021. HAPPENINGS | MAY 5, 2025 |
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Hi dear friends, I'm writing this email from the library in the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, part of the San Francisco Zen Center ecosystem. Zach was so sweet to set me up here for a few days after my Hoffman Process earlier this week, and it's been the perfect sanctuary to integrate an intense, yet incredible experience. I'm so grateful for these types of communities of practice (and we curate these Happening emails so you can get have more access to them too!) While I was at Hoffman, Zach led the facilitation at our annual Guide Gathering at ChoZen in collaboration with our dear friends Tony, Ximena, Kumu Ramsay, Swami, Jyoti Ma, Nakaloka, and Magdalena. Our elders, guides, and communities are so incredible and yet every time we bring them together – I'm awed by the wisdom and magic that comes through these containers. We are both beyond excited about our gathering next month at Tassajara in Big Sur, the first Zen Monastery outside of Japan. We have a few more spots left for those who feel called to join us. It's shaping up to be my favorite gathering yet, and I hope you consider joining us. With love and gratitude, Elyse "The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear" - Rumi |
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For five days and four nights we'll co-create a one of a kind experience in the tranquil energy of Tassajara nestled deep in the Big Sur mountains. This will be a period of multimodal practice, community, and contemplation, which will give rise to the most ideal energetics for our collective discourse. Decades of Zen Buddhist practice have made the Tassajara valley a sacred land not only for the Esselen tribe, its original occupants, but also for Buddhists of all lineages. It is the home of the first Zen monastery outside of Japan. We find Tassajara to be a one of a kind energetic container to discover stillness, expand and integrate while being able to soak in the healing waters of the Big Sur hot springs. |
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Happenings - May 7-15 (France): Namuna Guide, Aude Barras, is leading an intimate (11-person) pilgrimage on the land where Mary Magdalene is said to have landed after her exile from the Holy Land. Sharing practices connected to the land, she will lead a trip with the Academy of Oracle Arts. Register here.
- June 7-14 (Mallorca): Our dear friends and namuna Guides, Dr. Erica Matluck and Paul Kuhn of Seven Senses are hosting GNOSIS Retreat. In a beautiful restored, 14th-century Templar monastery, they will guide you through yoga, kriya, breath work, meditation, sound therapy, energy work, ritual, gestalt constellations and more to illuminate blindspots, foster inner strength, and reveal clarity. Register here.
- June 12-16, 19-23 (Oregon): The 12th Annual Spirit Weavers Gathering will take place in 2025 at the beautiful Cedar Bloom sanctuary in Southern Oregon, with the Sun Session from June 12th-16th and the Moon Session from June 19th-23rd. Register here.
- June 17-22 (Big Sur): We are collaborating with Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, where we are hosting a week of Zen practice with monks, multi-modal practices, and time in these beautiful hot springs. Register here.
- June 23-27 (Monterey, CA): Wisdom keepers Erika Gagnon and Claudia Cuentas invite you to join them at the Prophecy of The Eagle and The Condor: Ancient Healing Ways for Modern Times, a 5-day retreat at the Eslan Institute, Register here.
- Fall 2024 (Online): Namuna Guide Aude Barras and The Academy of Oracle Arts are offering a 3-month "online pilgrimage" program which mixes soundscapes -imaginal pilgrimage, teachings, and practices. Register here.
- Ongoing (Global): Zach and Elyse's top recommendation to explore a deep inner work experience is the ten-day Vipassana experience as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin by Dhamma. Learn more and sign up here.
- Ongoing (Los Angeles): The Philosophical Research Society hosts regular events for those seeking wisdom in the troubled time of its inception as well as those who would continue seeking practical and profound wisdom in the future. Register here.
- Ongoing (Mill Valley): Our dear friend and advisor Tim Chang is one of the co-founders of The Portal, an urban sanctuary designed to ignite transformational growth, foster community, and embrace holistic well-being. Register here.
- Ongoing (Global): Hoffman Process is a week-long residential and personal growth retreat that helps participants identify negative behaviors, moods, and ways of thinking that developed unconsciously and were conditioned in childhood. Learn more here.
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