By attending these four sessions, and maintaining this practice daily on your own in between sessions, we will gain the familiarity needed to practice on our own going forward. Over time we will be able to meditate for longer periods of time while holding our object with single-pointed focus, improving our concentration and making a deep imprint in our mind.

Experience the deep restorative power of silence by slowing down and quieting our minds.

Join us after Sunday class for our annual summer celebration. Enjoy a delicious brunch, good conversation and plenty of fun

By attending these four sessions, and maintaining this practice daily on your own in between sessions, we will gain the familiarity needed to practice on our own going forward. Over time we will be able to meditate for longer periods of time while holding our object with single-pointed focus, improving our concentration and making a deep imprint in our mind.

On this special day, we’ll contemplate the prayer Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples and we’ll have plenty of time to recite Geshe-la’s name mantra in each session of the retreat.

In these once/month classes, children learn simple meditations, as well as methods to calm their minds and deal with negative feelings.

We live in an age of profound disconnection. Beneath the noise of a troubled world, many of us carry a quieter suffering - a feeling of isolation, of being separate, of being alone with our pain. Yet the Buddha taught that this sense of separation is not a fixed reality. It is a mistake - and one that can be undone.

Join us for this course on the nature of reality with this extraordinary teacher.

This course invites participants to explore illness — not as a detour from our spiritual path, but as the path itself.

In these once/month classes, children learn simple meditations, as well as methods to calm their minds and deal with negative feelings.

Through Buddha’s wisdom advice and the practice of meditation we can learn to connect with a deeper sense of who we are. We discover a new way of relating to ourselves and our potential

Join us to engage in the purification practice of Vajrasattva. 

This traditional Buddhist practice of purification enables us to gradually eliminate  the burden of negative karma we are carrying by applying the “Four Opponent  Powers”.

This empowerment is a blessing ritual and guided
meditation through which we make a deep connection with Vajrasattva, who can inspire and guide us to actualize our full spiritual potential. In the afternoon we will learn about the purification practice of Vajrasattva.

In these once/month classes, children learn simple meditations, as well as methods to calm their minds and deal with negative feelings.

Through teachings, guided reflections, and shared inquiry, we’ll examine how physical and mental suffering can open the heart, deepen compassion, and reveal the impermanence and interconnection at the core of spiritual life.

By learning and engaging in some traditional meditations and practices, we can develop some effective ways to work with depression. 

In these once/month classes, children learn simple meditations, as well as methods to calm their minds and deal with negative feelings.

Spend the morning with us experiencing the healing power of lovingkindness.

Illness often arrives uninvited, disrupting our lives and plans. Yet within its difficulty lies a profound opportunity for awakening. This course invites participants to explore illness—not as a detour from the spiritual path, but as part of the path itself.

In these once/month classes, children learn simple meditations, as well as methods to calm their minds and deal with negative feelings.

This meditation is an easy and very effective way to heal the deepest causes of pain and suffering and effortlessly benefit ourselves and all others.

Take a rest from the holiday busyness and reconnect with your heart, the deeper meaning of the season and the nourishing power of love.

Take a rest from your phone and all the holiday activity and join us to experience the deep restorative power of silence.

In this practical and hands-on workshop, we will learn the traditional technique of mala-making and go home with a completed mala. This is a great opportunity to make a hand-made meaningful gift to offer this holiday season.

In this class, we’ll explore Buddhist practices that help us tap into that inner power, so we can face challenges with confidence and walk our path with clarity and compassion.

Join us for a joyful and relaxed holiday gathering! 

Illness often arrives uninvited, disrupting our lives and plans. Yet within its difficulty lies a profound opportunity for awakening. This course invites participants to explore illness—not as a detour from the spiritual path, but as part of the path itself.

In this class, we’ll explore Buddhist practices that help us tap into that inner power, so we can face challenges with confidence and walk our path with clarity and compassion.

In this Saturday workshop, we'll contemplate some of Buddha’s insights and practice meditations that can help us to connect with our true potential for healing, recovery, and personal growth and freedom. In the second part we'll learn profound techniques that can help us to recognize, reduce and begin to let go of the harmful thoughts, patterns and behaviors that cause us pain and hold us back.

In these once/month classes, children learn simple meditations, as well as methods to calm their minds and deal with negative feelings.