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SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with Diane Wilde
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following:\nJoin Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84317360464\nPasscode: 635395\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 843 1736 0464 )\nFor instructions on how to use the access methods listed above\, click here.\nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nDIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight Meditation. She founded Buddhist Pathways Prison Project (BP3) in 2010. Since 2003\, she has been a BP3 prison chaplain and aids in coordination of 75 volunteers who offer Buddhist services at numerous California prisons and jails. She is a graduate of Sati Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy program and graduated from Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership Training Program. She is a board member of Sati Center for Buddhist Studies\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, Buddhist Pathways Prison Project and California Dept. of Corrections Volunteer Advisory Board. In 2015 she was lay-ordained as a Buddhist minister by her teacher Gil Fronsdal. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-diane-wilde/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200617T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200617T200000
DTSTAMP:20200518T230603Z
CREATED:20200518T230550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200518T230603Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Climate Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: TO BE ANNOUNCED\nPasscode: to be announced\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: TO BE ANNOUNCED )\nFor tips and instructions on how to join\, check this news blog.\n\nMeeting the 3rd Wednesday of each month\, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/climate-sangha-39/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha,Online Remote,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200615T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200615T160000
DTSTAMP:20200602T173930Z
CREATED:20191218T010146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200602T173930Z
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SUMMARY:A Year to Live (5 of 11)
DESCRIPTION:This session is part of an eleven month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Rev. Diane Wilde. \nThis course is FULL and registration is CLOSED.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/year-live-5-11/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200528T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200528T190000
DTSTAMP:20200603T151152Z
CREATED:20200428T174409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200603T151152Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following:\nJoin Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83658554399\nPasscode: 574221\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 836 5855 4399 )\nFor instructions on how to use participate\, click here.\nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/ .\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-6/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200527T211500
DTSTAMP:20191202T041423Z
CREATED:20191202T000815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T041423Z
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SUMMARY:Living & Practicing (6 of 6) Becoming More Fully Human
DESCRIPTION:Living & Practicing On The Other Side of Suffering: An Experiment In Balancing Practice & Becoming More Fully Human\nThis session is part of a six week course with SIM’s founding teacher Dennis Warren. For course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/living-and-practicing/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-practicing-6-6-becoming-fully-human/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Study Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200523T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200523T163000
DTSTAMP:20191202T041447Z
CREATED:20191202T001040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T041447Z
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SUMMARY:Living & Practicing (One Day Retreat) Equanimity
DESCRIPTION:Living & Practicing On The Other Side of Suffering: An Experiment In Balancing Practice & Becoming More Fully Human\nThis session is part of a six week course with SIM’s founding teacher Dennis Warren. For course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/living-and-practicing/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-practicing-one-day-retreat-equanimity/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Retreat,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T211500
DTSTAMP:20191202T041508Z
CREATED:20191202T000639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T041508Z
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SUMMARY:Living & Practicing (5 of 6) Kindness and Compassion
DESCRIPTION:Living & Practicing On The Other Side of Suffering: An Experiment In Balancing Practice & Becoming More Fully Human\nThis session is part of a six week course with SIM’s founding teacher Dennis Warren. For course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/living-and-practicing/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-practicing-5-6-kindness-compassion/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Study Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200520T203000
DTSTAMP:20200520T232834Z
CREATED:20200518T230306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200520T232834Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Climate Sangha
DESCRIPTION:Join online meeting: https://zoom.us/j/727594312\nPasscode: 806302\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 859 1347 8536 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to join\, check this news blog.\n\nMeeting the 3rd Wednesday of each month\, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change. \nWhat we’ll discuss after sitting and check-in\, is what have you been doing “remotely” in regards to the climate crisis and what do you think will be the outcome for the climate after the quarantine is lifted? 
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/climate-sangha-38/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Climate Sangha,Online Remote,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200518T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200518T160000
DTSTAMP:20191218T010055Z
CREATED:20191218T010055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191218T010055Z
UID:13292-1589810400-1589817600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:A Year to Live (4 of 11)
DESCRIPTION:A Year to Live\nThis session is part of an eleven month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Rev. Diane Wilde. For course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/a-year-to-live/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/year-live-4-11/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Study Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200517T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200517T140000
DTSTAMP:20200515T063737Z
CREATED:20200515T061909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200515T063737Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Rock Steady Boxing Meditation
DESCRIPTION:An afternoon meditation session lead by SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren with the members of Rock Steady Boxing group. (This event is offered only to members of Rock Steady Boxing.) \nDonation (Dana) \n[give_form id=”15127″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor members attending this meditation session\, use the form above to make a donation by credit card or your PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and your donation will be shared with Dennis Warren and SIM.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/remote-rock-steady-boxing-meditation/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Study Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200513T211500
DTSTAMP:20191202T053649Z
CREATED:20191202T000502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T053649Z
UID:12975-1589396400-1589404500@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Living & Practicing (4 of 6) Generosity
DESCRIPTION:Living & Practicing On The Other Side of Suffering: An Experiment In Balancing Practice & Becoming More Fully Human\nThis session is part of a six week course with SIM’s founding teacher Dennis Warren. For course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/living-and-practicing/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-practicing-4-6-generosity/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Study Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200506T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200506T211500
DTSTAMP:20191202T053720Z
CREATED:20191202T000329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T053720Z
UID:12973-1588791600-1588799700@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Living & Practicing (3 of 6) Joy
DESCRIPTION:Living & Practicing On The Other Side of Suffering: An Experiment In Balancing Practice & Becoming More Fully Human\nThis session is part of a six week course with SIM’s founding teacher Dennis Warren. For course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/living-and-practicing/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-practicing-3-6-joy/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Study Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200429T211500
DTSTAMP:20191202T053748Z
CREATED:20191202T000157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T053748Z
UID:12971-1588186800-1588194900@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Living & Practicing (2 of 6) Gratitude
DESCRIPTION:Living & Practicing On The Other Side of Suffering: An Experiment In Balancing Practice & Becoming More Fully Human\nThis session is part of a six week course with SIM’s founding teacher Dennis Warren. For course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/living-and-practicing/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-practicing-2-6-gratitude/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Study Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200423T190000
DTSTAMP:20200418T191112Z
CREATED:20200410T002952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200418T191112Z
UID:14471-1587664800-1587668400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Introduction to Meditation with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren
DESCRIPTION:To join this remote meeting\, note the following:\nJoin Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/91367163182\nPasscode: 098212\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-6833 ( Meeting ID: 913 6716 3182 )\nFor instructions on how to use the access methods listed above\, click here.\nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \n \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/ .\nDennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-3/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200422T211500
DTSTAMP:20200407T040928Z
CREATED:20191201T235847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200407T040928Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) Living & Practicing On The Other Side of Suffering
DESCRIPTION:Living And Practicing On The Other Side of Suffering:\nAn Experiment In Balancing Practice And Becoming More Fully Human\nA Six Week Course and One Day Retreat with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\nFor more information about this course\, visit the course overview page. \nRegistration Details\nBefore making the $35 registration payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website.  Online registration is open and you may pay the registration fee using the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this course. Click the button “Get Tickets” and you’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one. You’ll then receive a confirmation ticket emailed to you and you won’t need to print the ticket on paper. \nIf the course is full (you’ll see a message SOLD OUT)\, please add your name to the wait list (click here) and we’ll contact you about any spots that may have opened up. If you need to contact the course registrar with any other questions\, click here. \nOnline Donations\n[give_form id=”14429″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha\nFor remote meeting courses\, registrants may use the form above to donate by credit card or a PayPal account. Enter the amount you’d like to give and your donation will be shared with Dennis Warren and SIM.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/living-practicing-course-2020apr/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Study Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200420T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200420T160000
DTSTAMP:20200407T040842Z
CREATED:20191209T234401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200407T040842Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) A Year to Live (3 of 11)
DESCRIPTION:A Year to Live\nThis session is part of an eleven month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. For course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/a-year-to-live/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/year-live-3-11/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200331T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200331T210000
DTSTAMP:20200404T021643Z
CREATED:20191207T042507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200404T021643Z
UID:13085-1585681200-1585688400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Beginning Meditation Class (6 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This meeting will be held remotely. The instructor will provide students with remote access details.\nThis class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-6-6-5/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200326T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200326T180000
DTSTAMP:20200404T021721Z
CREATED:20200321T044907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200404T021721Z
UID:14229-1585243800-1585245600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Intro to Zoom Session
DESCRIPTION:SIM has shifted many events for remote participation and we’re using the ZOOM application. Are you just getting started with Zoom? Do you have Questions? Join us for an informal 30 minute drop in session to go over the nuts and bolts for participating in SIM events. \nJoin Online: https://zoom.us/j/333557730\nJoin by phone: 1-669-900-9128 ( Meeting ID: 333 557 730 )\nFor tips and instructions on how to use the access methods listed above\, check this news blog.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/intro-zoom-class/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Study Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200324T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200324T210000
DTSTAMP:20200404T021742Z
CREATED:20191207T042402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200404T021742Z
UID:13083-1585076400-1585083600@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Beginning Meditation Class (5 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This meeting will be held remotely. The instructor will provide students with remote access details.\nThis class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-5-6-5/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200321T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200321T163000
DTSTAMP:20200319T210914Z
CREATED:20191207T042811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200319T210914Z
UID:13087-1584779400-1584808200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Status TBD) Beginning Meditation Class One-Day Retreat
DESCRIPTION:In-person events will not be meeting at SDC through 4/15/20. SIM is considering the possibility of offering this retreat remotely and details will be announced soon.\nThis retreat is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this retreat.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-one-day-retreat-7/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Retreat
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200317T210000
DTSTAMP:20200404T021809Z
CREATED:20191207T042259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200404T021809Z
UID:13081-1584471600-1584478800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:(Remote) Beginning Meditation Class (4 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This meeting will be held remotely. The instructor will provide students with remote access details.\nThis class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-4-6-5/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200316T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200316T160000
DTSTAMP:20200404T021819Z
CREATED:20191209T234151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200404T021819Z
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SUMMARY:(Remote) A Year to Live (2 of 11)
DESCRIPTION:This meeting will be held remotely. The instructor will provide students with remote access details.\nA Year to Live\nThis session is part of an eleven month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. For course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/a-year-to-live/.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/year-live-2-11/
LOCATION:Remote Meeting Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Study Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200310T210000
DTSTAMP:20191207T042150Z
CREATED:20191207T042150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191207T042150Z
UID:13079-1583866800-1583874000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (3 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-3-6-5/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200303T210000
DTSTAMP:20191207T042052Z
CREATED:20191207T042052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191207T042052Z
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SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (2 of 6)
DESCRIPTION:This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-2-6-4/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200227T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200227T190000
DTSTAMP:20191119T215009Z
CREATED:20191119T215009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T215009Z
UID:12835-1582826400-1582830000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:This 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \nRICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. The pilgrimage and the PDL program led to an interest in establishing the SIM Kalyana Mitta (Pali for spiritual friends) groups. He coordinated SIM’s network of Kalyana Mitta groups until he joined the SIM Board in 2010. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. He is a past president of the SIM Board. His teachers are Dennis Warren and Steve Armstrong. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-sim-community-teacher-rich-howard-4/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200225T210000
DTSTAMP:20200211T223531Z
CREATED:20191207T044107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200211T223531Z
UID:13089-1582657200-1582664400@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (6 Week Course)
DESCRIPTION:This class is currently taught by SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard and SIM Community Mentor Sandra Sigrist and is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. Classes meet Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on February 25\, March 3\, 10\, 17\, 24 and 31 plus a daylong retreat on Saturday\, March 21\, 2020 and details for this event are posted on the Course Overview page. If you have registered to this course and would like to make a donation to support SIM and the course instructors\, consider donating online via credit card or Paypal.\n \nRegistration Details\nWalk-in registrations are not available since the course registrar provides follow-up information required prior to this first class meeting. \nBefore making the $35 registration payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website.  On Sunday\, December 15\, online registration opened. Pay the registration fee online using the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this course and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one. After you’ve paid the fee\, you’ll receive an email with the subject “You have tickets!” (but no need to print the ticket on paper). \nNote that all registrants will receive an email communication from the course registrar on the following dates: Saturday\, January 25 and Monday\, February 17. \nIf you can’t attend the class in February please add your name to the wait list (click here) and we’ll contact you when the next course offering is scheduled. If you need to contact the course registrar with any other questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-starts-feb2020/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200217T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200217T160000
DTSTAMP:20200121T224929Z
CREATED:20191210T000247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T224929Z
UID:13135-1581948000-1581955200@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:A Year to Live (11 Month Course)
DESCRIPTION:A Year to Live\nThis is part of an eleven month course lead by SIM’s community teacher\, Reverend Diane Wilde. For course details\, visit https://sactoinsight.org/activities/study-groups/a-year-to-live/.\n \nRegistration Details\nIf you have already registered for this course\, you may pay the registration fee from this web-page. First\, click here to review the terms of use for this website.  Next\, pay the $35 course fee online using the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. On the left side\, specify the number of people you are registering to this course. On the right side\, click the button “Buy now” and you’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one. Later\, you’ll receive a confirmation email and you won’t need to print the ticket on paper. \nIf the course is full (you’ll see a message OUT OF STOCK) or if you can’t attend this class that starts February please add your name to the wait list (click here) and we’ll contact you when the next course offering is scheduled. If you need to contact the course registrar with any other questions\, click here.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/year-live-course/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Study Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200123T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200123T190000
DTSTAMP:20191119T214822Z
CREATED:20191119T214822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T214822Z
UID:12832-1579802400-1579806000@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:This 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \nRICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. The pilgrimage and the PDL program led to an interest in establishing the SIM Kalyana Mitta (Pali for spiritual friends) groups. He coordinated SIM’s network of Kalyana Mitta groups until he joined the SIM Board in 2010. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. He is a past president of the SIM Board. His teachers are Dennis Warren and Steve Armstrong. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-sim-community-teacher-rich-howard-3/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191226T190000
DTSTAMP:20191119T214616Z
CREATED:20191119T214616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T214616Z
UID:12829-1577383200-1577386800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard
DESCRIPTION:This 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \nRICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. The pilgrimage and the PDL program led to an interest in establishing the SIM Kalyana Mitta (Pali for spiritual friends) groups. He coordinated SIM’s network of Kalyana Mitta groups until he joined the SIM Board in 2010. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. He is a past president of the SIM Board. His teachers are Dennis Warren and Steve Armstrong. \nSacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support\, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana\, we support our Sangha. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-sim-community-teacher-rich-howard-2/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191121T190000
DTSTAMP:20191120T205047Z
CREATED:20191025T010009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191120T205047Z
UID:12677-1574359200-1574362800@sactoinsight.org
SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Introduction to Meditation
DESCRIPTION:We’re sorry to announce that Dennis Warren is unavailable this evening and we must cancel the Introduction to Meditation class. We hope you’ll plan to attend the next scheduled course offering SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard on Thursday\, December 26\, 2019. \n\nThis 45-minute course is suitable for beginners or anyone who would like a refresher. It is offered on the fourth Thursday of every month before the regular sitting and dharma talk. There is no fee. \nDENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founding Teacher and has been teaching mindfulness\, meditation and contemplative practices since 1998. He recently completed his 11th year as a Volunteer Clinical Professor in Mindfulness in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center. He is certified as a Mindfulness Teacher\, Professional Level (CMT-P)\, by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. He is a graduate of the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression. He also is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Medication Center’s Dharma leaders training program. You can learn more about Dennis’ background and activities at https://www.denniswarren.net/ .\n Dennis has been participating in residential meditation retreats\, and has maintained a daily meditation practice\, in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. 2018 was his 20th year of teaching Insight Meditation and mindfulness practices in residential\, retreat\, educational\, medical\, corporate and community settings. In 2007 and 2014\, Dennis led month long pilgrimages and moving retreats in Thailand\, India and Nepal. A third is being planned for late 2021. \nAt the bottom of this page\, you may enter the number of people planning to attend and select the button “Confirm RSVP“.
URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/introduction-meditation-dennis-warren-2/
CATEGORIES:Meditation Course
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