Mentor-led Session | Dawn Haney
2026-03-24 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Led by MMTCP Mentors, these sessions offer a place for you to bring any and all of your personal practice and teaching questions and to be in sangha with alumni peers. In each session, mentors will offer a short talk, lead a reflective or practice exercise and then offer guidance and wisdom for any questions you have – much like we had in peer groups.

This session is led by Dawn Haney and is from 7 – 8:30 pm ET; the Zoom link is here
Please note: these sessions are not recorded. Now more than ever we need to be in community and though we can’t be together in person, please join us live for this valuable community.

More About Dawn
Dawn (they/she) is a Buddhist teacher who shares these ancient teachings through their own practice experiences as a white, fat, queer, nonbinary femme.
Dawn has been exploring this multidimensional Buddhist love — from co-teaching a popular class on Finding Liberation in Relationship at the East Bay Meditation Center, to centering love in political action serving as a co-director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, to practicing a politicized self-love with queer and fat mindfulness communities.
You can learn more Dawn here

Brahmaviharas | Bring a Good Pen, Journal and Yourself
2026-03-25 12:00 - 13:30
Wednesday, March 25, noon-1:30 pm EST
Please join me for a deeper dive into the Brahmaviharas. We will do some writing and share insights after a 20-min. sit to clarify and calm mind-body-spirit.
Zoom Link is below. RSVP!! Enjoy my monthly Post and photograph. (c) Linda J. Hirsch, 20206. Wishes for wellbeing,
Linda
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LGBTQIA+ Sangha
2026-03-26 20:00 - 21:00
Join us in community as Laurie Rosenberg guides us on a session around “Inner Authority & Wise Discernment: Trusting Awareness in Uncertain Times.” Truly a session for our current chapter!
DEETS:
Thursday, March 26, 2026
8-9 PM Eastern
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Come for all or part of the session. Hope to see you there!

Mindful Nonviolent Communication sangha
2026-03-27 13:00 - 14:30
Have you ever wondered what your next step with NVC might look like? Did you know NVC retreats and immersion courses exist to support your learning? In March, we will dedicate some of our monthly meeting to hearing from Tina Clay about her recent experience with an NVC Foundations Retreat (led by Anisha Pandya) and an Embodying NVC course and to hearing from Kathy Culhane-Shelburne about their experience with Immersion in NVC (led by Oren Jay Sofer and Roxy Manning). We will leave time for Q&R as well as some time for practice. Please join us to learn about the rich experiences NVC offers us in our own growth and transformation.

March 29 -- Half-day retreat (virtual) with Genevieve Tregor
2026-03-29 10:30 - 14:30
Join us for a pause among the busy-ness and chaos of the world. This virtual half-day retreat will be a time to reflect, recharge, and reconnect. The retreat will consists of periods of walking and sitting meditation as well as short dharma talk on the retreat’s theme of ‘letting go’ — what does that really mean in our practice? There will also be an opportunity for Q&R. The retreat will be guided by Genevieve Tregor.

The session is from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm ET; the Zoom link is here

The plan for session is as follows (may change slightly)

10:30 – Welcome and guided sit
11:15 – walking or movement
11:45 – meditation period
12:15 – walking, movement, or meal in noble silence
12:45 – dharma talk
1:30 – relational practice
1:50 – stretch/bio break or walking
2:00 – Q&A
2:30 – End

More about Genevieve
Genevieve Tregor, MS, a mindfulness instructor and health educator, has been a committed mindfulness practitioner since 2008 with extensive long-term retreat experience. She teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and other mindfulness courses and workshops — with a trauma-informed approach — through Solution Mindfulness, and serves as an adjunct instructor at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix where she teaches Cultural Aspects of Health and Illness. She is founding teacher of Insight Meditation Scottsdale community, SolutionMindfulness.com, and OneWorldMindfulness.com—creating and teaching classes, workshops, and retreats in secular and Buddhist contexts, and teaching alongside senior teachers in the Insight tradition. Learn more Genevieve’s offerings here

How Adults Learn: Essential Principles for Mindfulness Educators
2026-03-30 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-06 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-13 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-20 12:00 - 14:00
How can diving into the psychology of how adults learn deepen both your mindfulness offerings and your own practice? This engaging 6-week course equips MMTCP alumni with essential adult learning principles that will provide you with new perspectives on your teaching, coaching, consulting, counseling, and facilitation.

In this co-created learning space, you’ll explore adult learning-aligned strategies for designing powerful learning experiences, adapting your teaching to different contexts, strengthening psychological safety, and building trust—learning not only from course content but from each other’s experiences and insights. Whether you’re leading 8-week courses, one-on-one coaching sessions, or workplace trainings, these foundations will sharpen your ability to plan from an adult learning perspective, meet adult learners where they are, support meaningful change, and maybe even enjoy your work more!

Instructor Alison Cohen, MMTCP mentor (2019-2025) and guiding teacher of Two Wings Mindfulness, is an enthusiastic adult learning and development nerd whose deep dives into this arena (including PhD coursework) have strengthened her own mindfulness-based teaching, coaching, and consulting—and she’s excited to share what she’s gleaned with fellow teacher-practitioners.

Registration for this series is now closed; we hope to see you at another one of our programs.

Session dates and times are:
Mondays from 12-1:45 pm ET (with +15 minutes of optional Office Hours): March 9, 16, 23, 30 (no class April 6) April 13 and 20.

Learn more Alison here

Healthcare Professionals
2026-03-30 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for the first meeting of this new Sangha! Our purpose is to provide a place of refuge and support for alumni healthcare professionals. We will address a range of topics from stress and burnout to creating a culture of mindfulness in healthcare. This first meeting is on March 30 but going forward we will meet on the fourth Monday of each month.

Mentor-led Sangha | Nobanto Mpotulo
2026-03-31 11:00 - 12:30
Led by MMTCP Mentors, these sessions offer a place for you to bring any and all of your personal practice and teaching questions and to be in sangha with alumni peers. In each session, mentors will offer a short talk, lead a reflective or practice exercise and then offer guidance and wisdom for any questions you have – much like we had in peer groups.

This session is led by Nobanto Mpotulo and is from 11 am – 12:30 pm ET; the Zoom link is here

Please note: these sessions are not recorded. Now more than ever we need to be in community and though we can’t be together in person, please join us live for this valuable community.

More About Nobantu
Nobantu Mpotulo has been a Buddhist practitioner and a teacher for over 20 years. She is trained in the Insight mindfulness practices. She is also an Insight dialogue teacher and integrates Insight dialogue with Ubuntu, an ancient African Indigenous wisdom that emphasizes interdependence and nonduality.

Nobantu is also a Diamond Approach student. In her practice of Diamond Approach she uses Enneagram to support her. She is a certified Enneagram teacher. Nobantu is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leadership Programme (CDL 4 Cohort), she has also completed the Dharmapala Programme under the tutelage of Kittisaro and Thanissara. She is a Trustee at Dharmagiri. Nobantu promotes Afro-dharma in her Buddhist teachings by integrating Ubuntu. Nobantu is an internationally acclaimed coach, mentor, and facilitator and leads peace circles. Her favorite quote is by Victor Frankl: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.”
You can learn more about Nobantu here

RISE-Mindfulness and Healing the Heart of Democracy
2026-04-01 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for Refuge and Inspiration in Sangha with fellow teachers and Educators as we explore Habits of Heart to resource ourselves and best serve others.
This session is on Wednesday, Apr. 1 from 7:00- 8:30 pm ET
The Zoom link is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6770705919

Mentor-led Sangha | Jill Satterfield
2026-04-07 19:00 - 20:30
Led by MMTCP Mentors, these sessions offer a place for you to bring any and all of your personal practice and teaching questions and to be in sangha with alumni peers. In each session, mentors will offer a short talk, lead a reflective or practice exercise and then offer guidance and wisdom for any questions you have.

This session is led by Jill Satterfield and is from 7 – 8:30 pm ET; the Zoom link is here

Please note: these sessions are not recorded. Now more than ever we need to be in community and though we can’t be together in person, please join us live for this valuable community.

More about Jill
JilI Satterfield was led to practice over 35 years ago as an attempt to work with a body not well and a heart mind that felt quite separated from it. She was fortunate to meet her primary teacher, Ajahn Amaro, on her second retreat, and he has been her constant guide and inspiration for over 28 years.

As a result of her practice and life experiences, she’s designed teacher trainings, like the Applied Embodied Mindfulness at UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center and The School for Compassionate Action: mindfulness and somatic practices for those living with chronic pain, trauma, and addictions in New York City. She is trained as a Buddhist Chaplain by the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies.
She is really happy to be a part of this training and loves facilitating each individual towards finding their own unique expression of mindfulness and dharma.

You can learn more about Jill and here offerings here

Mindful Writing
2026-04-12 11:30 - 12:30
Annie Dillard wrote, “One of the things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it all, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time.”
On Sunday, April 12th at 11:30am-12:30pm we all attempt to do what Annie Dillard proposes and we will do it within the holding of each other’s company.
Suitable for first time writers and long standing writers.

Zoom link – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89079623957?pwd=[REDACTED]
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Awakening Together Sangha
2026-04-13 13:00 - 14:00
Awakening Together Sangha invites you to spend some time with each other as our unique journeys coalesce together in reverence to the oneness that is at our core. We cultivate our awareness by spending time together sharing experiences and practices that enhance our own understanding as we gather in spiritual friendship.

Disability Affinity Sangha
2026-04-14 14:30 - 16:00
Our Sangha is an affinity group intended for those who identify as disabled (see our sangha page for more info). We meet the second Tuesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. ET for 1.5 hours. The recurring zoom link for our sangha is https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/94776947948 or the Meeting ID is 947 7694 7948.

Awakening Together Sangha
2026-04-15 13:00 - 14:00
New day for April’s gathering – Wednesday April 15th – We will be using the follow quote to start our conversation “Mindfulness can be away for us to restore balance—to help us recalibrate in a way that enables us to connect with our deepest, most heartfelt values and to act in accordance with them more often.” Ed Halliwell Karyn will be hosting the zoom meeting
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Celebrating Earth Day: The Power of Loving Engagement with James Baraz
2026-04-19 12:00 - 13:30
At this moment, the Earth and many living species are threatened by humanity’s unawareness. It’s natural to feel frustration or anger when you care deeply about our planet and its more-than-human inhabitants. Yet the most powerful force for healing arises from wise stewardship and love. We’ll explore accessing love and other wholesome states that deepen our connection to our beautiful Mother Earth.

This session is from 12 – 1:30 pm ET; the Zoom link is here

More about James
James has been a meditation teacher since 1978.
He is creator and teacher of the Awakening Joy course (since 2003). He leads retreats, workshops and classes in U.S and abroad and is Co-founding Teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA. James is also the co-author of Awakening Joy, the book based on the course (with Shoshana Alexander) and Awakening Joy for Kids (with Michele Lilyanna).

He is a Guiding Teacher for One Earth Sangha, a website devoted to expressing a Buddhist response to Climate Change. James lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, Jane. He has two sons and three grandchildren. You can learn more about James and his offerings here.

Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness Teachers
2026-04-21 11:00 - 12:00
Facing Trauma in a Changing World
An international TSM sangha

Let’s explore how trauma shows up in our communities online and in person and the skillful means that we need as TSM teachers and/or facilitators to be of help in stormy days.
“Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves,” Thich Nhat Hanh.

This sangha provides a grounded and safe space to be present with your peers who share one simple yet profound goal: Peace in every Step (á la Thich Nhat Hanh). Let us reclaim our deep listening and deep seeing into shared humanity. Let us discuss cross cultural sensitivities at the junction of trauma and mindfulness. Let us recenter, inquire and clarify what resources may be best to offer to our communities.

May this space be a home base for kindness, curiosity and inspiration amidst the chaos.

We will meet on the 3rd Tuesday of every month @ 11:00 am ET USA, which is

5:00 pm in Warsaw, Poland

6:00 pm in Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine

7:00 pm in Abu Dhabi, Emirates

11:00 am in Washington DC, USA

4:00 pm in London, UK

Please use the conversion app for your time zone, respectively.

[Cancelled] Mentor-led Sangha | Justine Dawson
2026-04-21 19:00 - 20:30
Due to an unexpected personal matter requiring Justine’s attention, we need to cancel tonight’s session. We are looking to reschedule our time with Justine in August and will confirm the new date and time shortly. We look forward to seeing you for our Mentor-led sessions in May with Dawn Mauricio (May 5) and Gullu Singh (May 19).

This Led by MMTCP Mentors, these sessions offer a place for you to bring any and all of your personal practice and teaching questions and to be in sangha with alumni peers. In each session, mentors will offer a short talk, lead a reflective or practice exercise and then offer guidance and wisdom for any questions you have.

Please note: these sessions are not recorded. Now more than ever we need to be in community and though we can’t be together in person, please join us live for this valuable community.

More about Justine
Justine Dawson is a teacher and guide of intimacy and awakening. A 25+ year practitioner of Insight Meditation, she completed training as a dharma teacher under Jack Kornfield in 2010. In addition to her training and practice in traditional meditation and Buddhist psychology, Justine is a board-certified Sexologist, having devoted 18 years to teaching and healing in the realms of the erotic – sex, desire, intimacy and embodiment. She is also fully qualified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner.

From the inside out Justine works with people to unburden the fear, shame and judgment that prevents them from intimacy with all aspects of life. The therapeutic modalities of Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems parts work and relational mindfulness are foundational to her liberating, embodied approach. She currently keeps it real in Los Angeles, CA where she lives with her kitty Queen Bella. You can learn more about Justine and her work here.

Mindful in Nature
2026-04-22 19:00 - 20:00
Greetings to all,
Our Mindful in Nature Sangha will meet Wednesday, April 22, 7-8pm ET. Hope to see you there.
Ann Vachon is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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MNVC sangha
2026-04-24 13:00 - 14:30
Our next meeting, Fri, April 24th, 1-2:30pm ET/GMT-4 (please doublecheck time zone converters), will be lead again by guest facilitator Sunil Joseph. Some of you attended his session on Shame and Remorse in January. In April, Sunil will continue on this topic, delving more into shame associated with culture and identity, which came up during January discussions. We’re excited to welcome him back! Zoom link

LGBTQIA+ Sangha
2026-04-27 20:00 - 21:00
Spring has sprung! Join us on Monday April 27th from 8-9 PM ET for our April gathering! Loretta will guide us on the topic of “The Practice of Kindness.”

She offers these questions to consider, “What use is ‘kindness’ in the world right now? As mindfulness practitioners, what practices and wisdom can we explore to help us find our own kindness, and see more kindness in the world?” This will be a wonderful opportunity to explore the utility of kindness in our challenging world and how we activate this practice.

Here’s the Zoom Room info:
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Hope to see you for some or all of the session!

Healthcare Sangha
2026-04-27 20:00 - 21:30
monthly meeting for our Sangha — the meeting is from 8 – 9 pm ET. We look forward to seeing you!

Brahmaviharas
2026-04-29 12:00 - 13:30
NEW POST ALERT! Next session: Wed., April 29th. Rf: Link below. Please bring your journal & a pen that flows smoothly!
My monthy Post and Photo are on our Sangha page. Enjoy!
I hope to see you!! RSVP. LJVHirsch@gmail.com
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RISE-Mindfulness and Habits of the Heart
2026-05-03 12:00 - 13:30
Join us for Refuge and Inspiration in Sangha with fellow teachers and Educators as we explore Habits of Heart to resource ourselves and best serve others. Last in spring series of Mindfulness and Healing the Heart of Democracy.

Mentor-led Sangha | Dawn Mauricio
2026-05-05 11:00 - 12:30
Led by MMTCP Mentors, these sessions offer a place for you to bring any and all of your personal practice and teaching questions and to be in sangha with alumni peers. In each session, mentors will offer a short talk, lead a reflective or practice exercise and then offer guidance and wisdom for any questions you have.

This session is led by Dawn Mauricio and is from 11 am – 12:30 pm ET; the Zoom link is here

Please note: these sessions are not recorded. Now more than ever we need to be in community and though we can’t be together in person, please join us live for this valuable community.

More about Dawn
Dawn Mauricio (she/her) is a Filipina-Canadian mindfulness and Insight Meditation teacher who has been practicing since 2005. A graduate of Spirit Rock’s 4-year Retreat Teacher Training and other advanced programs, she has co-led multi-year Dharma trainings and is now the coordinating teacher for the annual 8-month Living the Dharma program. Dawn teaches across Canada and the U.S., offering a playful, dynamic, and heartfelt approach grounded in relational and embodied practice. She is a co-founder of the True North Insight BIPOC practice group, a core teacher with Sacred Mountain Sangha, the author of Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners, and a Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner. Learn more at dawnmauricio.com.

Ānāpānasati Sutta with Dharmacharya Shantum Seth
2026-05-07 11:00 - 13:00
For many of us, focusing on the breath is foundational to our meditation and mindfulness of breathing is a concept we are all familiar with. But do you know the origins of this practice for Buddhists? In the Ānāpānasati Sutta the Buddha lays out a clear and detailed meditation practice to develop a serene and concentrated mind and insight.

Join Dharmacharya Shantum Seth as he brings us back to the roots of mindfulness of breath teaching to explore and deconstruct the 16 steps of conscious breathing which are broken into four tetrads—body, feelings, mind, and mental objects. Whether you have worked with Ānāpānasati before or this is your first exposure to the sutta, this session offers an opportunity to study this discourse, with a skilled guide, as it was taught over 2,500 years ago and to discover why it is considered the “direct path” to liberation and awakening.

This Deepening Dharma Series session is from 11 am – 1 pm ET; the Zoom link is here

More about Shantum Seth

Shantum Seth is an international meditation teacher, educator, and facilitator whose work bridges contemplative traditions with leadership, education, and social transformation. Ordained as a Dharmacharya (Dharma Teacher) in 2001 by the Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, he has been sharing mindfulness and ethical living globally for over three decades.

A pioneer of mindful pilgrimage, Shantum has been leading transformative journeys across Buddhist Asia since 1988, when he organized an early pilgrimage for Thich Nhat Hanh.These journeys invite participants to walk in the footsteps of the Buddha while deepening contemplative practice and weave together meditation, dialogue, and direct experience at sacred sites such as Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, and Kushinagar. He led the first alumni pilgrimage in December and will guide another in February 2027. Shantum is Co-Founder of Ahimsa Trust,( www.ahimsatrust.org) which is developing a Plum Village–inspired mindfulness practice centre in the Himalayan foothills. His work spans educators, corporate leaders, civil servants, and social sectors, focusing on awareness, resilience, and compassionate leadership.

Mindful Coaches, Mentors and Therapists - Open Studio Process (OSP)
2026-05-09 12:00 - 13:30
This month, we will explore the connections between having a creative practice and a mindfulness practice. Patti Vick will lead an experiential art and writing workshop designed to release stress, cultivate empathy, and create balance using the Open Studio Process (OSP). Components of this process include intention setting, intuitive art making, and reflective writing. Participants will have the opportunity to create and share in a space of supportive non-interference.

Mindful Writing, Mindful Journaling
2026-05-10 11:30 - 12:30
Mindful Journaling lets you discover your deeper thoughts, create your world, process your feelings or simply play with words. Everyone welcome.
You are welcome as a dedicated writer or as a new journal-er.
Feel free to email if you wonder about this Sangha: audreybloom@bellsouth.net

Here is the zoom information
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