Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha

Brian Lesage has practiced Buddhist meditation for twenty years. He has studied Zen, Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism. He was ordained in the Rinzai Zen tradition in 1996. His training in Vipassana Meditation includes doing extended meditation retreats in Myanmar, Nepal and India as well as numerous retreats in the U.S. He leads retreats and teaches meditation courses nationwide. Brian also has a private practice in Somatic Experiencing, a naturalistic approach to healing trauma.

Lila Kate Wheeler learned Vipassana meditation from Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein in 1977 and has been leading shorter retreats around the United States for nearly 20 years. She has practiced with Western and Asian teachers from a variety of traditions in the US, Burma, India, Thailand and Europe. Lila Kate is also a writer of fiction and journalism. Her most recent publication is Nixon Under the Bodhi Tree and Other Works of  Buddhist Fiction, an anthology of other writers’ stories published in spring 2004 by Wisdom Publications.

Eric Kolvig and Lila Kate Wheeler - Jan 9-18, Sangre de Cristo Center

Winter Retreat 2009 Info & Registration (pdf)

The Healing Power of Awareness: Relaxing Patterns of Body, Emotions & Thought
When we embrace all parts of our experience with the healing powers of awareness, painful patterns of tension in mind and body begin to dissolve. Gently, we learn how to disempower judgement and reactivity within ourselves. Clarity and compassion begin to shine through instead, helping to awaken those qualities in others.

This silent retreat will include mindfulness practice and guided meditations for loving kindness. There will be sitting and walking meditations, interviews with the teachers, periods for questions and answers and evening dharma talks.

The retreat is suitable for both beginning & experienced students.

For questions, call Helaine Foster at 505-820-7422 or email hefoster@msn.com

We are happy to have Brian Lesage for a residency beginning January 6th.  Here are the events of the residency.
For more information contact Ellen Miller 505-984-1268 or millersan1@earthlink.net

Tuesday, January 6
6:30 p.m. Mountain Cloud Zen Center
Silent Meditation
Dharma talk
Reception to follow; refreshments served

Thursday, January 8
Study Group 6:30 p.m.
113 Camino Escondido, #4
 
Saturday, January 10 and/or Saturday January 17 (weather depending)
Hike, lunch, discussion
 Tsankawi and Tent Rocks are possible destinations.
 
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
6:30 p.m. Mountain Cloud
Silent Meditation
Dharma talk
 
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Study Group 6:30 p.m.
113 Camino Escondido #4
 
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
6:30 p.m. Mountain Cloud
Dharma talk
 
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Study Group, 6:30 p.m.
113 Camino Escondido #4
 
Saturday & Sunday, January 24 & 25th, 2009
Non-residential Retreat
Mountain Cloud
Saturday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
cost:  $35.00 for both days
          $20.00 for Saturday only
          $15.00 for Sunday only 

Contact Ellen Miller 505-984-1268 or
 millersan1@earthlink.net

 

Jason is an innovative dharma teacher and founder of the Skillful Meditation Project. His approach to awareness meditation is grounded in the teachings of early Buddhism and has been developed through extensive practice and inquiry, study of the original Pali suttas, and on-going in-depth work with students. He and his wife Jacquelin lived in Asia for several years and were ordained monastics during the late 80’s. Jason has a background in counseling psychology as well as Buddhist psychology and philosophy.

Residency Schedule (pdf)

For more info: Linda Grace: lindagrace@q.com or 466-8033

Please do not wear fragrances or scented personal care products to sangha events in order
to accommodate participants with allergies, asthma or chemical sensitivities. Thank-you.

Jason Siff

Jason has been teaching meditation for over fifteen years, first as a Theravada monk in Sri Lanka and then as a layman in Southern California. He teaches a form of awareness meditation grounded in the teachings of Early Buddhism, which has subsequently been developed through his in-depth work with students over the years. He has written four “Dharma” novels, as well as articles on meditation, translations of Pali Suttas, and one non-fiction book, Unlearning Meditation. His website is www.meditationproject.org.

Grove Burnett

Grove is co-director of the Vallecitos Mountain Refuge. He has practiced environmental law since 1972 and is co-founder of the Western Environmental Law Center, a public interest firm dedicated to protecting the natural resources and environment of the West. Grove has devoted the last 20 years to intensive training and practice in the Buddhist meditation tradition, training with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein.