NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, January 20th (MLK Jr. Day)

Short sit and information community time for anyone seeking sangha support on this day.

DATE
Monday, January 20th 2025. 9-9:30am PST

LOCATION
Zoom (click below for how to join)

Monday night meditation gathering, welcome to all!

The A2Z Sangha meets every Monday evening (except on noted holidays and other dates that Rev. Liên can’t be there to facilitate). This is a space for meditation, and some moments to connect, and dharma teachings from Rev. It is welcome to everyone who is interested, regardless of your experience with meditation.

We will be studying Paula Arai’s book “The Little Book of Zen Healing: Japanese Rituals for Beauty, Harmony, and Love.” All are welcome to drop-in!

DATE
Monday 1/13
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION

ONLINE on Zoom

Join Rev Liên for a dharma talk at San Francisco City Center, in-person or online.

There is an optional Q&A after the talk.

DATE
Saturday, January 11th 2025. 10-11:30am PST

LOCATION
In-person at City Center and live-stream.

300 Page Street, San Francisco CA.

Join the East Bay Meditation Center BIPOC Sangha, to enjoy meditation and a dharma talk with Reverend Liên!

Open to all BIPOC practitioners and newcomers. Go to EBMC’s website to learn details of how to join virtually.

DATE
Thursday, January 9th
7:00pm-8:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online w/ East Bay Meditation Center

Rev. Liên will be teaching at the Insight Meditation Community of Western Massachusetts BIPOC Affinity Group on her book Home is Here.

This is a closed event. Reach out if you’d like to have Rev as a guest teacher at your next event.

Rev. Liên will be teaching at the Center for Understanding in Conflict’s 4 Steps for Anti-racist Anti-oppressive Conflict Resolution training.

This is a closed event. Reach out if you’d like to have Rev as a guest teacher at your next training.

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, December 9th

Rev. Liên will be a guest on Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism Podcast in December!

Stay tuned on YouTube for the interview when it drops after December 6th! And reach out if you’d to have Rev as a guest on your podcast.

https://www.youtube.com/@PathsofPractice

Rev Liên will lead a 1-day silent retreat, geared towards those who have completed Rev’s 4 week Meditation Training program or have equivalent experience.

See the below link for full info!

DATE
Saturday, November 23, 2024
9am - 3pm

Noble Giving Sliding Scale:

• Pay-it-Forward: $150

• Standard: $130

• Low-Income: $90

• Access: No one turned away for lack of funds. - Please email Rev. Liên at SuddenLeap.A2Z@gmail.com to discuss.

• Note: Rev. Liên livelihood is by teaching so this giving-scale is based on a practice of mutuality. Please give accordingly.

• Venmo giving to: @SuddenLeap-A2Z (Tel. 4 digits: 2585) or PayPal giving to:  SuddenLeap.A2Z@gmail.com or the QR Codes on this website

LOCATION
Online (Zoom), and in-person:

1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612. (about 2 blocks from the 24th Street Bart Station). Since we are trying out in-person again on a trial basis, unfortunately, our space is not wheelchair accessible at this time. We apologize for this lack of access.

For anyone seeking restoration and healing from the deep impacts of racism.

Using Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path, we will engage in restorative practices to learn new skills on the path of healing from racism. Through the lens of antiracism and Rev. Liên’s engaged Buddhist framework, we will cultivate an understanding of how to enact inclusive and healing spaces beginning from inside ourselves. CE credits are available!

DATE
Sunday, November 17, 2024
9:30am-12:30pm PST

LOCATION
Participate online OR Attend in-person:

Spirit Rock Meditation Center - Community Meditation Center
5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Woodacre, CA 94973

Rev Liên will be one of 3 teachers speaking at Vista Buddhist Temple’s 6th annual 2024 Buddhist Community Gathering.

Rev, Sister Peace (Plum Village tradition), and Rev Melissa Opel (Shin Buddhist tradition) will be in conversation post-election. Tune in to hear these three teachers discuss the theme of “Navigating the Mud...Using Skillful Effort Responsibly As We Meet Unsettled Times”.  

DATE
Saturday, November 9, 2024
1pm - 3pm

LOCATION
Online webinar. Video link provided after RSVP. The event will also be recorded.

Shoshan Victoria Austin, Rev’s Soto Zen teacher, returns to Access to Zen’s weekly Monday meditation for a very special 3 part series!

From her parallel practices with Iyengar yoga and Soto Zen, Shosan Victoria Austin specializes in precise, yet accessible, teachings on how mind and body practices are not separate.

DATE
Monday, November 4th
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

Full series dates: October 21 (in-person and online), October 28 (online) and November 4 (in-person and online)

LOCATION

1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612.

Shoshan Victoria Austin, Rev’s Soto Zen teacher, returns to Access to Zen’s weekly Monday meditation for a very special 3 part series!

From her parallel practices with Iyengar yoga and Soto Zen, Shosan Victoria Austin specializes in precise, yet accessible, teachings on how mind and body practices are not separate.

DATE
Monday, October 28th
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

Full series dates: October 21 (in-person and online), October 28 (online) and November 4 (in-person and online)

LOCATION

1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612.

Rev Liên will lead meditation and give a dharma talk at Sacramento Dharma Center, hosted by Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group.

DATE
Sunday, October 27, 2024
10am - 12pm

LOCATION
In-person.

Sacramento Dharma Center - 3111 Wissemann Drive. Sacramento, CA

Shoshan Victoria Austin, Rev’s Soto Zen teacher, returns to Access to Zen’s weekly Monday meditation for a very special 3 part series!

From her parallel practices with Iyengar yoga and Soto Zen, Shosan Victoria Austin specializes in precise, yet accessible, teachings on how mind and body practices are not separate.

DATE
Monday, October 21st
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

Full series dates: October 21 (in-person and online), October 28 (online) and November 4 (in-person and online)

LOCATION

1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612.

Meditation and Collective Action for Palestine and More

BPF has rebooted their Refuge Circle, centering Palestine as well as solidarity beyond. The first 20 minutes will be guided meditation, and the last 10 minutes will be collective political action. Rev Liên will guide meditation on 3 Wednesdays.

The circle will continue through November, so you can join whenever and however many times you can.

DATE
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
9:00am-9:30am Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online

A 3 week course investigating the Three Aspects of Resilience, with Rev. Liên Shutt

This 3 week series will involve meditation, dharma talks and practices led by Rev. Liên Shutt. The course is an opportunity to engage with Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path, with opportunities participants to build new skills and practice anti-oppressive behaviors through meditation, interactions, and affinity dyads and small groups.

DATE
3 Tuesdays, October 15, October 22, October 29
4:00pm-6:00pm Pacific Time / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Eastern Time

LOCATION
Zoom

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, October 14th (Indigenous People’s Day)

Does your mind seem to “be all over the place”?

Do you find yourself worrying a lot? Do you feel easily overwhelmed and filled with anxiety? Do you obsess about “should” and “could” and, therefore, find it hard to focus?

Buddhist teachings and meditation practices have long addressed ways to be with such emotions and thoughts. In this one-day, we will gather and learn ways in which we can work with worry and anxiety. You’ll learn ways to be with these emotions and be able to practice meditations which can foster calm and ease in body and mind.

Meditations, Dharma teachings, group discussions, and experiential exercises are offered.

DATE
Sunday, October 12th 2024
9:00am - 3:00pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online and in-person at East Bay Meditation Center (masks required).

Open to all.

Space is limited and registration is required.

Meditation and Collective Action for Palestine and More

BPF has rebooted their Refuge Circle, centering Palestine as well as solidarity beyond. The first 20 minutes will be guided meditation, and the last 10 minutes will be collective political action. Rev Liên will guide meditation on 3 Wednesdays.

The circle will continue through November, so you can join whenever and however many times you can.

DATE
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
9:00am-9:30am Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online

Meditation and dharma talk for LGBTQIA+ folx

A weekly meditation group at East Bay Meditation Center for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit, Queer, Intersex, Same-Gender Loving, Questioning (LGBTQIA+) and all of the other letters of the queer alphabet communities.

DATE
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
7:00pm-8:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online

Meditation and Collective Action for Palestine and More

BPF has rebooted their Refuge Circle, centering Palestine as well as solidarity beyond. The first 20 minutes will be guided meditation, and the last 10 minutes will be collective political action. Rev Liên will guide meditation on 3 Wednesdays.

The circle will continue through November, so you can join whenever and however many times you can.

DATE
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
9:00am-9:30am Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online

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