Past Events

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Nov 15, 2025, Samatha / Focused Attention Meditation Online Daylong, Sponsored by Drala Mountain Center.

Oct 24-30, 2025, Samatha–Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World 7-Daym held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center.

Sept 28, 2025, Focused Attention: Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World–Zoom Daylong, hosted by Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

August 8-21, 2025, Luminous Mind 14-Day In-person Retreat, Held in-person at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

July 19, 2025, Vipassana / Open Monitoring Meditation In-person and Online Daylong, Held at The Alembic, Berkeley, CA, USA.

May 17, 2025, Samatha / Focused Attention Meditation In-person and Online Daylong, Held at The Alembic, Berkeley, CA, USA. Register at http://berkeleyalembic.org/.

April 11-17, 2025, Bramaviharas: Divine Abodes of the Heart, 7-Day In-person Retreat., Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

March 26, 2025, 6:00-7:30pm; The Enneagram as a Tool for the Spiritual Path, Dr. Rick Hanson’s Wednesday Meditation Group.

March 19, 2025, 6:00-7:30pm; Working with Personality Material, Dr. Rick Hanson’s Wednesday Meditation Group.

March 7-13, 2025, What is Awakening? 7-Day In-person Retreat Held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

Feb 26, 2025, The Enneagram as a Tool for the Spiritual Path, In-person and Zoom Dharma Talk, held at and hosted by The Alembic, Berkeley, CA, USA

January 25-26, 2025, What is Awakening? 2-Day Weekend In-person Non-residential and Zoom Retreat hosted by The Alembic, Berkeley, CA, USA.

Innercraft–2024 Drop-in Dharma Talk with Q&A via Zoom–Jan 16, Feb 20, March 26 (4th Tue), April 16, May 21, July 30, Aug 27, Oct 15.

Nov 1-7, 2024, Samatha–Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World 7-Day In-person Retreat Held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

Sept 28, 2024, Vipassana Zoom Daylong, hosted by Luminous Mind Sangha.August 9-22, 2024, Luminous Mind 14-Day Retreat, at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, WA.

July 12-18, 2024, Bramaviharas: Divine Abodes of the Heart, 7-Day In-person Retreat, at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

April 5-11, 2024, What is Awakening? 7-Day Retreat, at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA.

March 31, 2024, Samatha–Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World Zoom Daylong, hosted by Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

March 16-17, 2024, What is Awakening? In-person Non-residential and Zoom Retreat, Avila Bay, CA, USA, hosted by White Heron Sangha.

Luminous Mind Sangha 2024 “First Thursdays” Drop-in Gathering
5:00-6:30pm Pacific time monthly via Zoom; Jan 4, Feb 1, March 7, April 4, May 2, June 6, (skipping July 4), Aug 1, Sept 5, Oct 3.

Innercraft 2024 “Third Tuesdays” Drop-in Dharma Talks, Jan 16, Feb 20, March 26 (4th Tue), April 16, May 21, (skipping June), July 30, Aug 27, Oct 15

Nov. 3-9, 2023, Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World 6-Night Retreat, held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

Oct 8-Nov 12, 2023, Luminous Mind Sangha Meditation Jumpstart Program: A Six-Week Online Program to Launch or Refresh Your Daily Practice, held online via Zoom.

August 11-24, 2023, Luminous Mind 13-Night Retreat, held in-person at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

June 16-22, 2023, Samatha & Vipassana in Harmony 6-Night Retreat , held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

April 7-13, 2023, What is Awakening? 6-Night Retreat, held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

March 19-April 23, 2023, Luminous Mind Sangha Meditation Jumpstart Program: A Six-Week Online Program to Launch or Refresh Your Daily Practice, held online via Zoom.

Jan. 21, 2023, Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World Daylong, hosted by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA, USA online.

“Third Thursdays” 2023 Drop-in Dharma Talk and Sitting Group, held online through LMS and Insight Meditation Tucson, Jan 19, Feb 16, March 16 (Mimi/Jennifer), April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, Aug (no talk), Sept 21 (Mimi), Oct 19 (Mimi), Nov 16, Dec 21.

Innercraft–2023 “Third Tuesdays” (mostly) all at 11am-noon Pacific time; Drop-in Dharma Talk or Q&A via Zoom (at www.Inner-Craft.com)–Jan 17, Feb 21, March 21, April 18, May 16, June 27 (4th Thu), July 18, Aug (no talk), Sept 19, Oct 24 (4th Thu), Nov 21, Dec (no talk).

Nov. 11-16, 2022, Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World 5-Day Retreat, held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

August 12-25, 2022, Luminous Mind 14-day Retreat, held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

April 3-16, 2022, Luminous Mind 14-day Retreat, held in-person at the Lotus Reteat Center in Croatia.

March 11-17, 2022, What is Awakening? 7-Day Retreat Held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

Feb. 5-6, 2021, What is Awakening? Weekend Retreat, Sponsored by White Heron Sangha, held via zoom.

Oct. 22, 2021, via Zoom: Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World Daylong, Sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA, USA.

Oct. 8-13, 2021: Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World 5-Day Retreat, Held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

August 13-26, 2021: Luminous Mind 14-day Retreat, Held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

April 23- 28, 2021: Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World 5-Day Retreat, Held at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA, USA.

April 13, May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 14: “Second Tuesdays” Drop-in Q&A Session, on the Innercraft Platform

April 19, May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 22, Dec. 27: “Fourth Mondays” Drop-in Dharma Talk, on the Innercraft Platform

Wed., March 17 and Wed. March 24, 6:00-7:30pm Pacific Time: Guest teaching at Dr. Rick Hanson’s Wed. Night Group.

March 18, April 15, May 20, June 17, July 15, Aug. 19, Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 16: “Third Thursdays” Drop-in Dharma Talk and Sitting Group, Co-sponsored by Luminous Mind Sangha and Insight Meditation Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021: Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World, Daylong, via Zoom, Sponsored by Insight Meditation Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Oct. 15, Nov. 12, Dec. 17, Jan. 14 and Feb. 11: Samatha Drop-in Practice Group and Dharma Talk via Zoom, sponsored by Insight Meditation Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 5, Jan. 9: What is Awakening? 4-Part Series, Saturdays via Zoom sponsored by Insight Meditation Tucson, Arizona, USA.

Oct. 2-11, 2020: NeuroDharma Retreat (cancelled) at the Garrison Institute, New York, USA.

August 28–Sept. 2, 2020: Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World, 5-day Retreat (cancelled) at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

Aug. 27, 2020: Dharma Talk via Zoom, sponsored by Still Point PDX, Portland, Oregon,

Aug. 22, 2020: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong via Zoom, sponsored by Seattle Insight Meditation Society, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Aug. 21, 2020: Dharma Talk via Zoom, sponsored by Seattle Insight Meditation Society, Seattle, Washington, USA.

August 15-16, 2020: What is Awakening? Weekend Non-residential Retreat (cancelled) at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA

July 24-28, 2020: What is Awakening? 5-Day Retreat (cancelled) at Shambhala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, USA

May 19-June 1, 2020: Luminous Mind 14-day Samatha Retreat (cancelled) at Seminario de Marola near Reggio Emilia, (near Bologna and Milan) Italy

April 18, 2020: Orienting Spiritually to the Coronavirus Pandemic, via Zoom, sponsored by SF Dharma Collective, San Francisco, CA, USA.

March 21, 2020: How Spiritual Practitioners Can Orient to the Coronavirus Pandemic, via Zoom, sponsored by www.Guruviking.com.

January 24, 2020: Focused Attention Stress Reduction Daylong (FASR); Meditation for Developing Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World, in person at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA.

Dec. 7-8, 2019: Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World, 2-day non-residential Retreat at Insight Meditation Tucson, in Tucson, AZ, USA. (Tina)

Sept. 20-29. 2019: Neurodharma Retreat at the Shambhala Mountain Center, in the Colorado Rockies, USA. (Tina, with Rick Hanson)

Aug. 10-16, 2019: Luminous Mind 7-day Samatha Retreat in Essex near London, England. (Tina)

July 10, 2019: Understanding Awakening Dharma Talk at SF Dharma Collective in San Francisco, CA, USA (Tina)

July 6-7, 2019: Concentration Meditation Weekend Non-residential Retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA (Tina)

June 8, 2019: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong at Seattle Insight Meditation Society, Seattle, Washington, USA. (Tina and Stephen)

March 30-31, 2019: Understanding Awakening Weekend Non-residential Retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA (Tina)

Feb. 23, 2019: Tina interviewed by Buddha at the Gas Pump, live streamed and recorded for viewing after.

Jan. 26, 2019: Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World Daylong at Still Point PDX, Portland, Oregon, USA. (Stephen and Tina)

Jan. 25, 2019: Dharma Talk at Still Point PDX, Portland, Oregon, USA. Taught by (Tina and Stephen)

Jan. 18-23, 2019: Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity for a Chaotic World, 5-day Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA. (Stephen and Tina)

Jan. 11, 2019: Focused Attention Stress Reduction Daylong (FASR) at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA (Tina)

Oct. 28, 2018: Traditional Buddhist Tools to Support a Modern Non-Dual Path at the Science and Non Duality Conference, San Jose, CA, USA. (Tina)

Oct 19, 2018: Focused Attention Stress Reduction Daylong (FASR) at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, (Tina)

July 22, 2018: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong: at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA. (Tina)

March 17, 2018: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong: at The Concord Institute in London, England, UK. (Tina & Stephen)

March 3-6, 2018: Luminous Mind 14-day Awakening Retreat at Seminario de Marola near Reggio Emilia, Italy (Stephen & Tina)

Jan 19-Feb 1, 2018: Luminous Mind 14-day Awakening Retreat at Cloud Mountain in Castle Rock, Washington, USA (Tina & Stephen)

July 22, 2017: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA.

May 31 – December 31, 2017: NEW Concentration Meditation, Purification of Mind Self-paced Online Course through Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA, USA.

Jan. 28 & 29, 2017: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Weekend Retreat at the White Heron Sangha in Morrow Bay, CA, USA.

Jan. 7, 2017: NEW Focused Attention Daylong (FASR)–Meditation for Developing Concentration and Serenity at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA.

Oct 18, 25, Nov. 1 and 8, 2016: Introduction to Concentration Meditation 4-week Series at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA.

Sept. 23-Oct. 4, 2016: Purification of Mind 11-day Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

April 8-13, 2016: Introduction to Concentration Meditation 5-day Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

Jan. 22-Sunday, Jan 24, 2016: Introduction to Concentration Meditation 3-day Retreat at the Angela Center in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA. We co-taught this retreat with Richard Shankman, author of “The Experience of Samadhi: An In-Depth Investigation of Buddhist Meditation.”

January 16, 2016: Concentration Meditation: Purification of Mind Daylong at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA

Oct. 23 – Nov. 5, 2015: Purification of Mind 14-day Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

August 1-7, 2015: Bologna, Italy, Introduction to Concentration Meditation 5-day Retreat in Tossaignano, Italy.

Feb. 13-19, 2015: Bramaviharas 7-day Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

Jan. 31, 2015: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Jan. 17, 2015: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA.

Sept. 6 – Oct. 3, 2014: Purification of Mind 27-day Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

2011-2014: Spokane Concentration Meditation Group (taught bi-weekly by Brian Gavin) in Spokane, Washington, USA.

July 26, 2014: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong (taught by Brian Gavin) at the Vista Hermosa Retreat Center, Prescott, Washington, USA.

July 19 & 20, 2014: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Weekend Retreat at the White Heron Sanga in San Luis Obispo, CA, USA.

June 14, 2014: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong (taught by Brian Gavin) in Portland, Oregon, USA.

April 13, 2014: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Dharma Talk (taught by Brian Gavin) at the White Heron Sanga in San Luis Obispo, CA, USA.

Feb. 22, 2014: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA, USA.

Feb. 8, 2014: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong, at Richard Shankman’s year-long Samatha Practice Group in Oakland, CA.

Jan. 23-27, 2014: Introduction to Concentration Meditation 4-day Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

Oct 2013: 6-day Brama Viharas Retreat at Bellingham Insight Meditation Society, Samish Island, WA, USA.

Sept 2013: 8-day Purification of Mind Retreat at the Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in Tuscany, Italy.

July 2013: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong (taught by Tina and Brian) in Spokane, WA, USA.

March 2013: 13-day Purification of Mind 13-day Retreat at Cloud Mountain in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

April 2013: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong at Yale University Chapel in New Haven, CT, USA.

Feb 2013: Introduction to Concentration Meditation Daylong at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA, USA.

Sept 2012: 13-day Purificaion of Mind Retreat at Cloud Mountain in Castle Rock, Washington, USA.

April 2012 Daylong Retreat and Evening Dharma Talk at Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group in Sacramento, California, USA.

April 2012: San Luis Obispo Dharma Talkby Brian Gavin at the White Heron Sanga in San Luis Obispo, CA

March 2012: Hartford, Connecticut Dharma Talks by Brian Gavin at the practice group of Sister Phap Chan

March 2012: 3-day Brama Viharas Retreat, Cloud Mountain, WA

March 2012: Mountain Stream Sangha Dharma Talk, Auburn, CA;

Jan 2012: Spirit Rock Concentration Meditation Daylong, Woodacre, CA

Aug 2011: 12-day Purification of Mind Retreat, Cloud Mountain, WA

July 2011: Evening Dharma Talk at the Marin Sangha of Phillip Moffit, San Rafael, CA
Dharma talk at the sangha of Phillip Moffit, co-guiding teacher at Spirit Rock Medication Center.

Jan 2011: Spirit Rock Concentration Meditation Daylong, Woodacre, CA
This was our first daylong at Spirit Rock. We were pleased to find that 120 people attended. (See description above.)

Dec. 2010-Jan. 2011: 13-day Purification of Mind Retreat, Cloud Mountain, WA

Nov 2010: Concentration Meditation Dana-only Daylong, Tiburon, CA

Sept 2010: Intro to Concentration Meditation Dharma Talk: Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group, Sacramento, CA

July-August 2009: 3-Day Retreat–Introduction to Concentration, Cloud Mountain, WA

June 2011: Rick Hanson’s Weekly Sitting Group, San Rafael, CA
Our friend Rick Hanson (neuropsychologist and author of the book, Buddha’s Brain) invited us to fill in for three weeks while he was away.

Dec 2009-Jan 2010: 14-day Purification of Mind Retreat at Cloud Mountain, WA

Nov 2009: Samatha Overview, Theravada Dhamma Society, Daly City, CA
Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw asked us to present an overview of the Samatha and Jhanas practice to the Burmese Buddhist community near San Francisco, with the Sayadaw in attendance. This was part of a 21 day teaching the Sayadaw gave to this community. We were honored to be asked, and were greeted by about 150 attendees plus 50 more who were listening to live audio and video streaming online. (See photo above.)

July-Aug 2009 3-Day Retreat: Introduction to Concentration, Cloud Mountain, WA (See description above).

March 2009: 1-Day Intensive: The Relationship Between Anatta (no-self) and Jhanas (meditative absorptions). San Rafael, CA

Nov 2008: 1-Day Intensive: From First Sit to First Jhana–Navigating the Proccess of Purification of Mind through the Use of Wise Effort, San Rafael, CA

August 2008: Theravada Buddhist Society of America, Half Moon Bay, CA
We were delighted to be invited by the Theravada Buddhist Society of America to teach at their week-long Buddhist Camp for children.

July 2008: Forest Refuge Retreat, Barre, Mass.
We were invited by the Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw to join him in teaching the first week of the 4-month retreat at the Forest Refuge in Barre, Mass. The Sayadaw gave the talk the first night, and we gave the talks the following four nights with the Sayadaw and two other senior monks in attendance. We also held interviews with the yogis for the days that we were there, with Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw and Ven. U Jagara (another experienced monk who is teaching with the Sayadaw) observing the interviews.

January – June 2008: Monthly Jhana Practice Group, San Rafael, CA