Programs

Dharma Morning Series: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness

With Mark Power

November 2, 2024
Sky Lake Meditation Center

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness were essential guidance taught by the Buddha to his disciples which continue to be a fresh and helpful way to ground our meditation practice today.  In this interactive program, we will explore teachings, meditative techniques, and creative contemplative approaches to each of the foundations: Mindfulness of Body, Feelings, Mind, and Phenomena. […]

Qigong 1 & 2 - Peaceful Body, Peaceful Mind

With Una Chung

December 14 - 15, 2024
Sky Lake Meditation Center

Qigong 1 and 2 - Peaceful Body, Peaceful Mind When body is relaxed and peaceful, energy will flow. When mind is still, it will embrace qi and strengthen the body. In the Chinese arts of health and longevity, qigong simultaneously cultivates a peaceful body and a peaceful mind. Physical health and mental well-being are closely aligned. Begin your […]

Mindfulness in Action (Winter Retreat-Full Week)

With Arawana Hayashi and Gaylon Ferguson

December 27, 2024 - January 2, 2025
Sky Lake Meditation Center and Zoom

This hybrid retreat is offered in person at Sky Lake, with a Zoom option available. It is open to experienced and beginning meditators. You are warmly invited to join our annual holiday meditation intensive, an opportunity to fully immerse oneself in five days of mindfulness-awareness practice.  Mindfulness is the heart of the path of awakening. Being present with […]

Mindfulness in Action (Weekend Registration)

With Arawana Hayashi and Gaylon Ferguson

December 27 - 29, 2024
Sky Lake Meditation Center

This hybrid retreat is offered in person at Sky Lake, with a Zoom option available. It is open to experienced and beginning meditators. You are warmly invited to join our annual holiday meditation intensive, an opportunity to fully immerse oneself in five days of mindfulness-awareness practice.   Mindfulness is the heart of the path of awakening. Being present with […]

Mindfulness in Action (Zoom Option)

With Arawana Hayashi and Gaylon Ferguson

December 28, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Sky Lake Meditation Center and Zoom

This hybrid retreat is offered in person at Sky Lake, with a Zoom option available. It is open to experienced and beginning meditators. You are warmly invited to join our annual holiday meditation intensive, an opportunity to fully immerse oneself in five days of mindfulness-awareness practice.  Mindfulness is the heart of the path of awakening. Being present with […]

Qigong 1 and 2 - Peaceful Body, Peaceful Mind

With Una Chung

March 8 - 9, 2025
Sky Lake Meditation Center

Qigong 1 and 2 - Peaceful Body, Peaceful Mind When body is relaxed and peaceful, energy will flow. When mind is still, it will embrace qi and strengthen the body. In the Chinese arts of health and longevity, qigong simultaneously cultivates a peaceful body and a peaceful mind. Physical health and mental well-being are closely aligned. Begin your […]

Qigong 3 - The Gourd and Cauldron: Chinese Medicine and Qigong

With Suzann Duquette

June 27 - 29, 2025
Sky Lake Meditation Center

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 […]

Qigong 4 - Iron and Silk: Strengthening the Body, Cleansing the Internal Organs

With David Stone

August 6 - 8, 2025
Sky Lake Meditation Center

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

August 8 - 10, 2025
Sky Lake Meditation Center

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 […]