Upcoming Programs | Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community

Published on February 17, 2025
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

 
Meditation
 
In Person:
Monday - Friday, 7:00 - 7:40am
Otter Creek Yoga at Marbleworks in Middlebury

Online:
Every day, 7:00 - 7:40am on zoom
On Saturday and Sunday followed by Service

Dharma Reflections

In Person and Online: Dharma Reflections
every Sunday 8:45 - 9:45am
  • February 16, Dharma Reflection So'on (this Dharma Reflection will be online only because of the weather conditions. Click here to register for our zoom link)
  • February 23, Dharma Reflection Joshin
  • March 2, Dharma Reflection Joshin
  • March 9, Dharma Reflection Kendo
Ceremonies
 
Thursday February 27, 7:00am Gate of Sweet Nectar (Online and In Person)

Thursday March 13, 5:30pm, Precepts Reflection and Renewal Ceremony(Online)

Click here to register for our zoom link for Dharma Reflection, Meditation and Ceremonies.
 
Recordings

The recordings of our dharma reflections are available on our website.
 
 

Programs for the Local Community (In Person at Gather)
 

Online Workshop Discussion


The Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara

Date: February 15, 2025

Time: 4pm-5:30pm (ET)

Join us the day after Valentine’s Day as we gather to explore the theme of Compassion. Through imagery, stories and teachings we will look at what it means to embody this aspect of our Practice.

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Householder Koans
March 10, 2025 (Online)

Join us for our monthly practice group on the Householder Koans (every second Monday of the month). Go-Go (Renée) and So’on will facilitate this monthly group on The Book of Householder Koans from Roshi Eve Myonen Marko & Roshi Wendy Egyoku Nakao.
 
Meditation Intensive March 16 (Online and in person)

Welcome to our Meditation Intensives: a half-day drop into stillness. We will gather together online and in person to take this inward step for a few hours, before heading back out into our daily lives. These intensives will be a time to simply relax into silent sitting and walking meditation.
 
 

Community Zen: Bridging Divides and Strengthening Communities
March 22 or May 4, 2025
(Online and In Person)


Join Joshin for a half-day Community Zenworkshop, a hands-on session focused on bringing people together, bridging divides, and strengthening communities. This workshop is for anyone who rolls up their sleeves and cares about the health of their community—whether you're a volunteer, nonprofit worker, business owner, activist, donor, or community leader—regardless of political views or beliefs. Come join the conversation and explore ways to connect and make a difference.
 
Read More and Sign Up for March 22
Read More and Sign Up for May 4
 

Jizo Bodhisattva: Crafting in Clay – workshop (in person)

Saturday, April 12, 2025
Middlebury Studio School
2377 Route 7 South, Middlebury
 

We invite you to join us for a 90-minute arts workshop where we’ll come together to create our own Jizo statues from stoneware clay. Under the kind guidance of clay artist Kathy Clarke, you’ll have the chance to craft your very own Jizo.

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Street Retreat Washington D.C.

September 18 – 21, 2025

Join us on the streets of Washington, D.C.

Bearing witness to life on the streets is a way to plunge into the unknown, which is crucial to our practice of healing the gap of separation between others and ourselves. We become more observant of ourselves and our surroundings. From this increased awareness, healing takes place.

We will live on the sidewalks of Washington, DC with no resources other than our true nature. We will beg for money, find places to get food, a place to sleep, bathrooms, etc. By bearing witness in this situation we start to directly see our impulses, assumptions, prejudices, and boundaries. Practicing with Not-Knowing and Bearing Witness we experience our interconnection, recognize our common humanness, and realize our responsibilities.

 
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