Ken will be teaching in-person at the Nevada City Insight Center! As always if you can’t make it in person, you can join via Zoom ~ link below.

Ken Bradford: Integrative Dharma: Talk and Dialogue

Join us in person at the Center or on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Bio- Ken Bradford is a contemplative yogin, author and Dharma teacher integrating a wide arc of Buddhist, Dzogchen and psychological thought and practice. His heart teachers include Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Joseph Goldstein, Ruth Denison and Tsoknyi Rinpoche, among others. Formerly, he maintained a psychotherapy practice in the San Francisco Bay area and was Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and CIIS. His publications include Opening Yourself: The Psychology and Yoga of Self-liberation (2021); The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis & the Question of Sanity (2013); and Listening from the Heart of Silence: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, Vol. 2 (2007, with John Prendergast); as well as numerous peer-reviewed articles intertwining psychology and spirituality. Website: www.authenticpresence.net

Teacher Support: All donations for this evening’s session will go Ken - Thank you!

To donate by credit card: MONDAY NIGHT DONATION (DANA)
Or to offer a donation by check:
Mountain Stream Meditation
PO Box 2510
Nevada City, CA 95959

In the memo line, please indicate donation to the teacher or the program date.
Thank you for all the ways you participate and for your generosity!

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Suggested Donation: $1-$10 per session or $30-$100 for the month, shared between the teachers and Mountain Stream ~ Donate whatever you can; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely ~ Thank you

Rise and Reflect donation (dana)

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Join us for a 35-minute meditation followed by peer-led discussion/sharing. We will be exploring various teachings of the Buddha and will provide handouts at each session as a reference.

We begin the evening with a period of sitting meditation followed by a dharma discussion led by long-time Mountain Stream practitioners, Mountain Stream community leaders. Meetings will be held on a drop-in basis and no meditation experience is necessary.

Donations (dana) to support our village temple (the Center) are gratefully and graciously accepted.
Suggested donation $10 -$15 (no one turned away for lack of funds)

To donate by credit card: TUESDAY SITTING & SANGHA DONATION
Or to offer a donation by check:
Mountain Stream Meditation
PO Box 2510, Nevada City, CA 95959
In the memo line, please indicate the program date you are donating to.
Thank you for all the ways you participate and for your generosity!

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Suggested Donation: $1-$10 per session or $30-$100 for the month, shared between the teachers and Mountain Stream ~ Donate whatever you can; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely ~ Thank you

Rise and Reflect donation (dana)

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Suggested Donation: $1-$10 per session or $30-$100 for the month, shared between the teachers and Mountain Stream ~ Donate whatever you can; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely ~ Thank you

Rise and Reflect donation (dana)

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Cost: Sliding scale/donation basis. Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely.
Join our Zoom meeting: link coming soon

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Each Friday, Mountain Stream opens the doors for Open Temple Friday from 11:30 am to 1:15 pm.
This is a chance to enjoy Sangha and tea, recharge with a new (or old) book from our library, and practice together at the 12:30 Quiet Sit. (On occasion, teachers offer pop-up Dharma discussions as well.)

Donations (dana) to support our village temple (the Center) are gratefully and graciously accepted.
Suggested donation $5 -$10 (no one turned away for lack of funds).
To donate by credit card: OPEN TEMPLE FRIDAY DONATION

Or to offer a donation by check:
Mountain Stream Meditation
PO Box 2510, Nevada City, CA 95959
In the memo line, please indicate the program date you are donating to.

Thank you for all the ways you participate and for your generosity!

Calling for volunteers!
Open Temple Friday is possible because of the commitment and energy of our wonderful team of co-hosts. If you align with this offering, we encourage you to become a volunteer co-host. Contact Jen Scott, Volunteer Outreach Coordinator, Jenrose1961@gmail.com to get started. There is a simple training involved and we work in teams of two.  We invite you onto this team! ~ Much Metta

The Buddha taught that due to craving, greed, anger and confusion, the mind may be a source of great suffering. 
Room to Breathe is a peer-led weekly recovery sangha where we explore a Buddhist approach to recovery from addictions of all kinds using the practices and principles of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. 

We use the Recovery Dharma format, emphasizing the ‘three jewels’ of the Buddhist practice: the Buddha (the potential for our own awakening), the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) and the Sangha (our community of wise friends who we travel with on this path) as a way to transform our minds and behaviors. 

Each week we meet for a short meditation, a selected reading from the Recovery Dharma book and/or other recovery-focused Buddhist texts and teachings. The remainder of the meeting is a space for attendees to share about their experiences of addiction and recovery as they relate to Buddhist principles and practices, all within the open, safe and confidential environment of Mountain Stream.

You can find more information on Recovery Dharma along with all meeting materials including digital and audio versions of the Recovery Dharma book at https://recoverydharma.org/.

Please email dharma.recovery@mtstream.org if you have any further questions.

Donations (dana) are gratefully received and support our village temple (the Center). Thank you for your generosity.

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Suggested Donation: $1-$10 per session or $30-$100 for the month, shared between the teachers and Mountain Stream ~ Donate whatever you can; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely ~ Thank you

Rise and Reflect donation (dana)

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Suggested Donation: $1-$10 per session or $30-$100 for the month, shared between the teachers and Mountain Stream ~ Donate whatever you can; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely ~ Thank you

Rise and Reflect donation (dana)

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Daylong Retreat with Adam Stonebraker
Topic: The Wisdom of Not Knowing: Cultivating Beginner's Mind in Every Moment
Location: In Person & Virtual
Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959
Or join us via Zoom; see below
Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Cost: Sliding Scale $60 - $90. Limited scholarships available. No one turned away for lack of funds. For scholarship requests, email juanita@mtstream.org
Pre-registration is required for both in-person and virtual participants. The Zoom meeting link will be provided once registered and paid in full.
To register, visit https://square.link/u/7PGbp9DG
Your emailed payment receipt is your registration confirmation.
For questions, email juanita@mtstream.org

What to bring: Please bring a bag lunch.

Daylong Description: In the practice of Insight Meditation, we train ourselves to see clearly the unfolding of each moment, with mindfulness as our guide. Yet, the habit of clinging to certainty or familiar patterns can cloud our ability to meet experience with freshness and curiosity. Inspired by the Zen teaching of shoshin (beginner’s mind), this retreat invites us to let go of preconceived notions and rediscover the joy and freedom that arise when we meet life with openness and non-judgment.

Through stationary and walking meditation, dharma reflections, and time for discussion and Q&A, we will explore how beginner’s mind supports the development of mindfulness, curiosity, and equanimity. Drawing on foundational Buddhist teachings, we will practice "not knowing" as a doorway to deeper insight and liberation.

Whether you are new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner, this retreat offers an opportunity to begin again, moment by moment. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a lunch, as we will have a midday break.

All are welcome, regardless of experience level.

Dana: During the daylong, there is an opportunity to offer a financial donation to Adam as part of the Buddhist practice of dana (the practice of giving and receiving). All offerings are gratefully received and support the continuation of the Buddha’s teachings. 
ADAM STONEBRAKER DONATION (DANA)

Bio: Adam Stonebraker, a dedicated practitioner of Yoga and Meditation since 1999, serves as the Guiding Teacher for Mountain Stream Meditation, in Nevada City, CA. He has been sharing his profound insights with diverse audiences both locally and internationally since 2010. Adam's teachings are deeply rooted in his extensive training in Yoga and a long-standing devotion to Buddhadharma, which inspire him to guide others towards realizing their unique potential in mind and body. His primary goal is to help individuals trust their innate wisdom and embrace the profound sense of interconnection that defines our existence.

Adam's approach is particularly influenced by the rich intersections between Buddhism and traditional Yoga practices, the Bodhisattva path, and engaging with the natural world. He has had the honor of studying closely with renowned teachers such as Kittisaro & Thanissara, Sarah & Ty Powers, Tias & Surya Little, Paul & Suzee Grilley, Maty Ezraty, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, and many others.

In 2019, Adam completed a Master’s degree in the pioneering Mindfulness Studies Program at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, further enriching his understanding and teaching of mindfulness practices. To learn more about Adam, visit www.mtstream.org/adam-stonebraker

A 4-Week Online Course
Finding Solid Ground: Mindfulness Meditation from the Very Beginning
Teacher: Angela Lucia
Dates: Four consecutive Sundays: January 5, 12, 19, 26
Time: 4:00–5:30 pm (PT)
Cost: Sliding scale/donation basis. Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely. Donate
Pre-registration required: email angela@mtstream.org

Join our Zoom meeting: link coming soon.

No previous experience necessary. All levels welcome. 

Course Description: Meditation is a powerful tool for self-care, cultivating presence, and clarifying the lens through which we perceive ourselves and the world. Through this clear seeing, we can deepen our connection to ourselves, enrich our lives, and nurture meaningful relationships with others. Yet, as fruitful as the practice can be, starting and maintaining a meditation practice often comes with challenges.

This course is designed for those new to meditation or those with some experience who are seeking greater support. Together, we’ll explore the foundational teachings of mindfulness meditation in a supportive community. With guidance, practice, and encouragement, we’ll find stability amidst the challenges of life and learning something new.

What to Expect Each Week:
Each session is thoughtfully designed to build a foundation in mindfulness practice and create a supportive environment for growth:

• Introductory Talks: Brief teachings on key aspects of mindfulness meditation:

• Week 1: foundation (defining mindfulness and mindfulness of body and breath)

• Week 2: thoughts

• Week 3: emotions

• Week 4: metta

• Practice Together: Guided meditation in a supportive and welcoming environment.

• Community Connection: Time for questions, reflections, and shared insights.

Whether you’re beginning or seeking to deepen your practice, this course offers a space to discover and cultivate solid ground—both on and off the cushion.

Dana: During the daylong, there is an opportunity to offer a financial donation to Angela as part of the Buddhist practice of dana (the practice of giving and receiving). All offerings are gratefully received and support the continuation of the Buddha’s teachings. ANGELA LUCIA DANA (DONATION)

Bio: Angela Lucia came to meditation in 2017 through the teachings of Kevin Griffin after beginning her journey of recovery from addiction. Meditation and the teachings of the Buddha have been instrumental in helping her to deepen her healing and increase her ability to move through the world with more compassion for herself and for others. She believes that the lessons learned through recovery and the Buddhist teachings can support all beings on their journey to experience less suffering and find more freedom. She enjoys retreat practice and attended the month-long retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in February 2024. Angela is training in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, graduating in January 2025.

Since moving to the Nevada County area in 2023, Angela has been participating at Mountain Stream, helping out at events hosted by the Community Building Team and hosting Open Temple Friday. She is also a founding member of the Recovery Dharma group Room to Breathe, which holds space every Friday evening.

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Suggested Donation: $1-$10 per session or $30-$100 for the month, shared between the teachers and Mountain Stream ~ Donate whatever you can; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely ~ Thank you

Rise and Reflect donation (dana)

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Join this evening’s sit and dharma talk via Zoom ~ or join us in the Meditation Hall

Kittisaro: TBD

Join us in person:
We will livestream the Dharma talk into the Meditation Hall
Nevada City Insight Center
710 Zion St
Nevada City, CA 95959

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Bio: Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Kittisaro graduated from Princeton as a Rhodes Scholar. After leaving Oxford in 1976, he ordained with Ajahn Chah in Thailand. During his 15 years as a Buddhist monk, he helped found Chithurst and Hartridge Monasteries in the UK. Since disrobing in 1991, he has taught meditation internationally in the States, Europe, South Africa, and Israel. Inspired and guided by Master Hsuan Hua and his disciples since 1980, he has extensively studied and practiced Chan, Pure Land, and the recitation of mantras. Dedicated to the unification of the Mahayana and Theravada teachings, Kittisaro is interested in how the two traditions balance and support one another. Having completed two year-long self retreats, he enjoys exploring embodied meditation, wise reflection, and the power of puja recitation. Kittisaro is a core teacher at Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts, guiding teacher of Chattanooga Insight in Tennessee, and a Core Teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. He is co-founder with his wife, Thanissara, of Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat in South Africa, and Sacred Mountain Sangha, a public charity in Sebastopol. He is co-author with Thanissara of Listening to the Heart: A Contemplative Journey to Engaged Buddhism.

Teacher Support: All donations for this evening’s session will go to Kittisaro - Thank you!

To donate by credit card: MONDAY NIGHT DONATION (DANA)
Or to offer a donation by check:
Mountain Stream Meditation
PO Box 2510
Nevada City, CA 95959

In the memo line, please indicate donation to the teacher or the program date.
Thank you for all the ways you participate and for your generosity!

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Suggested Donation: $1-$10 per session or $30-$100 for the month, shared between the teachers and Mountain Stream ~ Donate whatever you can; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely ~ Thank you

Rise and Reflect donation (dana)

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Join us for a 35-minute meditation followed by peer-led discussion/sharing. We will be exploring various teachings of the Buddha and will provide handouts at each session as a reference.

We begin the evening with a period of sitting meditation followed by a dharma discussion led by long-time Mountain Stream practitioners, Mountain Stream community leaders. Meetings will be held on a drop-in basis and no meditation experience is necessary.

Donations (dana) to support our village temple (the Center) are gratefully and graciously accepted.
Suggested donation $10 -$15 (no one turned away for lack of funds)

To donate by credit card: TUESDAY SITTING & SANGHA DONATION
Or to offer a donation by check:
Mountain Stream Meditation
PO Box 2510, Nevada City, CA 95959
In the memo line, please indicate the program date you are donating to.
Thank you for all the ways you participate and for your generosity!

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Suggested Donation: $1-$10 per session or $30-$100 for the month, shared between the teachers and Mountain Stream ~ Donate whatever you can; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely ~ Thank you

Rise and Reflect donation (dana)

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Suggested Donation: $1-$10 per session or $30-$100 for the month, shared between the teachers and Mountain Stream ~ Donate whatever you can; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely ~ Thank you

Rise and Reflect donation (dana)

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Rise and Reflect: A Fresh Start for the New Year
Led by Adam Stonebraker & Mountain Stream Teachers

When: Every day in January (Zoom Only)
Daily Session: 7:30–8:00 AM (PST)
Friday Q&A: 8:00–8:30 AM (PST)
Cost: Sliding scale/donation basis. Contributions support Mountain Stream Meditation’s commitment to offering these teachings widely.
Join our Zoom meeting: link coming soon

Kick off your mornings in January with Mountain Stream Meditation and discover the joy of Beginning Again—embracing each day as an opportunity to refresh your heart and mind.

Each session follows the traditional Thai Forest method, starting with an inspiring dharma reflection followed by a silent meditation. Whether you’re new to practice or reconnecting with meditation, this welcoming space will support your journey.

 Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows—no need to stay the entire session.

 Why Join?

• Start the Day Grounded: Begin your mornings with clarity and peace.

• Gentle Structure: Reflection and meditation designed for accessibility and ease.

• Practice Flexibility: Participate as much as feels right for you.

This course is an opportunity to start 2025 with a clear heart and a strong foundation.

Step into the New Year with mindfulness. Let’s rise, reflect, and begin again—together.

Each Friday, Mountain Stream opens the doors for Open Temple Friday from 11:30 am to 1:15 pm.
This is a chance to enjoy Sangha and tea, recharge with a new (or old) book from our library, and practice together at the 12:30 Quiet Sit. (On occasion, teachers offer pop-up Dharma discussions as well.)

Donations (dana) to support our village temple (the Center) are gratefully and graciously accepted.
Suggested donation $5 -$10 (no one turned away for lack of funds).
To donate by credit card: OPEN TEMPLE FRIDAY DONATION

Or to offer a donation by check:
Mountain Stream Meditation
PO Box 2510, Nevada City, CA 95959
In the memo line, please indicate the program date you are donating to.

Thank you for all the ways you participate and for your generosity!

Calling for volunteers!
Open Temple Friday is possible because of the commitment and energy of our wonderful team of co-hosts. If you align with this offering, we encourage you to become a volunteer co-host. Contact Jen Scott, Volunteer Outreach Coordinator, Jenrose1961@gmail.com to get started. There is a simple training involved and we work in teams of two.  We invite you onto this team! ~ Much Metta

The Buddha taught that due to craving, greed, anger and confusion, the mind may be a source of great suffering. 
Room to Breathe is a peer-led weekly recovery sangha where we explore a Buddhist approach to recovery from addictions of all kinds using the practices and principles of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. 

We use the Recovery Dharma format, emphasizing the ‘three jewels’ of the Buddhist practice: the Buddha (the potential for our own awakening), the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) and the Sangha (our community of wise friends who we travel with on this path) as a way to transform our minds and behaviors. 

Each week we meet for a short meditation, a selected reading from the Recovery Dharma book and/or other recovery-focused Buddhist texts and teachings. The remainder of the meeting is a space for attendees to share about their experiences of addiction and recovery as they relate to Buddhist principles and practices, all within the open, safe and confidential environment of Mountain Stream.

You can find more information on Recovery Dharma along with all meeting materials including digital and audio versions of the Recovery Dharma book at https://recoverydharma.org/.

Please email dharma.recovery@mtstream.org if you have any further questions.

Donations (dana) are gratefully received and support our village temple (the Center). Thank you for your generosity.

Opening Yourself: Integrative Dharma Series with Ken Bradford ~ Affinity Group

Series Section 1: Opening to the Heart of the Human Predicament
Location: In Person Only, Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959
Drop-ins welcome
Dates: 4 Sundays: February 2, 9, 16 & 23
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Cost: suggested donation $15 - $30 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds.
All donations for this Affinity Group go directly to Mountain Stream to sustain our continuing programs, as the facilitators freely offer their time as a service to the community. Any level of generosity that is received is deeply appreciated ~ thank you.
Affinity Group Dana

Questions: Please email vivian@mtstream.org or carol@mtstream.org

Opening Yourself: Integrative Dharma Series
Inspired by Ken’s book Opening Yourself: The Psychology and Yoga of Self-Liberation, this series offers a teacher-led affinity group similar to the 2024 “Training the Mind” program. Meeting in 4-week blocks 2–3 times per year over two years (or as it unfolds), the series will include retreats and daylongs.

The program integrates three key streams of Buddhadharma—shamatha-vipassana, tonglen, and dzogchen—through embodied practice. Using a mandala of self-liberation, we’ll quiet the mind, tune into felt sensing, and deepen embodied presence. This approach allows us to befriend all parts of ourselves, including unresolved trauma and habitual patterns.

While deeply reckoning with the self is transformative, the series also emphasizes the “game-changing” insight of seeing through the illusion of self. This recognition—of the mind’s empty-openness—frees us from self-referencing and allows compassion and lucidity to arise naturally.

The series will build progressively, with each section and retreat building on the last. While serious practitioners are encouraged to attend all sections, participation is open to anyone drawn to the teachings. Weekly sessions will unfold spontaneously, responding to the group’s emerging needs.

Description of Section 1: We begin by unpacking the Buddhist psychology of the skandhas, exploring how we fabricate a seemingly solid sense of self “out of thin air.” Could it be that samsaric suffering is not something happening to us, but something we are complicit in creating? If so, we can stop doing it.

Through shamatha, vipassana, and self-inquiry, we’ll investigate how our inner sense of self is always tied to an “outer” world, raising the question: What is reality? Engaging with the Heart Sutra, we’ll explore its radical teachings—there is no fixed self, and reality is not as solid as it seems.

This inquiry challenges the notion of a gradual path toward enlightenment. Instead, we cut through the idea of “going somewhere” better, allowing us to fully embrace both our wounds and our intrinsic brilliance, contentment, and kindness.

Bio- Ken Bradford is a contemplative yogin, author and Dharma teacher integrating a wide arc of Buddhist, Dzogchen and psychological thought and practice. His heart teachers include Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Joseph Goldstein, Ruth Denison and Tsoknyi Rinpoche, among others. Formerly, he maintained a psychotherapy practice in the San Francisco Bay area and was Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and CIIS. His publications include Opening Yourself: The Psychology and Yoga of Self-liberation (2021); The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis & the Question of Sanity (2013); and Listening from the Heart of Silence: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, Vol. 2 (2007, with John Prendergast); as well as numerous peer-reviewed articles intertwining psychology and spirituality. Website: www.authenticpresence.net

Join this evening’s sit and dharma talk via Zoom ~ or join us in the Meditation Hall

Bruce Pardoe ~ TBD
We’ve been through a harrowing election. Some are elated; others distraught. In challenging, even heartbreaking times, how can the dharma help us care for ourselves and others? How can that care extend to people of differing views without compromising our values? A classic Buddhist teaching offered for difficult times is - chop wood, carry water. What does that mean and how can it help us? We will explore these topics with plenty of time for questions and discussion.

Join us in person:
We will livestream the Dharma talk into the Meditation Hall
Nevada City Insight Center
710 Zion St
Nevada City, CA 95959

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Bio: Bruce Pardoe is a member of Mountain Stream’s Teacher Council. His personal healing journey with complex trauma led him to develop the radically gentle Heart Fluency method for engaging emotional wounds and afflictive patterns as portals to our essential well-being and happiness. Heart Fluency combines neuroscience and the unconditional nourishment of a healing awareness in an uplifting, heart-centered approach.

For more than 40 years Bruce has been navigating and facilitating the path of inner healing. After spending over two years on silent retreat he became a meditation teacher in the Vipassana tradition of Buddhism. He has completed Spirit Rock’s Meditation Center’s 2 year Community Dharma Leader training and has studied extensively in Asia in the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and Advaita. Bruce has also trained in Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement and Hakomi’s body-centered psychotherapy.

Teacher Support: All donations for this evening’s session will go to Bruce - Thank you

To donate by credit card: MONDAY NIGHT DONATION (DANA)
Or to offer a donation by check:
Mountain Stream Meditation
PO Box 2510
Nevada City, CA 95959

In the memo line, please indicate donation to the teacher or the program date.
Thank you for all the ways you participate and for your generosity!

Awakening the Body & Mind with Kate Coughlin, A 6-Week Yoga Series
Location: In Person, Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959
Dates: Wednesdays, February 5, 12, 19 & 26 and March 6 & 13.
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 am
Drop-ins Welcome.

Cost: 50/50 split between the teacher and Mountain Stream
Sliding Scale $15 - $30 per class https://square.link/u/klb5nTKs
Or prepay by check/cash $90 - $180 for all six classes, payable to Mountain Stream Meditation; In the memo, please write Kate Yoga.

Questions: asanakate@yahoo.com

Description: Join Kate weekly for an inspiring and informative yoga practice. 
We will investigate the yoga postures in both fundamental and subtle ways. A balanced body: both strong and flexible is the temple for a focused, attentive, and clear mind. Together we practice and discover tools for inner and outer transformation. 

All levels are welcome, from beginning students to seasoned practitioners.

Bio: Kate has 50+ years as a yoga practitioner and teacher. She created and taught the yoga program at Stanford University for 11 years and owned, directed and taught yoga for 20 years at “Downtown Yoga”. She lives in Grass Valley. 

Sound Healing with Miyu Tamamura
6:00 to 7:00 pm
An indoor, in-person evening with crystal bowls.

A suggested Donation of $15 - $30 to be shared equally between Miyu and Mountain Stream. Thank you!
To make a donation in advance, you can either mail a check made out to:
Mountain Stream Meditation, PO Box 2510, Nevada City, CA 95959
or use a credit card by opening this link below:

Safety protocols and guidelines for participating:
We kindly ask that participants agree to follow the safety protocols and guidelines. In the spirit of non-harming, safety is achieved with everyone’s mindful participation.
Masking is optional. We ask that participants refrain from attending if they have had any respiratory or flu symptoms, including any of the following symptoms of Covid-19: loss of taste and smell, fever, chills, extreme fatigue, nausea or vomiting, dry cough, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, dizziness or confusion, sore throat, muscle aches. If you are experiencing seasonal allergies, please be sure and take an at home rapid test before attending - Thank you.

We also ask that you refrain from attending if you have had contact with anyone in the past 10 days that has been diagnosed with Covid-19 or was exhibiting any of the above symptoms unless you have passed two negative Covid tests since contact. 

If you have any questions, please consult with Miyu at (530) 205-8610 before attending.

Join this evening’s sit and dharma talk via Zoom ~ or join us in the Meditation Hall

Dennis Warren: TBD

Join us in person:
We will livestream the Dharma talk into the Meditation Hall
Nevada City Insight Center
710 Zion St
Nevada City, CA 95959

Join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2281834980?pwd=NExJbW5TL21tKzFnQlRvQ2tuajNNdz09
Meeting ID: 228 183 4980
Password: 2656111
Join by Phone: 669-900-9128

Bio: Dennis is the founding teacher of Sacramento Insight Meditation. He has been teaching in community and retreat settings for over 20 years. This includes guiding and teaching two month-long pilgrimages in Thailand, India and Nepal. He served as an adjunct clinical professor in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine for more than a decade focusing on the use of contemplative practices for working with physical, emotional and psychological suffering.

Teacher Support: All donations for this evening’s session will go to the teacher - Thank you

To donate by credit card: MONDAY NIGHT DONATION
Or to offer a donation by check:
Mountain Stream Meditation
PO Box 2510
Nevada City, CA 95959
In the memo line, please indicate the program date you are donating to.

Thank you for all the ways you participate and for your generosity!

Half Day Retreat with Tracy Lease & Miyu Tamamura

Choosing Love ~ From the Spacious Heart of the Tao
Location: In Person, Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959
Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm

Cost: Sliding Scale $85 - $115. Scholarships available; No one turned away for lack of funds.
Pre-Registration is required: contact miyu@yuhealingarts.com
*20 person limit

Retreat Description:
The decision to be the presence of love is the most powerful influence you can have in any situation in your life and in this world. ~ Robert Holden

Express yourself completely, then keep quiet.
Be like the forces of nature: when it blows, there is only wind;
when it rains, there is only rain; when the clouds pass, the sun shines through.
If you open yourself to the Tao, you are at one with the Tao
and you can embody it completely.
If you open yourself to insight, you are at one with insight 
and you can use it completely.
If you open yourself to loss, you are at one with loss 
and you can accept it completely.
Open yourself to the Tao, then trust your natural responses; 
and everything will fall into place.
~ Tao Te Ching by Lao-tzu, Translated by Stephen Mitchell

The focus of our retreat is to practice the art of Tao, the way of love. 
As we practice, we realize that the Tao and love are the same in their natural quality, two words that indicate one truth. We approach and touch on the quality of love from the Tao, the spacious, non-ego place, rather than a will-ful, idealized love. Through practice, our hearts become spacious like the wide open sky, we reconnect with the natural flow and deep peace that has always been, and is currently, within us. In aligning with the Tao, we become love itself.

Our practices will be woven together with a nourishing blend of qigong, restorative yoga, breath work, heart-opening poems, meditation and the soothing and expansive sounds of crystal singing bowls. Join us for a nurturing afternoon where you will be held tenderly with care, supported by a like-hearted and minded community. All levels welcome!

Tracy Lease, owner and director of Full Life Yoga, is a certified Yoga Therapist and Yoga and Pilates Teacher who joyfully shares many types of meditative movement. Tracy believes Yoga, Pilates, Qigong, walks in nature and meditation are practices that help us to lead more fulfilling lives. Tracy believes movement can help calm the body, mind and spirit and assist us in living fully in the present moment, even if we have lived much of our lives out of touch with our bodies due to past traumas. Tracy has years of teaching experience and tunes into her students, wanting each client to feel welcome, safe and supported in classes, retreats and private sessions.
More info: https://fulllifeyogastudio.com
(907) 687-2168, tracy@fulllifeyogastudio.com

Miyu Tamamura is a Certified Shiatsu Practitioner and began her healing practice in Nevada City, California in 2003. Miyu also uses Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls for vibrational sound healing to deepen the therapeutic effects. Miyu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from Kyoto University of Art, studying Sho, Japanese calligraphy. Miyu practices and teaches Sho and enjoys creating calligraphy art for private collection and commercial projects. Her work has been sold as prints and cards nationwide. Her passion for the healing arts and calligraphy has blossomed into public calligraphy art performances. Miyu’s healing practice is never apart from her love of nature, art, music, poetry and silence. She loves to sing, dance and is committed to deep transformation and healing in herself and others.

Temple Care & Quiet Sit - Please come join us!
10:00 am to 12:30 pm (sit is noon to 12:30 pm)
Your service is a dynamic and rich part of the mindfulness practice of dana (giving and receiving). Everyone benefits from this embodied practice. All are welcome to participate. We appreciate your interest and engagement. Contact Jen Scott, jen@mtstream.org.

SAVE THE DATE

A Practical Guide to Awakening: Conscious Living and Conscious Dying
A two-day training workshop for anyone wanting to deeply explore healing

Facilitator: Dale Borglum, PhD
Location: Mountain Stream Meditation, Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2025
Time: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
Cost: Sliding scale $250 - $350
Registration required: details coming soon

What to bring: Please bring a bag lunch
Dana: During the workshop, donations for the teacher are gratefully received
Continuing Education: Course meets qualifications for 15 hours of continuing education for RNs and LAcs.

Workshop Description: Physical healing, emotional healing, spiritual healing, collective healing – the journey to wholeness takes many forms and has many starting points. Each of us is at a particular point on our healing path, confronting our next challenge, often without clearly knowing whether attitudes or practices we have been using to facilitate growth in ourselves or in our clients are becoming stale, without knowing which direction we should turn to create meaningful transformation. 

In this workshop we will draw upon the wisdom of Buddhism, the diagnostic message coming from the connection between stages of early childhood development and energetic patterns in the adult body, as well as the softening and the passion of an open heart. Having explored these wisdom traditions during 40 years of being a guide to the dying, a clear and practical paradigm for the healing path has become apparent to me. Healing occurs through direct contact with the Sacred, through realization of our true nature. There are no shortcuts, but certainly neither taking unnecessary detours nor spending time spinning our wheels can inspire us along what is often a difficult journey to a life consciously lived. 

During this workshop we will explore together a clear, concise and usable model of the healing process that can specifically diagnose and identify the next step that is transformational for each of us, even during crisis. Short, intensive, guided meditations and other practices will be presented to create a healing experience that will lead to a life consciously and compassionately lived and eventually to a conscious death. We're all caregivers and all seekers of healing. These deeply uncertain times are an incredible opportunity. 

Course meets qualifications for 15 hours of continuing education for registered nurses and acupuncturists. Living/Dying Project holds Board of Registered Nursing Provider Number 9621 and Acupuncture Board Provider Number 1534 and offers continuing education for nurses and acupuncturists.  

Bio: Workshop will be conducted by Dale Borglum, Ph.D., who, with Stephen Levine and Ram Dass, established the Hanuman Foundation Dying Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the first center supporting conscious dying in the U.S.

RamDev Dale Borglum is the founder and Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project in the San Francisco Bay Area www.livingdying.org/. He is a pioneer in the conscious dying movement, having taught with Ram Dass, Stephen Levine, Joan Halifax, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, and Rev. Wayne Muller, among others. And has worked directly with thousands of people with life-threatening illnesses and their families for over 30 years. In 1981, Dale founded the first residential facility in the United States, The Dying Center, for people who wished to die consciously.

He has taught and lectured extensively on the topics of spiritual support for those with life-threatening illness, on caregiving as a spiritual practice, and on healing at the edge — the edge of illness, of death, of loss, of crisis. Dale has a BS from UC Berkeley and a PhD from Stanford University. He is the co-author of Journey of Awakening: A Meditator’s Guidebook  (Bantam Books) and has taught meditation for the past 35 years.

He has intensively immersed himself in the practices of devotion, meditation, and contemplative prayer for over forty years, studying with many of the greatest masters of the last century including Neem Karoli Baba, Suzuki Roshi, Ananda Mayee Ma, Kalu Rinpoche, the 16th Karmapa, Dilgo Khyentse, Mahasi Sayadaw, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Trungpa Rinpoche, Goenka, Dudjom Rinpoche and HH the Dalai Lama. His life’s work and passion has been and continues to be the healing of our individual and collective relationship with death and using our mortality as an inspiration for spiritual awakening.

SAVE THE DATE

A Practical Guide to Awakening: Conscious Living and Conscious Dying
A two-day training workshop for anyone wanting to deeply explore healing

Facilitator: Dale Borglum, PhD
Location: Mountain Stream Meditation, Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 2025
Time: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
Cost: Sliding scale $250 - $350
Registration required: details coming soon
What to bring: Please bring a bag lunch
Dana: During the workshop, donations for the teacher are gratefully received
Continuing Education: Course meets qualifications for 15 hours of continuing education for RNs and LAcs.

Workshop Description: Physical healing, emotional healing, spiritual healing, collective healing – the journey to wholeness takes many forms and has many starting points. Each of us is at a particular point on our healing path, confronting our next challenge, often without clearly knowing whether attitudes or practices we have been using to facilitate growth in ourselves or in our clients are becoming stale, without knowing which direction we should turn to create meaningful transformation. 

In this workshop we will draw upon the wisdom of Buddhism, the diagnostic message coming from the connection between stages of early childhood development and energetic patterns in the adult body, as well as the softening and the passion of an open heart. Having explored these wisdom traditions during 40 years of being a guide to the dying, a clear and practical paradigm for the healing path has become apparent to me. Healing occurs through direct contact with the Sacred, through realization of our true nature. There are no shortcuts, but certainly neither taking unnecessary detours nor spending time spinning our wheels can inspire us along what is often a difficult journey to a life consciously lived. 

During this workshop we will explore together a clear, concise and usable model of the healing process that can specifically diagnose and identify the next step that is transformational for each of us, even during crisis. Short, intensive, guided meditations and other practices will be presented to create a healing experience that will lead to a life consciously and compassionately lived and eventually to a conscious death. We're all caregivers and all seekers of healing. These deeply uncertain times are an incredible opportunity. 

Course meets qualifications for 15 hours of continuing education for registered nurses and acupuncturists. Living/Dying Project holds Board of Registered Nursing Provider Number 9621 and Acupuncture Board Provider Number 1534 and offers continuing education for nurses and acupuncturists.  

Bio: Workshop will be conducted by Dale Borglum, Ph.D., who, with Stephen Levine and Ram Dass, established the Hanuman Foundation Dying Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the first center supporting conscious dying in the U.S.

RamDev Dale Borglum is the founder and Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project in the San Francisco Bay Area www.livingdying.org/. He is a pioneer in the conscious dying movement, having taught with Ram Dass, Stephen Levine, Joan Halifax, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, and Rev. Wayne Muller, among others. And has worked directly with thousands of people with life-threatening illnesses and their families for over 30 years. In 1981, Dale founded the first residential facility in the United States, The Dying Center, for people who wished to die consciously.

He has taught and lectured extensively on the topics of spiritual support for those with life-threatening illness, on caregiving as a spiritual practice, and on healing at the edge — the edge of illness, of death, of loss, of crisis. Dale has a BS from UC Berkeley and a PhD from Stanford University. He is the co-author of Journey of Awakening: A Meditator’s Guidebook  (Bantam Books) and has taught meditation for the past 35 years.

He has intensively immersed himself in the practices of devotion, meditation, and contemplative prayer for over forty years, studying with many of the greatest masters of the last century including Neem Karoli Baba, Suzuki Roshi, Ananda Mayee Ma, Kalu Rinpoche, the 16th Karmapa, Dilgo Khyentse, Mahasi Sayadaw, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Trungpa Rinpoche, Goenka, Dudjom Rinpoche and HH the Dalai Lama. His life’s work and passion has been and continues to be the healing of our individual and collective relationship with death and using our mortality as an inspiration for spiritual awakening.