Providing a refuge in the heart of Santa Cruz
Featured Event
With cold weather, rain, and the concern about being in crowds, this drop-in online qigong movement class can help with physical health, emotional balance, mental clarity, and mindful awareness.
Meeting the Moment
It is through Annual Fund Appeal donations, at all levels, that our donors help keep ISC’s offerings available to all. To make a pledge or donation to the annual fund, or for more information, click on the thermometer. Please click here to read Bob’s special letter.
New to Practice
New To Practice is offered for those new to Buddhism, or for those who wish to develop and deepen their practice. We will explore how to integrate practice as part of our daily life and work with obstacles to practice as they arise.
Daily Schedule
2022 January
- ͺSanta Cruz9:30 am - 10:15 am
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Sundays
Online10:30 am - 12:00 pmDhamma Friends: Family Sangha – 1st Sunday
Online6:00 pm - 7:30 pmFierce Hearts – Sundays
Canceled for tonight12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Mondays
Online6:00 pm - 7:00 pmPeople of Color Group – Mondays
Online7:00 pm - 8:30 pmAll Community Practice (Sit and Walking) – Mondays
Online10:00 am - 11:30 amDhamma of Illness Support Group for those Living with Pain or Illness – 1st Tuesday
Online12:00 pm - 1:15 pmAll Community Sit – Tuesdays
Online6:00 pm - 7:15 pmDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Tuesdays
ͺUndisclosed12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Wednesdays
Online6:30 pm - 8:00 pmNew To Practice – Topics for Wednesdays in January
Online9:00 am - 10:30 amFour Thursdays in January: Practice/Discussion Group
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Thursdays
Online5:15 pm - 6:15 pmMindful Movement: Qigong – Thursdays
Online7:00 pm - 8:30 pmBringing the Practice to Life – Thursdays
Online11:00 am - 12:00 pmIn this Very Life – Fridays
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Fridays
Online9:30 am - 11:00 amDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Saturdays
ͺUndisclosed9:30 am - 10:15 am45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Sundays
OnlineFeatured 10:30 am - 4:30 pmEntering the Sacred: Buddhist Practices to Begin the Year
Online6:00 pm - 7:30 pmFierce Hearts – Sundays
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Mondays
Online6:00 pm - 7:00 pmPeople of Color Group – Mondays
Online7:00 pm - 8:30 pmAll Community Practice (Sit and Walking) – Mondays
Online12:00 pm - 1:15 pmAll Community Sit – Tuesdays
Online6:00 pm - 7:15 pmDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Tuesdays
ͺUndisclosed7:00 pm - 8:30 pmRainbow Sangha Sit – 2nd Tuesday
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Wednesdays
OnlineFeatured 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm32 Parts of the Body Meditation: Discovering Freedom within the Body – Wednesdays
Online6:30 pm - 8:00 pmNew To Practice – Topics for Wednesdays in January
Online9:00 am - 10:30 amFour Thursdays in January: Practice/Discussion Group
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Thursdays
Online5:15 pm - 6:15 pmMindful Movement: Qigong – Thursdays
Online5:30 pm - 7:30 pmDhamma Friends: Waking up to White Privilege – 2nd Thursday
ͺUndisclosed7:00 pm - 8:30 pmBringing the Practice to Life – Thursdays
Online11:00 am - 12:00 pmIn this Very Life – Fridays
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Fridays
Online9:30 am - 11:00 amDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Saturdays
ͺUndisclosed9:30 am - 10:15 am45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Sundays
Online1:00 pm - 3:30 pmEightfold Path Program series – 2021-2022
Online6:00 pm - 7:30 pmFierce Hearts – Sundays
OnlineͺSanta Cruz12:00 pm - 1:15 pmAll Community Sit – Tuesdays
Online6:00 pm - 7:15 pmDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Tuesdays
ͺUndisclosed12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Wednesdays
OnlineFeatured 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm32 Parts of the Body Meditation: Discovering Freedom within the Body – Wednesdays
Online6:30 pm - 8:00 pmNew To Practice – Topics for Wednesdays in January
Online7:00 pm - 8:45 pmDhamma Friends: Undoing Patriarchy – 3rd Wednesday
Online9:00 am - 10:30 amFour Thursdays in January: Practice/Discussion Group
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Thursdays
Online5:15 pm - 6:15 pmMindful Movement: Qigong – Thursdays
Online7:00 pm - 8:30 pmBringing the Practice to Life – Thursdays
Online11:00 am - 12:00 pmIn this Very Life – Fridays
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Fridays
Online9:30 am - 11:00 amDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Saturdays
ͺUndisclosed9:30 am - 10:15 am45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Sundays
Online10:15 am - 10:30 amTaking of the Refuges and Precepts – 4th Sunday
Online6:00 pm - 7:30 pmFierce Hearts – Sundays
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Mondays
Online6:00 pm - 7:00 pmPeople of Color Group – Mondays
Online7:00 pm - 8:30 pmAll Community Practice (Sit and Walking) – Mondays
Online10:00 am - 11:30 amSitting with Grief – Last Tuesday of the Month
Online12:00 pm - 1:15 pmAll Community Sit – Tuesdays
Online6:00 pm - 7:15 pmDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Tuesdays
ͺUndisclosed12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Wednesdays
OnlineFeatured 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm32 Parts of the Body Meditation: Discovering Freedom within the Body – Wednesdays
Online6:30 pm - 8:00 pmNew To Practice – Topics for Wednesdays in January
Online9:00 am - 10:30 amFour Thursdays in January: Practice/Discussion Group
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Thursdays
Online5:15 pm - 6:15 pmMindful Movement: Qigong – Thursdays
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