Events
This page will be updated as new events are scheduled. Past event announcements will be kept as an archive, and in case anyone desires to review past events, or to have a repeat of a past event. If you do see something you would like to have repeated, or offered to your own community or center, please contact my staff at 310-473-2020. Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you at future events!
DHARMA TALKS AND MEDITATIONS
Many Friday nights, I can be found teaching at Against the Stream West, in Santa Monica. For more information on my schedule, check the Against the Stream calendar for Friday nights at 730. If you have ever been interested in meditation from a classic Buddhist perspective, this is the place to come for instruction and practice. To hear past talks and meditation instruction, check my Meditation and Dharma Talks page.
August 29th, 5pm Against the Stream Melrose. Topic: Wisdom
August 21st, 730pm Against the Stream SaMo. Topic: Wisdom
August 7th, 730pm Against the Stream SaMo. Topic: Generosity
July 6th, 730pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Santa Monica. Topic: Patience, and Freedom.
July 3rd, 730pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Santa Monica. Topic: Patience, and Freedom.
June 26th, 730pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Santa Monica. Topic: Tapussa Sutta: A talk on Renunciation. What does it really mean to let go?
June 7th, 1130am Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Melrose Location. Topic: Relaxing Thoughts.
June 5th, 730pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Santa Monica. 1001A Colorado Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
June 1st, 730pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Santa Monica. Visakka Puja. I'll be speaking about loving kindness as a wisdom practice that can be used to unravel greed, aversion and delusion.
May 29th, 730pm at Against the Stream Santa Monica - Karaniya Metta Sutta continued. We will practice sharing loving kindness with various types of people during meditation. The talk will include a guided meditation and Q&A.
May 1st, 730pm at Against the Stream Santa Monica - The Karaniya Metta Sutta - Universal Loving-Kindness Meditation. Guided meditation using the Buddha's original instructions included.
April 24th, 730pm at Against the Stream Santa Monica - The Anapanasati Sutta - The Buddha's original (and only) breath meditation instructions. Guided meditation included.
April 3rd, 730pm at Against the Stream Santa Monica- The Brahmana Sutta - Desire On the Path to Awakening (when to use it, and when to drop it)
August 29th, 5pm Against the Stream Melrose. Topic: Wisdom
August 21st, 730pm Against the Stream SaMo. Topic: Wisdom
August 7th, 730pm Against the Stream SaMo. Topic: Generosity
July 6th, 730pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Santa Monica. Topic: Patience, and Freedom.
July 3rd, 730pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Santa Monica. Topic: Patience, and Freedom.
June 26th, 730pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Santa Monica. Topic: Tapussa Sutta: A talk on Renunciation. What does it really mean to let go?
June 7th, 1130am Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Melrose Location. Topic: Relaxing Thoughts.
June 5th, 730pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Santa Monica. 1001A Colorado Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
June 1st, 730pm Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Santa Monica. Visakka Puja. I'll be speaking about loving kindness as a wisdom practice that can be used to unravel greed, aversion and delusion.
May 29th, 730pm at Against the Stream Santa Monica - Karaniya Metta Sutta continued. We will practice sharing loving kindness with various types of people during meditation. The talk will include a guided meditation and Q&A.
May 1st, 730pm at Against the Stream Santa Monica - The Karaniya Metta Sutta - Universal Loving-Kindness Meditation. Guided meditation using the Buddha's original instructions included.
April 24th, 730pm at Against the Stream Santa Monica - The Anapanasati Sutta - The Buddha's original (and only) breath meditation instructions. Guided meditation included.
April 3rd, 730pm at Against the Stream Santa Monica- The Brahmana Sutta - Desire On the Path to Awakening (when to use it, and when to drop it)
Acupuncture - Chinese Medicine
May 5th, 5:30 - Acupuncture for Addiction and Associated Stress - Family Recovery Education and Training. 12304 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 115, Los Angeles, California 90025
March 31st, 5:30 - How Addiction Affects the Brain, and How Acupuncture Helps - Sponsored by Family Recovery Education and Training. 12304 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 115, Los Angeles, California 90025
March 31st, 5:30 - How Addiction Affects the Brain, and How Acupuncture Helps - Sponsored by Family Recovery Education and Training. 12304 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 115, Los Angeles, California 90025
Other events
On the third Thursday of every month, I offer free Reiki treatments at the Cancer Support Community - The Benjamin Center. I join a small team of energy healers who offer Reiki in a group setting. If you are a member of the community, inquire with them for more information.
Our Medicinal Backyard: A Guided Herbal Hike! April 11th 10am - 2pm. Walk through the woods in Temescal Canyon, and learn how to identify and use the abundant medicinal and edible plants encountered there. For more information click here.
Our Medicinal Backyard: A Guided Herbal Hike! April 11th 10am - 2pm. Walk through the woods in Temescal Canyon, and learn how to identify and use the abundant medicinal and edible plants encountered there. For more information click here.
