BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sacramento Insight Meditation - ECPv6.16.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sacramento Insight Meditation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sactoinsight.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sacramento Insight Meditation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181022T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181022T200000 DTSTAMP:20181010T224916Z CREATED:20181010T224916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T224916Z UID:9210-1540233000-1540238400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/ URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-152/ CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181021T150000 DTSTAMP:20181010T232915Z CREATED:20181010T232915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T232915Z UID:9252-1540123200-1540134000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Susan Orr Memorial DESCRIPTION:For details about this event\, visit the Sacramento Dharma Center calendar page.  Click Here… \nPlease join us for a service with Diane Wilde and James Baraz\, Susan’s teacher. There will be time to share memories of our dear friend\, beloved peace and justice organizer\, defender of Mother Earth\, artist\, healer\, teacher\, and spiritual leader. \nSusan asked that donations in her memory be made to the David Samuel Orr Fund for the Earth (www.dsoffte.org) and the Sacramento Dharma Center (www.sacdharma.org). All donations to the Center in her memory will be restricted to manifesting and dedicating an outdoor space to Susan. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/susan-orr-memorial/ CATEGORIES:News END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181020T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181020T163000 DTSTAMP:20180828T044533Z CREATED:20180723T001305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T044533Z UID:8629-1540027800-1540053000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:MBSR Course One-Day Retreat DESCRIPTION:This Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction retreat is part of an eight week course instructed by Matt Russell. You must pre-register to the course before attending this retreat. For course registration details\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mbsr-retreat/ CATEGORIES:Retreat,Study Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181019T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181019T090000 DTSTAMP:20181010T231625Z CREATED:20181010T231625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T231625Z UID:9242-1539936000-1539939600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session is a 60 minute sitting hosted by a SIM Community Member. There’s a limited amount of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-5/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181018T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181018T211500 DTSTAMP:20190610T144250Z CREATED:20180831T033218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190610T144250Z UID:8943-1539889200-1539897300@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Sue Taylor - Universal Sangha DESCRIPTION:Universal Sangha\nSit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Sue Taylor \n\nTalk Handout in (.pdf): Universal Sangha – The nature of our interconnectivity\n\nInformed by readings in the Nikayas\, we will explore our interconnectedness toward the celebration of a “universal sangha”— embracing biodiversity\, human diversity\, and the many ways Buddhist practices/ traditions hold foundational space for a more compassionate\, caring\, and emergent ethic embracing equanimity for all beings.\nThere will be a special emphasis on individual practice and sangha life within a broader human/natural environment context. Tonight’s offering is given in memory of Susan Orr. \n \nSue Taylor\, PhD\, MSW\, is a member of the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, an ordained Theravada Minister\, and an Environmental Chaplain. She is a professor at CSU Sacramento in the Department of Social Work. \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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-visiting-teacher-sue-taylor/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T120000 DTSTAMP:20180722T234646Z CREATED:20180722T234646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T234646Z UID:8620-1539768600-1539777600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:MBSR (Session 6 of 8) DESCRIPTION:This Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction session is part of an eight week course instructed by Matt Russell. You must pre-register to the course before attending this session. For course registration details\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mbsr-session-6-8/ CATEGORIES:Study Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181017T170000 DTSTAMP:20180926T032626Z CREATED:20180926T032626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T032626Z UID:9114-1539763200-1539795600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Rich Howard \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-rich-howard-20/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181016T211500 DTSTAMP:20180427T000240Z CREATED:20180427T000240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180427T000240Z UID:7967-1539716400-1539724500@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (5 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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-5-6-2/ CATEGORIES:Meditation Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181015T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181015T200000 DTSTAMP:20181010T224820Z CREATED:20181010T224820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T224820Z UID:9208-1539628200-1539633600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/ URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-151/ CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181014T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181014T120000 DTSTAMP:20180722T191108Z CREATED:20180722T191108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T191108Z UID:8583-1539511200-1539518400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Family Sangha DESCRIPTION:Family Sangha meets monthly on the second Sunday. If you have children\, grandchildren\, nieces\, nephews\, or young friends with whom you’d love to share the path of kindness and mindfulness – please bring them and stay for the morning. This program includes a child-friendly introduction to mindfulness\, art projects\, snacks\, and outdoor exploration and fun. The curriculum is inspired by Awakening Joy with Kids\, by James Baraz. \nFamily Sangha is sponsored by the Sacramento Dharma Center. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/family-sangha-23/ CATEGORIES:SDC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181013T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181013T163000 DTSTAMP:20180427T000900Z CREATED:20180427T000614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180427T000900Z UID:7971-1539419400-1539448200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class One-Day Retreat DESCRIPTION:This 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-4/ CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181012T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181012T090000 DTSTAMP:20180926T033624Z CREATED:20180926T033624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T033624Z UID:9122-1539331200-1539334800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with SIM Community Member DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session is a 60 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-sim-community-member-2/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181011T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181011T211500 DTSTAMP:20181005T214017Z CREATED:20180529T193930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181005T214017Z UID:8176-1539284400-1539292500@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Dennis Warren - Evaluating Your Practice DESCRIPTION:A Practical Model For Evaluating Your Practice.\nSit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren \nWe seldom talk about evaluating how we are practicing or what model might be used for doing an evaluation.\nThis evening will be devoted to examining a practical\, experiential and hands-on evaluation model that we can use to evaluate how we are practicing\, regardless of the stage or sophistication of our practice. A handout of the model will be used as the outline for the evening. \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. \n  URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-sim-founding-teacher-dennis-warren-23/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181011T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181011T190000 DTSTAMP:20181106T220806Z CREATED:20181106T220806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181106T220806Z UID:9446-1539280800-1539284400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Nurturing Sangha Over Dinner DESCRIPTION:Nurturing Sangha Over Dinner meets informally at six o’clock on the second Thursday of the month\, before the regular dharma talk and sit. Please bring your dinner and something extra to share\, if you would like. We can continue to get to know one another and talk more about how SIM can support us in our practice. We’ll try this out for a few months and see if it is something we want to continue. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/nurturing-sangha-dinner-10/ CATEGORIES:Study Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T120000 DTSTAMP:20180722T234525Z CREATED:20180722T234525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T234525Z UID:8618-1539163800-1539172800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:MBSR (Session 5 of 8) DESCRIPTION:This Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction session is part of an eight week course instructed by Matt Russell. You must pre-register to the course before attending this session. For course registration details\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mbsr-session-5-8/ CATEGORIES:Study Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181010T080000 DTSTAMP:20180926T032527Z CREATED:20180926T032527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T032527Z UID:9112-1539154800-1539158400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Jerry Simkins DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Jerry Simkins \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-jerry-simkins-9/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181009T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181009T211500 DTSTAMP:20180427T000123Z CREATED:20180427T000123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180427T000123Z UID:7965-1539111600-1539119700@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Beginning Meditation Class (4 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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-4-6-2/ CATEGORIES:Meditation Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181008T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181008T200000 DTSTAMP:20181010T230836Z CREATED:20181010T230836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T230836Z UID:9232-1539023400-1539028800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/ URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-163/ CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T090000 DTSTAMP:20180926T033534Z CREATED:20180926T033534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T033534Z UID:9120-1538726400-1538730000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with SIM Community Member DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session is a 60 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-sim-community-member/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181004T211500 DTSTAMP:20180831T053428Z CREATED:20180831T032640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180831T053428Z UID:8939-1538679600-1538687700@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Sit & Dharma Talk - Meg Gawler - Conditions that give rise to Liberation DESCRIPTION:Sit & Dharma Talk with Visiting Teacher Meg Gawler \nThe Buddha’s Teaching on the Conditions that give rise to Liberation\nMeg Gawler began practicing Buddhism in 1968 as a disciple of the Zen Master\, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi\, including over three years of monastic training. She earned a Master’s in Applied Ecology\, moved to Europe\, pursued an international career in nature conservation and human development\, and began practicing in the Theravāda tradition. She has trained with Gil Fronsdal\, Jack Kornfield\, Joseph Goldstein\, and others. Authorized as a Dharma teacher by Jack Kornfield and then by Gil Fronsdal\, Meg teaches retreats in both English and French in Switzerland\, and serves as a guest teacher at the Insight Meditation Center and elsewhere. Meg also holds a Master’s in Buddhist Studies\, specializing in early Theravāda studies. In addition\, she teaches Radiant Heart Qigong in the tradition of Teja Bell. \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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-meg-gawler-conditions-give-rise-liberation/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181003T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181003T120000 DTSTAMP:20180722T234405Z CREATED:20180722T234405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T234405Z UID:8616-1538559000-1538568000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:MBSR (Session 4 of 8) DESCRIPTION:This Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction session is part of an eight week course instructed by Matt Russell. You must pre-register to the course before attending this session. For course registration details\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mbsr-session-4-8/ CATEGORIES:Study Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181003T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181003T080000 DTSTAMP:20180926T032351Z CREATED:20180926T032351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T032351Z UID:9110-1538550000-1538553600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Michael Paddy DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Michael Paddy \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-michael-paddy-8/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181002T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181002T211500 DTSTAMP:20180427T000015Z CREATED:20180427T000015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180427T000015Z UID:7963-1538506800-1538514900@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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/beginning-meditation-class-3-6-2/ CATEGORIES:Meditation Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181001T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181001T170000 DTSTAMP:20181010T230925Z CREATED:20181010T230925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T230925Z UID:9234-1538380800-1538413200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Buddhist Recovery Group DESCRIPTION:Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets every Monday evening. For additional information\, visit the 12 Step Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/ URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/buddhist-recovery-group-164/ CATEGORIES:Buddhist Recovery Group ORGANIZER;CN="Tom Hopkins":MAILTO:thopkins415@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180929T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180929T163000 DTSTAMP:20181010T233053Z CREATED:20180415T175153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T233053Z UID:7832-1538209800-1538238600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:*Daylong Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren DESCRIPTION:Assessing Your Practice\nDaylong Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren \nPERFORMANCE\nSATISFACTION\nWELL_BEING \nA one day Mindfulness retreat with an in-depth exploration of a user-friendly practice self-assessment tool. \n\n  \n  \nDENNIS WARREN is the Founder Teacher of Sacramento Insight Meditation (SIM). He teaches traditional meditation and mindfulness practices as well as their contemporary uses with chronic pain\, anxiety\, depression\, burn out\, professional performance and in therapy. He has nearly thirty years of practice experience and residential retreat work in Insight (Vipassana) Meditation. Dennis is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership program and has completed the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression Relapse (MBCT). He has been a Volunteer Clinical Professor since 2006 in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine focusing on mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain. He has lead two Moving Retreats and Pilgrimages in Thailand\, Northern India\, and Nepal in the last ten years. \n\nRetreat Flyer (.pdf)\n\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. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n07/28/2018 – Registration opens.\n09/28/2018 – Online Registration closed. Please register in person at the start of the retreat.\n09/29/2018 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online\, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. It’s not necessary to Log in before purchasing and you won’t need to print the ticket on paper. 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 webpage 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.\nFor the registration fee\, we accept checks and cash. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. Day-of registration will be on a first-come first-serve basis\, contingent on availability of space. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nVolunteer Opportunities\nIt “takes a village” to put on a large event for our community. If you would be available to assist in set-up\, take-down\, tea service\, providing flowers or other duties for the event\, please contact the retreat registrar for more information.. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-sep-29/ CATEGORIES:Retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180928T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180928T090000 DTSTAMP:20180901T044755Z CREATED:20180901T044755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180901T044755Z UID:8982-1538121600-1538125200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Tom Hopkins DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-tom-hopkins-4/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T211500 DTSTAMP:20180529T194418Z CREATED:20180529T194418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180529T194418Z UID:8178-1538074800-1538082900@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Sit & Dharma Talk with Senior Teacher John Travis DESCRIPTION:Sit & Dharma Talk with Senior Teacher John Travis\nThe topic of the talk is to be announced. \nJOHN TRAVIS is the founding teacher of Mountain Stream Meditation Center and a member of the Senior Teachers Council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He studied in Asia for many years with many of the Buddhist masters who have influenced a generation of American meditation teachers—Thubten Yeshe\, Kalu Rinpoche\, Anagarika Munidra\, S.N. Goenka\, and Traungpula. He has also trained with and received teaching authorization from Jack Kornfield.\nJohn was a critical force in the early growth of the Sacramento meditation community through his regular presence\, guidance\, and teachings during the 1990s. His sound and thoughtful advice has been instrumental to the development of Sacramento Insight Meditation. He now teaches regularly in various meditation centers in the United States and overseas. His teachings are characterized by his kindness\, compassion\, the depth of his meditation experience\, and his ability to see deeply into the minds and hearts of those with whom he is working. \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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/sit-dharma-talk-senior-teacher-john-travis/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T190000 DTSTAMP:20180416T201423Z CREATED:20180416T201423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180416T201423Z UID:7894-1538071200-1538074800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Meditation with SIM Community Mentor\, Diane Wilde 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. \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-sim-community-mentor-diane-wilde-7/ CATEGORIES:Meditation Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180926T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180926T120000 DTSTAMP:20180722T234243Z CREATED:20180722T234243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180722T234243Z UID:8614-1537954200-1537963200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:MBSR (Session 3 of 8) DESCRIPTION:This Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction session is part of an eight week course instructed by Matt Russell. You must pre-register to the course before attending this session. For course registration details\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mbsr-session-3-8/ CATEGORIES:Study Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180926T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180926T080000 DTSTAMP:20180824T042710Z CREATED:20180824T042710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T042710Z UID:8875-1537945200-1537948800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Morning Meditation with Terri Townsend DESCRIPTION:Morning Meditation with Terri Townsend \nAll are welcome to this open sitting for anyone interested in starting their morning out by sitting with others. The session involves a 40-45 minute sitting\, a limited about of meditation guidance\, and a few comments at the end of the sitting to set a theme for moving into the world and your daily activities. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/morning-meditation-terri-townsend-5/ CATEGORIES:Weekly Meditation END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR