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.
The Bozeman Insight Community welcomes Floyd Fantelli as a guest speaker via Zoom on Thursday July 10 from 6:30 to 8 pm.
In this personal and reflective talk, Floyd explores the question at the heart of both life and death: What does it mean? Drawing on the Buddha’s teachings on impermanence, presence, and compassionate care, he shares the intimate journey of accompanying his beloved wife through her final days.
Grounded in Buddhist practice, Floyd reflects on how mindfulness, the Five Daily Recollections (Remembrances), and the cultivation of loving awareness supported him in facing death—not as an end, but as part of a sacred continuum. This talk invites us to look closely at how our practice prepares us not only to die with grace, but to live with meaning, love, and clarity.
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.
Join the Bozeman Insight Community for a half-day online retreat with guest speaker nico hase.
Even if you consider yourself the kind of person who remains calm in the face of crisis, sometimes things just get to us. If we’re not careful, we might find ourselves growing tangled in negative thought patterns. Without a dose of healthy awareness, a cycle of reactivity can deepen, leaving us feeling disconnected from what we truly feel in every moment.
The Buddhist path offers us a way to untangle the tangles and step into freedom. In this half-day online retreat on Saturday June 21 from 10 AM to 1 PM, visiting teacher nico hase will offer reflections and practices that help us understand where our reactivity comes from, and how to gradually release ourselves from its grip.
We invite you for a morning of meditation and inquiry as we walk the path together to greater freedom, connection, and space.
The session will begin with a 30-minute conversation and opening talk around the theme, followed by alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation with light guidance. We’ll conclude with a closing talk and time for questions and dialogue.
Speaker bio: nico hase lived in a monastery for six years before earning a PhD in counseling psychology and becoming an Insight Meditation teacher full time. He currently mentors mindfulness teachers, teaches online and in-person retreats, and speaks with students in one-on-one sessions. He and his beloved life partner devon are the authors of How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Buddhist Survival Guide for Modern Life. Find out more at www.devonandnicohase.com
Bozeman Insight Community invites you to join an evening with guest speaker, nico hase. Online, Thursday June 19, 6:30-8 PM.
Adversity is an inevitable part of life: from illness to loss to the moral injury that comes from witnessing injustice. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity. It keeps us engaged, calm, and energized as we continue to serve a world on fire.
In this evening gathering with nico hase, co-author of How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Buddhist Survival Guide for Modern Life, we will explore teachings and practices that contribute to resilience. Nico will discuss how hyper-individualism contributes to fragility, and why community is so important for overcoming our obstacles. The session will also unpack how meditation can help us balance our hearts and minds so that we can connect with others, navigate the difficulties of shared spaces, and ultimately find resilience in the engaged sangha that our world so desperately needs.
Join us for an intimate evening of stories, reflections, and meditations about how Buddhist teachings and practices contribute to our resilience in the face of life’s challenges.
No registration necessary.
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!)
