August 2nd | 9:30-10:00am MDT

On the first Saturday of the each month, Practice Leader Lisa Gakyo offers a 30-minute meditation instruction at 9:30am MDT before our Sangha Gathering and Practice Discussion.

Beginning with body, breath and mind, we will explore in detail the fundamentals of sitting meditation. Gakyo will offer suggestions to help each person find stillness and ease in their practice.

This instruction is geared toward for those newer to meditation, though open to anyone who would like to brush up on the basics or receive additional guidance. All are welcome.

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One-Day Photography Workshop with Lisa Gakyo Schaewe

September 13th | 9:00am-4:00pm

In this interactive workshop we will engage with visual imagery and creative process as contemplative practice, beginning with meditation and a talk to provide a context to this approach to photography.

We will then step out into our local environments with cameras and phones to capture images which we will bring back to the group.

Together we will look deeply, offer and receive feedback on how each photograph touches us.

Zen Foundations | Module 1

3 Videos (3hr 30min total) + recommended readings and practices

Explore the basics of Zen practice and the core Buddhist principles which inform it. What is Zen (and is not Zen)? What are the root teachings of Zen? How do practice (Buddha), teachings (Dharma) and community (Sangha) work together?

With Paul Gyodo Agostinelli Sensei
and guests Sean Tetsudo Murphy Sensei and Gerry Shishin Wick Roshi

Zen Foundations | Module 2

5 Videos (6hr 37min total) + recommended readings and practices

Explore principles of seated meditation - body, breath and mind - and the essential qualities of mind that support Zen practice, including Faith, Doubt, and Determination, and Dogen’s Three Minds: Parental Mind, Joyful Mind, and Magnanimous Mind.

With Paul Gyodo Agostinelli Sensei
and guest Christian Dillo Zenki Roshi