James Baraz -Teaching Schedule
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| San Francisco Standard Time is UTC-8. (California practices Daylight Savings Time, during which San Francisco is UTC-7) | |
| James' Weekly Meditation Group - Online | |
Every Thursday 7:30 - 9:00 PM
19:30 - 21:00
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Weekly Meditation Session with Dharma talk and discussion, Insight Berkeley, Berkeley, California |
| Annual Awakening Joy Course - Online starting Each Year in January | |
Starting Every Other Tuesday 6:00 - 8:00 PM |
2027 Awakening Joy Course runs for 5 months, January 26 - June 1 |
Registration for the 2027 Awakening Joy Course
Ten themes are presented and practiced. Recordings of online sessions + practice letters are available through the end of 2027. Join a s small practice group- they form all over the world. New enrollees may join after the course has started. If interested in the accompanying Teacher Training, you can find more information and the application here. |
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| SEPTEMBER 2026 | |
Sept 2 - 7 Wed. Arrive |
5-night silent retreat, sponsored by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, California Traditional Labor Day Retreat |
This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing clarity and depth of practice. Traditional instructions will be combined with a spirit of lovingkindness, and our time together will include a schedule of silent sitting and walking periods, guided Yoga/movement sessions, as well as practice meetings with teachers and daily Dharma talks. |
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September 20 - 27
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8-day silent retreat, Insight Meditation Society (IMS) , Barre, MA Awakening Well-Being: Cultivating Wholesome States in Difficult Times with James Baraz, Carol Wilson, Gullu Singh, Jeanne Corrigal, Alexa Redner |
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This silent retreat will focus on cultivating various states of well-being (kusala in Pali) and will include periods of sitting, walking, instructions, daily talks and meetings with the teachers. Both new and experienced meditators are welcome.
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Sept. 29 - Oct. 26
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First Month of 2-Month Silent Retreat, Insight Meditation Society (IMS) , Barre, MA with James Baraz, Andrea Fella, Greg Scharf, Matthew Hepburn, Eowyn Ahlstrom |
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This four-week partial of the two-month course is a special time for practice. Because of its extended length and ongoing guidance, it is an opportunity for students to deepen the powers of concentration, wisdom, and compassion. This silent retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based on the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
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| OCTOBER 2026 | |
Oct. 1 - 26 |
See month-long Retreat, above, starting Sept. 29. |
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Oct. 3 First Saturday of each month |
A Nine-Month Program for Men with James, Daniel Ellenberg and Keith Martin-Smith "Strength with Heart" |
Strength with Heart is a 9-month training in embodied masculine maturity for men who want to become steadier, more honest, more connected, and more fully alive. Through meditation, embodied practice, psychological insight, small-group connection, and real-life integration, you’ll develop the presence, courage, and emotional range to meet work, family, conflict, aging, purpose, and change with greater clarity and care. |
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| NOVEMBER 2026 | |
Nov. 15 |
Daylong at Berkeley Buddhist Monastery with James and Eve Decker |
Details to be Provided |
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| DECEMBER 2026 | |
Dec. 13
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Daylong (onland and online), Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA with James and Tara Brach "Intimacy with Life: Undoing the Habits That Armor the Heart" |
This will be a day of meditation and inquiry devoted to loosening the habits that separate us from our inner life and
from each other. As our hearts open, we rediscover our capacity for joy, deepen our sense of kinship with
Information and registration can be found, once posted, on the Spirit Rock calendar. |
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Dec. 31 |
New Years Eve at Spirit Rock with James and Jennifer Berezin |
Details to be Provided |
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| JANUARY 2027 | |
January 15 - 17 Friday 5:00 PM - Sunday 12:00 PM See Schedule here |
In-person, long weekend with James at Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California “Embodying Joy: Relaxing the Body Into Being” |
Through guided meditation, gentle movement, somatic inquiry, partner exercises, and contemplative reflection, you’ll discover practical ways to release chronic tension, deepen presence, and allow joy to move more freely through your body and life. Register at the Esalen Instistute: |
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January 26 6:00 - 8:00 PM |
First Live Zoom session for the 2027 Awakening Joy Course |
Registration for the 2027 Awakening Joy Course Registrations are accepted after the course begins. It's easy to catch up. |
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January 15 - 17 Friday 5:00 PM - Sunday 12:00 PM See Schedule here |
In-person, long weekend with James, Esalen Institute “Embodying Joy: Relaxing the Body Into Being” |
Through guided meditation, gentle movement, somatic inquiry, partner exercises, and contemplative reflection, you’ll discover practical ways to release chronic tension, deepen presence, and allow joy to move more freely through your body and life. Register at the Esalen Instistute: |
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January 26 6:00 - 8:00 PM |
First Live Zoom session for the 2027 Awakening Joy Course |
Registration for the 2027 Awakening Joy Course Registrations are accepted after the course begins. It's easy to catch up. |
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