During this retreat honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we will practice insight meditation while interweaving the teachings of the Buddha with those of Dr. King. With mindfulness and clarity, we will cultivate the capacity to liberate our minds and hearts so that we might better learn to do our own work in service of collective liberation and respond appropriately with wise, compassionate action in the world.

Join us on one or two Sundays each month, in the continued commitment to social and environmental engagement and justice in this very complex time, to exploring the roots of structural violence in our social systems, and to engaging in the world in a courageous way based on contemplative practice and views that actualize non-separateness, interbeing, equity, compassion, justice, integrity, courage, dignity, and unshakable awareness.

This workshop invites participants to cultivate mindful connections with nature by exploring the resonant voice of the natural world.

A monthly online drop-in group, grounded in Buddhist teachings, inquiry, and community practice, to build equanimity in the midst of the climate crisis and develop capacity for a wise response.

As we move into 2025, a time of uncertainty and challenges, how can we respond with radical love, connection, and belonging? Join this conversation with Valarie Kaur, john a. powell and Norma Wong Roshi, moderated by PICO California executive director Joseph Tomás McKellar.

In this Pathways to Planetary Health Forum, Stephen Posner will speak with Amanda Janoo, WEAll Economics and Policy Lead, to explore real-world examples from countries building Wellbeing Economies and discuss practical steps we can take to move in this direction.

This yearlong journey, inspired by Stephen Levine’s A Year to Live, is a heartfelt invitation to people of all ages, at any stage of life. Together, in the spirit of community, we will explore how contemplating death can profoundly deepen our experience of living.

In this gathering we will incorporate ritual, contemplations, discussion, art, writing and other ways of representing what we feel and know. This will provide an opportunity for communal witnessing of our felt responses to the environmental suffering that is taking place all over the world, and especially in the lives of marginalized populations.

We each listen and speak from the heart, encountering and experiencing one another gently and with awareness. We are not solving problems or debating issues or making plans. We are making a healing space for each of us to hear and be heard, see and be seen.

Each Climate Café Gathering features facilitators from The Resilient Activist and a Climate-Aware Therapist, who work together to create a supportive and nurturing conversation environment. This is your invitation to join us as we share our emotions, discover ways to enhance our activism in ways that feel healthy, and build a community of like-minded activists who understand you.