03/19/2025
Friends,
I haven't introduced my self yet here—I'm looking forward to meeting more of you soon. I'm Dr. Sean Oakes, a teacher at Spirit Rock and manager of our Dharma Institute. As many of you know, Next Step Dharma transitioned in the fall to being a Dharma Institute project. The course is the same, and now hosted on the Spirit Rock website (link in comments).
Oren's live Q&A calls have become our On-demand Community Q&R, open to everyone in this group as always, and anyone doing on-demand courses through SR. Victoria Cary and I are the hosts of these calls. Please join us anytime! Schedule below.
Our next live session is tomorrow, Thursday, March 20, at 5pm PT (8pm ET).
* NOTE TIME CHANGE just for this session
Updated Zoom login details:
Soon, we will be launching the Community Q&R as a subscription-based course, but for now as current on-demand community, we invite you to join calls directly via this link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://spiritrock.zoom.us/j/86176652633?pwd=fu2aR4AT7sREuArMbY0f52uPbeaPoq.1
Meeting ID: 861 7665 2633
Passcode: 108108
About the On-demand Community Q&R
These calls are intended to support your practice as you go through your course, and between retreats and classes. They offer real-time guidance from Spirit Rock teachers, a chance to connect with a supportive community, and the flexibility of recorded sessions if you can’t join live.
Q&R sessions are taught by Spirit Rock teachers Sean Oakes and Victoria Cary approximately twice per month (see upcoming schedule below).
Upcoming sessions
Sessions are generally scheduled for Thursdays from 4-5 pm with Sean and Saturdays from 9-10 am with Victoria, though the schedule may change to accommodate teacher availability.
Thu 3/20, 5-6pm PT (note time change), Sean
Thu 4/3, 4-5pm PT, Sean
Sat 4/19, 9-10am PT, Victoria
Thu 5/8, 4-5pm PT, Sean
Sat 5/31, 9-10am PT, Victoria
See you soon! Blessings in your practice.
With mettā,
Sean Oakes
