Norcal Community of Mindful Living
Sanghas + Events in the Plum Village Community in Northern California
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 …
Dear Plum Village Community, EMBRACE 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 …
Dear community -- please see below for details on a peace walk in Jerusalem, organized by Dharma teachers in the Plum Village tradition. All 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 …
Our Wisdom Meditation School (Pho Tri) Days of Mindfulness continue exploration of the Dharma with our next event — the 50th in our series. Date: September 21, 2024 in person. Please see attached flyer and flow of the DOM for details. Title / Theme: Cultivate Habits for Joy and Compassion Please RSVP if you are coming, and if …
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 …