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Most of us know the quiet sense that something is not quite right. In this talk we’ll explore how the way forward can emerge from within the very moments that once felt so wrong.

Registration is now open for this five week online course facilitated by SIM Teacher Walt Opie.

This course explores each of the Seven Factors of Awakening and learn how we can cultivate them more deliberately in our own practice for a greater sense of well-being. These factors include: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration, and equipoise. It’s said that these factors, or treasures, have healing potential and lead to awakening or Nibbana.

This course meets remotely via Zoom for five consecutive Tuesday evenings on February 10, 17, 24, and March 3,10, 2026 from 7pm to 8:30pm.
For registration details, visit https://sactoinsight.org/event/7-factors-awaken-2026/.

Hybrid Event

January 31 @ 9:00 am 4:00 pm PST

A closed retreat available to students already enrolled in the course.

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 retreat. For course details, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online, click here.

Hybrid (in-person and online)

3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States

May 17 @ 2:00 pm 4:00 pm PDT

This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit Maranasati: Mindful of Death, Alive to Life.

Hybrid (in-person and online)

3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States

April 19 @ 2:00 pm 4:00 pm PDT

This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit Maranasati: Mindful of Death, Alive to Life.

Hybrid (in-person and online)

3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States

March 15 @ 2:00 pm 4:00 pm PDT

This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit Maranasati: Mindful of Death, Alive to Life.

Hybrid (in-person and online)

3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States

February 15 @ 2:00 pm 4:00 pm PST

This is part of an twelve month course lead by SIM’s community teacher Diane Wilde. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit Maranasati: Mindful of Death, Alive to Life.

Hybrid (in-person and online)

3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States

February 25 @ 7:00 pm 8:30 pm PST

The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets in-person every other Wednesday at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Offer a Donation

Use the following donate button and select Young Persons Sangha from the dropdown list.

Hybrid (in-person and online)

3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States

February 11 @ 7:00 pm 8:30 pm PST

The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets in-person every other Wednesday at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Offer a Donation

Use the following donate button and select Young Persons Sangha from the dropdown list.

Hybrid (in-person and online)

3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States

January 28 @ 7:00 pm 8:30 pm PST

The Young Persons Sangha is a meditation group for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. The group meets in-person every other Wednesday at the Sacramento Dharma Center.

Offer a Donation

Use the following donate button and select Young Persons Sangha from the dropdown list.

Hybrid (in-person and online)

3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)
Sacramento, CA 95826 United States