James Baraz -Teaching Schedule
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| San Francisco Standard Time is UTC-8. (California practices Daylight Savings Time, during which San Francisco is UTC-7) | |
| James' Weekly Meditation Group - Online | |
Every Thursday 7:30 - 9:00 PM
19:30 - 2100
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Weekly Meditation Session with Dharma talk and discussion, sponsored by Insight Berkeley, Berkeley, California |
| Annual Awakening Joy Course - Online starting Each Year in January | |
Starting Every Other Tuesday 6:30 - 8:30 PM |
2025 Awakening Joy Course runs for 5 months, January 28 - June 3 |
Ten themes are presented and practiced. Recordings of online sessions are available through the end of 2025. Participants in the Awakening Joy course may join during the course. Register for the Awakening Joy Course. If interested in the accompanying Teacher Training, you can find more information and the application here. |
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| JANUARY 2025 | |
January 10 - 12 See Daily Schedule here |
An in-person, long weekend with James, sponsored by Esalen Institute “Being Present for Your Life” |
In this workshop, you’ll be introduced to this meditation practice and the principles on which it is based. There will be periods of silent sitting and walking meditation as well as discussions to help provide a foundation for your own mindfulness practice in your everyday life Register at the Esalen Instistute: |
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January 17 - 19 Ending
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An online, long weekend with James, sponsored by Mid-America Dharma (Kansas and Missouri) “Connecting Mind and Heart” |
The Mind and the Heart are not separate. We’ll take this weekend of silence to explore and put into practice skillful means and teachings to let go of unproductive habits of mind. We can then experience insights that heal, uplift and ultimately free us. This results in a clear, quiet mind and a relaxed open heart. This online retreat will consist of periods of silent sitting and walking practice, meditation instructions and dharma talks. Register at the Mid-America Dharma: Registration closes January 13, 2025. |
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January 28 6:30 - 8:30 PM |
First Live Zoom session for the Awakening Joy Course |
Register here for the Awakening Joy Course. Registrations are accepted after the course begins. It's easy to catch up. |
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| FEBRUARY 2025 | |
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| MARCH 2025 | |
March 22 - 23 9:00 AM - |
Hybrid Weekend Retreat, sponsored by White Heron Sangha, San Luis Obispo with James Baraz |
Through periods of silent sitting and walking, meditation instructions geared to cultivating equanimity, talks and practice discussions, this retreat will explore the development of equanimity in our formal practice and aspects of equanimity that can be applied pragmatically to our life off the cushion in the midst of uncertainty. This course is appropriate for both new and experienced practitioners..
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| APRIL 2025 | |
April 3 - 7 USA April 4 - 7 AUS (See registration link for schedule.)
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5-Day Online Retreat for US, Australian and other International Participants "Awakening Body, Mind and Heart - The Joy of Mindfulness" with James Baraz, Suzie Brown, Zoe Zohs and Nadine Levy |
This 5-day silent online retreat will provide you with the precious opportunity to deepen your practice and engage in embodied mindfulness from your home environment. The focus of the 5 days will be on cultivating joy, ease and balance through the practice of sustained mindfulness, embracing mind, body and heart and offering experience a soft place to land. Information and Registration: https://events.humanitix.com/2025-online-retreat-awakening-body-mind-and-heart-the-joy-of-mindfulness |
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April 13 9:30 AM -
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Insight Berkeley Daylong (Hybrid event - in person and online), sponsored by Berkeley Buddhist Monastery "Outer Chaos, Inner Peace" |
Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to meditation, this daylong retreat offers a space for quietly connecting to the stillness within at the Monastery or in your home. James will offer instructions, Dharma talk and discussion. Registration and Information: |
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April 24 - 30 Thu. Arrive Wed. Depart
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Weeklong retreat, sponsored by Rocky Mountain EcoDharma Retreat Center, Ward, Colorado ( 1.5 hours from Dennver) *Cultivating the Joyful, Resilient Heart" with James Baraz, Jean Leonard and Kerstin Deibert |
Nourished by the natural beauty of this peaceful alpine setting, we will explore the true nature of the human mind/heart. With the support of community, we will inquire into what life is asking of us as human beings in these unique times. Engaging in nature-based practices and rituals we intend to acknowledge and celebrate our interconnectedness and shared belonging to the larger web of life including how to be with the ecological and social challenges of our times in a way that cultivates balance, resilience, and responsiveness. Registration: rmerc.org |
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| MAY 2025 | |
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| JUNE 2025 | |
June 6 - 8 Fri. Arrive
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Long weekend retreat at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA "Awakening the Heart" with James Baraz |
This workshop is designed to support us as we open to our own goodness and learn practices to awaken love in others. Based on timeless Buddhist principles, as well as key findings in modern neuroscience, we will explore how to cultivate and sustain certain wholesome states, which, through practice, become the perspective we embody.
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June 22 - 29 Starts with dinner Sun. Ends with Lunch Sun.
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Weeklong silent retreat at Arbor Seminaire, Rahden, Germany "The Shining Through of the Divine" - Cultivating Healing Stateswith James and Jane Baraz
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This retreat will focus on cultivating states states of true well-being such as gratitude, kindness, and compassion. Rather than taking ownership of them, we will keep connecting to the source within us from which they arise. Register here.
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| JULY 2025 | |
July 28 - Aug. 3 Sun. Arrive Sun. Depart |
Weeklong silent retreat, sponsored by Nirodha at Kreivila Center, Finland "Connecting Mind and Heart" with James, Kerstin Deibert |
The Mind and the Heart are not separate. We’ll take this week of silence to explore and put into practice various skillful means to let go of unproductive habits of mind. We can then experience insights that heal, uplift and ultimately free us.
Registration: https://nirodha.fi/retreat-07-2025-2/
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| AUGUST 2025 | |
Aug. 11 - 17 Timing TBA |
Weeklong silent retreat at Yenice Vadi Retreat Center, Turkey (near Akaya) with James and Kerstin Deibert |
Event will be posted here: https://yenicevadi.com/events/ Until then, contact: info@yenicevadi.com.tr
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Aug. 27 - Wed. Arrive |
5 night silent retreat, sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, California Traditional Labor Day Retreat with James, Tuere Sala, Howie Cohn |
This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing clarity and depth of practice. Traditional instructions will be combined with a spirit of lovingkindness, and our time together will include a schedule of silent sitting and walking periods, guided Yoga/movement sessions, as well as practice meetings with teachers and daily Dharma talks. Information and Registration: |
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| SEPTEMBER 2025 | |
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| OCTOBER 2025 | |
Sept. 26 - 30 Fri. Arrive |
4 night silent retreat, sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA "Devotion to the Sacred" with James, Trudy Goodman, Anam Thubten, Alexa Redner |
This retreat will focus on cultivating states states of true well-being such as gratitude, kindness, and compassion. Rather than taking ownership of them, we will keep connecting to the source within us from which they arise. Information and Registration: |
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| NOVEMBER 2025 | |
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| DECEMBER 2025 | |
Dec. 12 - 17 Fri. Arrive |
5 night silent retreat, sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA "Equanimity: Finding Balance in Uncertain Times" with James, Mei Elliott and Gullu Singh |
This retreat will offer instructions, talks, sitting and walking meditations, and practice discussions to support the development of equanimity in our formal practice. We can then apply equanimity to our life off the cushion. Information and Registration: |
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