A list of the various types of classes you will find on the Calendar

Classes offered are donation based and donations may be placed in the donation box.

Some classes have a registration component. Though it is often possible to just show up and register at the door for these it is most helpful to register before the class (often it is a series of classes). Registration links will be available when registration is required. Email registration is generally required for classes.

If a class is ONLINE, or has an online option available, it would require a registration before the class begins. Last minute or just before start time registration are not likely to result in receiving information to join the class in time so please register well in advance. At times online registration is limited to a small number of individuals for various reasons.

The MaP program requires each potential participant to fill out an application. Please go to the MaP area of the site for the latest info regarding this long term practice.

w/ Paul Cheevers or Guest .:. This class includes Insight Meditation instructions and a brief walking or guided movement period along with some time for group connecting and refreshment. The first Wednesday of each month is especially appropriate for beginners and those with Beginner’s mind. This series will incorporate the Four Foundations of Mindfulness or the Four ways to be present and each month a particular theme or Path Factor is emphasized.

This is generally a Drop-In Class, please donate at the door. Live ONLINE versions are available with registration linked from the Registration page of this website.

w/ Paul Cheevers or Guest .:. Metta (Loving Friendliness) can be strengthened through formal and daily life practices. We learn patience and steadiness of heart to nurture goodwill. Metta practice can allow us to experience a softening of our hearts which opens our experience of daily life to tenderness, warmth and love.

The Buddha taught systematic, integrated practices that shift the heart out of separation and contraction into a more grounded connection with all beings. These practices cultivate four lovely, precious and powerful qualities of being. The four qualities of Love (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Appreciative Joy (Mudita) and Equanimity (Upekkha) are practiced and nurtured in this class as our Divine Homes.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced meditator, come join us. Each class includes guided Metta meditation and Q&A

This is a Drop-In Class, please donate at the door.

This beginners oriented class meets on two consecutive Wednesdays however these classes are designed to bookend and introduce ways of exploring and practicing how to recognize and develop a mindful, heartfelt awareness of the joy available throughout each of our days of living, running and hangin’ around on this great blue marble of earth. We will learn how to practice mindfulness, formally in a chair or upon a cushion be it on the floor or in a car. Practicing formally everyday, a little bit, naturally leads to a growth and development of wakeful living — like, eight days a week.

Registration for this program is the ideal way to practice Eight Days a Week. Please click here to go to the registration page for current options.

w/Guest .:. This guided sitting meditation and Dharma discussion is a community gathering for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning.

Sirs, gentlemen, guys, dudes, boys, bruh and countrymen. What are the challenges we have learning and maintaining a meditation practice in the world of today? Guys grow up with examples and instructions that are very far from the practice of mindful meditation. Recognizing relatively unique assumptions and developing a clear way to practice and find easeful awareness on a sustained basis is difficult if not impossible for most to do on their own.

Registration is highly recommended to assist with planning, please click for more info and registration.

Go slow, mindfulness! We have to learn, we have to practice to embody our movement as we have been practicing many other things before we make the choice to slow down. Where are the commonalities and the differences between yoga and the Eight Fold Path of the Buddha? Most importantly how do you actually move beyond the story and develop a practice that explores and clarifies complimentary aspects of these two different paths? This date is a Drop-in, so no registration necessary. Please show up in comfortable clothing. There are cushions and chairs and mats available but you are also welcome to bring your own.