(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group

December 18, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PST

Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.

Buddhist Recovery Group Dana
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Tom Hopkins

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(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group

December 11, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PST

Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.

Buddhist Recovery Group Dana
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Tom Hopkins

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(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group

November 13, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PST

Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.

Buddhist Recovery Group Dana
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Tom Hopkins

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(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group

December 4, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PST

Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.

Buddhist Recovery Group Dana
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Tom Hopkins

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(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group

November 27, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PST

Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.

Buddhist Recovery Group Dana
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Please use this form to donate by credit card or your PayPal account.

Tom Hopkins

1-916-307-8066

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(Onsite) Buddhist Recovery Group

November 20, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm PST

Our Buddhist Recovery Group meets in-person every Wednesday evening. For additional information, visit the Buddhist Recovery Sangha page at https://sactoinsight.org/activities/practice-opportunities/12-step-sangha/.

Buddhist Recovery Group Dana
[give_form id=”14562″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] “Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
Please use this form to donate by credit card or your PayPal account.

Tom Hopkins

1-916-307-8066

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11/14/2024 “The Courage to Be Vulnerable” with Diane Wilde

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Vulnerability is a scary word.  We believe that if we become vulnerable, we will lose control of the narrative that has defined ourselves, our judgements… our control over our lives. Our stories have defined us, yet we rarely ask if these stories are helpful or even true. Practicing mindfulness on the cushion and daily life could also be defined as learning to become vulnerable. The result of having the courage to be vulnerable allows genuine joy, contentment and ease to arise. 
Tonight we will briefly summarize four practices that allow vulnerability to arise. The upcoming mini-retreat will go into much greater detail about meditation methods and daily practices which foster and support these four special qualities of mind and heart… letting go/forgiveness, gratitude, boundless friendliness and equanimity.

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(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat – Heather Sundberg – Awakened Awareness Releases Reactivity

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Hybrid Event

January 25, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 3:30 pm PST

Daylong Retreat with Visiting Teacher Heather Sundberg

For biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg, click here.

Retreat Theme

Awakened Awareness Releases Reactivity
Deepening our connection with Refuge through accessing Awareness, ‘that which knows’ the experience of being human in this world is an important development on the spiritual path.  In this daylong we will cultivate the qualities of Spaciousness, Presence and Equanimity to support the clear seeing and  transformation of the internal Reactive Patterns, which run our mind and lives when we are unaware of them.  The teachings will come from the Buddha’s Fire Sermon as well as the Thai forest tradition. 
Enjoy a day of quiet sitting and walking meditation, which allow our body & mind to settle down and our hearts to open to an inner wisdom. In addition to insight meditation practice, Heather will offer teachings & guided meditations on the theme, as well as discussion about how to live these teachings in our daily lives.
In this daylong retreat, we will:

  • Deepen inner Resiliency through somatic practices.
  • Open the mind & heart to our natural capacity to be Aware and have a Wiser more Spacious perspective in our lives.
  • Use the power of Spacious Awareness to identify and transform Reactivity patterns in our system.
About This Hybrid Retreat
  • The teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the SDC.
  • Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.
  • After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/. Heather Sundberg receives 100% of your donation.
Summary of Important Dates
  • 01/02/2025 – Registration opens.
  • 01/25/2025 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.
  • 01/25/2025 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.
Registration

Select one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending the retreat via Zoom or in-person. The fee is $25.00 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 $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.
Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.

NOTE: After payment the registrar will confirm your registration within 48 hours. Thanks for your patience.

Attend In-Person
Attend on Zoom
Questions for the Registrar?

If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

Teacher Dana

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 of dana, we support our Sangha. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE. Heather Sundberg receives 100% of your donation.

How to Attend Remotely via Zoom
Join Retreat Online
  • The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places: The Zoom link is on this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.
  • The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.
  • The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join, with Meeting ID: 837 9460 1962 and Passcode: 561005

Hybrid (in-person and online)

3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States
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11/7/2024 “Lessons from the Last Days of the Buddha” with Walt Opie

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In the Maha-parinibbana Sutta, we learn what occurred during the last few months of the Buddha’s life. We will explore a few episodes from this sutta and examine some of the Buddha’s compassionate teachings during this poignant time leading up to his death. 

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Holiday Fundraiser – Adopt a Family

SIM once again is participating in the Saint John’s Adopt-A-Family Program this holiday season. We have a goal of $600 to purchase gifts for a family of four to five people. Help us bring joy to the women and children who are striving for a brighter future. Any money beyond what is needed for the holiday gifts will go to SIM to pay for the St. John’s monthly meal expenses. Each month SIM sponsors a dinner for the residents of St. John’s. Volunteers purchase the groceries, cook, and serve a meal of meatloaf, broccoli, rice, salad, and clementines for 80+ people. This meal costs around $300 each month. We need your help to continue this long-standing tradition that is much appreciated by all who partake in it.

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Since 1985, Saint John’s Program for Real Change has supported more than 30,000 formerly homeless women and children, providing them with the essential tools and knowledge to change the trajectory of their lives.

To make a general donation to Sacramento Insight Meditation, click here.

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