Currently Scheduled Events

***Note: I am currently on a three-month retreat until Mid-June. The morning meditation group will continue running during this time with various substitute facilitators.***

Daily Morning Meditation

Dates: Every day 8:00-9:00am PT
Cost: Gift Economy / aka on Donation
Commitment: no RSVP needed
Location: Virtual via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/370125244
Zoom Password: meditation

Brief Summary:

We gather in community 365 mornings a year for a short teaching, meditation, and discussion. Usually, around 20 people join. You are welcome to have your video on or off, and stay for as little or as long as you like.

Morning Flow (Monday to Friday):

8:00 – 8:10ish — a short reading and/or reflection
8:10ish – 8:45am — silent meditation
8:45 – 9:00am — group discussion

Morning Flow (Saturday & Sunday)

8:00 – 8:55am — silent meditation
8:55 – 9:00am — “lightning round,” sharing intentions for the day or one-sentence reflections

Previously Taught Public Events

Short Workshops

Intro to Mindfulness Meditation
The Meditator’s Mindset
Buddhist Social Meditation
The Building Blocks of Insight Meditation
The Joy of Impermanence
Yoga Body, Meditation Mind: Exploring Conscious Embodiment
Radical Relaxation: A Meditative Deep Dive
The Nature of Thinking: A Meditative Deep Dive
Touching Emptiness: A Meditative Deep Dive
Overcoming Pain: A Meditative Deep Dive
On Love: A Meditative Deep Dive
Emotional Awareness: A Meditative Deep Dive
Transforming our Subconscious Views: A Meditative Deep Dive

Daylong Retreats

Intuition & Study as Skillful Means on the Buddhist Path: A Daylong Retreat
Experiencing Selflessness: A Daylong Insight Meditation Retreat
Liberating Change: A Daylong Insight Meditation Retreat
The End of Suffering: A Daylong Insight Meditation Retreat
Embodied Freedom: A Daylong Insight Meditation Retreat
Essential Dharma: A Daylong Insight Meditation Retreat
Be Love Now: A Daylong Buddhist Meditation Retreat

Multi-week Courses

Untangling Anxiety: A Mindfulness Course (6 weeks)
Buddhist Living: A Course in Embodying Wisdom (8 weeks)
Being Love: A Buddhist Meditation Course (6 Weeks)
Awakening Joy: The Buddhist Path to Happiness (4 weeks)
Pragmatic Buddhism: Three Week Intro-to-Buddhism Course (3 Weeks)
When Meditation Meets your Life: A Journey into Mindfulness (4 weeks)
Awareness+Wisdom Insight Meditation Course (8 weeks)
Merging Love & Wisdom: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation (6 weeks)
Dhamma Everywhere Book Club (8 Weeks)

POS Sangha (ended 01/2022)

2021

All talks since June 2020 are available here for streaming/download.

12/28 – Doubt as a Hindrance
12/14 – Restlessness as a Hindrance
11/30 – Sloth & Torpor as a Hindrance
11/16 – Aversion as a Hindrance
11/2 – Sensual Desire as a Hindrance
10/19 – Introducing the Five Hindrances
10/5 – The Open Awareness Method
9/21 – Buddhist Relaxation
9/7 – The Purpose of Meditation
8/24 – Exploring Awareness – U Tejaniya Style
8/10 – The Five Spiritual Faculties – Indriyas
7/27 – The Right Attitude for Meditation
7/13 – Meditation in Daily Life
6/29 – Concepts vs. Reality
6/15 – A Meditator’s Three Jobs – aka Yogi Jobs
6/1 – The Heart of Insight Meditation (Vipassana)
5/25 – The Four Noble Truths
5/11 – The Gift Economy
5/4 – Buddhist Generosity
4/27 – Buddhist Gratitude
4/20 – Views Underlying the Sublime Attitudes
4/6 – A Sublime Attitude
3/30 – Equanimity
3/23 – Appreciative Joy
3/16 – Compassion
3/9 – Loving-Kindness
3/1 – Intro to the Brahma Viharas
2/23 – On Spiritual Practice
1/19 – Buddhist Faith & Conviction
1/12 – Disenchantment & Dispassion

2020

1/19 – Buddhist Faith & Conviction
1/12 – Disenchantment & Dispassion
1/5 – Awakening & Enlightenment
12/29 – Equanimity Awakening Factor
12/22 – Concentration Awakening Factor
12/15 – Tranquility Awakening Factor
12/8 – Joy Awakening Factor
12/1 – Effort Awakening Factor
11/24 – Meditative Investigation Awakening Factor
11/17 – Mindfulness Awakening Factor
11/10 – Introducing the Seven Factors of Awakening
11/3 – Election Dharma
10/27 – The Culmination the Eightfold Path
10/20 – Right Concentration
10/13 – Right Mindfulness
10/6 – Right Effort
9/29 – Wise Friendship
9/22 – Wise Consumption Pt.3
9/15 – Wise Consumption Pt.2
9/8 – Wise Consumption Pt.1
9/1 – Right Livelihood
8/25 – Right Grieving
8/18 – Wise Sexuality
8/11 – Right Action
8/4 – Practicing Right Speech w/ Insight Dialogue
7/28 – Right Speech
7/21 – Overview of Buddhist Ethics (Sila)
7/14 – Right Intention
7/7 – Right View Pt.4 – Impermanence
6/30 – Right View Pt.3 – How to Hold Views
6/23 – Right View Pt.2 – Karma
6/16 – Right View Pt.1 – Supramundane
6/9 – Noble Eightfold Path Overview
6/2 – The Dharma of Social Justice
5/26 – Compassion
5/19 – Third Noble Truth
5/12 – Second Noble Truth
5/5 – First Noble Truth
4/28 – The Middle Way
4/21 – Four Noble Truths Overview
4/14 – Approaching Practice with Sincerity
4/7 – Taking refuge in the Sangha
3/31 – Taking refuge in the Dhamma
3/24 – Taking refuge in the Buddha
3/17 – The Three Refuges Overview
1/27 – The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (pt 5. on the Satipatthana Sutta)
1/13 – The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (pt 4. on the Satipatthana Sutta)

2019

12/30 – The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (pt 3. on the Satipatthana Sutta)
12/16 – The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (pt 2. on the Satipatthana Sutta)
12/2 – The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (pt 1. on the Satipatthana Sutta)
11/18 – Gratitude & Opening to Life
11/4 – The What, Why and How of Equanimity (Parami #10)
10/21 – The What, Why and How of Goodwill & Kindness (Parami #9)
10/7 – The What, Why and How of Resolve & Determination (Parami #8)
9/23 – The What, Why and How of Truthfulness (Parami #7)
9/9 – The What, Why and How of Patience (Parami #6)
8/26 – The What, Why and How of Energy & Effort (Parami #5)
8/12 – The What, Why and How of Wisdom & Discernment (Parami #4)
7/29 – The What, Why and How of Renunciation (Parami #3)
7/15 – The What, Why and How of Ethical Conduct & Integrity (Parami #2)
7/01 – The What, Why and How of Generosity (Parami #1)
6/17 – Introducing an 11 Week Exploration of the Spiritual Perfections (Paramis)
6/03 – What Is Meditation? (this is a serious question!)
5/20 – Integrating Yoga & Buddhism
5/06 – The Experience of Awareness
4/22 – The Most Radical Teaching in Buddhism
4/08 – Turning Stupid Awareness into Wise Awareness
3/25 – Is Faith the New “F” Word?
3/11 – The Future Isn’t Real and Rent Is Due on the First
2/25 – On Samadhi: The Difference Between Rock Climbing & Meditation
2/11 – The Buddhist Approach to Anger
1/28 – The Why of Meditation & Spiritual Practice