James Baraz -Teaching Schedule
DATE/TIMESan Francisco Time is UTC-8. (California practices Daylight Savings Time, during which San Francisco is UTC-7) |
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| 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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| NOVEMBER 2024 | |
Nov. 30 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Equanimity Daylong (In-Person and Online), sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA "Equanimity: Finding Balance in Difficult Times" |
Practice in community during this daylong retreat, which will include meditation instructions, periods of silent sitting and walking meditation + talks on the theme of developing equanimity, both in our formal practice and off the cushion. Information and registration: Equanimity: Finding Balance in Difficult Times |
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| DECEMBER 2024 | |
Dec. 1 3:00 - 5:00 PM 4:00 - 6:00 PM (UTC-8) |
Session with James Baraz, both In-Person and Online, sponsored by Insight Meditation Community of Colorado "Groundlessness: A Doorway to Liberation" |
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Investigate the underlying feeling of insecurity and see how it can be used as a path to real freedom.
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church,
No registration is necessary. Insight Meditation Community of Colorado |
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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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| MARCH 2025 | |
March 22 - 23 Details to follow |
Weekend Retreat, sponsored by White Heron Sangha, San Luis Obispo |
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Details to follow: https://whiteheronsangha.org/
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| APRIL 2025 | |
April 24 - 30 Details to follow
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Weeklong retreat, sponsored by Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center (RMERC), *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. |
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