Save the Date!
Winter Residency with Brian Lesage
January 25 - February 2

We are happy to share that Brian will be coming to offer a "residency" here in Salida from January 25 - February 2.  This residency is an opportunity to have contact with Brian over a period of 9 days. It will include a weekend retreat, multiple meetings during the week to work on integrating practices into daily life and a day long at the end. The theme of the residency is still to be determined. Priority registration will be given to those who register for the entire program. The tentative schedule for Brian's residency is:

• Friday, Jan 25 
  • Brian offers Introduction to the Residency
  • Potluck for retreatants
• Saturday, Jan 26 & Sunday Jan 27 
  • Non-residential Retreat (location TBD)
• Monday, Jan 28
  • Practice Discussions during the day 
  • Evening Session (6:30-8pm) on residency theme
• Tuesday, Jan 29
  • Noon Sit (30 min)
• Wednesday, Jan 30
  • Evening Session (6:30-8pm) on residency theme
• Thursday, Jan 31 
  • Practice Discussions during the day
  • Noon Sit (30 min)
  • Public Talk (6:30-8pm)
• Friday, Feb 1
  • Practice Discussions during the day
  • Evening Session (6:30-8pm) on residency theme
• Saturday, Feb 2
  •  Day-long retreat (location TBD) to end the residency

Registration will open for the residency in the first week of November, so look for a registration email then that will include all of the details. We hope you all can attend.  Registration will be limited, so please register early!

And if you have any questions in the meantime, please contact us.

With care, 

Salida Sangha Board

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our upcoming retreat!
Awakening Through the Wisdom of Our Bodies
​A nonresidential retreat with our esteemed teacher Brian Lesage
Saturday, September 29, 2018 - Sunday, September 30, 2018
MeadowRock Ranch 
18555 CR 271
 Nathrop, CO 81236
This ​retreat ​will ​focus ​on ​cultivating ​an ​embodied ​quality ​of ​presence ​as ​a ​way ​of ​bringing ​a ​deeper ​sense ​of ​freedom ​and ​contentment ​into ​our ​lives. ​Join ​us ​for ​this ​opportunity ​to ​explore ​the ​power ​of ​mindfulness ​through ​silent ​sitting ​and ​walking ​meditation ​as ​well ​as ​optional ​times ​to ​engage ​in ​the ​embodied ​practice ​of ​chanting. ​The ​retreat ​is ​designed ​for ​beginners ​and ​experienced ​practitioners ​alike.  For more details and to register please click here:
https://www.regonline.com/awakeningthroughthewisdomofourbodies
Space ​​is ​​limited, ​​so ​​please ​​register ​​early. 

We now have a Facebook page so interested people can find us more eaNsily!
 
We would like to ask all of you to "Like" our page by going here:
https://www.facebook.com/SalidaSangha/
We also hope this will be a good way to keep you informed of what's going on in your sangha!  If you have any photos or information you would like to add please email them to janewhitmer@gmail.com

And don't forget our weekly sits:  Sundays at 6 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon.
 
Our deepest blessings and gratitude to you all,
Your sangha board

Please join us for our first Sangha Day celebration...a time to honor our local Sangha, while also connecting to Sanghas around the world.  

We are also excited to announce that the prayer wheels have been installed at the Sangha House. During our celebration, we will dedicate these beautiful prayer wheels and offer wishes that they be of benefit to all beings.  

This celebration will be held on June 3rd, at 4pm, and will be in lieu of the Sunday sit.  Please see the schedule below and bring a potluck dish to share! Drinks will be provided.

We hope you can be there...there is so much to celebrate!

Celebration Schedule 4pm - Gather

4:15pm - Sit and Dedication

5pm - Potluck

​In other news:
We are forming an Education and Entertainment Committee.  Once a month Saturday morning video dharma talks followed by a discussion are to be planned along with movie nights at the sangha house.  This is in response to your feedback at our annual meeting.  Anyone interested in joining this planning committee please email sangha@salidasangha.org. 
 
The Mindfulness in the Jail Program was awarded a grant in the amount of $11,935to ensure the sustainability of the program. The funds will be used for training volunteers, adding a Women's Mindfulness Course, purchasing workbooks, and providing stipends for lead teachers. We are very grateful to Chaffee Country Board of Commissioners and the Marijuana Excise Tax Advisory Board for their commitment to the well-being of our community and for awarding these funds to the program. May we all be of benefit from this program.

The Thursday morning sit time has been changed to 7:30-8:00 a.m.

The sangha website has been updated and expanded thanks to the amazing Kevin Wathen!  New classes plus book group, SenGen and more are all there.  Check it out: http://www.salidasangha.org/

Sit leaders are needed for February and March.  Please sign up at the bottom of our community page:
http://www.salidasangha.org/community.html

Also discussed at our annual meeting was the need for us to be more welcoming to newcomers and visitors.  So we wish to encourage everyone to make it a practice before and after sits to introduce yourself and start a conversation with a friend you don't yet know.  THANKS!
 
Our warmest blessings to you all,
Your sangha board