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SUMMARY:Residential Retreat Interweaving Metta & Vipassana
DESCRIPTION:Interweaving Metta and Vipassana\nwith Dave & Shannon Smith\nResidential Retreat at Camp Mimanagish\nSept 4 – 8\n  \nDuring this silent retreat\, we will interweave metta and vipassana: practices that unite the heart and the mind. By combining the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with the practice of Metta\, we learn to balance moment-to-moment awareness with the qualities of kindness\, care\, joy\, and equanimity. As your body and mind start to settle\, a natural\, intuitive wisdom begins to emerge—a process that helps shift your energy toward a sense of wholesome intention and genuine contentment. \nThe retreat offers a supportive space grounded in a field of kind awareness. The teaching style is a hybrid of two traditions—the “Progress of Insight” and “Natural Awareness”—giving you a well-tested framework for practice. The program includes meditation instruction\, Dharma teachings\, and small group discussions for processing whatever arises in practice. \n \nAbout Dave Smith\nFor nearly 30 years\, Dave Smith has held a practice rooted in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition. He was empowered to teach through the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society\, is a certified teacher for Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) which combines contemporary emotion based scientific research with contemplative practices and psychology drawn from Buddhism and has studied Buddhist psychology at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS). \nIn 2016 he founded the Secular Dharma Foundation to foster the advancement of emotional and psychological well-being through the education and integration of mindfulness\, psychology\, and various therapeutic modalities. Dave has brought dharma and meditative interventions into a variety of settings including jails\, prisons\, youth detention centers and addiction treatment facilities. Dave lives in rural Colorado with his wife\, Shannon\, and their two sons. \nAbouth Shannon Smith\nShannon Smith began practicing the Dharma in 2004. Over the last decade she has been sitting and studying in the Theravada tradition integrating Dharma Practice and addiction recovery practices resulting in more than 25 years of sobriety. In 2014\, she stepped out of a long and successful career to have her first son and to become a Co-Founder to a Buddhist-based Recovery Treatment Center working with recovering addicts and their families. During this time\, she also graduated from a four-year teacher training program with Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. Currently\, she has relocated to Paonia Colorado to focus on cultivating a more sustainable lifestyle with her husband\, Dave\, and their two sons. Shannon has taught meditation\, led Recovery groups and co-facilitated Year-to-Live groups since 2008. She founded the Secular Dharma Foundation with Dave Smith. \nVenue\nCamp Mimanagish is located within the boundaries of Custer-Gallatin National Forest 40 miles south of Big Timber\, Montana\, and Interstate 90. The camp has rustic facilities and no cell or internet service. It sits at about 5700+ feet in elevation. Please bring layers and outdoor gear (e.g. warm socks\, boots) in order to stay comfortable as we practice outside. We encourage you to check out the venue website before registering. \nCheck-In & Check-Out\nPlease arrive between 2 and 4:30 PM on Friday\, September 4. Lunch will be served at noon on Tuesday\, Sept 8th and we need to leave Camp M. by 2PM. \nMeals\nVegetarian meals will be provided by the camp hosts. Options for gluten free and dairy free are available. No other dietary restrictions are able to be accommodated. \nScholarships\nIf you would like to apply for a partial or full scholarship\, please fill out this form before completing registration. Scholarship grantees are asked to offer dana to the guest teachers and may be asked to take on more yogi responsibilities. Scholarship applications must be received by August 14th. \nFees & Teacher Dana\nThe registration fees for the retreat cover the basic costs of putting on the retreat such as the facility rental\, meals\, and bathhouse cleaning. None of the fees go to Dave who spends much time and energy preparing for retreats. Please consider supporting Dave with dana (financial generosity) so that he may continue offering the teachings in the future. Please factor in dana when considering what level of accommodation works for you. Please bring cash or a check for dana. There is no cell service or internet at the camp and we will not be able to offer dana to Dave online while at the venue. \nCancellation Policy\nWe understand that life happens and you may not be able to attend the retreat. If you are able to let us know more than two weeks before the retreat starts\, we are happy to provide a full refund to you minus a $10 admin fee. If you cancel less than two weeks before the event\, we can offer a 50% refund (no less than $10 withheld). If you have to cancel two days before the retreat\, we appreciate you letting us know but are unable to provide a refund. If you have to cancel\, you have the option to donate your partial or entire registration fee to the BDC scholarship fund. This would be much appreciated and help us make sure no one is turned away from BDC retreat’s due to lack of funds. \nQuestions?\nPlease contact Sandy Kindt at sandy.kindt@gmail.com for questions. \n 
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/metta-and-vipassana/
LOCATION:MT
CATEGORIES:Insight/Vipassana Theravadan lineage
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SUMMARY:Morning Zazen: Online
DESCRIPTION:Morning Zazen\nONLINE with Bozeman Zen Group\nWeekdays\, 6 – 6:30 AM\n \nStart your morning practicing intention! The Bozeman Zen Group offers online\, morning zazen (silent\, sitting meditation) to all interested. You do not have to be a Zen practitioner to participate.  \n \nSchedule:\n6:00 AM: Robe chant\, Bell rings three times\nZazen for 25 minutes\, bell rings once\n6:25 AM Chant Pali refuges
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/morning-zazen-online-2/2026-09-08/
LOCATION:Online Offering
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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SUMMARY:Kindhearted Awareness Meditation
DESCRIPTION:BIC Drop-In Meditation\nMeeting Our Lives with Kindhearted Awareness\nTuesdays\n10:30  – 11:30 AM\nLed by Suzanne Colón\n\nvia Zoom\n \nThis program shares the meditation practices that expand our capacity to meet life with an open\, stable heart-mind. Guided meditations will vary week to week\, providing an opportunity to try new practices and ways of working with life’s challenges. The four heart qualities known as the Brahma Viharas (Noble Abodes) will be cultivated with variations on ways to evoke and develop them: Kindness\, Compassion\, Joy and Equanimity. \nProgram Schedule: \n10:25 – Zoom Room Opens\n10:30 – 10:55 – Guided Meditation\nCollective Sharing of Delights or Difficulties\nShort Reading: Guidance in the Buddhist Practices of the Heart\nDiscussion until 11:30 \nFollowing the guided meditation\, we’ll give each other the opportunity to connect\, to be supported in times of difficulty\, and be witnessed in times of joy. The collective “Sharing of Delights or Difficulties” is formal practice of briefly naming a sorrow or difficulty\, a joy or delight\, and having the group witness and resonate with each other’s experience. \nNo prior meditation experience is needed to attend this program. Please make every effort to arrive by 10:30. \nThis program is offered freely\, which means this is a gift to the community\, and you are encouraged to pay the gift forward to help cover costs to the degree that you can. This is a program of the Bozeman Insight Community (BIC)\, offered to the entire Dharma Center community and general public.
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LOCATION:Online Offering
CATEGORIES:Insight/Vipassana Theravadan lineage
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SUMMARY:Noon Sit
DESCRIPTION:Drop-In Meditation\nMondays-Fridays\n12:00 – 1:00 pm\n(except holidays)\n\nIn Person\n \nEveryone is welcome to attend. A bell-ringer will open and close the session with three bells and will ring one bell at 12:30. The meditation will be in silence\, but people are welcome to connect before and after each session. \nDrop-in meditations are offered free of any charge\, as a communal support to practice. Come and go (quietly) as you need to\, latecomers welcome.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/noon-sit-3/2026-09-08/
LOCATION:Bozeman Dharma Center\, 3810 Valley Commons\, Suite 6\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59718\, United States
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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SUMMARY:Pali Canon Study Group
DESCRIPTION:Pali Canon Study Group\nTuesdays 1:15-2:15 PM\nIn person and via Zoom\nAlthough Bozeman Dharma Center houses groups from multiple lineages\, one thing we all have in common is a reliance on the teachings of the Buddha. The Pali Canon is recognized as the earliest written record of the Buddha’s teachings\, given before the Buddhist community divided into different schools. This peer-led study group will begin by tackling readings from the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. You do not need to own the book to participate and do not need to commit to attending every week. Already having a practice and familiarity with the Dharma will be helpful. \nBasic Schedule\n1:15 Short sit\n1:30 Read portion of Pali Canon with discussion afterward\n2:15 Close
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LOCATION:Hybrid Meeting
CATEGORIES:Non-denominational/Secular
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SUMMARY:MindSpace
DESCRIPTION:MindSpace\n A Meditation Group for adults in the Millennial+ generation\nTuesdays 6:30 – 7:45 pm\nIn Person Only\n \n MindSpace is an open community gathering of young adults 18-40 years of age. Through meditation we foster a clear mind\, compassionate heart\, and develop an intimacy with human experiences. We encourage and support each other in daily practice to embody mindfulness in everyday life. We come together with open hearts and curious\, non-judgmental minds to explore meditation practices and share experiences in bringing practice to daily life. Together we create a supportive community\, including everyone– from every background\, race\, gender identity\, orientation and ability. Please email info@bozemandharmacenter.org if childcare would be helpful for you to attend this group. \nMeeting Structure\n6:25: Gather 6:30: 30 minute meditation 7:00: Reading and Discussion 7:45: End We choose books that are easy to pick up at any point. Drop-ins are welcome! You do not need to have own the book to participate. We are currently reading Time to Stand Up: An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth by Thanissara. Examples of other books we’ve read: — No Self\, No Problem by Anam Thubten (Tibetan tradition) — Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach (Insight tradition) — Training in Compassion by Norman Fischer (Zen tradition) — The Myth of Freedom by Trungpa Rinpoche (Tibetan tradition)  \nCurrent Facilitators\n\nAndrew Cassidy’s practice began 15 years ago through a mindfulness-based stress reduction program. A data scientist and lover of the outdoors\, he values mindfulness and meditation as tools for managing stress\, anxiety\, and ADHD. Rooted in a spiritual and dharma-based perspective\, Andrew draws inspiration from the Buddha’s teachings\, emphasizing compassion\, mindfulness\, and wisdom in daily life. \n\n\n\nBrandon Temple is new to meditation and has been exploring mindfulness and self-inquiry over the past several years. His interest in dharma grew from an ongoing curiosity about human consciousness\, and he is interested in cultivating compassion and awareness in daily life as a young adult. \n\n\n\nHayden Pritchard started his practice during graduate school at MSU\, where he attended a mindfulness therapy group\, meditation club and mindfulness-based graduate mentorship program. He joined the Dharma Center in 2025\, and has since explored a variety of teachers and lineages. Hayden hopes to spread compassion and awareness among his peers and community.
URL:https://bozemandharmacenter.org/event/mindspace-2-2-2-2-2/2026-09-08/
LOCATION:Bozeman Dharma Center\, 3810 Valley Commons\, Suite 6\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59718\, United States
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