Kennewick Sangha

04/22/2026

Come join us tonight as we explore the Mindfulness Practice of Openness from the SatiSeva book. We are learning to create more spaciousness for the challenges we experience in life. This supports our ability to respond more skillfully amid challenges that affect our equilibrium—acting from our “wise self” rather than engaging in ways that do not serve us (or others).

7:30–8:45pm at Lifted Lotus Yoga.

04/16/2026

Come join us tonight as we continue practicing living in the moment. You are welcome regardless of your connection to negative habit energy or addiction. We are a community that supports one another in working through the things in life that pull us away from how we want to show up for ourselves and others.

04/08/2026

We welcome you to join us tonight at 7:30pm as we explore the SatiSeva Mindfulness Practice of Openness. We hope to see you there!

03/25/2026

We welcome you to join us tonight at 7:30pm as we continue to explore second arrows. Hope to see you there!

03/18/2026

We are ONLINE ONLY tonight. Due to the New Moon Gathering at Lifted Lotus, we will not be meeting in person.

If you'd like to attend, please email rdkennewick@yahoo.com for a link.

Tonight, we'll explore the ancient Buddhist teaching on the first and second arrows as it relates to the journey of recovery. The first arrow represents the discomfort, pain, loss, or disappointment that's part of being human, while the second arrow is the suffering we inflict on ourselves, often through unskillful thoughts and actions.

You're welcome to join us, whether you're a friend, family member, professional, ally, or person in recovery, as we learn to navigate the first arrows without firing the second.

03/11/2026

While many people find our sangha as part of their recovery journeys, others come as a friend, family member, ally, or even as professionals working in the mental health field. We all struggle with harmful habits at times—whether that’s the misuse of substances or compulsive behaviors.

Substances can include things like the food we eat—or the reasons we turn to them. Compulsive behaviors might show up as constantly checking the news, scrolling social media, or other habits we use to cope with discomfort.

While our practice is rooted in Recovery Dharma, we also incorporate the 16 Mindfulness Practices of SatiSeva, which we’ve found especially supportive given the diversity of our sangha. https://www.soulscenter.com/satiseva.html

However you arrive, and whatever habit energy you may be working with, you are welcome as part of our sangha. We hope you’ll check us out tonight at 7:30pm.

The Mindfulness Practices of SatiSeva for recovery and support meets four time a month in person and online

03/05/2026

We welcome you to join our practice tonight. We hope to see you there! 7:30pm at Lifted Lotus Yoga.

02/26/2026

Reminder about our practice tonight. We hope to see you there!

02/18/2026

We’d love for you to join us tonight as we continue to practice skillful living amidst the challenges of life. 7:30 pm at Lifted Lotus ☮️

02/11/2026

We welcome you to join us tonight as we explore the nature of space and wise boundaries. How can we hold both our interconnectedness and our separateness? Thich Nhat Hanh invites us to awaken from the illusion of separateness. This is true—and not the whole truth. Sometimes we step into the space of others, or allow them into ours, in ways that cause harm.

A great evening to check us out. Hope to see you at 7:30!

02/04/2026

Join us tonight as we continue to explore the ways in which we increase our suffering and the suffering of others, as well as the ways we can cultivate ease and even joy. It’s a beautiful Practice—building our capacity to hold things lightly, speaking kindly (including the words we speak silently to ourselves), and letting go of the things that once served but no longer do. Hope to see you there!

01/14/2026

We welcome you to join us tonight as we continue practicing skillful living in the face of life’s challenges. How do we stay present during hard times? How do we avoid overlaying the past onto the present, or getting caught in future-tripping? We’ll explore these and other questions together as we learn, practice, and reflect as a group. You are not alone. Hope to see you at 7:30!