
Providing a refuge in the heart of Santa Cruz
Featured Event
Join Jasmina Porter and Bob Stahl on May 28th for the day with the Meditation Practice of the 4 Elements. In times like these where there is so much suffering, the practice of connecting and ultimately interconnecting with the earth (solidity) air (motion), fire (temperature), and water (fluidity) can be an important resource and refuge.
IMPORTANT: Due to rising COVID infections this half-day event will be held only online.
Onsite/Online Event
Join JD in their weekly drop-in group, Bringing the Practice to Life – Thursdays, that focuses on bringing our Buddhist practice fully into our lives. This sit is available onsite and online. Review onsite attendance requirements here.
Other events are available onsite. These include Tuesday Noon sit, People of Color, and Rainbow Sanga. Check this calendar for everything available onsite.
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. Susan Ezequelle leads April’s New to Practice series.
Daily Schedule
2022 May
- 9:30 am - 10:15 am
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Sundays
In Center & OnlineCanceled 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmFierce Hearts – Canceled
Canceled - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Mondays
Online6:00 pm - 7:00 pmPeople of Color Group – Mondays
In Center & Online7:00 pm - 8:30 pmAll Community Practice (Sit and Walking) – Mondays
Online - 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Dhamma of Illness Support Group for those Living with Pain or Illness – 1st Tuesday
Online12:00 pm - 1:15 pmAll Community Sit – Tuesdays
In Center & Online6:00 pm - 7:15 pmDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Tuesdays
ͺUndisclosed6:30 pm - 8:00 pmDedicated Practitioners Group – 2 Tuesdays a Month
Online - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Wednesdays
Online6:30 pm - 7:45 pmNew To Practice, Introduction to Mindfulness – Wednesdays in May
Online - 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Practice/Discussion: Buddhism in Daily Life – Thursdays
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
In Center & Online - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
In this Very Life – Fridays
Class is cancelled for todayͺUndisclosed12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Fridays
Online - 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Dhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Saturdays
ͺUndisclosed - 9:30 am - 10:15 am
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Sundays
In Center & Online - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Mondays
Online6:00 pm - 7:00 pmPeople of Color Group – Mondays
In Center & Online7:00 pm - 8:30 pmAll Community Practice (Sit and Walking) – Mondays
Online - 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
All Community Sit – Tuesdays
In Center & Online6:00 pm - 7:15 pmDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Tuesdays
ͺUndisclosed7:00 pm - 8:30 pmRainbow Sangha Sit – 2nd Tuesday
In Center & Online - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Wednesdays
Online6:30 pm - 7:45 pmNew To Practice, Introduction to Mindfulness – Wednesdays in May
Online - 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Practice/Discussion: Buddhism in Daily Life – Thursdays
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
In Center & Online - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
In this Very Life – Fridays
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Fridays
Online - 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Dhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Saturdays
ͺUndisclosed - 9:30 am - 10:15 am
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Sundays
In Center & Online1:00 pm - 3:30 pmEightfold Path Program series – 2021-2022
Online - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Mondays
Online6:00 pm - 7:00 pmPeople of Color Group – Mondays
In Center & Online7:00 pm - 8:30 pmAll Community Practice (Sit and Walking) – Mondays
Online - 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
All Community Sit – Tuesdays
In Center & Online6:00 pm - 7:15 pmDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Tuesdays
ͺUndisclosed - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Wednesdays
Online6:30 pm - 7:45 pmNew To Practice, Introduction to Mindfulness – Wednesdays in May
Online7:00 pm - 8:45 pmDhamma Friends: Undoing Patriarchy – 3rd Wednesday
Online - 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Practice/Discussion: Buddhism in Daily Life – Thursdays
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
In Center & Online - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
In this Very Life – Fridays
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Fridays
Online - 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Dhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Saturdays
ͺUndisclosed - 9:30 am - 10:15 am
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Sundays
In Center & Online10:15 am - 10:30 amTaking of the Refuges and Precepts – 4th Sunday
Online - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Mondays
Online6:00 pm - 7:00 pmPeople of Color Group – Mondays
In Center & Online7:00 pm - 8:30 pmAll Community Practice (Sit and Walking) – Mondays
Online - 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
All Community Sit – Tuesdays
In Center & Online6:00 pm - 7:15 pmDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Tuesdays
ͺUndisclosed6:30 pm - 8:00 pmDedicated Practitioners Group – 2 Tuesdays a Month
Online - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Wednesdays
Online6:30 pm - 7:45 pmNew To Practice, Introduction to Mindfulness – Wednesdays in May
Online - 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Practice/Discussion: Buddhism in Daily Life – Thursdays
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
In Center & Online - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
In this Very Life – Fridays
Online12:00 pm - 1:00 pm45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Fridays
Online - 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Dhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Saturdays
ͺUndisclosed9:30 am - 4:30 pmMeditation on the 4 Primary Elements: Connecting and Interconnecting with Ourselves and the Universe
Online - 9:30 am - 10:15 am
45-Minute Sitting Followed by a Short Reading – Sundays
In Center & Online Scheduled Holiday
ͺSanta Cruz6:00 pm - 7:00 pmPeople of Color Group – Mondays
In Center & Online- 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Sitting with Grief – Last Tuesday of the Month
Online12:00 pm - 1:15 pmAll Community Sit – Tuesdays
In Center & Online6:00 pm - 7:15 pmDhamma Friends: Watsonville Insight Meditation – Tuesdays
ͺUndisclosed