Read and practice along with our community as we explore the timeless classic which couldn’t be more timely: Pema Chödrön’s When Things Fall Apart. If we are to see the opportunity in this time of upheaval, we have to be willing to show up for the hard truths we are all collectively experiencing. Pema’s text is a guidebook of sorts for how to do so: how to allow our relationship with suffering to open our hearts and expand our world.
Our community reading group has been one of our favorite offerings for the past few years. This very special program combines self study, home practice, and community learning for an in-depth exploration of a variety of texts on Yoga, Buddhism, philosophy, and spiritual study. Book club is an opportunity to build sangha, or a community of seekers, in a spirit of individual exploration and is perfect for all of us non-joiners. Cost is $40, and you can sign up here.
Our in-person online community meeting will be Friday July 17 from 7-8:30pm.
Our book group series includes:
Weekly reading and contemplative assignments. Contemplative practices draw from the themes of that week's reading, helping to integrate and explore the questions and ideas of the text in an embodied way, as well as sowing the seeds for a regular home practice.
Continual support throughout the session via email with myself and the book club community.
One culminating online community meeting to discuss the book, meet each other, and reflect on your experience.