Poetry, the Dharma
& Practice
Every Third Monday of the Month
Starting February 16th
6:30 - 8:00pm
At the SIMC House at 248 D Street
Looking for a fresh and inspiring way to nourish your practice and connect with Sangha?
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Join us for an evening of Dharma-inspired poetry, heartfelt reflection, and meaningful conversation. Together we’ll read and explore poetry that opens the heart, sparks insight, and supports our Dharma path.
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In the spirit of SIMC’s Mission and Vision, the Dharma Poetry group is offered in a warm and welcoming space for Dharma and practice, using poetry to
support mindfulness and engagement with
the Buddha’s teachings.
Death Cafe
Wednesday, March 25th
6:00-7:00pm
At the SIMC Sangha House - 248 D St
(Offered Quarterly)
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A Death Cafe is a welcoming space to gather and openly share conversations about death and dying - whatever feels present for you. These are gentle, participant-led discussions with no set agenda, themes, or objectives. The conversation unfolds naturally, guided by those who attend.
SIMC’s Death Cafe is offered with those who have, or have had, a Buddhist practice; however, all are warmly welcome.
This gathering is not intended as grief or bereavement counseling, nor as an educational or informational forum. Rather, it is an opportunity to come together in a safe, respectful, and supportive space to listen, speak, and reflect.
SANGHA FRIENDS
Every Second Wednesday of the Month
6:00 - 7:00 pm
At the SIMC House at 248 D Street
You are warmly invited to join the Sangha Friends group, which meets once a month at the Sangha house. The intention of this group is to cultivate connection and friendship through shared conversations on topics of interest, in the Buddhist context, and with a spirit similar to a book club.
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Participants will receive a discussion piece at least one week prior to each meeting. This may be a TED Talk, a Lion’s Roar article, or a recorded talk or video by Brian or another teacher.
We ask that participants review the material in advance so our time together can be devoted to meaningful discussion. Each discussion piece will take less than one hour to review.
MINDFUL RECOVERY
Weekly on Wednesdays
7:00 pm
Meetings are only via Zoom
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Mindful Recovery is a community of people who are using the practices of mindfulness, compassion, forgiveness, renunciation and generosity to transform the pain and suffering that addictions of all kinds have caused in our lives and the lives of our loved ones.
Our path of practice is guided by the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and further Buddhist teachings. This Buddhist-oriented path has proven successful with addicts and alcoholics who have committed themselves to its investigation and application. Our weekly meetings are confidential and anonymous. We ask that all participants respect the sacred space of acceptance, love and healing that we have created for one another.
Please join us if you are interested.
RECOVERY DHARMA
Weekly on Thursdays
5:00 - 6:00 pm
at 248 D Street
Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by our trust in the potential of each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. We believe that the traditional Buddhist teachings, often referred to as the Dharma, offer a powerful approach to healing from addiction and living a life of true freedom.
We believe that recovery means empowerment, and we support each other as partners walking the path together. We believe that recovery is rooted in finding our own inner wisdom and individual journeys. Recovery Dharma is founded on, and inspired by, Buddhism that originated in India and later on flourished in other regions of Asia (e.g., South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia). We deeply appreciate the Buddhist heritage that was protected and freely offered by the ancestors of these cultures.​
MINDFULNESS
IN THE JAIL
Mindfulness in the Jail (MJP) is a program that helps inmates learn tools for well-being that are transformative and rehabilitative. These tools enable inmates to have a more successful incarceration, and upon their release, to engage in their community and in their families in healthier, productive ways.
For additional information regarding the MIJ program, please email Denise Ackert by clicking below.
YOUTH MINDFULNESS
Youth Mindfulness is a program of the Salida Insight Meditation Community in which we occasionally offer group classes to youth to learn tools of self-compassion, mindfulness meditation, and ways of living that lead to more ease and joy. We also offer free one-on-one mentoring to youth who want to develop their tool-kit of healthy ways to navigate the challenges in their lives.
Denise Ackert, LMT is a mindfulness educator and Ayurvedic Lifestyle Counselor. Denise has been practicing Insight Meditation for over 30 years and she loves sharing what she is learning on the path toward ease, peace and freedom through classes, individual instruction, and online mentoring. She runs the School of Mindful Ways to help bring more kindness and compassion into the world.
"The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another."
–Jack Kornfield