Programs
Wood Snake Banner Making Workshop
With Barbara Bash
Come create decorations for the New Year and explore the creative energy of Snake & Wood Supplies provided. Contact barbarabash@gmail.com with any questions.
20/20 Meditation Challenge
With Dana Fulmer and Daniel Berlin
Come support yourself & others in growing a stronger daily meditation practice in the new year! The Sky Lake Meditation Challenge is a simple 20/20 commitment: meditate for 20 minutes a day for 20 days. You get a practice buddy to help cheer you on and build support for your practice...and you do the same […]
Open House - WHEN the ARTIST PAINTS from NATURAL MIND
With Sky Lake Community
WHEN the ARTIST PAINTS from NATURAL MIND: Meditation and Creative Expression Joanna Rotté holds a conversation with visual artist Daniel Berlin on how his practice of meditation influences his artistic intentions; how he aspires to declutter the thinking mind that his paintings may reflect luminosity of mind; what it means to approach the creative process […]
Qigong 1 and 2 - Peaceful Body, Peaceful Mind
With Una Chung
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 […]
Milarepa Day
With Dana Fulmer and Daniel Berlin
Milarepa Day is celebrated near the first full moon of the new year. As a community, we read aloud The Rain of Wisdom, a collection of spontaneous songs of enlightenment by Milarepa and other great yogis of the Kagyu buddhist lineage. This is a great way to learn more the history of our lineage as we […]
Vajrayogini Group Retreat
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 […]
Book Event: A Tree with My Name On It
With Victress Hitchcock
Book Event: A Tree with My Name On It with Victress Hitchcock in conversation with Barbara Bash Friday, May 2 at 6:30 Sky Lake Meditation Center will host a book event for Victress Hitchcock’s new memoir, A Tree with My Name On It: Finding a Way Home. Following a reading of excerpts from her book, […]
Workshop - AWAKE MIND: Write / Draw / Contemplate
With Barbara Bash and Victress Hitchcock
Workshop AWAKE MIND: Write / Draw / Contemplate with Barbara Bash & Victress Hitchcock Where do our stories come from? How do we bring them to life in words and images? Spend a day with writer Victress Hitchcock and artist Barbara Bash exploring the world of memory, through contemplation, words, and images. In this one-day retreat at […]
Kado Ikebana
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 […]
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 […]
Alchemist, Warrior, Meditator
With Dr. Eva Wong
Alchemist, Warrior, Meditator Alchemists seek the path of health and longevity. Martial artists walk the path of the warrior. Meditators live a life of stillness and clarity. All three paths embrace simplicity, virtue, and impeccability in thought and action. For centuries, internal alchemy, martial arts, and meditation have been practiced by Taoists to enhance health, build discipline, and cultivate […]
Enjoy Being Yourself with Taoist Meditation
With Dr. Eva Wong
Enjoy Being Yourself with Taoist Meditation Have you ever wondered what happens when you are alone with yourself? Thoughts arise. Being alone with yourself is the best time to experience the totality of your inner world of thoughts and be at one with consciousness. There’s no better time to enjoy being yourself during meditation. Consciousness never ceases […]