Innocence in Practice

We all can remember moments of innocence from childhood. Innocence is naturally present in everyone. We see it in an infants eyes but there is no wisdom there yet. A challenge in meditation is to maintain the quality of innocence as we develop wisdom. ... Read more

Drop In To Gratitude

Come together to ground yourself and start your day with gratitude and connection. In this hour we will meditate with compassion, gratitude and joy, as well as have some time to connect with each other.     Read more

The Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion

This course started on Dec 16th.  You may join starting class #2 on Dec 23 by registering (green button on the left) and emailing the teacher for any makeup work: wendysschmelzer@gmail.com    Learn the skills we all need to meet life’s challenges... Read more

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

MBSR students come from all walks of life, but they share one thing in common: the desire to find more balance, peace and happiness in their lives. If you share these aspirations, MBSR can be a valuable resource for you. Two decades of published resear... Read more

Samatha: Calm Abiding

“[One] should question someone who has attained samatha: How should the mind be steadied? How should it be made to settle down? How should it be unified? How should it be concentrated?” [AN 4.94] Contemporary research points towards building attentiona... Read more

Awakening Breath: Anapanasati

On a full moon night that marked the end of the rains retreat period, in the open air, surrounded by the community of monks; Buddha reflected on how pleased he was with the progress they made in practice. He said to them that he would delay his travels ... Read more

Foundations of Buddhism

This series will focus on the foundations of Dharma practice which will include the Buddhas discovery, Awakening v. Suffering, What is a Buddha, and what is Buddha mind? We will explore the Dharma in terms of the 4 Noble Truths, the 8 Fold Path, explora... Read more

A Year to Live

Registrations will close on Feb 26th 2pm PT. The end result of birth is death. We all know this, and we know it now more than ever. But how often do we deny or avoid looking deeply into the nature of our inevitable death? What would it look like if ... Read more