QueerDharma

May 20: QD CANCELLED just this day.

Michael Rogan — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:32:27 +0000

Sorry to say our usual location will be unavailable on May 20, so we won’t be meeting. We’re back as usual the following week.

May 17: QDWomen and QD attend Garchen Rinpoche talk

Ellen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:58:39 +0000

QDWomen will be attending the talk by Garchen Rinpoche on May 17th. Everyone is invited to meet there and soak in the humor and sweetness that is Garchen Rinpoche.

Here’s the info:

H. E. Garchen Rinpoche is a revered Tibetan Lama who spent nearly 20 years imprisoned in Tibet by the Chinese Government and emerged as a highly realized practitioner. Click the link at the end of this post for more details.

CAUSE AND EFFECT: LOVE PROTECTED BY PATIENCE AS THE PATH
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Subud Center, NYC – 230 West 29th Street (between 7th & 8th Avenues)

And here it is on QDW Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Queer-Dharma-Women/events/62300032/

Let’s arrive early and meet inside. See you there!

Garchen Rinpoche 5.17.2012

May 6: Lojong teaching by Pema Chodron

Michael Rogan — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:35:39 +0000

The first Sunday of every month in 2012, we’ll begin the evening with practice at 7pm, followed by a teaching on DVD by Pema Chodron on lojong, followed by dharma sharing and our usual feast. Join us!

We are moving sequentially through an extensive series of teachings on Lojong by Ani Pema, which are practical, insightful, and often hilarious.

April: QD Women’s Weekend Retreat

Ellen — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:54:33 +0000

QD Women will have its first weekend retreat to be held at Evam Institute in Ghent, NY. This will be a relaxed retreat and those interested in coming are welcome to arrive either on Friday night or on Saturday. We’ll have several meditation sessions on Saturday and on Sunday morning, and we’ll depart in the early afternoon on Sunday.

There are details on the Queerdharma Women meetup.com site at http://www.meetup.com/Queer-Dharma-Women/events/56740382/. If you have any questions you can contact the organizer on the meetup site.

Place: Evam Institute, 171 Water St., Ghent, NY

Dates: arrive any time on Friday evening April 6 or Saturday April 7, ends in the early afternoon Sunday April 8.

Cost: $25 per night for accommodations, $20 donation

Food: This will be a potluck and we’ll cook in the Evam kitchen

Bedding: Please bring your own pillow, sleeping bag, towel

March 28,29 Recommended Dharma Talks, NYC

Michael Rogan — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:02:14 +0000

QD Recommends

Teachings in NYC by Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, a meditation master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition. Some of us will be attending the Wednesday and Thursday evening teachings, March 28 & 29.

http://atiamrita.org/calendar/

Feb 19 New Location!!!!

Michael Rogan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:32:47 +0000

This Sunday, Feb 19 only, we’ll meet at the LGBT Community Center

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &
Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
The Center is between 7th and 8th Ave.

There will be chairs. You can bring a cushion to sit on if you like.
We’ll follow our usual format, but finish up at 8:30pm and maybe proceed to a neighborhood place to hang out – how about s’nice?

The following week we’ll be back at our usual location.

QD Women’s Gathering- Dec. 18th

Gretchen — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:55:58 +0000

Rubin Museum Cafe, 150 West 17th Street, NYC

New date: December 18th.

Come, hang out, meet your tribe. A pre-practice gathering hosted by QD women will take place right before the regular QD practice meeting, to meet, talk, and cultivate a sense of community for queer/lesbian/bi/trans women who are practicing Buddhism (of any tradition or lineage) and meditation, or are interested in doing so. If you’re part of another sangha or none at all, please come and visit – we’d love to meet you. 5:00 PM at the Rubin Museum Cafe.

Oct 16 Mindfully Occupy Wall Street

Michael Rogan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:12:15 +0000

Join us to Mindfully Occupy Wall Street, this Sunday at 3pm.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=226946297366121

QD Women’s Gathering – Oct. 16th, Rubin Museum

Ellen — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:35:58 +0000

Rubin Museum Cafe, 150 West 17th Street, NYC

New date: October 16th.

Oct 16: The Shape of Awake – A Posture Clinic for Meditators

Michael Rogan — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:01:19 +0000

Hope Martin will join us at QD to conduct a workshop on aligned, supported and relaxed posture for meditation

Are you uncomfortable or in pain when you meditate? Is it hard to sit for long periods of time? This class will provide practical guidance on how to be upright, supported and relaxed in your practice sessions, and in your life. Being upright is not just an arbitrary shape, it’s a perfect expression of the practice itself. Included will be instruction on basic body mechanics, experiential anatomy and alignment to help release unnecessary tension in your meditation sessions. Everything you learn in this workshop can be applied to the activities of your life, including sitting at your computer. Come discover the direct relationship between how you are in your body and the quality of your practice!

“To take this posture itself is the purpose of our practice. When you have this posture, you have the right state of mind,
so there is no need to try to attain some special state.”
Suzuki Roshi

Hope Martin has been studying the Alexander Technique since 1980, and teaching it since 1987. She maintains a lively practice, teaching private and group classes. Hope has taught at Sarah Lawrence College and internationally. She is a Senior Faculty member, training teachers at the American Center for the Alexander Technique. She also teaches at the NY Open Center and other venues, and has her own studio in New York City www.hopemartinstudio.com. Hope is a meditation instructor and teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. She has recently completed a two year training in Focusing. Her particular passion is in assisting her students discover how easeful, upright posture is an expression of their human dignity, confidence, and innate wakefulness.

Doors open at 6:30pm. The evening will begin with sitting meditation at 7:00pm, and will end with a nourishing social reception. There will be no admission after 7:15pm. We suggest the usual $5 donation to cover costs of QD, and a contribution for a traditional teacher’s gift.