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SUMMARY:Half-Day Retreat with Gullu Singh
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a half-day retreat to include periods of guided and unguided meditation\, dharma talk and other offerings.  This retreat will be virtual but we encourage you to prepare for all that you might need for the retreat so you can remain in noble silence throughout.  \n \nThe retreat will be led by Gullu Singh and is from 10:30 – 2:30 pm ET; Zoom link is here  \n \nThe format for the retreat is below – though Gullu will adjust as needed based on what arises.  We encourage you to maintain noble silence through retreat; you may also want to prepare your meals/snacks in advance. \n \nAll times in ET  \n10:30. Welcome and guided sit instructions for Samantha (tranquillity meditation) \n11:15 walking or movement   \n11:45 Guided sit \n12:15 walking or movement  \n12:45 dharma talk “When the Buddha was Afraid” \n1:30 relational practice (breakout) \n1:50 stretch/bio break or walking  \n2:00. Debrief/Q&A and closing.  \n2:30. End  \n \n \nMore about Gullu Singh  \nGulwinder “Gullu” Singh is a corporate real estate attorney and dedicated Dharma practitioner. He teaches both secular and Buddhist classes\, groups and retreats. He has taught mindfulness at universities\, in law firms\, bar associations and corporate settings. He is a graduate the 4-year Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program and qualified to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. He is core faculty of the Spirit Rock Dedicated Practitioner Program\, core faculty of the Mindfulness in Law Teacher Training and a mentor in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program. Gullu is deeply inspired to share meditation in the legal and corporate community as an antidote to stress\, a way to cope more effectively with the challenges of work and life and to inject more sanity\, compassion and wisdom into this world.  You can learn more about Gullu here 
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/half-day-retreat-with-gullu-singh/
CATEGORIES:Learning Sessions, Mentor Offerings and Other Events
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SUMMARY:BIPOC Sangha
DESCRIPTION:hello friends\, \n  \nBased on survey results\, we will be now be holding weekly Sangha meetings (instead of monthly)!  We will meet on Tuesday evenings at 7PM EST beginning on July 15th.  \nThe BIPOC Sangha will be holding a WEEKLY Sangha exploring aspects of  what it means to be a Mindfulness teacher of color as well as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction techniques. \nZoom link is here  \nMeeting ID: 899 5247 9029 \nPasscode: Sangha
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/bipoc-sangha-4/2025-07-22/
CATEGORIES:Sangha Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T190000
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SUMMARY:Mindful Readers
DESCRIPTION:Our next Mindful Readers session will take place on Tuesday\, July 22\, from 7:00–8:00 PM ET on Zoom. \n  \nWe’ll explore the lyric poem Gate A-4. No advance reading is required\, though the poem is attached if you’d like to read it beforehand. \n  \nAs always\, our Sangha gathering will begin with a brief mindfulness practice\, followed by a shared reflection on the poem—its themes\, how they show up in our lives\, and the kind of world we wish to create together. \n  \nJoin Zoom Meeting: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89079623957?pwd=SFkwRlFQL3BtejQ3TGhQb1FBbFlhUT09 \n  \nMeeting ID:  890 7962 3957 \nPasscode: 275192 \n  \nEveryone is welcome. We hope to see you there! \n  \nAudrey and Rocio
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/mindful-readers-4/
CATEGORIES:Sangha Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T190000
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SUMMARY:Mentor-led Session | Thomas Davis
DESCRIPTION:Led by MMTCP Mentors\, these sessions offer a place for you to bring any and all of your teaching and practice questions / challenges and be in sangha with alumni peers.  In each session\, mentors will offer a short talk and then offer guidance and wisdom for whatever is coming up for you – much like the support we had in peer groups.  \n \nThis session is led by Thomas Davis and is from 7 – 8:15 pm ET; Zoom Link is here \n \nMore about Thomas \nThomas Davis IV is a contemplative artist based in Los Angeles who explores the connections between the principles of the dharma\, Christian mysticism\, jazz ethics\, poetry\, art\, storytelling\, and science for a multi-disciplinary exploration of who we are and what is possible for us. Thomas’s immersion into the dharma began ten years ago at the EBMC in Oakland\, and was preceded by over ten years of service as a lay minister and teacher at the Olivet Missionary Baptist Church in Oakland. He  has been the core teacher for InsightLA’s BIPOC Sangha for the past three years. Thomas is founder of Avant-Dharma\, which is the present expression of his cumulative years of practice and service (avant-dharma.com). He offers personal mentoring sessions as well as workshops and residential retreats for a further immersion into one’s own practice.
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/mentor-led-session-thomas-davis/
CATEGORIES:Learning Sessions, Mentor Offerings and Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T193000
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SUMMARY:Mindful in Nature
DESCRIPTION:Mindful in Nature \nWe meet monthly on the third or 4th Wednesday of the month at 7 or 730 pm Eastern Time for one hour\, virtually\, to build community around the shared interests of mindfulness and the natural world. Check the sangha page for updated time and day we meet each month as it can vary due to facilitator schedule. The group will make space to meditate together in community\, check in and share about what’s going on in life related to mindfulness and nature\, and will be an opportunity to share resources and ideas related to this topic. \nReplyForwardAdd reaction
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/mindful-in-nature-10/
CATEGORIES:Sangha Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T200000
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SUMMARY:LGBTQIA+ Sangha Gathering
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us for our July gathering on Thursday\, July 24th\, from 8-9 PM ET! Cameron Stanford will be guiding the session. If it’s been a while\, OR you’re just curious\, or you’ve been a regular\, come through to have a peek of what our sangha is all about! \n  \nAlyssa & Rita are the administrative co-leads\, but guidance in our sessions is open to ALL of our community\, whether that’s hosting a session or offering 1 engagement as part of the hour. Cameron will offer his support and fabulousness to our community for our July session–come through! \n  \nHope to see you here in the Zoom room: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/7976896552?pwd=NUZuYmV1ZkM0RU1wcjhhdXdIQlVKQT09
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/lgbtqia-sangha-gathering/
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