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.
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
Free Donations for the teaching or for Shantideva are welcome
Dylan Tweney
+1 650-315-9607
dylan@tweney.com
Shantideva Monastery
30345 Palomares Road Castro Valley,
California
94552United States+ Google Map
Thich 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.
We will gather for sitting and walking meditation, mindful movement and eating, Dharma sharing, and to listen to a teaching by Thay.
Logistics:
Please bring your own vegetarian lunch.
Please arrive by 9:45am, so that we can begin sitting meditation at 10am.
Address: Shantideva Monastery, 30345 Palomares Road, Castro Valley, California 94552
In the spirit of cross-sangha connection across the Bay Area, this Day of Mindfulness will be hosted by San Francisco’s Home Within Sangha.
If your sangha is curious about hosting a Day of Mindfulness at Shantideva this year, please email Dylan at dylan@tweney.com.
We hope to see you there!
With a deep bow,
Nicole, Kat, and Miles from the Home Within Sangha
Free Donations welcome
Shantideva Monastery
30345 Palomares Road Castro Valley,
California
94552United States+ Google Map
Dharma teachers Lyn Fine, Caleb Cushing, and Denise Bergez invite 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.
Please join us for a day of sitting, walking, and eating meditation in community. We will also explore the power of listening in our lives and in these times through the practice of radiant listening, which was offered to the Plum Village community by Roshi Joan Halifax at a retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh 27 years ago.
The location is Thich Tu Luc’s Shantideva Monastery at 30345 Palomares Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94552. It’s about an hour’s drive from Berkeley, SF, or San Jose.
Our practice will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 pm. Please arrive at 9:30 to park and get settled.
We invite anyone in the community to join our practice from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 14.
We aspire that Shantideva will become a resource and anchor for our broad and diverse Bay Area and Northern California community.
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.
Please 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.)
