Practice

July 5th | 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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July 5th | 10:00-11:30am MDT

Join us on the first Saturday of each month for our Sangha Gathering & Practice Discussion, with a meditation and attunement practice, group sharing and discussion. We hope you can join as we create and grow our global sangha from the ground up, together.

The session will be recorded and available in the Sangha Teahouse Library for members to watch later as well.

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with Sam Sokyo Randall

July 10, August 9, September 7,
October 6, November 5, December 4

1:00-1:30pm MDT

Join in a 20-minute Meditation with the Earth on the Full Moon of each month, with Practice Leader Sam Sokyo, with an opportunity to share and connect at the end.

We suggest meditating outside to connect more deeply with the Earth and the elements, if you are able, or, if inside, face toward window or with natural objects in your space. Sitting in stillness and silence in relationship with the Earth and the Moon, we honor the oneness and interconnectedness of all life.

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July 12th | 10:00-11:00am MDT

On the second Saturday of each month, Paul Gyodo Sensei leads a dharma dialogue with guest teachers and practitioners followed by a Q&A with sangha members.

In July, Gyodo Sensei welcomes Practice Leader Sam Sokyo Randall as his guest. Sokyo is an artist, designer, meditation teacher, recovery coach, and senior student of Paul Gyodo Agostinelli, Sensei at Eon Zen Center. She has been on pilgrimage in the North American West since 2022 in a hermitage-on-wheels with her two cats, Meiko and Thomas. She serves on the board of directors for Zen Peacemakers, is an organizer for GreenFaith, and was co-founder and executive director of the Arbor Institute, a creative incubator for art, ecology, and contemplative practice, and program manager for the Collegiate Recovery Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

We hope you can join for a lively discussion.

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One Day Meditation Retreat
July 19th | 8:00am-4:00pm MDT

Please join us for all-day hybrid meditation retreat oriented toward those just beginning or newer to Zen practice, though open to all. The program includes seated and walking meditation instruction, Zen principles and history, shorter meditation periods, work practice, and more.

This retreat is held in partnership with Eon Zen Center. There will be dedicated meditation instruction, Q&A, and group sharing for those online over zoom. We will join in for sitting periods and the Dharma Talk with others practicing in-person at Willow Farm Contemplative Center in Boulder, Colorado.

One-Day Photography Workshop with Lisa Gakyo Shaewe

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.