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Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
Sponsored by Spirit Rock, please join me for Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
“Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk is led by Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg, Heidi Bourne, or other guest teachers. With more community emphasis than the large Monday night gathering, this group welcomes beginners and experienced practitioners to explore Dharma with an emphasis on everyday life, social engagement, and lovingkindness.”
Online
SAVE THE DATE
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The Power of Equanimity in Engaged Spirituality ~ London Insight
Sponsored by London Insight, please join us for The Power of Equanimity in Engaged Spirituality
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Return to Wholeness: Opening to Wisdom & Love
With DaRa Williams, Kaira Jewel Lingo, Shelly Graff, and Yong Oh at the Insight Meditation Society Retreat Center.
In person retreat.
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EcoDharma
Sponsored by Insight Meditation Community of Western Massachusetts, please join us for an EcoDharma topic to be announced.
To be led by Kaira Jewel Lingo,
More info to come.
Online
SAVE THE DATE
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Healing Our Way Home: Ancestral Wisdom for Joy and Liberation
Healing Our Way Home: Ancestral Wisdom for Joy and Liberation sponsored by Spirit Rock, please join me for a half-day of practice.
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Insight Meditation Retreat
Insight Meditation Retreat at Spirit Rock with Gil Fronsdal, DaRa Williams, Tuere Sala and Kaira Jewel Lingo
In Person Retreat
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'Hearing the Cry of the Earth: Responding Compassionately to Change, Loss and Disruption'
'Hearing the Cry of the Earth: Responding Compassionately to Change, Loss and Disruption' Sponsored by Mindfulness and Compassion Grand Rounds at Harvard Medical School with Kaira Jewel Lingo
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Mindfulness & Anti-Racism Lectureship Series
Sponsored by Washington University Arts & Science, please join us for Mindfulness & Anti-Racism Lectureship Series with Kaira Jewel.
More info here.
Online
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Living Ecodharma: Finding Fulfillment in Healing and Loving the Earth
Sponsored by The Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, please join me for Living Ecodharma: Finding Fulfillment in Healing and Loving the Earth by application only.
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Annual BIPOC retreat at Garrison
Hosted by Garrison Institute: Annual Retreat for Black, Indigenous, People of Color with Dr. Marisela Gomez, Kaira Jewel Lingo and Joe Reilly
In an era of upheaval and fragmentation, BIPOC communities benefit more than ever from spaces of refuge that encourage healing, connection, and personal growth. Join us for our annual retreat at the Garrison Institute—an opportunity to be in community in a supportive, mindfulness-based environment that encourages healing, connection, and personal growth.
Scholarships: A limited number of partial
In person retreat
SAVE THE DATE Registration Link to come
More info here.
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Ecodharma Retreat for People of Color
Ecodharma Retreat for People of Color at the Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center in Boulder County, Colorado
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Living within Interbeing Practical Nonviolence and Engaged Buddhism
A Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Path Program: Living within Interbeing Practical Nonviolence and Engaged Buddhism with Kaira Jewel Lingo and Erin Selover
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Spiritual Radicals: Saints and Bodhisattvas of the Beloved Community
Spiritual Radicals: Saints and Bodhisattvas of the Beloved Community
A Speaker Series with Kaira Jewel Lingo and Father Adam Bucko
With regret we are postponing this gathering due to a family health emergency.
We will be in touch with a new date soon.
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Strength to Love: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Embodying Insight in Action
Strength to Love: Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Embodying Insight in Action, held at the Insight Meditation Society Retreat Center with Nakawe Cuebas and Kaira Jewel Lingo. And Mindful Movement Instructor, Juan Sosa
The teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. guide us to see the urgency of these times and not drown in fear, hatred, or anxiety. Instead, Dr. King’s example calls on us to stand tall in his fierce compassion with the “Strength to Love” (the title of Dr. King’s 1963 book, written largely behind bars) and move forward to heal our lives, communities, and planet.
In person retreat
For more info and to register HERE.
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We Were Made for These Times: A Conversation for Black, Indigenous, Asian and People of Color (BIAPoC)
This retreat is reserved for those who self-identify as Black, Indigenous, Asian or People of Color (BIAPOC). Sponsored by The Zen Mountain Monastery
“We all go through times when it feels like the ground is being pulled out from under us. What we relied on as steady and solid may change or even appear to vanish. In this era of global disruption, threats to our individual, social, and planetary safety abound, and at times life can feel overwhelming. Not only are loss and separation painful, but even positive changes can cause great stress.”
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Cultivating Wholeness in Ourselves and Our Fractured World
Sponsored by Parallax Press, Cultivating Wholeness in Ourselves and Our Fractured World with Richard Brady and Kaira Jewel
Join mindfulness teachers Richard Brady, author of Short Journey Home, and Kaira Jewel Lingo, author of We Were Made for These Times, for a heartfelt conversation on the transformative power of mindfulness for our fractured world and our everyday life. Explore stories of resilience, connection, and the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh that inspire meaningful change and awakening in the present moment.
To register here.
Online
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Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy, and Liberation
Sponsored by New York Insight, Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy, and Liberation
with Kaira Jewel Lingo and Marisela Gomez
In this two-hour evening event Marisela and Kaira Jewel will talk about their experiences as Black women and Buddhists, and share wisdom from their new book, Healing Our Way Home: Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy, and Liberation.
Join these dharma teachers and spiritual friends to learn about how the dharma’s teachings can support the work toward social, racial, and environmental justice.
Together, we’ll learn embodied mindfulness practices and other techniques to help us lean into our individual and collective liberation, as well as our sense of belonging and joy.
More info and to register here.
Online
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Buddhist-Christian Community of Meditation and Action
I co-teach this monthly group with my partner, Father Adam Bucko, a Christian contemplative and an Episcopal priest. We will meet on the last or next-to-last Tuesday of the month from 7:30 - 9 pm ET to deepen our study and application of the rich and diverse Buddhist and Christian contemplative practices and how these can support engaged spirituality, or what Andrew Harvey terms sacred activism, “a transforming force of compassion-in-action that is born of a fusion of deep spiritual knowledge, courage, love, and passion, with wise radical action in the world.”
Register here. These sessions are open to the public and offered by donation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We will record the teachings and meditations for registered participants.
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The Power of Equanimity in Engaged Spirituality
The Power of Equanimity in Grounding Engaged Spirituality Please join us for practice, dharma talk, and Q&A with Monday Friends and Kaira Jewel Lingo.
How can we stay clear, peaceful and positive in a world full of suffering? Once we are peaceful within ourselves, how can we share that peace with others in practical, useful ways in the world?
About Monday Friends. Every Monday evening, everyone is invited to begin their week with a relaxed and mindful hour dedicated to:
•Remembering gratitude for this one precious life;
•Gathering in spiritual friendship;
• Practicing the Buddha’s path of liberation from mental habits that create stress, disease, relationship problems, societal breakdown, and block a free-flowing, creative and happy life.
More info and to register here.
Online
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Healing Our Way Home: Touching Ancestors, Joy and Liberation
Healing Our Way Home: Touching Ancestors, Joy and Liberation with Valerie Brown, Marisela Gomez MD, and Kaira Jewel Lingo
Our focus will be the book Healing Our Way Home and the importance of ancestors, joy, and liberation. Join us for an exploration of how we can see ourselves in each other’s path of joy and liberation, and take refuge in our individual and collective healing. There will be daily dharma teachings, daily mindful walking/moving, sitting/stationary meditation, mindful eating, singing, dharma writing, and dharma sharing. Reading of the book before the retreat is highly recommended.
In person, held at Garrison Institute, Info and registration here.
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Wednesday Evening Dharma
Sponsored by Cambridge Insight Meditation Center: Wednesday Evening Dharma with Kaira Jewel Lingo. Title to be announced.
In Person and Online
More info here.
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Contemplative Summit
Please join me for The Contemplative Summit
I’ll be speaking alongside amazing teachers like James Finley, Omid Safi, and Christine Valters Paintner, each of us exploring what it means to deepen our interior lives through the wisdom of mystics, contemplative practices, and psychological insight.
This gathering is an opportunity to step into the sacred spaces of contemplation, to rest in the Mystery, and to discover what it means to live fully present.
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Healing Our Way Home
Half Day Retreat online at Spirit Rock with Kaira Jewel Lingo
Our focus will be the book, Healing Our Way Home, and how we can practice to connect with our ancestors, deepen joy, and touch liberation.
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A Day of Nature Practice
A Day of Nature Practice with Kaira Jewel Lingo and Thimo Wittich
At Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery in Lagrangeville, NY
During this day of practice we will reconnect with the natural world and engage in contemplation in the heart of the living world in the full splendor of autumn.
Sliding scale $50-$150. Please contact Thimo at the email below if you wish to attend and cannot afford the lowest end of the sliding scale. No one will be turned away.
Fill out this form to register and pay HERE: https://forms.gle/QAQVepzCBYcF8khu5
On the land and in Person only
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Practicing Mindfulness in Divisive Times
Sponsored by Deer Park Monastery, please join us for Engaged Buddhism Speaker Series: Interview with Kaira Jewel Lingo, Practicing Mindfulness in Divisive Times
As we approach election season, it is important to practice mindfulness. Join us for this free online gathering and interview with Kaira Jewel Lingo who will share with us ways to stay grounded in these volatile times.
More info and to register here.
Online
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In Remembrance, We Heal Our Way Home
Join us on October 9th for a day of remembrance, one year into the genocide in Palestine, as we collectively hold a vision of a world where all beings are free, and as we strategize ways to deepen our spiritual and political commitments in the world as it is today.
For more info here and to register here.
Online
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Virtual Forum on retreat Healing Our Way Home: Touching Ancestors, Joy and Liberation
We are also offering a virtual forum on the retreat to answer any questions and share more about what the retreat Healing Our Way Home: Touching Ancestors, Joy and Liberation with Valerie Brown, Marisela Gomez MD, and Kaira Jewel Lingo will be like. Registration is here.
Our focus will be the book Healing Our Way Home and the importance of ancestors, joy, and liberation. Join us for an exploration of how we can see ourselves in each other’s path of joy and liberation, and take refuge in our individual and collective healing. There will be daily dharma teachings, daily mindful walking/moving, sitting/stationary meditation, mindful eating, singing, dharma writing, and dharma sharing.
In person, held at Garrison Institute, Info and registration here.
Virtual info and registration here.
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Healing Our Way Home Book Talk
Healing our Way Home Book Talk Join me for a book talk and discussion with Valerie Brown and Marisela Gomez at the Baltimore and Beyond: Mindfulness Community
For more info here and to register RSVP required.
Online
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BuddhaFest: Films, Talks & Music Celebrating Women in Buddhism
Hosted by Hosted by Lion's Roar, please join us for BuddhaFest: Films, Talks & Music Celebrating Women in Buddhism
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Belonging to Each Other: Falling in Love with Mother Earth Together
“Belonging to Each Other: Falling in Love with Mother Earth Together” an Ecodharma Retreat for People of Color at the Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center in Boulder County, Colorado
This retreat for people of color will be hosted by Kritee Kanko and Imtiaz Rangwala (the two co-founders of Boundless in Motion sangha who are also Zen Buddhist teachers and climate scientists) in deep collaboration with Kaira Jewel Lingo.
For more info here
In person retreat
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Engaging Gaza and Beyond, A Dharma Call for Action
SMS Awakening Activism: Engaging Gaza and Beyond, A Dharma Call for Action
With Bhikkhu Bodhi, Kaira Jewel Lingo, Lubna Masrawa, Aviv Tatarsky, Kritee Kanko, Sara Shapouri, and hosted by Thanissara, co-founder of Sacred Mountain Sangha.
This event is presented by Sacred Mountain Sangha and Sacred Justice Coalition.
For more info here
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Mindfulness Meditation and Book Talk
The Rubin Museum: Mindfulness Meditation and Book Talk with Kaira Jewel Lingo.
In Person (After leading the talk and meditation, Kaira Jewel will offer a talk on both her books which will also be available for sale.)
More info here.
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BIPOC Voices: Weekly Sunday Sangha
BIPOC Voices: Weekly Sunday Sangha with Kaira Jewel Lingo
The Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the dharma. As a beloved community, this sangha supports exploration of the dharma in light of our experiences. Together we will cultivate an environment that welcomes diverse voices and builds community.
Sliding scale $0-$108 ($15-$30 suggested)
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Coming Home to Ourselves: Finding Balance During Turbulent Times
The Elevate Prize Foundation Coming Home to Ourselves: Finding Balance During Turbulent Times: Learn how mindfulness can support you to come home and take good care of yourself especially in difficult times. There will be a presentation, experiential exercises, and time for questions with Kaira Jewel Lingo. More info here. In Person
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Being in the Now: Healing and Transforming Ourselves and our World
Being in the Now: Healing and Transforming Ourselves and our World A Retreat for BIPOC
Hosted by Garrison Institute: Annal Retreat for People of Color with Kaira Jewel Lingo, Dr. Marisela Gomez and Joe Reilly.
In a time of increasing disruption and loss of cohesion, it is more important than ever before to have a place of refuge that is stable, especially for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities. This is possible. There is a home inside of us that no one can take away, that cannot be destroyed. It is our true home. And it is a collective home we can cultivate in our communities. Learning and practicing to be in the now helps us to return to and dwell in this true home inside of each of us. Every moment offers us the possibility of coming home to the now, where healing and transformation can happen. This inner transformation provides the bridge to collective transformation and liberation from oppression and injustice.
More info and to register here.
In person retreat
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Navigating the Global Dark Night of the Soul
Keynote talk for the Spiritual Directors' International Online Annual Conference: Navigating the Global Dark Night of the Soul from May 8-10.
"If we can figure out how to be embodied and know what our bodies are telling us we can find out way back to each other."
"Part of why we don't protect what we have is because we're not really alive to it–we don't really see the beauty of our world.
"You can only really have equanimity if you really care." - KAIRA JEWEL LINGO
(Cole Arther Riley and Pádraig Ó Tuama are also giving keynotes).
More info here. Online
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Our Wise Friends: An Animal Blessing
Sponsored by The Lotus Institute, please join us for Our Wise Friends: An Animal Blessing a dharma festival where we celebrate the gifts, insights and guidance we receive from the animals we meet.
To be led by Adam and myself with Larry and Peggy Ward, we'll share wisdom from our animal friends, while exploring our reciprocity and interconnectedness with the natural world as a whole. The event will include music, meditation, dharma teachings and a special ceremony to receive and extend the blessing between all beings.
More info and to register here.
Online by donation.
photo includes Rafiki.
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How to Touch the Earth: A Mindfulness Practice
How to Touch the Earth: A Mindfulness Practice hosted by Tricycle’s Buddhism & Ecology Summit: Earth Day, a series of conversations with Buddhist teachers, writers, and environmental activists. Speakers at Tricycle’s Third Annual Buddhism and Ecology Summit include Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche on the earth-touching mudra, Kaira Jewel Lingo (my session is at 2pm) on a mindfulness practice from Plum Village’s Earth Holder Community, Jack Kornfield on how to sit like a tree, and many others.
For more info and to register here. Online
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Book Panel with the Authors of Healing Our Way Home
Book Panel with the Authors of Healing Our Way Home with Valerie Brown, Marisela Gomez MD and Kaira Jewel Lingo. Insight Santa Cruz.
The authors will share their process of creating this conversational book, read excerpts from the book, followed by time for questions and discussion with the community.
This event will be moderated by Tenzin Chogkyi.
For more info here.
Online
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Embodied Change-Making and Sacred Justice On Behalf of Life
Embodied Change-Making and Sacred Justice On Behalf of Life A BCBS Path Program with Kaira Jewel Lingo, Deborah Eden Tull, and Konda Mason
Embodied change-making speaks to the very root of what nourishes paradigm shift and collective transformation. Sacred activism comes from vision rather than the mind of separation and is sourced from connection rather than fragmentation and othering. Inspired by an expansive understanding of socially engaged Buddhism, we are inviting a redefinition and exploration of the word "activism," one that doesn’t assume that action is superior to rest, recognizing that the quality of our action is as important as what we do. Being and relational presence are valuable contributions to change-making.
For more info here and to register here. Online with optional in person retreat