QueerDharma

Feb 5: Lojong teaching by Pema Chodron

Michael Rogan — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:35:39 +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.

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.

QD Women’s Gathering – September 11, 25

Ellen — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:06:57 +0000

5:30 PM at the Pain Quotidien on 7th Ave. btwn 17th and 18th St.

8-28 cancelled – stay safe!

Michael Rogan — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:44:00 +0000

We are cancelling due to, ahem, inclement weather.

QD Annual Retreat: Oct 21-23

Michael Rogan — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:57:47 +0000

See details here

Aug 14 – Pema Chodron dvd on Tonglen

Michael Rogan — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:44:42 +0000

Our lojong study has reached the practice of “exchanging self for others”, known in Tibetan as Tonglen. This can be a tricky practice – This Sunday at the usual QueerDharma gathering at 7pm we will practice and view a dvd teaching on Tonglen by Pema Chodron. This teaching was designed for a general audience: all are welcome to join us.

August: H.E. Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche in NYC

Michael Rogan — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:40:26 +0000

QueerDharma recommends:

Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche will give 3 talks in Manhattan in August. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear this powerful teacher.

Register Here

http://lotusgardenstudygroupny.wordpress.com/