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Cultivating Dignity – HIGHLIGHT
Creating Enlightened Society is the work of fully welcoming ourselves, each other, and our lineages by Kelsey Blackwell We came from Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, California, Oregon, Massachusetts, Illinois, Canada and beyond. Traveling to Sky Lake Retreat Center in New York’s Hudson Valley, we were not deterred by the bomb ... continuePosted January 20, 2018 by CGH
Fresh from the Garden – HIGHLIGHT
Acharya Arawana Hayashi Teaches Level One at Sky Lake by Lisa Freedman “We like our own garbage. It’s important. We use whatever comes up in meditation. When we listen to fear and difficulties, they can serve as stepping stones.” ~ Acharya Arawana Hayashi. It didn’t make sense for ... continuePosted October 7, 2016 by CGH
Social Presencing Theater – HIGHLIGHT
A Shambhala Art Form for Social Change A Look at the Training Offered by Acharya Arawana Hayashi article by Maria Patten with Shastri Sandra Ladley This conversation addresses applications of Shambhala Art in social change work today. “Arawana’s work carried a deep meaning for me and the way I ... continuePosted July 27, 2015 by Dan
Eyes of the Heart – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Celebrating the Arts When It’s Time to Go on Retreat article by Jude Robison I unroll a long piece of paper on the grass. Next, making marks with a found-object brush, moving my body along with the brush, then moving my body without the brush, I conclude by ... continuePosted May 24, 2014 by
Contemplation, Collaboration & Change – HIGHLIGHT
On Bridging Shambhala and Leadership report by Acharya Fleet Maull On Friday, September 27th, nearly one hundred nonprofit leaders, educators and activists from approximately fifty different organizations gathered at the Garrison Institute, a stately three-story interfaith retreat and conference center located on a beautifully wooded property overlooking the ... continuePosted November 4, 2013 by