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/
The Sacramento Dharma Center is offering a hawk blessing ceremony July 3rd. Come at 7:30 pm for spotting and iced tea followed by the ceremony at 8:00 pm. Bring your binoculars, spotting scopes, friends, and children! For details, click here. https://sacdharma.org/the-dharma-center-bird-sanctuary/
No Morning Meditation – JULY 4th Holiday Due to the national holiday, there will be no morning meditation at SIM on Wednesday, July 4th.
The topic of the evening is Poetry of the Eightfold Path. *Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Member Laura Rosenthal We will walk the path through a series of poems that bring us closer to the experience and meaning of practice. Sacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering […]
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. […]
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/
Morning Meditation with Rich Howard 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 […]
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 […]
Topic details to be announced. Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Community Mentor Rich Howard Sacramento 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 […]
The SIM Board of Directors meets every month and all are welcome. If you can't attend this meeting, please join us for one of our other up-coming meetings. For details on contacting any of the board members, click here.
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/
Morning Meditation with Jerry Simkins 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 […]
“Investigation” in Insight Practice – Part III Sit & Dharma Talk with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren This evening will be the third in a series examining the purpose and nature of “Investigation” leading to Liberating Insight in meditation practice. We’ll explore two handout charts as the jumping off point for the presentation and discussion. […]
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/
Meeting the 4th Tuesday of each month, the Sacramento Climate Sangha provides dharmic support and a refuge for exploration of our hopes and fears about climate change.
Morning Meditation with Terri Townsend 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 […]
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. DIANE WILDE has studied meditation in various traditions since 1990. In 2001 she was a founding member of Sacramento Insight […]
Stress due to the state of the world and maintaining ease: Strategies This Community Discussion Evening will be facilitated by SIM Community Mentor Diane Wilde Our nation has never been more divided. Fear of the future, anger and confusion over a variety of issues including immigration, climate change, economic and racial inequality — often obliterate our […]
Seeing With The Eyes of Kwan Yin Daylong Retreat with Visiting Mentor, Lori Wong In this daylong, we will explore blind spots: how to know what we don’t know, see what we don’t see — in the framework of suffering and compassion. We’ll look at personal and collective identity and privilege and their role in […]
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/
Morning Meditation with Michael Paddy 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 […]
This evening will provide an introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in anticipation of the 8-week MBSR course which will be offered at SIM starting September 2018. Designed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979, MBSR is an integrative and scientifically validated approach that combines mindfulness practices with group processing and psycho-education around stress. MBSR helps participants […]