Dharma-informed learning on texts related to ethics, activism, post-capitalism, and social change. Connect, meditate, and discuss with other justice-oriented meditation and Buddhist practitioners.

This full day meditation retreat will be an opportunity for experienced meditators to connect to nature, to our animal brethren, and to other Buddhist practitioners at the site of the Rivendell Farmed Animal Sanctuary.

Issa will talk about his work and vision for the Garden of Hope, located in the West Bank and the first mindfulness center in Palestine. He will talk about his work as a peace activist with the Palestinian society and also with Israeli and international peace activists. He will also talk about the current situation in the West Bank, where he lives. Dharma teacher Dorit will talk about the meaning of the cooperation with Issa around the Garden of Hope and the current, general atmosphere in Israel.

This eight-week series for white-bodied people integrates the transformative Buddhist practice of Insight Dialogue (relational mindfulness) with anti-racism education. Facilitated by Anita Bermont, Holly Nelson-Johnson, Judy Bernstein, Patricia Fontaine, and Sue Brown.

Join Kaira Jewel Lingo for an exploration of how Buddhist practice can guide us toward climate action that is rooted in clarity, care, and steadiness rather than urgency alone. Drawing on Movement Ecology and the ‘Block, Build, Be’ framework, we will reflect on where our skills, joy, and the world’s needs meet.

This session will explore Courage and the capacity to face these uncertain and tangled times with steadiness and purposeful action.

CS is a three-month immersion in Buddhist wisdom, meditation, community building and nature connection for 18-25 year olds. It’s a contemplative laboratory where we learn and practice the roots of peace we believe are needed now more than ever in this time of political, ecological and social turmoil.

During the five day retreat we will spend four full days of mindful work volunteering in the tree nursery and planting areas of Moor Trees. The middle day we will immerse in silent and still meditation practice. This retreat is a chance for us to offer our compassionate care to our living planet.

During this two-hour webinar session, we will engage in lecture, practice, and experiential exercise that support widening our circles for collective liberation.

The 3 Tenets of Zen Peacemakers: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action. Our third tenet is taking loving action from not knowing and bearing witness. This vow makes Zen Peacemakers unique. This is how we engage and reach out with helping hands to relieve suffering in our troubled world. Please join us to share your work, your project, and your own taking action with others. This circle will be held monthly in 2026.