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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - sacramento-ca BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Introduction to Meditation - a free class\, with Cedric Orange DTSTART:20260906T160000Z DTEND:20260906T163000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062307-1788685200-1788687000@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Welcome to SBMG’s monthly Introduction to Meditation class\, for beginners and persons considering refreshing their meditation practic e. On first Sundays of each month\, you can learn meditation from a variet y of Buddhist traditions: Vipassana\, Jodo Shinshu\, Zen\, Tibetan\, and m ore. This month\, Cedric Orange will be leading the class. \n Cedric Or ange was born in Lufkin\, Texas\,and served in the US Army from 1978 until 1999\, including service in the first Gulf War. He graduated from Montere y Peninsula College and Park University\, and came to Sacramento to be nea r family in the Bay area. He has a son and daughter\, both living out-of-s tate. Over the last 3 years\, through the local Veterans Center\, he parti cipated in biofeedback sessions\, meditation\, Tai chi\, qi-gong and art t herapy sessions. He was directed to the Sacramento Dharma Center by a psyc hiatrist through McClellan VA outpatient clinic\, who saw his strong inter est in and commitment to meditation. He has been studying Buddhism over 2 years. He has visited Valley Streams Zen Sangha\, and regularly attends Sa cramento Buddhist Meditation Group\, Sacramento Insight Meditation Group a nd SBMG BIPOC. Cedric has completed the following Courses: Mindfulness-Bas ed Stress Reduction (MBSR)\, Beginning Meditation 6-week course with Denni s Warren\, Other Side of Suffering and Mindful Meditation Courses through Sacramento Insight Meditation Group\, and three Deep Time Liberation retre ats with Noliwe Alexander and other teachers. \n Please consider coming to several Intro classes on the last Sunday of each month\, so that you c an experience slightly different approaches to meditation. All classes off er a consistent focus of developing the capacity to be present in each mom ent\, with kind awareness. \nYou are invited to stay for the SBMG program which follows\, with a group sit\, a dharma talk\, and time for meeting ot hers and enjoying refreshments. \nTeacher Dana: TBA\nSBMG Dana: Click Here LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA \, 95826\, United States URL:https://sbmg.org/event/in-person-introduction-to-meditation-a-free-cla ss-with-cedric-orange/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ONLINE/Hybrid: Sunday meditation and dharma talk\, with Ajahn Kovi lo (Theravada) DTSTART:20260906T170000Z DTEND:20260906T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T060806Z UID:10062308-1788688800-1788696000@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Ajahn Kovilo is an Ohio-born Theravāda forest monk. Having be en introduced to meditation\, the five precepts\, and the Pāli Canon thro ugh the Goenka tradition\, Ajahn Kovilo’s growing interest in Dhamma led him to enter the monastery in 2006 in hopes of devoting his life to pract ice. Ajahn Kovilo received full ordination from Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Am aro at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California in 2010\, and spent the next decade training at monasteries and with teachers of the Ajahn Chah t radition in America and Thailand – Ajahn Jayasaro and Luang Por Piak mos t especially. During this time\, in addition to learning the basic crafts of being a forest monk (hand-sewing\, broom-making\, crochet\, etc.)\, and engaging in much memory practice (See “A Fun Way to Memorize Long Dhamm a”)\, Ajahn Kovilo also studied Pāli and Thai helping to collate\, edit \, and produce a number of Dhamma books including: “Thus Should You Trai n Yourselves”\, “The Pra Farang Thai Primer”\, “Stillness Flowing ”\, and the digital edition of “Buddhadhamma”. \nIn 2020\, Ajahn Kov ilo spent a year practicing meditation at the Pa Auk International Meditat ion Center in Angthong\, Thailand\, after which he enrolled at Dharma Real m Buddhist University in Ukiah\, California. There he studied Pāli and Sa nskrit while learning more about many of the main texts and practices of C hinese Mahāyāna Buddhism: Chan meditation\, compassion meditation on Gua nyin’s name\, and bowing practice\, among others. During his studies\, A jahn Kovilo also spent time at Chuang Yen Monastery studying with Bhikkhu Bodhi. \nIn May of 2024\, Ajahn Kovilo moved full-time to Seattle\, WA to continue helping to found Clear Mountain Monastery with his good friend\, Ajahn Nisabho. Ajahn Kovilo is deeply grateful for the guidance and compas sion his teachers and friends have shown him and he aspires to fully live up to all the gifts he has been given during his time in robes. \nSunday S it Online Schedule:\n9:55 Zoom opens\n10:00 Welcome\n10:05 Sitting Meditat ion\n10:35 Announcements and break\n10:55 Dharma talk\n12:00 Closing bell. You are warmly invited to stay for conversation and refreshments in the b reak room. \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nMeeting ID: 940 933 642\nPasscode: 765183 \nOne tap mobile\nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,940933642#\,\,\,\,*76518 3# US (San Jose)\n+12532158782\,\,940933642#\,\,\,\,*765183# US (Tacoma) \ nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\nMeeting ID : 940 933 642\nPasscode: 765183\nFind your local number \nTeacher Dana: ht tps://givebutter.com/general-donations?gba_donor_ref=SpicZm3wRyT48MlL  (( please considering adding a note that you are honoring Ajahn Kovilo’s te aching at SBMG. )\nSBMG Dana: Click Here LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T060806Z LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA \, 95826\, United States URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with-ajahn-ko vilo-vipassana/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online: Tuesday Morning Meditation\, open to all DTSTART:20260908T140000Z DTEND:20260908T151500Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10061648-1788850800-1788855300@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Every Tuesday morning\, SBMG hosts a silent meditation period on zoom\, facilitated by a senior practitioner. Please come\, for any or a ll of the session: \n7 a.m. -sitting meditation \n7:30 – walking meditat ion/break \n7:45 – sitting meditation \n8:15 -closing bell \nJoin Zoom M eeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/913390461?pwd=UDUzRHE5Z2JCTjBvV2FtMjNONX BDZz09 \nMeeting ID: 913 390 461\nPasscode: 340057\nOne tap mobile\n+16699 009128\,\,913390461#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,340057# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\ ,\,913390461#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,340057# US (Houston) \nDial by your locatio n\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Ch icago)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\nMeeting ID: 913 390 461\nPasscode: 340057\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc1DtVUsuG LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Zoom\, Online URL:https://sbmg.org/event/tuesday-morning-meditation-2020-10-13/2026-09-0 8/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online: Support Group for Persons with Life-Threatening Illness\, Disability\, and Health Challenges DTSTART:20260908T200000Z DTEND:20260908T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062489-1788872400-1788879600@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Michele Livingstone This group meets Tuesdays f rom 1 – 3 pm online \n\nThe benefits of a support group are to feel less lonely and isolated in a similar situation that most friends and family m embers don’t understand. It gives a chance to open up and be honest\, to talk about their unique situations\, personal challenges\, triumphs\, hop es and fears\, for people who are faced with health challenges. It is also an opportunity to offer emotional support\, make connection\, learn\, lis ten\, and open the heart. \nMeetings will include a brief meditation\, par ticipant check-in\, support circle\, and closing gratitude practice. Peopl e from all denominations are welcome. This is an ONLINE Only Support group \; donations are welcome but there is no fee to attend. \nThis is not a dr op-in group. Please contact the facilitator\, Michele Livingston\, before attending the group for the first time: michele.isathome@gmail.com. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Zoom\, Online URL:https://sbmg.org/event/online-support-group-for-persons-with-life-thre atening-illness-disability-and-health-challenges/2026-09-08/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:RAIN Practice Group DTSTART:20260909T013000Z DTEND:20260909T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062146-1788892200-1788897600@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:This is a monthly practice group dedicated to support people w ho are interested in developing Mindfulness. We will be using the RAIN pra ctice\, developed by Tara Brach. RAIN is an easy-to-use tool for bringing mindfulness\, compassion\, and loving self-awareness to emotional difficul ties: \n\nRecognize what is going on\nAllow the experience to be there\, j ust as it is\nInvestigate with kindness and interested curiosity\nNurture yourself with self-compassion\n\nParticipants will be offered a guided med itation designed to lead you through the steps of identifying and processi ng the challenges which come up in life. Our time will be dedicated to the practice of learning to become more mindful with everyday life experience s\, and the emotions that come from them. Students will also spend time wo rking with self-compassion and self-kindness practices\, and the Metta Med itation. \nThe RAIN Practice Group will meet monthly in the Library of the Sacramento Dharma Center. Sessions will be on the 2nd Tuesday of every mo nth from 6:30-8:00 pm\, starting Tuesday\, January 14\, 2025. A $10-$20 dr op-in donation for SBMG is encouraged\; no one will be turned away for lac k of funds. Those who have Mindfulness training\, or who have worked with Tara Brach’s RAIN material\, will have the background they need to parti cipate. The group will be led by Michele Mira Livingston\, with special gu est facilitator Andrew Bein. Both Michele and Andy have taught Mindfulness classes at SBMG\, and both have been through the Jack Kornfield/Tara Brac h Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher Training program. Please contact Michel e if you are interested in attending: michele.isathome@gmail.com or 415.68 6.5189. \nMichele Mira Livingston has been a student of Mindfulness since 2003. She has studied with Roshi Joan Hallifax at Upaya Zen Center\, with Jack Kornfield\, and other Vipassana teachers including Sharon Salzberg\, James Baraz\, and Donald Rothberg\, at Spirit Rock Meditation Center\, and participated in the Mindfulness Teacher Training Program led by Tara Brac h and Jack Kornfield. She continues to study with Anam Thubten of the Nyin gma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism\, as well as Lama Amie Diller\, and took refuge with Lama Lodru from the Tibetan Buddhist Center in San Francisco. Michele completed ACPE training as a chaplain and is currently a Hospice Chaplain. She has been a member of the SBMG Sangha since 2014\, and has fa cilitated the SBMG Illness & Disability Support Group for the past two yea rs. \nAndrew Bein\, Ph.D. LCSW\, has practiced mindfulness since 1989\, wo rking closely with teachers Joan Halifax\, Susan Orr\, and Ed Brown\, and participating in the Mindfulness Teacher Training Program led by Tara Brac h and Jack Kornfield. He has been applying mindfulness and Buddhist psycho logy in a variety of therapeutic settings and has trained people in over 3 0 states regarding dialectical behavior therapy (a mindfulness-oriented mo dality). Andy has authored two books (Wiley) regarding the interface of mi ndfulness and Buddhist principles and human service/ therapeutic practice. In recent time\, Andy has been inspired by pioneers such as Larry Yang an d has led diverse\, community-oriented groups at Sacramento LGBT Center an d WellSpring. Andy emphasizes respect for diverse perspectives and backgro unds and nurtures an environment where the experiences and wisdom of group members is celebrated and deeply valued. He is a founding member of SBMG ’s Caring Council. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA \, 95826\, United States URL:https://sbmg.org/event/rain-practice-group/2026-09-08/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:IN PERSON Class Series: Authenticity and Serenity: Meditation and Buddhist Practices with Andy Bein (Vipassana\, Zen) DTSTART:20260909T013000Z DTEND:20260909T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062465-1788892200-1788897600@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Click here to register \nAs we engage with the path of Buddhis t meditation it becomes clear that practice is not about becoming someone else (a more evolved and peaceful person). Instead\, our steady practice c reates openings for our ‘authentic selves’ to emerge beyond the fog of reactivity\, conditioning\, and well-entrenched patterns of personal suff ering.  The gift of meditation practice is that we learn to meet life cha llenges and skillfully show up for ourselves and others. \nIn this six-ses sion class series\, oriented to all levels of experience\, we will explore how meditation practices and Buddhist teachings serve to liberate us from our default\, well-worn ways of dealing with the world\; provide a base f or authentic expression\; and nourish the ground for greater personal sere nity. The class environment will be compassionate\, safe\, and humorous\, and skepticism and enthusiasm are equally embraced. \nAndrew Bein\, Ph.D. LCSW\, has practiced mindfulness since 1989\, working closely with teacher s Joan Halifax\, Susan Orr\, and Ed Brown\, and participating in the Mindf ulness Teacher Training Program led by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. He h as been applying mindfulness and Buddhist psychology in a variety of thera peutic settings and has trained people in over 30 states regarding dialect ical behavior therapy (a mindfulness-oriented modality). Andy has authored two books (Wiley) regarding the interface of mindfulness and Buddhist pri nciples and human service/ therapeutic practice. In recent time\, Andy has been inspired by pioneers such as Larry Yang and has led diverse\, commun ity-oriented groups at Sacramento LGBT Center and WellSpring. Andy emphasi zes respect for diverse perspectives and backgrounds and nurtures an envir onment where the experiences and wisdom of group members is celebrated and deeply valued. He is a founding member of SBMG’s Caring Council. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z URL:https://sbmg.org/event/authenticity-and-serenity-meditation-and-buddhi st-practices-with-andy-bein-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Kalyana Mitta Unplugged DTSTART:20260912T010000Z DTEND:20260912T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062232-1789149600-1789160400@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Unplugged Fridays!\nJoin us for a relaxed gathering to build c ommunity in real time – across sanghas and affinity groups – through m indful presence\, conversations\, games\, crafts\, and shared snacks. Be p resent and leave your phone behind! \nWhat you’ll experience: \n\nFriend ly drop-in social time\nOptional Mindfulness Practice\nGames\, Crafts\, Co nversation Circles\nPotluck Snacks & Tea\nEmergency “phone zone” avail able LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z URL:https://sbmg.org/event/kalyana-mitta-unplugged/2026-09-11/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:IN PERSON: Daylong meditation retreat\, A Day of Healing with Kars on Koshin (Vipassana\, Zen) DTSTART:20260912T163000Z DTEND:20260912T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062309-1789205400-1789227000@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:A Day of Healing\nAwareness\, Movement\, and Tending to the He art \nClick here to register. \nHealing begins when we create enough space to be present with our experience. Present without immediately turning aw ay\, becoming overwhelmed\, or trying to fix ourselves. During this day of healing\, we will feel the support of the earth beneath us\, listen close ly\, move gently\, and explore different ways of becoming fully present as embodied beings in the world. This will not be a typical daylong meditati on retreat. Rather than spending the entire day sitting still\, we will ex plore a range of embodied practices that can help us slow down\, come into our senses\, and reconnect with our natural capacity for awareness\, comp assion\, and healing. The day will include mindfulness meditation\, heart- centered practices\, gentle yoga and movement\, meditation in different po stures\, time outdoors connecting with nature\, and contemplative practice s involving sound. \nThis retreat is open to everyone. No previous experie nce with meditation or yoga is necessary. This retreat will include gentle yoga and movement\, so please be sure to wear comfortable clothes\; you m ay want to bring a hat for comfort walking outdoors. Please bring a water bottle and your lunch\; lunch will be held in noble silence. Sliding fee s cale of $30 – $150\; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nPle ase contact Michele at michele.isathome@gmail.com with any questions abo ut this retreat\, or with questions about receiving a scholarship.\n– \n \nKarson Koshin is a teacher\, coach\, and philosopher who draws on both e arly Buddhist and Zen traditions to cultivate wisdom and well-being in mod ern life. Since 2013\, he has taught Buddhist meditation in spiritual cent ers\, recovery communities\, and workplace settings. His Dharma practice a nd teaching are grounded in study with his root teacher\, Kevin Griffin\, and his Sōtō Zen teacher\, Kyōshō Valorie Beer\, from whom he received lay entrustment in 2024. Karson is also a graduate of Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield’s two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Progr am\, holds the International Coaching Federation’s Professional Certifie d Coach credential\, and earned a PhD in philosophy from Rutgers Universit y\, specializing in the philosophy of perception. \n\nKarson’s Dana link s:\nVenmo: @karsonk\nPayPal: @karsonk LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA \, 95826\, United States URL:https://sbmg.org/event/daylong-meditation-retreat-with-karson-koshin-v ipassana-zen/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ONLINE/Hybrid: Sunday meditation and dharma talk\, with Ajahn Nisa bho (Theravada) DTSTART:20260913T170000Z DTEND:20260913T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T060806Z UID:10062310-1789293600-1789300800@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:After finishing college in 2012\, Ven. Nisabho (addressed as “Ajahn Nisabho” in the Thai custom) left his native Washington to go f orth as a Buddhist monk in Thailand. He received full ordination the follo wing spring under Ajahn Anan\, a senior disciple of renowned meditation ma ster\, Ajahn Chah\, and spent the following years training in forest monas teries throughout Thailand\, Australia\, and the US. While staying with so me of the lineage’s most respected teachers\, he grew to believe the Tha i Forest Tradition’s balance of communal life with solitary forest dwell ing\, careful adherence to the monastic precepts\, and focus on meditation represented a faithful embodiment of the original Buddhist path. Moreover \, his time with contemporary masters such as Ajahn Anan\, Ajahn Pasanno\, and Ajahn Jayasaro\, convinced him that such a path could yield great fru it in the heart even amidst the complexities of modern life. Ajahn Nisabho currently lives on the outskirts of Seattle\, where he moved in 2021 in o rder to help found Clear Mountain monastery. \nAjahn Nisabho’s articulat ion of Dhamma draws deeply from the early Pali texts and Thai Forest maste rs. While modern instructors frequently describe samādhi\, or concentrat ion\, as a narrow sense of focus\, Ajahn Nisabho emphasizes a broad unific ation of mind based in the somatic sense\, subtle body\, and breath. Such a perspective\, grounded in the teachings of contemporary masters such Aja hn Ṭhānissaro and Ajahn Sucitto\, uses the sixteen steps of the Ānāp ānasati Sutta as a basis and works with\, rather than against\, the moder n thinking mind. Additionally\, Ajahn Nisabho raises up other practices\, such as the Sound of Silence\, loving-kindness\, and insight meditation. \ n  \nSunday Sit Online Schedule:\n9:55 Zoom opens\n10:00 Welcome\n10:05 S itting Meditation\n10:35 Announcements and break\n10:55 Dharma talk\n12:00 Closing bell. You are warmly invited to stay for conversation and refresh ments in the break room. \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nMeeting ID: 940 933 642\nPa sscode: 765183\nOne tap mobile\nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,940933642# \,\,\,\,*765183# US (San Jose)\n+12532158782\,\,940933642#\,\,\,\,*765183# US (Tacoma) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 25 3 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US ( New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicag o)\nMeeting ID: 940 933 642\nPasscode: 765183\nFind your local number \nTe acher Dana: https://givebutter.com/general-donations?gba_donor_ref=SpicZm3 wRyT48MlL  (please considering adding a note that you are honoring Ajahn Nisabho’s teaching at SBMG. )\nSBMG Dana: Click Here LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T060806Z LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA \, 95826\, United States URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with-ajahn-ni sabho-vipassana/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online: Tuesday Morning Meditation\, open to all DTSTART:20260915T140000Z DTEND:20260915T151500Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10061649-1789455600-1789460100@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Every Tuesday morning\, SBMG hosts a silent meditation period on zoom\, facilitated by a senior practitioner. Please come\, for any or a ll of the session: \n7 a.m. -sitting meditation \n7:30 – walking meditat ion/break \n7:45 – sitting meditation \n8:15 -closing bell \nJoin Zoom M eeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/913390461?pwd=UDUzRHE5Z2JCTjBvV2FtMjNONX BDZz09 \nMeeting ID: 913 390 461\nPasscode: 340057\nOne tap mobile\n+16699 009128\,\,913390461#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,340057# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\ ,\,913390461#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,340057# US (Houston) \nDial by your locatio n\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Ch icago)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\nMeeting ID: 913 390 461\nPasscode: 340057\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc1DtVUsuG LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Zoom\, Online URL:https://sbmg.org/event/tuesday-morning-meditation-2020-10-13/2026-09-1 5/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online: Support Group for Persons with Life-Threatening Illness\, Disability\, and Health Challenges DTSTART:20260915T200000Z DTEND:20260915T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062490-1789477200-1789484400@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Michele Livingstone This group meets Tuesdays f rom 1 – 3 pm online \n\nThe benefits of a support group are to feel less lonely and isolated in a similar situation that most friends and family m embers don’t understand. It gives a chance to open up and be honest\, to talk about their unique situations\, personal challenges\, triumphs\, hop es and fears\, for people who are faced with health challenges. It is also an opportunity to offer emotional support\, make connection\, learn\, lis ten\, and open the heart. \nMeetings will include a brief meditation\, par ticipant check-in\, support circle\, and closing gratitude practice. Peopl e from all denominations are welcome. This is an ONLINE Only Support group \; donations are welcome but there is no fee to attend. \nThis is not a dr op-in group. Please contact the facilitator\, Michele Livingston\, before attending the group for the first time: michele.isathome@gmail.com. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Zoom\, Online URL:https://sbmg.org/event/online-support-group-for-persons-with-life-thre atening-illness-disability-and-health-challenges/2026-09-15/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Authenticity and Serenity: Meditation and Buddhist Practices with Andy Bein DTSTART:20260916T013000Z DTEND:20260916T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062466-1789497000-1789502400@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Click here to register \nAs we engage with the path of Buddhis t meditation it becomes clear that practice is not about becoming someone else (a more evolved and peaceful person). Instead\, our steady practice c reates openings for our ‘authentic selves’ to emerge beyond the fog of reactivity\, conditioning\, and well-entrenched patterns of personal suff ering.  The gift of meditation practice is that we learn to meet life cha llenges and skillfully show up for ourselves and others. \nIn this class\, oriented to all levels of experience\, we will explore how meditation pra ctices and Buddhist teachings serve to liberate us from our default\, well -worn ways of dealing with the world\; provide a base for authentic expres sion\; and nourish the ground for greater personal serenity. The class env ironment will be compassionate\, safe\, and humorous\, and skepticism and enthusiasm are equally embraced. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z URL:https://sbmg.org/event/authenticity-and-serenity-meditation-and-buddhi st-practices-with-andy-bein/2026-09-15/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:IN PERSON/Hybrid: Sunday meditation and dharma talk\, with Adam St onebraker (Vipassana) DTSTART:20260920T170000Z DTEND:20260920T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T060806Z UID:10062311-1789898400-1789905600@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Adam Stonebraker has been dedicated to Buddhist practice and m editation since 1999 and serves as the Guiding Teacher for Mountain Stream Meditationin Nevada City\, CA and as a core teacher for Sacred Mountain S angha. Since 2010\, he has been sharing the Buddha’steachings with diver se audiences locally and internationally. His approach is deeply influence d by the Thai Forest Tradition\, the Bodhisattva path\, and the transforma tive power of meditation. \nSunday Sit Online Schedule:\n9:55 Zoom opens\n 10:00 Welcome\n10:05 Sitting Meditation\n10:35 Announcements and break\n10 :55 Dharma talk\n12:00 Closing bell. You are warmly invited to stay for co nversation and refreshments in the break room. \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nMeeti ng ID: 940 933 642\nPasscode: 765183\nOne tap mobile\nOne tap mobile\n+166 99009128\,\,940933642#\,\,\,\,*765183# US (San Jose)\n+12532158782\,\,9409 33642#\,\,\,\,*765183# US (Tacoma) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 912 8 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) \n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\n+1 3 12 626 6799 US (Chicago)\nMeeting ID: 940 933 642\nPasscode: 765183\nFind your local number \nTeacher Dana:  Venmo\; Adam Stonebraker@adamyogistone braker \nPay Pal:  adamstonebraker.com/support\nSBMG Dana: Click Here LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T060806Z LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA \, 95826\, United States URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with-adam-sto nebraker-vipassana/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:In-person: SBMG Board Meeting DTSTART:20260920T200000Z DTEND:20260920T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062407-1789909200-1789914600@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:civic DESCRIPTION:Board meetings occur on the third  Sunday of every month in t he boardroom. Please contact the board facilitator at info@sbmg.org if you wish to attend as a guest. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z URL:https://sbmg.org/event/in-person-sbmg-board-meeting/2026-09-20/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online: Tuesday Morning Meditation\, open to all DTSTART:20260922T140000Z DTEND:20260922T151500Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10061650-1790060400-1790064900@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Every Tuesday morning\, SBMG hosts a silent meditation period on zoom\, facilitated by a senior practitioner. Please come\, for any or a ll of the session: \n7 a.m. -sitting meditation \n7:30 – walking meditat ion/break \n7:45 – sitting meditation \n8:15 -closing bell \nJoin Zoom M eeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/913390461?pwd=UDUzRHE5Z2JCTjBvV2FtMjNONX BDZz09 \nMeeting ID: 913 390 461\nPasscode: 340057\nOne tap mobile\n+16699 009128\,\,913390461#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,340057# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\ ,\,913390461#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,340057# US (Houston) \nDial by your locatio n\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Ch icago)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\nMeeting ID: 913 390 461\nPasscode: 340057\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc1DtVUsuG LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Zoom\, Online URL:https://sbmg.org/event/tuesday-morning-meditation-2020-10-13/2026-09-2 2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online: Support Group for Persons with Life-Threatening Illness\, Disability\, and Health Challenges DTSTART:20260922T200000Z DTEND:20260922T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062491-1790082000-1790089200@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Michele Livingstone This group meets Tuesdays f rom 1 – 3 pm online \n\nThe benefits of a support group are to feel less lonely and isolated in a similar situation that most friends and family m embers don’t understand. It gives a chance to open up and be honest\, to talk about their unique situations\, personal challenges\, triumphs\, hop es and fears\, for people who are faced with health challenges. It is also an opportunity to offer emotional support\, make connection\, learn\, lis ten\, and open the heart. \nMeetings will include a brief meditation\, par ticipant check-in\, support circle\, and closing gratitude practice. Peopl e from all denominations are welcome. This is an ONLINE Only Support group \; donations are welcome but there is no fee to attend. \nThis is not a dr op-in group. Please contact the facilitator\, Michele Livingston\, before attending the group for the first time: michele.isathome@gmail.com. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Zoom\, Online URL:https://sbmg.org/event/online-support-group-for-persons-with-life-thre atening-illness-disability-and-health-challenges/2026-09-22/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Authenticity and Serenity: Meditation and Buddhist Practices with Andy Bein DTSTART:20260923T013000Z DTEND:20260923T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062467-1790101800-1790107200@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Click here to register \nAs we engage with the path of Buddhis t meditation it becomes clear that practice is not about becoming someone else (a more evolved and peaceful person). Instead\, our steady practice c reates openings for our ‘authentic selves’ to emerge beyond the fog of reactivity\, conditioning\, and well-entrenched patterns of personal suff ering.  The gift of meditation practice is that we learn to meet life cha llenges and skillfully show up for ourselves and others. \nIn this class\, oriented to all levels of experience\, we will explore how meditation pra ctices and Buddhist teachings serve to liberate us from our default\, well -worn ways of dealing with the world\; provide a base for authentic expres sion\; and nourish the ground for greater personal serenity. The class env ironment will be compassionate\, safe\, and humorous\, and skepticism and enthusiasm are equally embraced. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z URL:https://sbmg.org/event/authenticity-and-serenity-meditation-and-buddhi st-practices-with-andy-bein/2026-09-22/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:IN PERSON/Hybrid: Sunday meditation and dharma talk\, with Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith (Vipassana) DTSTART:20260927T170000Z DTEND:20260927T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062312-1790503200-1790510400@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith\, MBA\, brings over 25 years of cumula tive meditation practice and spiritual studies to her livelihood as a Spir itual Teacher and Leader. Silent Vipassana (insight) meditation retreats\, Theravada Buddhist studies and earth-based indigenous spirituality and he aling arts are at the heart of her practice. She is a MTI Certified Mindfu lness Teacher\, Certified Cloud Sangha Mentor\, Focusing Initiatives Inter national Certified Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapy (IFOT) Practitione r and she is amongst the first cohort to complete East Bay Meditation Cent er’s (EBMC) 2-year Spiritual Teacher and Leadership training. Ramona Lis a’s spiritual studies include completing Spirit Rock Meditation Center ’s Dedicated Practitioners Program (DPP6) and East Bay Meditation Center ’s (EBMC) Commit to Dharma Program (C2D3). Ramona Lisa shares the her lo ve of the Dharma through various mindfulness based and Buddhist organizati ons. Learn more about her offerings via her website: https://www.freespiri tofferings.com/ \nSunday Sit Online Schedule:\n9:55 Zoom opens\n10:00 Welc ome\n10:05 Sitting Meditation\n10:35 Announcements and break\n10:55 Dharma talk\n12:00 Closing bell. You are warmly invited to stay for conversation and refreshments in the break room. \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nMeeting ID: 940 933 642\nPasscode: 765183\nOne tap mobile\nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\, \,940933642#\,\,\,\,*765183# US (San Jose)\n+12532158782\,\,940933642#\,\, \,\,*765183# US (Tacoma) \nDial by your location\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 5 58 8656 US (New York)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\n+1 312 626 679 9 US (Chicago)\nMeeting ID: 940 933 642\nPasscode: 765183\nFind your local number \nTeacher Dana: TBA\nSBMG Dana: Click Here LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA \, 95826\, United States URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with-ramona-l isa-ortiz-smith-vipassana/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Family Sangha! 4th Sunday of the Month! DTSTART:20260927T170000Z DTEND:20260927T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062051-1790503200-1790510400@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:community,family,wellness DESCRIPTION:Each fourth Sunday\, Family Sangha welcomes parents\, guardian s\, grandparents\, aunts and uncles\, to bring their child(ren)\, ages 3 — 15\, to enjoy a monthly program from 10am to 11:45. Each session focus es on how we can create our lives grounded in kindness and mindfulness. Ac tivities such as dharma teachings\, mindful movement and yoga\, singing\, art projects\, gardening\, snacks\, and outside play\, help us practice th e basic teachings of the Buddha in a non-sectarian approach.  And — hav e fun! with others hoping to bring more compassion to our world. \nFamily Sangha depends on parent participation\, and adults must stay near their c hild and take responsibility for them through the morning. We rely on volu nteers and occasional teachers to lead the programs. Please consider ways to contribute. We welcome your imagination and love of the dharma — mayb e you’d enjoy offering an art project\, an outdoor cooperative game\, rh ythm\, or stories. \nDana/donations are appreciated for supplies and stipe nds. Family Sangha is sponsored by SBMG for the community\, with support f rom Valley Streams Zen Sangha and Sacramento Insight Meditation \nFor more information\, please contact ian.r.macleod@gmail.com and karen4wellness@g mail.com. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA \, 95826\, United States URL:https://sbmg.org/event/family-sangha-monthly-3-3/2026-09-27/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online: Tuesday Morning Meditation\, open to all DTSTART:20260929T140000Z DTEND:20260929T151500Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10061651-1790665200-1790669700@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Every Tuesday morning\, SBMG hosts a silent meditation period on zoom\, facilitated by a senior practitioner. Please come\, for any or a ll of the session: \n7 a.m. -sitting meditation \n7:30 – walking meditat ion/break \n7:45 – sitting meditation \n8:15 -closing bell \nJoin Zoom M eeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/913390461?pwd=UDUzRHE5Z2JCTjBvV2FtMjNONX BDZz09 \nMeeting ID: 913 390 461\nPasscode: 340057\nOne tap mobile\n+16699 009128\,\,913390461#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,340057# US (San Jose)\n+13462487799\ ,\,913390461#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,340057# US (Houston) \nDial by your locatio n\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Ch icago)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\nMeeting ID: 913 390 461\nPasscode: 340057\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc1DtVUsuG LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Zoom\, Online URL:https://sbmg.org/event/tuesday-morning-meditation-2020-10-13/2026-09-2 9/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Online: Support Group for Persons with Life-Threatening Illness\, Disability\, and Health Challenges DTSTART:20260929T200000Z DTEND:20260929T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062492-1790686800-1790694000@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Michele Livingstone This group meets Tuesdays f rom 1 – 3 pm online \n\nThe benefits of a support group are to feel less lonely and isolated in a similar situation that most friends and family m embers don’t understand. It gives a chance to open up and be honest\, to talk about their unique situations\, personal challenges\, triumphs\, hop es and fears\, for people who are faced with health challenges. It is also an opportunity to offer emotional support\, make connection\, learn\, lis ten\, and open the heart. \nMeetings will include a brief meditation\, par ticipant check-in\, support circle\, and closing gratitude practice. Peopl e from all denominations are welcome. This is an ONLINE Only Support group \; donations are welcome but there is no fee to attend. \nThis is not a dr op-in group. Please contact the facilitator\, Michele Livingston\, before attending the group for the first time: michele.isathome@gmail.com. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z LOCATION:Zoom\, Online URL:https://sbmg.org/event/online-support-group-for-persons-with-life-thre atening-illness-disability-and-health-challenges/2026-09-29/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Authenticity and Serenity: Meditation and Buddhist Practices with Andy Bein DTSTART:20260930T013000Z DTEND:20260930T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T180900Z UID:10062468-1790706600-1790712000@sbmg.org CATEGORIES:wellness DESCRIPTION:Click here to register \nAs we engage with the path of Buddhis t meditation it becomes clear that practice is not about becoming someone else (a more evolved and peaceful person). Instead\, our steady practice c reates openings for our ‘authentic selves’ to emerge beyond the fog of reactivity\, conditioning\, and well-entrenched patterns of personal suff ering.  The gift of meditation practice is that we learn to meet life cha llenges and skillfully show up for ourselves and others. \nIn this class\, oriented to all levels of experience\, we will explore how meditation pra ctices and Buddhist teachings serve to liberate us from our default\, well -worn ways of dealing with the world\; provide a base for authentic expres sion\; and nourish the ground for greater personal serenity. The class env ironment will be compassionate\, safe\, and humorous\, and skepticism and enthusiasm are equally embraced. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T180900Z URL:https://sbmg.org/event/authenticity-and-serenity-meditation-and-buddhi st-practices-with-andy-bein/2026-09-29/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group X-SOURCE-URL:https://sbmg.org/event/sunday-meditation-and-dharma-talk-with -devin-berry-vipassana-2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR