What we’re about
Anyone interested in starting or furthering their mindfulness/meditation practice.
While this tradition is Buddhist, you do not need to be a Buddhist to join nor will anyone try to 'convert' you. The teachings are practical and relevant to anyone seeking to bring more mindfulness into their lives.
Most of the events listed are at the SF Dharma Collective - https://sfdharmacollective.org/. Most classes are offered in our beautiful space, 2929 24th Street in the Mission of San Francisco. Most classes are also accessible via Zoom.
We are a community-run meditation center seeking to make meditation accessible to everyone. We wish to create and sustain communities of healthy, accountable, wise and compassionate people from every walk of life. We welcome people from all racial, economic, sexual, social, political and religious backgrounds and believe that the path of awakening is attainable by all and should be available to all.
All are events are freely available to all, and we ask for donations as you are able to sustain our teachers and our operational costs. https://sfdharmacollective.org/donate
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Morning Meditation at the SF Dharma CollectiveSF Dharma Collective, San Francisco, CA
Join us in person at 2929 24th street
OR online via Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/SFDharma (password: 108108)
or 301-715-8592 to join by phone. Meeting ID: 545 039 806Every day, 7:30 - 8:15am, build your practice with by-donation, open morning meditation. Everyone is welcome. Morning meditations are peer-led and folks are welcome to come late or leave early as needed.
Find out about all our events at the SF Dharma Collective - https://sfdharmacollective.org/upcoming-events
- Recovery Dharma Friday GroupSF Dharma Collective, San Francisco, CA
Join us in person at 2929 24th street
OR online via Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/SFDharma (password: 108108)
or 301-715-8592 to join by phone. Meeting ID: 545 039 806Recovery Dharma Fridays
Every Friday, 6 – 7 pmWe are a peer-led movement using Buddhist practices and principles to overcome addiction through meditation, self-inquiry, and community. The intention and purpose of this group is to support people’s recovery and to discuss ideas and questions directly related to using the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the Five Precepts to recover from addictions of all kinds.
- Q-Sangha2929 24th St, San Francisco, CA
Join us IN PERSON - 2929 24th Street
or
online: https://bit.ly/qsangha password 108108This monthly meeting is for all who identify as LGBTQIA+ and their allies.
We meet to investigate the intersections of queerness, dharma, practice, and community.
LGBTQQIA+ = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, non-binary, and gender queer, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Same-Gender Loving, Two-Spirit, +
The Q-Sangha meets on the 4th Saturday of every month from 5:30 - 7 pm.
- First Aid Kit For The MindSF Dharma Collective, San Francisco, CA
Breaking the Cycle of Habitual Behaviours
Vimalasara shares their wisdom, and insights into working with habits. The majority of us become more of our habits as we age, in this nugget of a book Vimalasara explores ways to become less of our habits. Join us for an evening of conversation, inquiry and breath.
Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John is the award winning author of 11 books, including Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction and Detox Your Heart: Meditations for Emotional Trauma. They are one of the founding facilitators of Dr Gabor Mate's Compassionate Inquiry, and are also trained in Internal Family Systems and Mindfulness. They have a private practice and also offer supervision. They are a senior teacher in the Triratna Buddhist Community.
First Aid Kit for the Mind: Breaking the Cycle of Habitual Behaviors is Vimalasara's newest publication, an illustrated, accessible guide to choosing recovery over addiction, reactivity, and unhelpful habits. It is a workbook, a guide to reflection, and a prompt for greater embodied mindfulness – turning away from ‘stinking thinking’ to what is meaningful in your life and relationships. The book is accompanied by guided meditations and reflections recorded by the author.Join us in person at 2929 24th street
OR online via Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/SFDharma (password: 108108)
or 301-715-8592 to join by phone. Meeting ID: 545 039 806This class is open to everyone. No prior meditation experience is required.
Suggested donation $15 - $30. All are welcome. No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
