Yoga
Cost: $5 - 10 sliding scale
Three Jewels offers a variety of Hatha Yoga classes. The physical postures or asanas aim to stretch the body and the mind, creating balance by uniting the opposites within ourselves. Hatha yoga focuses on postures but also emphasizes pranayama or breath work. Different teachers express different styles of Hatha Yoga, but all classes are appropriate for all levels of students and all poses can be modified to meet the physical needs of each student. Our classes are small and this allows students to make requests and to work on areas of the body needing stretching, strengthening and stress and pain relief. Yoga is a wonderful antidote to our hectic lives.
Meditation
Cost: By donation
Guided Meditation weekly guided meditations in which we explore various meditations such as Samatha (breath awareness/insight) and compassion techniques.
LGBTQ Buddhist Meditation begins with twenty minutes of meditation followed by either a participant suggested Buddhist-related text reading or listening to a Buddhist-related audio. A free-form discussion of the evening material follows, moving clockwise around the circle among those who wish to speak. The evening concludes with a final period of meditation. This group is open to everyone with all levels of meditation experience.
Women's Meditation and Discussion is a one hour weekly women's group that focuses on being present and showing up to ourselves and our realities -- body, mind and spirit. Each class will focus on a topic and engage in yoga practice, meditation, journaling and discussion. Bring a friend, make a friend. The class is offered by donation.
LGBTQ Buddhist Meditation begins with twenty minutes of meditation followed by either a participant suggested Buddhist-related text reading or listening to a Buddhist-related audio. A free-form discussion of the evening material follows, moving clockwise around the circle among those who wish to speak. The evening concludes with a final period of meditation. This group is open to everyone with all levels of meditation experience.
Women's Meditation and Discussion is a one hour weekly women's group that focuses on being present and showing up to ourselves and our realities -- body, mind and spirit. Each class will focus on a topic and engage in yoga practice, meditation, journaling and discussion. Bring a friend, make a friend. The class is offered by donation.
Asian Classics Institute
Cost: By donation
The Asian Classics Institute (ACI) is dedicated to the serious study and personal practice of the original teachings of the Buddha. The Institute was established by Geshe Michael Roach under the spiritual guidance of Khen Rinpoche Geshe Lobsang Tharchin, a distinguished scholar and master of Buddhism from Tibet and Geshe Michael’s principal teacher.
The Formal Study Courses in Buddhist Dharma or philosophy (ACI Courses) are designed as a teacher training program, and cover the same basic core of information that a Geshe (Doctor of Theology) learns at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Obtaining a Geshe degree from a Tibetan Buddhist monastery requires approximately 20 years studying The Six Great Books of Buddhism: The Perfection of Wisdom (Prajna Paramita), MiddleWay Philosophy (Madhyamika), Higher Knowledge (Abhidharma), Buddhist Discipline (Vinaya), Logic and Perception (Pramana), and The Steps to Buddhahood (Lam Rim).
We also offer training in the ten different Daily Practices, that represent the classics of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. It is recommended that those seeking a complete Buddhist path pursue both intellectual studies and meditation practice. Neither meditation nor intellectual studies alone is enough to become spiritually advanced; each complements and balances the other. By studying ideas, meditating upon, and putting them into practice in daily life, you can develop great spiritual range and capacity. Formal Study Course 3, Applied Meditation, thoroughly describes all aspects of meditation and should be studied as a foundation for the Practices offered here.
Some of these Practices are meditations, and others are advices to be used as one is active throughout the day. They range in length from three to fifteen sessions.
Formal Study Courses are designed as a teacher training program, and are open to anyone willing to make a serious commitment to their studies. These Courses cover the same basic core of information that a Geshe (Doctor of Theology) learns at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. The Courses are a great way to get a thorough, comprehensive Buddhist education, even if you're not in training to be a teacher!
For more information about these courses go to www.acidharma.org
The Formal Study Courses in Buddhist Dharma or philosophy (ACI Courses) are designed as a teacher training program, and cover the same basic core of information that a Geshe (Doctor of Theology) learns at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Obtaining a Geshe degree from a Tibetan Buddhist monastery requires approximately 20 years studying The Six Great Books of Buddhism: The Perfection of Wisdom (Prajna Paramita), MiddleWay Philosophy (Madhyamika), Higher Knowledge (Abhidharma), Buddhist Discipline (Vinaya), Logic and Perception (Pramana), and The Steps to Buddhahood (Lam Rim).
We also offer training in the ten different Daily Practices, that represent the classics of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. It is recommended that those seeking a complete Buddhist path pursue both intellectual studies and meditation practice. Neither meditation nor intellectual studies alone is enough to become spiritually advanced; each complements and balances the other. By studying ideas, meditating upon, and putting them into practice in daily life, you can develop great spiritual range and capacity. Formal Study Course 3, Applied Meditation, thoroughly describes all aspects of meditation and should be studied as a foundation for the Practices offered here.
Some of these Practices are meditations, and others are advices to be used as one is active throughout the day. They range in length from three to fifteen sessions.
Formal Study Courses are designed as a teacher training program, and are open to anyone willing to make a serious commitment to their studies. These Courses cover the same basic core of information that a Geshe (Doctor of Theology) learns at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. The Courses are a great way to get a thorough, comprehensive Buddhist education, even if you're not in training to be a teacher!
For more information about these courses go to www.acidharma.org
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