Calendar & Practice
Sati Practice Calendar 2025
Spring Retreat: Entering into Silence
April 11-14, 2025 In-Person Retreat at Camp Indianola
We offer a special invitation to practice with friends in a beautiful, restorative environment. Our community will be at Camp Indianola for our spring meditation retreat and we encourage you to join us. Let us be inspired by the beauty of the Salish Sea as we nurture together our deep inquiry and aspiration to embody compassion. Dharma talks will be given by long-term practitioners.
The retreat is an opportunity to establish ourselves in the practice of Mindfulness, Sati, as taught by the Buddha. Practicing as one body, we remember to bring our bodies and minds together in awareness and learn the forms of practice that support us. Everything we do, all our activities, are imbued with awareness – walking, sitting, eating, working, listening. Throughout the day, bells invite us to hold the forms so that our bodies and minds calm and we touch our true nature and the nature of all that is.
All are welcome, whether you have years of experience or are new to the practice.
Retreat fee: We offer two options. Select the fee most appropriate for your personal situation. If paying by PayPal, we include their fee in the retreat cost.
Regular fee: $440 by check ($450 by PayPal) Generosity tier: $550 (check or PayPal)
To register, follow these two steps:
1. Fill out the registration form.
2. Send the retreat fee via PayPal or mail a check made out to Mountain Lamp Community to:
22238 Criddle Lane, Mount Vernon, WA 98274
Space is limited. Registration closes on March 21st or until capacity is reached.
Please contact wanderingmountain@yahoo.com for more information.
Monthly Quiet Days of Practice
Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm
All are welcome – no experience is necessary.
A Quiet Day is an invitation to simply be present with all that is, resting deeply in each moment. On Quiet Days, we practice sitting and walking meditation, a formal meal at mid-day, and outdoor walking meditation. We end our day together with a guided relaxation or qi gong practice, and a reading of sutras or precepts. Please bring a vegetarian sack lunch.
The cost for the day is $50.
For upcoming dates, please contact wanderingmountain@yahoo.com.
Diamond Sangha Practice 2025
Retreat / Intensive
| Dates | Retreat | Type | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2-9 | Twining Weeds Sesshin with Lee Shields | In-Person | Three Treasures Sangha |
| April 23-27 | Diamond Sangha Teacher Circle meeting at Ring of Bone in California | ml-info@mountainlamp.org | |
| May 7-11 | Zen Center of Spokane Retreat | In-Person & Zoom | Zen Center of Spokane |
| July 10-13 | Wren Ridge Retreat | In-Person | Julian Byrd (byrdjulianbyrd@gmail.com) |
| Sept. 18-21 | Midnight Sun Retreat | Zoom | ml-info@mountainlamp.org |
| Late October | Zen Center of Spokane Retreat | In-Person & Zoom | Zen Center of Spokane |
| Nov. 29 – Dec. 7 | Winter Bones Retreat | Zoom | ml-info@mountainlamp.org |
Zazenkai
| Dates | Description | Schedule | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Saturday of the Month | Hybrid – Zazen, Teisho and Dokusan | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Hosted by Spokane Zen Center Hal Rowe (halrowe@msn.com) |
| Second Saturday of the Month in Bellingham | In-Person – Zazen, Teisho and Dokusan | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | ml-info@mountainlamp.org |
| Monthly Sunday Zazenkai in Bellingham | In-Person – Zazen, Teisho and Dokusan | TBA | Lisa Kieran (lisa.s.kieran@gmail.com) |