Programs
Open House-Being President of a Buddhist Monastery
With Sky Lake Community
Lama Lodro, president of KTD Buddhist Monastery in Woodstock, NY, in conversation with Joanna Rotté, will share stories of her life as a meditation practitioner, including extensive experience in silent retreat, and what it’s like to be president, particularly as a woman, of the Buddhist monastery that serves as the North American seat of the […]
Between Two Realms: A Creative Conversation
With Barbara Bash and Arawana Hayashi
Join Barbara Bash & Arawana Hayashi for an exploration of brushstroke, gesture and word based on the principles of heaven, earth and human. Let dharma art nourish the inner life and ignite true moves with others. Held by ancient forms fresh in the moment opening to the world
Mindful Ikebana for Autumn Equinox & Harvest of Peace
With Anjie Cho
It’s the Autumn Equinox and Harvest of Peace! Join us as we explore autumn with mindful ikebana, the Asian art of flower arrangement, as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. This workshop includes: An instructional ikebana demonstration interwoven with contemplative dharma art, Buddhist, and Taoist teachings. Teachings to invite […]
Bardo Practices for Beginners (online)
With Dana Fulmer
Online Workshop Bardo is a Tibetan term referring to different states we encounter in both life and death. This class will delve into practices for each of the bardos and will be informed by a close reading of the Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo Thodol. The aim will be for participants to […]
Meditation Challenge
With Sky Lake Community
You are warmly invited to join our 20/20 Meditation Challenge! What is it? You commit to practicing 20 minutes a day for 20 days. In return, you get: A meditation partner who will help cheer you on every day (you do the same for them.) A daily quote about meditation in your inbox with pithy teachings […]
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 […]
Open House-A Conversation with Daniel Berlin: Visual Artist and Dharma Teacher
With Sky Lake Community
Joanna Rotté interviews visual artist and dharma teacher Daniel Berlin on how his practice of meditation influences his artistic intentions; in particular, how his ongoing aspiration to declutter the thinking mind may be reflected in things he makes and how he lives. Guest Bio: Daniel Berlin lives in the Hudson Valley in a house he […]
The Shape of Awake - Dharma Workshop
With Hope Martin
The Shape of Awake: Discovering balanced, effortless posture and spacious awareness in meditation and daily life. “To take this posture itself is the purpose of our practice. When you have this posture, you have the right state of mind, so there is no need to try to attain some special state.” -Suzuki Roshi Access the […]
Kasung Protectors Arise
With Lennart Krogoll
A Kasung Practice Clan Gathering for seasoned and new Kasung and Sun Camp Veterans. Let us refresh our connection with the earthy, practical wisdom of how to Be, before we act, and how we can hold space for each other, our communities, and for our painfully challenged, brilliant world. Joined wisdom and Drala arises when […]