White Heron Sangha

06/13/2024

Upcoming non-residential weekend retreat with Susie Harrington, June 29th & 30th

04/08/2024

Tibetan Sacred Arts Tour: Mandala Creation, Meditation, and Cultural Celebration

April 8-11, 2024 – The Tibetan Sacred Arts Tour with seven delegates/monks is coming to Morro Bay, California! This unique and immersive experience offers a glimpse into Tibetan Buddhist culture, featuring the creation and dissolution of a sacred sand mandala, and insightful meditation talks.

Opening Ceremony and Introduction by Geshe Chaeden: April 8th, 9:30-10:15am; Let’s Get Tuned, 781 Market Ave. Morro Bay, CA. 93442

Final Ceremony and Dissolution of the Mandala: April 11th, 2:30pm. Begins at Let’s Get Tuned and will include a procession to the Bay.

Please join Jon and Natalie at Let’s Get Tuned:
781 Market Ave. Morro Bay, CA.

02/25/2024

March 16-17 2024 nonresidential retreat with Tina Rasmussen at the White Heron Meditation Center in Avila, CA (edited for date correction)

02/02/2024

Highly recommended foundational week-long non-residential meditation retreat with Susan Mikel coming up at our Avila center.

08/31/2023

Green Tara one-day in-person retreat @ White Heron Sangha Meditation Center in Avila Village, September 9th, 10AM to 4PM with potluck lunch; please pre-register online ( below).

08/17/2023

How Beautiful and Precious This Time Is: An Interview with Sara Tashker

Sara Tashker recently became SFZC’s Director of Donor Relations. In this interview, Sara describes how her idealism in her twenties resulted in her more than twenty years of organic farming and Zen practice at Green Gulch Farm and continues to inspire her in her new role.

Read more:
https://blogs.sfzc.org/blog/2023/07/28/an-interview-with-sara-tashker/

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08/17/2023

08/17/2023

Upcoming weekend retreat with Vance Pryor at our center in the Avila Village, August 26 & 27, 2023

10/01/2022

James Baraz daylong this weekend . . .

Equanimity (upekkhā) is a highly valued quality in Buddhist teachings. But what is equanimity? How do we access it in daily life? "During Equanimity: Finding Balance in Difficult Times" (online Oct. 2) with James Baraz, we will explore the development of equanimity in our formal practice, as well as aspects of equanimity that can be applied pragmatically to our life off the cushion.
More info & register: go.spiritrock.org/SR100222