Dear Dharma friend, Booker, and I are back for our second annual hybrid retreat!

We often think of retreat as a chance to get away—traveling to a quiet meditation center in a serene natural setting. But for those of us who live in cities, this can create a split: retreat happens there, life happens here. And as soon as we’re back in the noise and pace of the busy city, all the calm and clarity we cultivated on retreat evaporates into thin air.

Rather than stepping away from life, we’ll explore what it means to deepen our meditation practice right in the heart of it. Practicing together in the same city where we live, work, and navigate daily challenges creates a powerful opportunity: we can begin to carry the clarity and presence of his retreat into the rhythms of ordinary life—not just afterward, but right as it’s happening.

This year, we’ll be starting the weekend retreat with exploring what our humanity is made of with the 3 Characteristics, and then will unfold into the heart of the Buddha’s teachings – The Four Noble Truths for the non – residential retreat.

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