09/16/2025
Hello beloved sangha,
We hope you have been taking good care.
Hybrid Mindfulness Practice this Thursday, Sep 18
(1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month)
As the autumnal equinox approaches, our gathering is guided by the transitions of the season.
6:30-7PM Social Time
7-8:30PM Group Practice
In person at Dharma Gate - Meeting Link for hybrid via Zoom. DM for link!
Dana opportunities
Please respond to this email or in the signal chat if you feel called to support the following as within your capacity and intentions💓
1. Snacks
2. Inviting the bell
3. Tech/Zoomdo Moderator
Upcoming Days of Mindfulness
Our sister sangha, Mindful Community of Puget Sound, facilitates a monthly all-day mindfulness immersion with a variety of mindfulness practices, including mindful eating, walking, movement, and nourishing dharma talks.
This is offered both virtually and in person. You are invited to join for a few hours or the entire day, taking care to listen to your body. and heart.
RSVP to dom@mindfulnesspugetsound.org if you plan to attend either virtually or in person.
September 21, Sunday - Mindful Eating: “From the Cradle to the Table” with Dr. Lenna Liu.
“This will be a very experiential practice. Bring a raisin and a pen and writing paper. In the afternoon, we will hold a ceremony to place a memorial stone at Dharma Gate for Kate Marchevskova (11/24/1957 – 4/11/2025), a NW Dharma Teacher who helped establish MCPS.
October 18, Saturday - Celebration of the Life and Teachings of Dr. Larry Ward
Dr. Larry Ward, a globally appreciated Dharma Teacher in our tradition passed 2 weeks ago. He and his wife did several DOMs and retreats with MCPS a decade ago as we transitioned to a peer-led sangha. Bring memories of Larry along with his poems and writing to share.
November 15, Saturday - Mindfulness of the Body
(note this DOM is changed from originally being scheduled for Sunday of that weekend).
Vera Garibaldi and Genevieve Hicks, will facilitate body based practices to calm emotions and promote insight.
