011. HAPPENINGS |JUNE 12, 2024 |
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Hi friends,
How are you? No really, how are you? Let us know if you're feeling high or low, and if we can support you in any way. We have an incredible community of guides and practitioners and space-holders and therapists and physical spaces and et cetera, and we're happy to put you in touch with anyone. Connecting community is core to what we care about. In that spirit, the summer solstice is approaching. On June 20th, it will be the longest day of the year – marking the beginning of the season. One of our teachers says the Summer Solstice is “the time when the veil between the worlds is thinnest, and our connection to nature and spirit is enhanced.” During the Solstice, Zach will be co-hosting a trip to the Arctic, bringing together indigenous leaders from the Southern hemisphere stewarding conservation work in the Amazon to meet with their Northern counterparts in the North Pole. Elyse will be in California on a sacred sanctuary land she is helping with, sitting in sadhana for two and half hours before the sun's rise to align with the energy of the sun. Around the world – the pagans are hosting Midsummer celebrations take place to mark the Solstice. The Litha tradition will be hosting fire rituals, with massive bonfires are lit to ward off evil spirits and celebrate the sun's power. In Shintoism, the Summer Solstice, known as the "Geshi" is honored on an individual level through visiting shrines, or making offerings to deities. How do you want to celebrate?
With love and listening,
Zach and Elyse |
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Happenings - Ongoing: Our friends at Magnolia Grove Monastery, part of the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation, are hosting special seasonal retreats which are opportunities to enjoy the daily schedule of the monastery while deepening your practice. See calendar here.
- June 13-16 (Big Bear, CA): Our friends are hosting the Aniwa Gathering to work in reciprocity with Indigenous elders, sharing ancient wisdom and supporting communities. Join here.
- Jun 14 - 22 (Ram das puri, New Mexico): 3HO International’s Summer Solstice is a 9-day spiritual gathering in the high desert mountains of New Mexico. Register here.
- June 20 - 23 (Online): Zen and the Art of Mindful Calligraphy with Sr. Hội Nghiêm and Sr. Sùng Nghiêm will bring our minds back to our bodies through mindfulness and concentration to the art of calligraphy. Register here.
- June 8 - June 15 (Costa Rica): Three Jewels is hosting a silent retreat where you will learn a Vajrasattva purification practice and visualization technique to begin to shift your perception of negative patterns and transform them into tools. Learn more here.
- June 17 - June 24 (Ibiza): PAUA Community has partnered with SACBE for Summer Solstice celebrations with like-minded leaders from around the world. Learn more here.
- June 22 - 29 (Ibiza, Spain): Erica and Paul of Experience Seven Senses host the Gnosis Retreat. You can register here (2 rooms left!)
- June 23 - 30 (Valencia): Three sisters from Plum Village, France, will come to Spain to share the practice of mindfulness in the Costa Blanca region. The tour will include a three-day retreat at AIS International School in Altea. Learn more here.
- July 14 - 19 (Rhinebeck, NY): End-of-Life Doula Training with Omni Kitts Ferrara and Wilka Roig offers doula principles of self-awareness, honoring the autonomy of the dying person, and the dying process. Register here.
- October 10 - January 7 (Plum Village): The 90-day Rains Retreat is an annual retreat whose origins date back to the time of the Buddha. It is a time for monks and nuns to deepen their studies, practice, and focus on building the monastic sangha. Register here.
- October 23-29 (Nevada City, CA): In this in-person transmission of the art and craft of Ritual Theater, Isis Indriya and Eve Bradford will be offering a week-long journey into the full process of creating and performing an original collective offering. Register here.
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