, 2499 Melru Lane\, Escondido\, CA\, 92026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T150000
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
CREATED:20240506T192011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240506T204457Z
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SUMMARY:Vesak Celebration at Shantideva
DESCRIPTION:View of Shantideva Monastery in Castro Valley\n\n\n\nThis 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.  \n\n\n\nYou 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 own lunch! \n\n\n\nAfter lunch we will have a ceremony involving bathing baby Buddha.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApproximate schedule: \n\n\n\n9:30am gathering10am sitting meditation10:30am chanting in Vietnamese and English11am Dharma sharing11:45am break12 noon walking meditation12:30pm mindful lunch (bring your own vegetarian food)1:30pm Vesak celebration
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/vesak-celebration-at-shantideva/
LOCATION:Shantideva Monastery\, 30345 Palomares Road\, Castro Valley\, California\, 94552\, United States
CATEGORIES:Days of Mindfulness,Local Gatherings
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240513
DTSTAMP:20260610T135734
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SUMMARY:Deer Park BIPOC Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Deer Park Monastery is hosting a BIPOC Mindfulness Retreat as an expression of our continuing commitment to creating a nourishing\, healing\, and empowering space for members of our spiritual family who self-identify as BIPOC. \nFor more information\, see the Deer Park website: \nhttps://deerparkmonastery.org/event/bipoc-retreat-2024/ \n 
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/deer-park-bipoc-retreat/
LOCATION:Deer Park Monastery\, 2499 Melru Lane\, Escondido\, CA\, 92026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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