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Monday, July 29, 2019
ALL ARE WELCOME
Regardless of race, ethnicity, income, age, sexual orientation,
gender, language, culture, political class/social strata,
physical/perceptual abilities, mental or psychological condition,
learning disability, geographical location, and religious
affiliation.
To be notified of forthcoming events, please go to our
website:
http://davis.shambhala.org and fill in the blanks on the right
side of the homepage entitled ‘Sign up for our email list’.
12-Step Group The 12-Step Group
which uses our space meets each Wednesday
at 6:30 PM. The contact (secretary) for
the group is Jon: 530-771-7970
D A V I S S H A M B H A L A M E D I T A T I O N C E N T E R
S h a m b h a l a N e w s 133 D Street, Suite H, Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530.758.1440 Website: www.davis.shambhala.org Email:
[email protected]
AUGUST 2 0 1 9
White Tara: A Soothing Practice for Difficult Times
presented by Judith Simmer-Brown
Friday September 20th at 7:00 PM, doors open at 6:30 PM Saturday
& Sunday September 21-22 at 9:00 AM
This weekend video course introduces the short daily practice of
White Tara, one of the mostfamous bodhisattvas of compassion in
Tibetan Buddhism. Emanated from the tears of the compassionate
Avalokiteshvara, peaceful White Tara is said to witness the
suffering of beings through her seven eyes, and she soothes their
fear, calms their anguish, heals their suffering—both individual
and communal—and extends their lives. This is a lineage practice
particularly relied upon in times of domestic and community turmoil
and disharmony, and when personal or family health is
threatened.
White Tara practices have long been popular in Kagyu and Nyingma
communities; this particular short practice was composed years ago
by Sakyong Mipham to soothe illness, disharmony, and suffering in
the Shambhala community. The lung (reading transmission) will be
provided, and the course will be comprised of practice sessions and
talks on compassion practice and the tradition of White Tara.
Prerequisite: This course is open to practitioners who have a
grounding in mindfulness meditation (at least one year) and who are
ready to commit to a compassion practice.
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Tara
Our Shrine Room
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Monday, July 29, 2019
Kindful Resilience Introduction to Viniyoga
with Jan Beange
MoveWell ~ BreatheWell ~ MindWell ~ Be Well
August 6, 13 and 27 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
DROP-INS WELCOME
"Your breathing is the closest you can come to a picture of your
mind....When you're hungry, you breathe in a special way; when
you're full, you breathe in a special way; when you're happy, you
breathe in a special way; when you're sad, you breathe in a special
way." Chogyam Trungpa -- The Path is the Goal Do you know how to
use your breath to see the portrait of your mind? Does your
practice allow you to become aware of the breath and the
environment you have created around the breath? Do you want greater
freedom and ease in body, mind and heart? Then dive into an
exploration of Viniyoga with Jan Beange (RYT500), integrating
gentle movement, breath, meditation and sound. Viniyoga methods
create a deep connection between breath, body and mind. Through
gentle breath-centric movement, you can learn how to use your
breath patterns to discover, recover and coordinate with your
fundamental well-being. Recognizing the present in this way enables
body and mind to be synchronized for general health, well-being,
natural ease and contemplative insight. For more information,
please contact Jan at (415) 315-9871. Cost is $15.00 with sliding
scale available.
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White Tara: A Soothing Practice for Difficult Times
About the Teacher:
Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor
of Contemplative and Religious Studies at Naropa University in
Boulder, Colorado, where she has taught since 1978. As a Buddhist
practitioner since the early 1970’s, she became a student of
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974, and was empowered as an acharya
(senior teacher) by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in 2000. Her teaching
specialties are meditation practice, Shambhala teachings, Buddhist
philosophy, tantric Buddhism, and contemplative higher education.
Her book, Dakini’s Warm Breath (Shambhala 2001), explores the
feminine principle as it reveals itself in meditation practice and
everyday life for women and men.
Program Details:
This course is comprised of video talks recorded at Shambhala
Mountain Center's White Tara program in April 2019. It also
includes the lung (reading transmission) for the practice, talks,
contemplations and group practice. Program price is $100, and the
Center's generosity policy applies. For more information, please
contact Elizabeth Polivka at [email protected] or (530)
564-2782 OR Pat Grieshop at [email protected] or (530)
756-1835.
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Monday, July 29, 2019
Sensory Awareness Session
August 31st 10:00 AM until noon Sessions will then resume in
October
Sensory Awareness is a mindfulness practice through which we
connect with our own natural intelligence and vitality; we discover
what responds in us in the midst of change; and we learn to rely on
our sensations as guides to the fresh terrain of each moment. When
we surrender to our own natural responsiveness, we do rise up
rooted like trees, ready to meet what comes. All of us face, or
will face, moments of stress and difficulty in our lives. In these
moments, can we return to our senses? Can we feel how we tighten or
contract? Can we pause in the midst of tightness and open to the
next breath and the next moment? The practice of Sensory Awareness
provides tools for recognizing and living with immediacy and
presence in all aspects of our lives. Classes involve a series of
gentle and interesting experiments, and there are no prerequisites
for these. These sessions will resume in October.
For further information, please contact Gene Tashima at (530)
756-5750
Being with Aging: An Exploration Mondays 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
In this series of conversations, we are exploring the challenges
and opportunities of aging in a society of imbalances: between
safety and freedom, between long life and quality of life; and
between giving and receiving care. Through videos, readings and
conversations, we are examining the experiences of aging in our
community. Too often old age is seen as a diagnosis rather than as
an opportunity for human dignity and possibilities.
Beginning July 29 we will read and discuss the book A Year to
Live: How to Live This Year As if It Were Your Last by Stephen
Levine.
You are welcome to jump in whenever you can, this is an on-going
conversation. Please join us.
SANGHA NYNTHUN—DAY OF PRACTICE
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 7:00 AM – 4:00
PM DSMC Main Meditation Hall
Deepen your meditation practice with this day-long meditation
intensive. During a Nyinthun, periods of sitting meditation are
interspersed with walking meditation, shamatha yoga, and time for
study and reflection. Everyone is welcome. Come for part of the day
if you cannot attend the full day. Proposed Schedule: 7:00am
Opening Chants and: Sitting and Walking Meditation 8:00am Breakfast
together 9:00am Dharma Talk and Reflection 10:00am Sitting and
Walking Meditation 12:00pm Lunch (on your own) 1:00pm Sitting and
Walking Meditation 3:45pm Closing Chants The dharma talk will be on
the topic of Egolessness and Basic
Goodness. For more information, please contact Fernando Fierro
or Amanda Hodson.
Look for these upcoming events:
Book Class with Marshall Bishop: Most Sundays ~ 10:30 AM Kindful
Resilience -- Introduction to Viniyoga (Yoga): August 6, 13 and 27
from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM SANGHA NYNTHUN—DAY OF PRACTICE: Saturday,
August 17, 2019~~7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Shambhala Sadhana with brunch:
August 18 at 9:00 AM Sadhana of Mahamudra: Friday ~ August 30 at
7:00 PM .Sensory Awareness Session: Saturdays ~ August 31 from
10:00 AM until noon *These sessions will resume in October* Being
with Aging: An Exploration Mondays 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM White Tara: A
Soothing Practice for Difficult Times: Friday September 20th at
7:00 PM, doors open at 6:30 PM Saturday & Sunday September
21-22 at 9:00 AM
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Monday, July 29, 2019
Sitting Meditation Sunday mornings 9:00 AM -- 10:00 AM
and Monday through Friday 7:00 AM -- 8:00 AM
then Breakfast starting at 8:00 AM
Learn to Meditate (no charge)
Tuesday Evenings 7:00 PM (Introduction to Meditation)
Sunday Mornings ~ 9:00 AM
Council Members
Co-directors Elvia Garcia and
Mark Robinson
Head of Practice and Education and
Head Meditation Instructor Lyle Larson
Rusung Fernando Fierro
Head of Culture and
Decorum Pat Medeiros
Head of Outreach and
Communication Amanda Hodson
Director of Societal Health and Well Being
Deb Curry
Head of Finance Shelley Walker-Davey
Administrative Assistant to Council
Jan Beange
Other Volunteer Positions
Staff Support Lead Sloane Dell’Orto
Event Registration
Jane Austen
Environment and Facilities Mark Robinson
Membership Contact
Fernando Fierro
Nalanda Arts Coordinators Gene and Helen Tashima
Revenue Collections
Elaine Reid
Poet Laureate & Bursar Bill Fell
Librarians
Leal Abbott and Stuart Henderson
List Server Administration
Lyle Larson
Shambhala Database Administration
Musawwir Spiegel and Jon Draffan
Webmaster and Media
Archives: Vacant
Newsletter Editor
Mary Yamada
The Davis Shambhala Meditation Center We are affiliated with
Shambhala International under the direction of Sakyong Mipham
Rinpoche. In addition to being the recognized lineage holder in the
Kagyu and Nyingma lineages, the Sakyong is also the holder of the
Shambhala lineage. The Tibetan Buddhist meditation master, Chögyam
Trungpa Rinpoche, founded the organization.
Membership
You do not need to be a member in order to attend meditation
practice, receive meditation instruction, or attend classes.
Membership involves a commitment to pay regular monthly dues in the
amount that is right for you, and to support the center with your
practice and volunteer support. We warmly invite you to become a
member. For more information about membership, contact Fernando
Fierro (916.477.9678)
Meditation Instructors
Meditation instruction is available on Tuesday nights, Sunday
mornings or by appointment
Marshall Bishop (916.792.3960)
Patti Larson (530.210.5603) Lyle Larson (530.210.0001) Pat
Medeiros (530.902.4949)
Manny Medeiros (530.902.3159) Joel Mandel (530.304.9098) Sarah
Mandel (530.219.2528)
Henry McHenry (530.756.3202) Gene Tashima (530.756.5750)
Rebekka Martorano (530.756.9605) Yasmin Spiegel
(530.758.4057)
Musawwir Spiegel (530.758.4057) Elvia Garcia (530.574.7427)
Shambhala Guides Bill Fell (530.753.2846) • Mary Tracy
(530.758.0445)
Helen Tashima (530.756.5750) • Zenna Mohr (530.756.6612) Richard
Darsie (530.753.5981)
Laura Livingston (530.908.8203) Amanda Hodson (505.720.6834)
Council Meetings The next Executive Committee meeting
to be held August 13 (Tuesday) at 7:00 PM
All are invited.
Our Facebook page has its own url now:
http://www.facebook.com/Davis.Shambhala
Also see front page for more information
