Come join us for 30 minutes every day November 14-20 at 6:30pm PST. The Zoom meditation room will open each day for quiet meditation. This practice is open to all, experienced meditators and those new to meditation practice. This is a practice of quiet meditation, not a guided practice.

Our modern lives may look quite different. We often don’t have the chance to stop everything and simply sit quietly. Yet the moments when we feel too busy to pause are often the times we need it most.

Prior to organized religion, people gathered together during the rainy season and the winter months to sit quietly together. This rainy-season practice is designed to let us stay engaged in our daily lives, while coming together each evening for 30 minutes of quiet meditation. It’s often easier to sit when the time and space are held for us, and we’re surrounded by others who share the same intention for quiet and connection.

Practice Details

Beginning Friday, November 14th, we’ll gather for evening meditation on Zoom from 6:30–7:00 pm. I’ll open the Zoom room at 6:15 pm, giving everyone a few minutes to arrive, settle in, and connect before we sit together in silence. We’ll end quietly when the bell rings at 7:00 pm, and depart in noble silence.

All are welcome — whether you join for one evening or for the full week of practice. Each time we sit, we strengthen our shared intention for peace and presence.

Ways to Nurture Your Practice During These 7 Days

1. Carve out quiet moments throughout the day to meditate — whether it’s 30 minutes or just 5. Even a few mindful breaths can help you return to presence.
2. Create a simple ritual for yourself: light a candle, burn incense, or arrange a small altar space that reminds you of stillness and intention.
3. Bring mindfulness into daily life. Let ordinary moments become part of your meditation practice. Perhaps turn off all devices for an hour a day. As you move through the day, treat every object you touch as sacred — your utensils, your keys, your shoes, your clothing, your phone, your computer — all of it. Spend more time not-doing.

Community Dharma Study

In preparation for this retreat we will be reading Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle. Join us Thursday evening, November 13th at 5:30pm on Zoom where we will discuss the first chapter. Each day of the retreat you are invited to spend a few minutes in reading and reflection — drawing inspiration from a book that supports our practice. Like the monks who gathered to study the teachings, we’ll approach our reading not to analyze, but to listen deeply and let the words speak to our own experience. If you haven’t had a chance to read the first chapter or find the book yet, please don’t worry — you’re still warmly welcome to join us.

If you have any questions please message me. Supported by this kind-hearted community, we’ll meet each other just where we are and move through this practice together. We all continue to face daily challenges, yet the weight of those challenges becomes lighter when shared. Nurturing a daily meditation practice cultivates greater equanimity and a compassionate heart.

"Winter is the time when we travel inward and remember who we are."

Cost: If possible please donate to your local food bank.