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Wednesday Dec 25: Christmas and Chanukah Vegetarian Potluck

Posted December 12, 2024 - other

Wednesday, December 25, 2024: 1:00pm – 3:00pm In-person at IMC A vegetarian potluck will be held at IMC on December 25 for Christmas and Chanukah from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. Help setting up and cleaning up afterwards will be appreciated. Hosted by Gloria Schulz. Send any questions or optional RSVP to gbschulz@earthlink.net.

Saturday Dec 21 — Winter Solstice Walk in Edgewood Park with Kristen Benson

Posted December 9, 2024 - other

Saturday, December 21, 2024: 11:00 am – 1:30 pm Let’s meet in the Edgewood Park parking lot at 11am for a 3+ mile hike. What: We will celebrate this celestial event walking through local ecosystems with some periods of silence bringing our awareness to the present, paying attention to our senses. There will be a time of sitting with a ritual and a gathering together. Join: Kristen Benson, an Eco Buddist Chaplain through Sati center. A chaplain of the spiritual connection…

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Saturday Nov 23: Mindfulness Meditation and Practice Half-Day with Maria Straatmann

Posted November 12, 2024 - Half-Day Retreats

Saturday, November 23, 2024: 9:30 am – 12:15 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Maria Straatmann This half-day of mindfulness practice will include guided or lightly guided meditations, a brief dharma talk, group discussion, and mindful activity. This is an opportunity to deepen your meditation practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 9:30 –…

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Saturday Sep 26 — Earth Care Meeting — Reconnecting with Nature Through Water with Alex Julie

Posted October 23, 2024 - Events

Saturday, October 26, 2024: 8:30 am — 10:00 am on Zoom Offered by Alex Julie Topic: Reconnecting with Nature Through Water to Create a Life-Sustaining Society for All Beings The Ocean is the source of all life on our planet, and it can also be a fertile ground for deep embodied insight. With our Ocean on the brink of climate induced collapse, the urgency of reconnection has never been greater. Join Awake in the Wild meditation teacher Alex Julie as…

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Saturday Oct 19: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Daylong Retreat with Dawn Neal

Posted October 7, 2024 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, October 19, 2024: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Dawn Neal  This daylong retreat will include guided meditations, dharma talks, and alternating periods of sitting and walking. Instructions and guidance on mindfulness of breathing, body, emotions, thoughts, and open attention will be provided. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. Appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Bring lunch.  The…

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Saturday Sep 21 — Mindfulness Meditation and Practice Half-Day with Tanya Wiser

Posted September 9, 2024 - Half-Day Retreats

Saturday, September 21, 2024: 9:30 am – 12:15 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Tanya Wiser This half-day of mindfulness practice will include guided or lightly guided meditations, a brief dharma talk, group discussion, and mindful activity. This is an opportunity to deepen your meditation practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 9:30 –…

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Saturday Sep 7 — Intensive Daylong with bruni dávila

Posted September 3, 2024 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, September 7, 2024: 6:00 am – 9:00 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: bruni dávila This is a great opportunity for a full day of immersion in silent Dharma Practice. Practicing mindfulness on retreat is one of the foundations for maturing insight meditation. The simplicity, silence and support of retreats contribute to letting go of many of the distractions that get in the way of clear seeing. Retreats also are a wonderful environment for developing a continuity of awareness…

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Bringing All Parts of Yourself to IMC — A Daylong of Care and Connection for IMC Volunteers

Posted August 12, 2024 - Daylong Retreats

DATES: Saturday November 2, 2024 OR March 1, 2025 —You will be asked to choose a date during registration LOCATION: In-person at IMC REGISTRATION: Required: http://bit.ly/IMCVolunteer Offered by: Bruni Dávila and Tanya Wiser This workshop is a chance to contribute to the IMC community’s ongoing exploration of diversity and inclusivity. We will share, explore, and celebrate our and each other’s many different identities. As we unveil and connect, we will consider the very natural human tendency to have biases and…

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Friday August 16 — Morning Mindfulness Retreat at Hidden Villa with Gil Fronsdal

Posted August 5, 2024 - Half-Day Retreats

Friday, August 16, 2024: 9:00 am – 12:15 pm Potluck Lunch: 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: Hidden Villa in the Dana Center 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Everyone is invited to a morning of mindfulness meditation instruction, teachings, and practice. Gil Fronsdal, who taught retreats at Hidden Villa for ten years, is back to share his love for mindfulness practice and for Hidden Villa, a place well suited for meditation connected closely to the natural world. The…

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Saturday Aug 17 — In-Person Mindfulness Meditation and Practice Half-Day with Tanya Wiser

Posted August 5, 2024 - Half-Day Retreats

Saturday, August 17, 2024: 9:30 am – 12:15 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Tanya Wiser This half-day of mindfulness practice will include guided or lightly guided meditations, a brief dharma talk, group discussion, and mindful activity. This is an opportunity to deepen your meditation practice and daily life practice, ask a teacher questions and practice with other sangha members. Mindfulness meditation half-days are appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 9:30 –…

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Saturday Sep 14 — Stream Entry Daylong with Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Posted August 5, 2024 - Daylong Retreats, Sati Center

Saturday, September 14, 2024 9:00 am – 4:00 pm In-person at IMC and on Zoom. Register online to get the Zoom link. Co-sponsored by the Sati Center and the San Francisco Bay Parisā — an assembly of people dedicated to practicing in line with Ven. Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s teachings Stream-entry — also known as the arising of the Dhamma eye — is a momentous occasion in the practice. The first glimpse of the deathless, it makes irrevocable changes in the person who…

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Saturday July 13 — Opening to Stability and Clarity through the Breath Daylong with Kim Allen

Posted July 16, 2024 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday July 13, 2024 9:00 am – 4:00 pm in-person at IMC only Offered by: Kim Allen Breath meditation is a foundational practice that can be immediately accessible, and yet also unfold to deeper layers over many years. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to connect or re-connect with the simplicity and richness of the breath. Our day will include guided and silent meditations, dharma teachings, and walking meditation. Classical instructions and guidance on mindfulness of breathing will support the opportunity to…

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Thursday June 20—Summer Solstice Walk in Edgewood Park

Posted June 11, 2024 - Dharma Friends, Events

Thursday, June 20, 2024: 11:00 am Where: Let’s meet in the Edgewood Park parking lot at 11am for a 3+ mile hike. What: We will celebrate this celestial event walking through local ecosystems with some periods of silence bringing our awareness to the present, paying attention to our senses. There will be a time of sitting with a ritual and a gathering together. Join: Kristen Benson, an Buddist Chaplain through the Sati Center. A chaplain of the spiritual connection of people and the land/earth, who loves…

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IMC Spring Cleaning — Saturday May 18

Posted May 13, 2024 - Events, other

Saturday, May 18, 2024: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm In-person at IMC It’s that time of year when the temple we all share receives our tender loving care. Please join in a concentrated cleaning practice to sweep away dust and dirt so that we can renew our practice with a fresh new breath. Come at 9:00am for a welcome and a short meditation. Feel free to come all or part of the time. Bring a bag lunch and stay until 1:00pm…

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Earth Care Meeting: Rewilding Our True Nature with Carla Brennan — Saturday May 25

Posted May 13, 2024 - Events, other

Saturday, May 25, 2024: 8:30 am – 10:00 am On Zoom Offered by: Carla Brennan Topic: Rewilding Our True Nature Earth Care meetings focus on a set of diverse topics relating to the right actions we can take to mitigate climate change. Meetings will usually have a speaker who will be educating and contributing to topics on climate change and meaningful actions we can take. Sessions include a brief meditation, a presentation and group discussion. If you have any questions, please…

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