2017 SANTA FE VIPASSANA SANGHA CALENDAR OVERVIEW
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3
Community Night with Pat D’Andrea: Give It All You’ve Got: Enduring Compassion in the Jataka Tales
TUESDAYS, JANUARY 10, 17, 24, 31
Introduction to Insight Meditation with Stefan Dobuszynski
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10
Dharma Talk by Susie Harrington: Your Life is What You Believe
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15
Family Sangha
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17
Dharma Talk by Susie Harrington. Impermanence, Indulgence, and Impeccability: Living our lives from the truth our heart knows.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
Dharma Talk by Kate Reynolds: Between stimulus and response, there is a space.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
Dharma Talk by Kate Reynolds: Between stimulus and response, there is a space.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Dharma Explorations with Joan Mitchell: The Seven Factors of Awakening
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Family Sangha
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Dharma Explorations with Joan Mitchell: The Seven Factors of Awakening
TUESDAYS, FEBRUARY 21, 28, March 7, 14
Introduction to Insight Meditation
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Dharma Explorations with Joan Mitchell: The Seven Factors of Awakening
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Dharma Explorations with Joan Mitchell: The Seven Factors of Awakening
TUESDAY, MARCH 7
Sangha Meeting
SUNDAY, MARCH 12
Family Sangha
TUESDAY, MARCH 14
Dharma Talk by Kathryn Turnipseed: Meeting Difficulty with Love
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
No sit
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, MARCH 28
Community Night with Jim Dunn: Taking Refuge.
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
Dharma Talk by Julie Tato at Quaker Meeting House: A Deep Breath
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, APRIL 11
Dharma Talk by Joanne Smogor: Giving Awakening a Chance to Enter
TUESDAY, APRIL 18
Dharma Talk by Doug Booth: Awake in the Wild
SUNDAY, APRIL 23
Family Sangha
TUESDAY, APRIL 25
Dharma Talk by Kathryn Turnipseed
TUESDAYS, MAY 2, 9, 16, 23
Introduction to Insight Meditation
TUESDAY, MAY 2
Dharma Talk by Julie Tato
TUESDAY, MAY 9
Dharma Talk by Donald Rothberg
SATURDAY, MAY 13
Full day retreat at Mountain Cloud Zen Center with Donald Rothberg
TUESDAY, MAY 16
Dharma Talk by Donald Rothberg
SUNDAY, MAY 21
Family Sangha
TUESDAY, MAY 23
Community Night with Paul Zisman: An Inquiry into the Mindfulness of Selves
TUESDAY, MAY 30
Chanting with Sita Jamieson
TUESDAY, JUNE 6
Tea/Discussion led by Joan Mitchell at Quaker House: Daily Practice
FRIDAY, JUNE 9
No self-directed sit.
SUNDAY, JUNE 11
Family Sangha
TUESDAY, JUNE 13
Dharma Talk by Mark Pugsley: Wisdom of No Escape
TUESDAY, JUNE 20
No sit
FRIDAY, JUNE 23
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, JUNE 27
Dharma Talk by Stephen Batchelor: The Art of Solitude
TUESDAY, JULY 4
Community Night with Stefan Dobuszynski: Prickly Pear: Challenges and Advantages of Practicing in Partnership
TUESDAY, JULY 11
Dharma Talk by DaeJa Napier
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
Discussion Group with DaeJa Napier at the casita
FRIDAY, JULY 14
Special Theme Gathering with DaeJa Napier at the casita: The Dharma of Aging
TUESDAY, JULY 18
Dharma Talk by DaeJa Napier at Quaker House
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19
Discussion Group with DaeJa Napier at the casita
FRIDAY, JULY 21
No self-directed sit.
FRIDAY, JULY 21
Special Theme Gathering with DaeJa Napier at the casita – The World Is On Fire: A Buddhist Perspective on Anger
SUNDAY, JULY 23
Family Sangha with DaeJa Napier
TUESDAYS, JULY 25, AUGUST 1, 8, 15
Introduction to Insight Meditation
TUESDAY, JULY 25
Dharma Talk by DaeJa Napier
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
Discussion Group with DaeJa Napier at the casita
FRIDAY, JULY 28
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, JULY 29
Daylong Retreat with DaeJa Napier at First Christian Church: Cooling the Fires of Greed, Ill-will and Delusion
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1
Dharma Talk by DaeJa Napier.
Residency ends.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8
Dharma Talk by Doug Booth: The Guest House – the Wisdom of Rumi
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15
Dharma Talk by Karen Waconda
FRIDAY, AUGUST 18
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22
No sit. No dharma talk. Mountain Cloud Zen Center is not available.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25
Self-directed sit at Mikaela’s house.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29
Dharma Talk by Ralph Steele. Embodying Cultural Diversity: Dancing with the Basket of Virtue
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Sangha Meeting
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Dharma Talk by Alexis Santos
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
No self-directed sit.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Full Day Retreat with Alexis Santos
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
No sit
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Community Night
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAYS, OCTOBER 3, 10, 17, 24
Introduction to Insight Meditation
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3
Dharma Talk by Julie Tato
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10
Dharma Explorations
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17
Dharma Explorations
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24
Dharma Explorations
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31
Dharma Talk by Kathryn Turnipseed
TUESDAYS, NOVEMBER 7, 14, 21 and 28
Introduction to Insight Meditation
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Dharma Talk by Arinna Weisman
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Full Day Retreat at Mountain Cloud Zen Center with Arinna Weisman
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Dharma Talk by Arinna Weisman
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21
Dharma Talk by Paul Zisman
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Community Night
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5
No sit
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8
No self-directed sit.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12
Dharma Talk by Mary Powell
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19
Holiday Potluck
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26
No sit
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31
Meditation with all Mountain Cloud groups (to be confirmed)