Programs
Listening to Silence: A Weekend of Simplicity
With Roger Guest
Listening to Silence: A Weekend of Simplicity A weekend of simplicity, sitting, walking, eating, resting, and quiet listening... We rarely touch in with the underlying natural stillness of reality. Our discursive mind feels like home. But such a home is never fully satisfying. It is hard to find peace in a nest of heightened emotions and […]
Sky Lake Cooks! A Celebration of Food and Art
With Sky Lake Community
Fresh Happenings Sky Lake Cooks Join us for our third lively offering of food and the arts. Sylvia Mouzourou will again be creating a delicious locally sourced meal. Steve Gorn and Mitchell Ditkoff will regale with music & poetry. Invite your friends! Reserve your meal by March 27th. Menu Options: Veggie/Vegan or Omnivore Gluten Free options will […]
OPEN HOUSE: From the EMERGENCY ROOM to the MEDITATION CUSHION
With Sky Lake Community
April 2026 Open House Open House at Sky Lake is a monthly series From the EMERGENCY ROOM to the MEDITATION CUSHION features Joanna Rotte interviewing Matt DiRodio concerning the intersections between his extensive practice of mediation and career as an Emergency Department Physician Assistant. Their conversation will include Matt’s reflections on his recent retreat experience […]
Vajrayogini Group Retreat 2026
With Vajrayogini Practitioners
All sadhakas who have received the Vajrayogini abhiseka are warmly invited to join this group retreat, an opportunity to fully immerse ourselves in the practice of Vajrayogini, the essence of prajnaparamita. In addition to three sessions of group practice daily, we will listen to recordings of tris and vajra assemblies on the topics of Vajrayogini […]
Vajrayogini Feast 2026
With Vajrayogini Practitioners
Open to all who have received the Vajrayogini abhisheka from the lineage of Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Come and reconnect with the adhisthana of feast practice in community with other practitioners. Please bring your practice implements and sadhana. Contact Dana Fulmer if you are interested in being a choppon or choppon-trainee for the feast. Pre-registration […]
Consumption to Contemplation: A Nondualistic Perspective
With Samrat Pathania
Talk & Discussion In this 21st century, tremendous progress has been made in the development of zero-carbon technologies. And yet, we are struggling to decarbonize our societies and meet our global climate goals. Perhaps this should not surprise us; like many of our modern challenges, the climate crisis is in essence a spiritual crisis. To […]
Moonbeams of Mahamudra
With Elizabeth Callahan
A chance to explore mahamudra practices more intensively with Elizabeth Callahan. The program will include commentary, guided practice, walks (if the weather cooperates), lujong, and group discussion in the serene and secluded setting of Sky Lake. PREREQUISITE: Only open to current students of a Moonbeams of Mahamudra class with Elizabeth Callahan. This program is now […]
Kado Ikebana Workshop
With Marcia Shibata
What is Kado Ikebana ? Kado is a Way of life. The practice can open us to innate universal wisdom that is inherent in all sentient beings. By being in touch with our wisdom, we can experience life with less confusion, stress and anxiety. Life could be opened to accurate solutions as challenges arise in […]
Qigong 3 - The Gourd and Cauldron: Chinese Medicine and Qigong
With Suzann Duquette
Qigong 3 – The Gourd and Cauldron: Chinese Medicine and Qigong Requirement: Qigong 1 and 2 Chinese Medicine and Qigong enjoy a long history of relationship, mutually influencing each other in their approach to health and longevity. The Gourd is the symbol of Chinese medicine, and the cauldron is the symbol of the Taoist arts […]
SOMATIC PERFORMER INTENSIVE: The Dharma of Art & The Art of Dharma
With Erika Berland and Wendell Beavers
*PLEASE NOTE: If you are considering this program and have not worked with Erika and Wendell before please click on Application HERE/ linked below. Admission to the program is based on evaluation by the presenters.* This intensive is designed for practitioners of the movement and theater arts with interest in integrating meditation and action as these […]
Qigong 4 - Iron and Silk: Strengthening the Body, Cleansing the Internal Organs
With David Stone
Qigong 4 – Iron and Silk: Strengthening the Body, Cleansing the Internal Organs Requirement: Qigong 3 Iron has the quality of hardness, but tempered by fire, will become soft and flexible, ready to form limitless shapes. Silk has the quality of softness, but when the fibers are woven together, they form the strongest bonds. Qigong […]
Qigong 5 - Limitless Qi, Limitless Consciousness
With David Stone
Qigong 5 – Limitless Qi, Limitless Consciousness Requirement: Qigong 4 Qigong 5 is an important landmark in your journey into the Taoist arts of health and longevity. At the end of this level, you will have completed the 6 Basics forms of qigong, the Nine Self Massage Techniques, the Twelve Devas, Hua Tu Animals, the […]
Tendon-Changing and Marrow-Washing Intensive
With Dr. Eva Wong
Animal Forms Intensive
With Dr. Eva Wong
Animal Forms Intensive (Requires Tendons-Changing and Marrow-Washing Intensive) Many Taoist qigong forms are derived from observing the behavior of animals and understanding how animals preserve, gather, transform, circulate, and store internal energy. The ancient Chinese shamans were the first to practice the art of “becoming” an animal to embody the power of that animal. The […]
Qigong for Healthy Joints, Bones, and Tendons
With Dr. Eva Wong
Qigong for Healthy Joints, Bones, and Tendons (Requires Q3) Who does not want to have healthy joints, bones, and tendons? Healthy joints allow us to move around our world with ease and relaxation. Healthy bones minimize fractures and breaks. Healthy tendons increase our range of movement and flexibility. A healthy muscular-skeletal system is the foundation […]