Tag: Days of Mindfulness

Please save the date for a Day of Mindfulness at Shantideva, offered by Potluck Sangha. More details TBA.

Hosted by Home Within Sangha

Please register in advance for the Day of Mindfulness here.

In 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.

Whether 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.

The day will include:

• guided sitting meditation
• a brief dharma talk
• mindful movements & walking
• a tangerine meditation & mindful eating (tangerines will be provided, please pack a vegetarian lunch)
• deep relaxation
• dharma sharing

Please bring:

• a vegetarian lunch
• a yoga mat for deep relaxation, if you have one
• a mug for tea (optional)
• chairs will be provided for sitting meditation, if you prefer a cushion, please bring one.

All donations will go directly to the UU Church.

To register, visit https://form.123formbuilder.com/6805375/march-1-day-of-mindfulness.

The UU Church is located at 1187 Franklin St in San Francisco.

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.

WE ARE NOW FULL AND CANNOT ACCEPT ANY MORE ATTENDEES.

Dharma 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.)

The 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.

Parking is limited. We are expecting a large crowd, so this event is now full and registration is closed.

Please bring:

• Layers, sunscreen, hat
• Something vegetarian to eat for lunch
• Something to share for tea/snacks (optional)
• A friend or two! (carpooling is advised as there is limited parking)

Tentative agenda:

• 9:30 am Parking
• 9:45 am Arrive and settle in
• 10:00 Introductions Dylan
• 10:15 Sitting meditation + chanting
• 10:45 Short break
• 11:00 Dharma talk
• 12:30 Break/prepare lunch
• 12:45 pm Mindful lunch
• 1:30 Dharma sharing
• 2:30 Choice: tea/chat OR walking meditation on your own
• 3:30 End of day

Please save the date on November 15 for a full Day of Mindfulness at Shantideva Monastery in Castro Valley.

More details TBA.

Please join us for a bilingual Vietnamese-English celebration of Buddha’s Birthday (Vesak), including the ceremony of bathing the Baby Buddha.

More details TBA!

Save the date for a Day of Mindfulness in the Santa Cruz hills at Udumbara Retreat Center.

If you would like to be a part of planning, please contact Natascha: 707-888-1916 / njbruckner@gmail.com.

More information will follow soon.

Save the date for a Day of Mindfulness at Pho Tri Wisdom Meditation School.

More information TBA closer to the date of the event.