Join us for one of our most popular actions: watershed stewardship at Green Gulch Zen Center and Organic Farm. We began with Arbor Day in 2005, and keep coming back for the fresh air, the learning, and the joy of communal effort. Program includes lunch, work in the field, tea & muffins, a Green Sangha conversation, and […]
Arbor Day comes early! The Watershed Stewardship team at Green Gulch has chosen the Sunday after Thanksgiving for their annual Arbor Day event, in anticipation of next year's growing season. Join us for a day of planting and restoration, and bring your friends and family! Schedule 1:00 pm Gather on the lawn on south side […]
Our chapter retreats are designed for refreshment, renewal, and connection with the community of awakened activists. We gently stretch, we meditate, we share stories and successes. Please bring a small potluck item to share. We aspire for zero waste, so reusable packaging is always a plus! At a member’s home in Oakland. RSVP by Friday, Dec 9 […]
Refresh, renew, and connect with the community of awakened activists. We gently stretch, we meditate, we share stories and successes. Please bring a small potluck item to share. Aspiring for zero waste, reusable packaging is always a plus! Love donations invited to support our programs. At a member’s home in Oakland. RSVP by Friday, Jan 6 at 5 pm […]
Spring is coming, and we are sowing the seeds of action. Join us for silence and for conversation at a member's home in the Marina Bay district of Richmond, CA. "The bells of mindfulness are sounding," says Thich Nhat Hanh. "The future of all life, including our own, depends on our mindful steps." What are those […]
Join us for an afternoon of Watershed Stewardship at Green Gulch Zen Center & Organic Farm. It's a "working retreat," replete with lunch (reservations required), work in the field, tea & muffins, walk in the Peace Garden, and meditation in the Zendo. You get to choose your work detail, with tasks ranging from light to vigorous, as […]
"Environmental leadership . . . is a whole-life, whole-person commitment, not simply a matter of professional expertise, political savvy, or even passionate martyrdom for some time before burning out. Environmental leadership now, and increasingly so in the future, poses tremendous personal – psychological, interpersonal, & political – demands on us that deserve to be exposed clearly & explored consciously.” […]
Join us for our 10th annual Gratitude Gathering, a celebration of all that is good on Earth and in the human heart. Following the model of the first Green Sangha retreat at the home of Jonathan Gustin in Fairfax, we will welcome the spring with yoga, meditation, an in-depth conversation, and song. Make your reservation here Schedule 10 […]
Relax, refresh, re-connect. This month we meet at a member's home near Pt. Richmond, a warm and comfortable place for three hours of meditation, conversation, potluck snacks, and renewal of our commitment to live wisely and inspire wise actions in our communities. RSVP to Corbina for directions and address: (510) 282-5005. After Meditation How beautiful the morning, […]
Join us at our annual Mother's Day celebration, showing our love for Mother Earth. Sukey Parmelee, site manager, writes: The earth of this valley is now saturated with water from the heavens. Each rain drop brings a little bit of nourishment along with it – dissolved nitrogen, picked up via the electrical activity in the […]