In most cultures, the symbol of a circle represents wholeness, and the potential for unity. When we come together as an intentional community, for personal development and healing, we are honoring the sacred. We will cultivate the collective practice of listening, witnessing, and holding space for the whole as we heal ourselves by acknowledging what needs to be healed. We will work with the Seasons, Elements, and Nature as direct mirrors for the healing process. Indigenous cultures recognize that the healing of self is connected to the whole community.

Dr. Lyla June has specialized in North American systems, but she has also learned about similar systems in every corner of the Earth, illuminating how humanity's true nature is to be a regenerative force and an instrument of beauty. We will learn from these systems to give us hope for the future. This is a six-week journey into the science, the stories, and the value systems of Indigenous regenerative practice.

Experience meditating together for the well-being of people, planet, and participants - a monthly live meditation designed for activists, open to all levels.

This workshop invites participants into an embodied and relational learning experience where we will be practicing these capacities. Drawing from climate psychology, neuroscience, and the Work That Reconnects, we will move through the spiral offering a mix of contemplative practice, nature connection, teaching, experiential activities and group process.

In this 21st century, tremendous progress has been made in the development of zero-carbon technologies. And yet, we are struggling to decarbonize our societies and meet our global climate goals. Perhaps this should not surprise us; like many of our modern challenges, the climate crisis is in essence a spiritual crisis. To solve it necessitates a real shift in consciousness — from consumption to contemplation. Come join educator, engineer, and environmentalist Samrat Pathania to explore how eastern philosophy- the Upanishads in particular- can help us attain the inner balance that is necessary to end the upheaval in the external world.

Santosh Raut and guests William Edelglass, Rima Vesely-Flad, and Cornel West bring scholarly, contemplative, and liberatory perspectives into the legacy of B.R. Ambedkar — a twentieth century Buddhist political thinker who combined intellectual brilliance with his own Dalit identity to understand the dharma as a complete response to oppression, dignity, and freedom.

Ango—traditionally a seasonal retreat for monastics—is our opportunity to deepen practice together as a sangha. Through this fall's theme on engaged Buddhism, we'll explore the intersection of internal zazen practice and our responsibility to meet the suffering, inequity, and injustice in ourselves and in the world.

BCD offers a monthly gathering for those who want to engage in mindful reflection and find practical ways to be more involved in making change happen. We get together on the third Wednesday of every month.

This program explores how the perspectives and practices of Buddhist ecodharma can provide deep resources of clarity, courage, and ethical alignment for ecological and social transformation. Rather than separating inner practice from outer engagement, the gathering focuses on their mutual reinforcement: how meditation and view shape action, and how action in solidarity with life deepens practice.