We’re going to start meeting at our new Bozeman Dharma Center space next week!
The new address is 3810 Valley Commons Dr, Unit 6. It’s between Fowler and Ferguson, one block north of Huffine. It’s upstairs. When you go up the stairs (or out of the elevator), turn to the left. We’re kind of hidden off to the side.
The space won’t be completely unpacked, but the meditation hall will be usable.
Check out our calendar for meeting days/times.
Due to illness and space conflicts, we’ll be canceling the noon sits on Thursday (May 12) and Friday (May 13) this week. Looking forward to sitting with you next week! Thanks for your understanding.
MindSpace will not be meeting on Wednesday, May 11 but will resume on the 18th. MindSpace is a meditation group for young adults and usually meets every Wednesday from 6:30-7:45 PM.
Work is continuing on our new space at 3810 Valley Commons! Construction needed to take out offices in what will be our meditation hall has finished. A new wall has been put in to make an office for staff in the lobby area. Many volunteers have been working hard to get us ready to open and we’d like to take a quick moment to thank them!
Oscar Wongstrom took care of the electrical rewiring of our renovation.
Brad Webb did an amazing job prepping and painting the space.
Steve Barkley has worked tirelessly coordinating remodeling efforts (and putting in labor as well).
Marilyn Raffensperger, Doug Beaudoin, Mem Schultz and Karen DeCotis spent many hours researching flooring options and paint colors.
Denny Raffensperger was essential in helping to evaluate potential space options and creating an affordable remodeling plan.
Be sure to give them all some gratitude next time you see them!
We know you’re wondering when we’ll be opening. New flooring for the meditation hall is scheduled to be installed May 23-24. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should be able to open our doors in June. We’ll let you know the exact date as soon as we can.
The Bozeman Zen Group needs to reschedule the half-day sit this Saturday. We’ll let you know when we have the new date! Sorry for any inconvenience.
Join Karen DeCotis and the Bozeman Zen Group for this half-day retreat (9 AM – 1 PM) on Saturday, April 16 in the Boyd Room at Pilgrim Congregational or through Zoom. This is a wonderful way to deepen your practice, get some experience with retreat practice and still have your weekend! We sit zazen, do walking meditation (kinhin), stretch, listen to a Dharma Talk, and chant. A $15 donation is requested to support the Zen group, and no one is turned away for lack of funds. There is opportunity to offer dana to the teacher as well.
The Bozeman Insight Community is excited to host Leslie Booker this Thursday, April 7 at 7pm on Zoom. Booker’s talk is titled “Liberation through Knowing Body as Nature” and will explore the connection between body, breath and the four elements of earth, wind, water and fire. Come join us! Please use Zoom meeting number 958-657-6266 or this link.
On Saturday, March 26, enjoy a Day of Mindfulness offered by Dharmacharya Greg Grallo in the Plum Village tradition. We will return to the Four Establishments of Mindfulness and explore the interconnection between the body, the mind, and the world. Our day will include sitting and walking meditation, a talk from Greg, a mindful brown-bag lunch, Touching the Earth and Dharma sharing. More info and registration here.
The Bozeman Insight Community has an exciting roster of special guests lined up. Floyd Fantelli returns to kick us off on March 3 discussing five faculties of mind to strengthen our practice! Tempel Smith will speak on March 10. Leslie Booker presents an Embodied Practice for Healing of Self and Earth on April 7, and Kristin Barker from OneEarth Sangha will give an Earth Day dharma talk on April 21!
The board is excited to announce that we’ve signed a new lease! We won’t be moving in right away, however; we still have a multi-month process to go through to get it ready to occupy. There are multiple ways you can support this endeavor. To help with renovation costs, donations are always welcome. We hope to lower these costs by doing some simple jobs ourselves and could use anyone with DIY skills to help with those efforts. Finally, we will eventually need people to help us move in when that time comes. Thanks for your support everyone!
