Greetings SIMS sangha members,
Please visit our website,
www.seattleinsight.org,
for details on all upcoming events.
Ongoing Practice
Tuesday Nights in July
Rodney will continue his series on the fundamentals of dharma.
Programs and Events in July
Meditation in Everyday Life: Touching Life
Directly, with Chris Prenovitz
July 13–August 3 (four Fridays, 10:30–11:30 am)
At Standing Stone Healing and Arts
See website for details
Dharma Talk with Sharon Salzberg: The Three
Characteristics of Life
July 20 (Friday, 7:00–9:00 pm)
At Nalanda West
See website for details
Nonresidential Retreat with Sharon Salzberg: The Brahma
Viharas
July 21–22 (Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am–4:30 pm)
At Nalanda West
See website for details
Day of Mindfulness with Rodney Smith
July 28 (9:00 am–4:30 pm)
At Mercer Island Congregational Church
See website for details
Programs and Events in August
Post-Beginning Meditation Support Class with Keri
Pederson and Linda Tennant
August 6–27 (four Mondays, 7:00–9:00 pm)
At Keystone Church
See website for details
SIMS Annual Potluck Picnic
August 12 (Sunday, 1:00–4:00 pm)
At Magnuson Park
See website for details
Residential Retreat for Experienced Students with Rodney
Smith
August 31–September 7 (Friday to Friday)
At Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA
See website for details
Other Information
Pacific NW Teen Meditation Retreat with Inward Bound
Mindfulness Education (iBme)
August 4–9 (Saturday–Thursday)
At Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, Castle Rock, WA
See Cloud
Mountain website for details
See iBme website for more info
Read an
article written by a teen who attended an iBme retreat
Scholarships are available
Support for People of Color Attending the IMS
2013 Three-Month Retreat
At Insight Meditation Society Retreat Center, Barre, MA
See flyer for details
Dharma and Children Group
The dharma and children group was formed to help foster a deeper understanding of how our individual practices include our relationships to children and youth and to increase support within the sangha for those working with or raising children.
Please contact Carol Geil at (206) 743-6475.
See website for details
Registration for Nonresidential Retreats
We have changed our registration process to offer two options: you may
either register online and pay the suggested event donation using your
credit card or PayPal, or you may register in person at the door and
pay with cash or check. Registering online helps reduce long lines at
the door.
Volunteering at Nonresidential Retreats
SIMS needs ten to fifteen volunteers to help at each nonresidential retreat.
Volunteers help with room set up, clean up, tea service, and sound system. If you
are planning to attend and would like to volunteer at a
nonresidential retreat, please register early.
Share the Ride with SIMS
If you are looking for a ride or have extra space in your car, please
visit our secure ride share exchange. Log in to the SIMS website (www.seattleinsight.org)
to view and post rides. If you don't yet have a log-in, follow the
ride
share link to set up a user account.
Visit the ride share exchange.
Support for SIMS Sangha Members
At our Tuesday evening sits please check our bulletin board for a
variety of support opportunities, including helping members meet
basic needs. Feel free to post your request or email us at
volunteer@seattleinsight.org.
Wishing you well,
The SIMS board
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