Want to start a meditation practice? Or learn about the Bozeman Dharma Center? On Tuesday September 2 from 5 PM to 6 PM we will host our monthly orientation. Join us to learn about the Center, get your questions answered, and receive basic meditation instruction. No registration required. Free!
Enjoy an afternoon of origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, on Saturday August 23 from 3:30-5 PM!
Repetitively folding paper can produce a calming, meditative state while also working on focus and concentration. And it’s fun!
Our facilitator, Cam Palmer Warner, has been a folding fanatic since second grade and enjoys teaching others to fold. Cam will offer designs inspired by the Dharma such as lotus flowers and cranes (specific designs to be determined).
You do not need prior experience to attend this workshop. Children and complete beginners welcome!
All materials supplied (but if you have paper you’d like to use, you’re welcome to bring it).
This event is in-person only.
Crafting Calm has been moved to Sunday July 27, 2:30 PM to 4 PM! Join us to paint rocks with images or words that bring a moment of mindfulness and calm to all who see them. Inspired by the Kindness Rocks Project who believes that “one message at just the right moment can change someone’s entire day, outlook, life.”
Family friendly event! This event is in-person only.
Want to start a meditation practice? Or learn about the Bozeman Dharma Center? On Tuesday July 1 from 5 PM to 6 PM we will host our monthly orientation. Join us to learn about the Center, get your questions answered, and receive basic meditation instruction. No registration required. Free!
Join us for June’s Mindful Creativity class on mindful flower arranging on Sunday June 22, from 1 PM to 3 PM! The beauty and symbolism of flowers have long played an important role in Buddhist traditions. Erin Strickland will lead a guided sensory meditation using flowers and then participants will be free to create their own beautiful floral arrangements. Flowers will be provided by the BDC. Bring a vase (or use mason jars from the BDC) and take your arrangements home to enjoy. In person only. Register online.
On Friday June 6 from 7-8 PM, meditate to the healing sounds of Brian Sparks’ Tibetan bowl harmonics. Brian received his spiritual teaching from several masters in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. His teachers blessed his bowl work by giving him the specific “Prayer of Aspiration” and granted him many Buddhist empowerments.
No registration necessary! Donations gratefully accepted. Any funds collected will be split evenly with Brian.
Not sure how to begin or what the BDC is all about? Join us for a newcomer orientation on Tuesday June 3, from 5-6 PM to learn about the Center, get your questions answered, and receive basic meditation instruction. No registration required. Free!
On Saturday May 17 the BDC will host an Intro to Meditation class from 9 AM to 12:30 PM. This class will focus on what to do when you get stuck in your practice and ways to expand your “meditation toolkit.” Bring your questions and spend the morning learning and exploring how to bring curiosity and compassion to your practice.
This class will be offered in person and via Zoom.
The Bozeman Dharma Center will host a Mahasangha Half-Day Retreat on Saturday May 10 from 9 am to noon. This even allows you to get a feel for the different groups that practice at the BDC and practice in a community. Make connections with dharma friends old and new. In addition to sitting and walking meditation, chanting, and tea, we will perform a Wesak Ceremony celebrating the Buddha’s birthday, enlightenment, and passing! The Wesak Ceremony will begin at 11:10 and is child-friendly. Offered in person and via Zoom. Please bring flowers if you can!
Tentative Schedule
9:00 Welcome
9:05 Insight Group –
9:25 Palyul – The Four Immeasurables
9:45 Stretch/Walking Meditation
10:00 Mindspace –
10:20 Tergar – Tonglen
10:40 Stretch/Walking Meditation
10:50 Joining Rivers –
11:10 Zen Group – Wesak celebration
12:00 End (Stay for tea and cake!)
Join Ann Gregoire for a low key, informal book club/discussion group on the first Monday of each month–starting on May 5th at 1 pm. No leader, no study questions, no pressure if you didn’t have time to read the book. Or didn’t finish it. Show up anyway. All are welcome.
The first book will be: The Art of Living: A Guide to Mindfulness, Personal Growth and Peace with Transformative Meditations for Understanding Life’s Deepest Questions and Experiencing Happiness and Freedom by Thich Naht Hanh. After that, the group will choose books a couple months in advance.
Contact ann.gregoire@gmail.com if you’d like to join!
