NEWS

Facebook Page Likes Growing

Thank you to all the Facebook users who have visited our page and given it a thumbs up! Back in November 2016, our Facebook page had 398 “Likes” and today our page likes have grown to 755.  We hope you’re enjoying the links, photos, and events we’ve been posting over the years. If you haven’t had a chance yet to Like our page, please do! Just visit https://www.facebook.com/sactoinsight/ and Like our page. If you’re not sure how to do this, make a comment to this news post and we’ll send you a LIKE invitation via Facebook.

And if you’ve already given us the thumbs up, consider leaving a Facebook review of SIM. Currently our review rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on the opinion of 11 people.

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New Members Join Board of Directors

The Sacramento Insight Meditation Board is pleased to announce that we have two new members who will be joining us this summer: Alice Carney and Jon Siiteri. Please congratulate Jon and Alice when you see them, and thank them for their service to SIM.

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Sangha Dinners take a summer break

SIM will be taking a break from our monthly community dinners over the summer, so no dinner is planned for Thursday, June 13. We can re-evaluate in the fall whether we want to begin again with a monthly event, or find a new way to “nurture sangha over dinner.” Thanks to everyone who has participated in these events, and have a wonderful summer!

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May 14th, first meeting of Young Person’s Shangha

Save the date! The first Young Person’s Shangha meeting will be on May 14, 2019 at 7 PM at the Sacramento Dharma Center (SDC). You can find details about this new sangha in the news post “Young Persons Sangha forming at SIM“. The meeting is also posted to the SDC calendar.

 

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2019 Fall Beginning Meditation Course

Today we open the online registration to our six week Beginning Meditation Course that starts September 17, 2019. This course will be lead by SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren. Here is the Course Flyer in PDF format.

 

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Wait List Sign-up for Residential Retreat

The SIM residential retreat has filled fast and is currently full but we encourage you to sign up for the wait list as there’s a good chance you may still be able to attend since people’s plans change and there will likely be some cancellations. Proceed with the registration process to add your name to the wait list. As soon as a spot is open, we’ll notify you and if you don’t get into the retreat, we’ll refund your deposit.

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Registration Opens – Residential Retreat

Our annual residential retreat is now open for registration. Our teachers this year are Kamala Masters and Vance Pryor. The retreat will be held at the Mercy Center in Auburn where we have reserved 35 single occupancy rooms. We hope that you’ll be able to join us!

 

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New Course on Climate Change

On behalf of SIM Community Teacher Rev. Diane Wilde, we’d like to announce there’s a new course offering through the Sacramento Dharma Center (not a SIM sponsored event).

The Buddhist Precepts and Climate Change.  How we can all make a difference.

Join us for six Friday afternoons in May and June at the Sacramento Dharma Center. 

The course is posted to the SDC website and some course details are listed below for your convenience.

  • MEETING TIMES: Classes are held at the Sacramento Dharma Center from 1:00 pm — 3:00 pm, Friday afternoons from May 17 — June 21, 2019
  • REGISTRATION INFORMATION: To register, email: dianegwilde@gmail.com. Registration fee is a sliding scale, $15 — $35. Checks made out to the Sacramento Dharma Center will be collected at the first meeting. NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS.
  • FACILITATORS: Rev. Diane Wilde and Rev. Dr. Susan Taylor

For more information, see this Course Flyer (.pdf)

 

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Retreat with Heather Sundberg in June

Currently there are two open spots in this upcoming retreat.

Summer MahaSati Wisdom Awareness Retreat, June 2-9 (7 nights), Sponsored by Mt. Stream Meditation

23 Experienced Practitioners led by Heather Sundberg
Pre-requisite: 14 nights of prior insight meditation retreat
Held at the beautiful Harmony Ridge Lodge, in Nevada City, CA

Exploring the teachings & practices of MahaSati Wisdom Awareness, embodiment, concentration, energy & the brahma viharas. Optional daily Qi Gong. Individual check ins about practice 2-3x during the retreat. Delicious vegetarian food.

Cost: Sliding Scale $815-915, Plus Teacher & Staff Sliding Scale Donation
Contact: Registrar Marcia at Marcia@mtstream.org

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Researching the Impacts of Meditation

Want to participate in a study on the impacts of meditation?

A research team at the University of Colorado Boulder is conducting an online survey of meditators. They hope to understand meditators’ perspectives and how they differ from non-meditators. They would like to invite you to participate!

The survey can be completed from your computer and should take no more than 15 minutes to complete. If you are interested in participating or want to learn more about the study, check out https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5sx0NqNLjw45z7L.

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