Contemplative Arts

Dharma Poetics

With Elizabeth Guthrie

January 11, 2026

Sky Lake Meditation Center

"The business of art... is to live in the actual present, and to completely express that complete actual present." ~ Gertrude Stein This workshop explores methods and themes of the open question and the resonate heart. We will be mindfully generating and framing Poetic Language in relationship with the landscape around us. We will use […]

Kado Ikebana Workshop

With Marcia Shibata

May 5 - 10, 2026

Sky Lake Meditation Center

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 […]