Dear Retreat Friends,

Thank you all for sharing a very meaningful retreat with us.  We hope you are continuing to benefit from the experience.

The forgiveness meditation is attached here as promised.  Also, thanks to Ruth Phillips, here are the titles and authors of the poems that Brian read:
"That time I thought I could not go any closer to grief without dying..."  Mary Oliver
"The Healing Time"  Pesha Joyce Gertler
"Prayer"  Marie Howe

Also, Brian's retreat and public talks are available on our website here: http://http//www.salidasangha.org/resources.html

Once again we are so grateful for your presence in our special community and we also want to thank you most sincerely for your amazingly generous gifts of dana for Brian!
We hope to see you again when Brian is here August 24th and 25th.  Registration will be open in late May.

With deep blessings,
The Salida Sangha Retreat Committee

​Retreat And Residency With Brian Lesage
Our 9 days with Brian from January 25-February 2 were a huge success with 50 people participating in all or part of the events.  The feedback we received was truly heartwarming.  The amazing Kevin Wathen recorded all of Brian's talks, including the public one in front a full house at A Church.  In case you missed them they are available on our website resource page here:
http://http://www.salidasangha.org/resources.html

Spring Yard Cleanup At The Sangha House 
Mark your calendars and please join us on Saturday April 27 at 9:30 a.m. to prepare our yard for spring and summer!  Your efforts will be rewarded with a delicious potluck and social time to follow at noon.  We sincerely hope that yard care will be a group effort this year and not fall to just one dedicated individual!  Thanks!

Weekly group meditations
Attendance has increased at our Sunday evening 5:00 sits as we continue each week to explore the Buddha's teachings with a year long series of topics which are listed on our website calendar.
http://www.salidasangha.org/calendar.html 
Attendance is also really good at the Tuesday and Thursday noon sits but we always welcome more companionship there.
Other events, too numerable to mention here, are also on our website calendar.

And finally, just so you know when NOT to schedule your summer vacation....
Our next Non-residential retreat with Brian Lesage is August 24th and 25th.
 
We hope you to see you soon!
With blessings from
Your Sangha Board

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