Awakening Joy

James Baraz -Teaching Schedule


Live 90-minute Sunday Sangha features renowned meditation teachers to give you in-depth guidance, dharma teachings, and live Q&A.

DATE/TIME

San Francisco Time, unless noted

LOCATION AND EVENT

James' Weekly Meditation Group - Online

Every Thursday

7:30 - 9:00 PM

 

Meditation, Dharma talk and discussion, sponsored by Insight Berkeley

www.insightberkeley.org

Annual Awakening Joy Course - Online starting Each Year in January

Every Other Tuesday

7:15 - 8:45 PM

Starting Jan. 25
Ending May 31

2022 Awakening Joy Course Runs for 5 months, January 25 - May 31

Receive Notice of the Opening of Registration in November

Ten themes are presented and practiced.

Recordings of online sessions are available through the end of 2022.

If interested in the accompanying Teacher Training, email admin@awakeningjoy.info

Participants may join during the course.

Register on Awakening Joy website.

JANUARY 2022

January 15

10:00 AM -
4:00 PM

 

Saturday Equanimity Daylong - Online and Live in Sacramento

Registration and More Information:
Equanimity: Finding Balance in Our Practice

January 16

11:00 AM -
12:30 PM

 

Sunday Sangha for the Global Community

Sangha Live

Live 90-minute Sunday Sangha features renowned meditation teachers to give you in-depth guidance, dharma teachings, and live Q&A.

 

FEBRUARY 2022

Jan. 29 -
Feb. 26

FULL

 

February Month-Long Silent Meditation Retreat, sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA. Starts January 29.

 

This retreat is full. Keep an eye out for early registration next year.

MARCH 2022

 

 

 

 

APRIL 2022

April 11

7:15 – 9:15 PM

 

Monday Night Meditation and Dharma Talk (Online), sponsored by Spririt Rock Meditation Center

Register for Monday Evening Meditation and Talk

April 24

10:00 AM -
4:00 PM

 

Sunday Online Daylong for the Earth,

sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center

The Time is Now: Showing up for the Earth

April 25 -
May 4

 

Online Parenting Summit for with 30+ Wisdom Teachers

 https://www.supportingteens.com/

Tools and strategies to positively support your teen emotionally. Reduce anxiety and increase your family’s connection.

MAY 2022

May 15,

8:00 -10:00 AM

 

 

Online: The Power of Joyful and Loving Engagement
sponsored by EcoDharma Exploration

One Earth Sangha offers EcoDharma Explorations on the third Sunday of every month. Each of these gatherings focuses on a particular facet of EcoDharma. Recordings are provided for anyone who cannot attend or wishes to revisit a gathering.

 

May 27 -
June 1

Retreat: Awakening to Joy and Well-Being in Troubled Times,
sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

Awakening to Joy and Well-Being in Troubled Times

JUNE 2022

June 19 Sunday

8:00-10:00 AM PacificTime

 

The Power of Joyful and Loving Engagement, sponsored by One Earth Sangha
An EcoDharma Exploration with James Baraz (online and dana-based)

In the midst of large-scale ecological harm and injustice, how might we cultivate resilience and an open heart? And how might connecting to unconditional joy strengthen our engaged practice? https://oneearthsangha.org/articles/pgm-post/ecodharma-explorations/22-06/

JULY 2022

July 17 - 29

 

12-Day Metta and Vipassana Retreat with james and Jane Baraz
sponsored by Arbor Seminare, Germany

July 17 - 23

 

Metta Retreat with James and Jane Baraz
sponsored by Arbor Seminare, Germany

Metta retreat: Cultivating a Loving Heart 

July 23 - 29

 

Vipassanna (Mindfulness Meditation) Retreat with james and Jane Baraz,
sponsored by Arbor Seminare, Germany

Vipassana retreat: Seeing into Our True Nature

AUGUST 2022

Aug. 8 - 14

 

Meditation Retreat with James and Jane Baraz
sponsored by NIroda, Insight Meditation Community of Finland

Aug. 20 - 21

 

Awakening Joy Workshop with James and Jane Baraz
sponsored by Dorte Olivarius Koustrup, Copenhagen

 Awakening Joy workshop

Aug. 31 -
Sept 5

 

Labor Day Insighjt Meditation Retreat,
sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat

SEPTEMBER 2022

Sept. 13 -
Oct 18
Weekly on Tuesday

6:30 - 8:30 PM
Pacific Time

Introduction to Insight Meditation

6 Week Live Online Course

If you’re looking to establish or deepen your meditation practice, join me in this 6-week live online course to learn or relearn the basics of Insight (mindfulness) meditation practice. We will cover the essential Buddhist teachings upon which mindfulness meditation is based. (RECORDINGS AVAILABLE) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-insight-meditation-tickets-310763741717

OCTOBER 2022

Oct 2

Equanimity Daylong,
sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Spririt Rock Calendar will be updated.

NOVEMBER 2022

Nov 1 - 22
Weekly on Tuesday

6:30 - 8:30 PM
Pacific Time

The Four Buddhist Heart Practices (Brahma Viharas)
4 Week Live Online Course, Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm PT
This 4-week live online course focuses on four classical Buddhist heart practices, or the Brahma Viharas: Loving-kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity. These powerful practices open the heart and are a complement to Insight (mindfulness) meditation practice. (RECORDINGS AVAILABLE) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-four-buddhist-heart-practices-brahma-viharas-tickets-310766409697
DECEMBER 2022