On Thursday, April 17th, 6:30-8:00 pm, the BIC will welcome devon and nico hase to discuss their latest book This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership that just launched! Hybrid.

devon and nico are longtime Buddhist teachers (and married to each other for nearly 20 years) who bring humor, honesty, and deep practice to the messy reality of long-term relationships.
Join the BIC for an evening exploring how Buddhist wisdom meets the beautiful chaos of partnership. devon and nico will share key insights from the book and lead a practice together.
This is a free, open evening—all are welcome, whether you’re partnered, single, married, dating, or somewhere in between.
Want to go deeper? We’re also forming a book club to read and discuss the book together over the next 6 weeks. We will meet again on Wednesday, June 10th to discuss what we’ve discovered.
This book club is perfect for:
- Anyone in a relationship wondering if it’s supposed to be this hard
- Buddhist practitioners curious how the dharma shows up in partnership
- Folks who want community around relationship questions
Space is limited to 25 people so we can have meaningful conversation.


