BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Planet Dharma - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.planetdharma.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Planet Dharma REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20170312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20171105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20180311T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20181104T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20190310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20191103T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20170326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20171029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20180325T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20181028T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20190331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20191027T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181223 DTSTAMP:20260903T054643Z CREATED:20171028T015639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T054643Z UID:10000379-1544140800-1545523199@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Retreat: Six Yogas of Naropa - Dream Yoga & Light Yoga DESCRIPTION:*Early Bird Special until November 6\, 2018* \nRetreat: Six Yogas of Naropa\, Part 2 of 3 \nDream Yoga and Light Yoga \n\nAt beautiful\, innovative Clear Sky Retreat Center.\nThis is one of the retreats available for Year of Joy.\n\nThe Six Yogas of Naropa are one of the central practices of the Tibetan Kagyu lineage\, to which we belong. \nThese practices form a path to freedom through the development of deep understanding into the way things and formations arise and pass away. \nMeanwhile\, the teachings are grounded in the deep understanding of the fundamental principles and practices of Tantra. \nTo do this work\, each of us must leave behind all partial views and develop a complete “viewing.” \nBy studying the energy channels of the body\, the bindhus (hormones)\, and the overall functioning of the energy systems\, the Diamond Body emerges. A radiant energy body\, the Diamond Body is no longer subject to the blocks and malformations that are the natural result of conditioned patterns. \nWe enJOY–and share with all beings–the radiant and blissful result: kundalini energy. This burns up the amassed undergrowth of our unwholesome patterns\, resulting in the natural liberation of energy\, loving kindness and compassion. \nDumo Heat Yoga and Illusory-Body Yoga were taught and practiced in 2017. Bardo Yoga and Transformation Yoga be the focus of retreat at the end of 2019. \nDuring these two weeks\, we will be focusing on the third and fourth Yogas of Naropa: Dream Yoga and Light Yoga. \n*Retreat Prerequisites:  1 Million Chenrezig Mantras. For attendees of the 2017 Yogas of Naropa retreat who completed 1 million Chenrezig mantras\, also complete 100\,000 Vajrasattva mantras or 1 Million Mantras of your Yidam. \nRegister Now\n \n  \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/retreat-six-yogas-naropa-dream-yoga-light-yoga/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/6-Yogas-of-Naropa.jpg GEO:49.615543;-115.6300709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd Bull River British Columbia V0B1N0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3567 Cockell Rd:geo:-115.6300709,49.615543 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181125T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181125T160000 DTSTAMP:20181005T055506Z CREATED:20180115T012115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181005T055506Z UID:10000394-1543158000-1543161600@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nHave a question on your mind? Our office is open! \nOffice Hours is a virtual question and answer period with the teachers. This communal exchange benefits your practice through exposure to the questions you may not think to ask. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday November 25th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, November 23rd\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-november-25-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181126 DTSTAMP:20181004T212151Z CREATED:20180621T181304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181004T212151Z UID:10000560-1543017600-1543190399@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Befriending the Void\, Calgary Talks DESCRIPTION:Befriending the Void – Dharma Talks in Calgary\nWhat would happen if you dared to look all the way inside? \nTeachings on emptiness and the void are fundamental to the Buddhist understanding of reality. Like ‘Dzogchen’ and ‘Mahamudra’\, some of the most profound practices are centred on the direct experience of the void. These practices are ultimately freeing on the deepest level but are often also terrifying to our limited selves. How can you begin to approach and understand the healing power of emptiness\, even with challenges like distracted minds and anxious feelings? \nWhat lies at the core of your being?\nJoin Doug Duncan Sensei for this weekend of teachings where you will learn how to befriend the void and begin to heal on the deepest level possible. \nHere’s what you can expect from the classes: \n\nIncrease your understanding about what Buddhists mean when they talk about Emptiness/ The Void\nGain tools to deepen your comfort and skill at experiencing Emptiness and the benefits that come from this (greater calm\, joy\, compassion and ease)\nLearn how to practice and leverage these ancient\, powerful teachings\, even in the midst of your busy\, modern life.\n\nRegistration & Details\nRegister and get full details by emailing: contact@dharmahub.ca or by calling Ruth Levin at: 587-327-0207. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/befriending-the-void-calgary-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Befriending-the-Void-calgary-2018.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dharma Hub Calgary":MAILTO:conscioustransformationcalgary@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181111T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181111T160000 DTSTAMP:20260922T054341Z CREATED:20180115T011708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T054341Z UID:10000393-1541948400-1541952000@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nAttention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness? \nJoin our teachers in the next Office Hours session to find out how. Office Hours is an opportunity to strengthen your practice by receiving guidance on the questions stirring deep within your being. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday November 11th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, November 9th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-november-11-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evntbrt-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181028T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181028T160000 DTSTAMP:20260922T054751Z CREATED:20180115T011203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T054751Z UID:10000392-1540738800-1540742400@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nLooking to anchor your practice during your busy day-to-day life? \nConsistent communication with the teachers both grounds and strengthens your practice. Join us for Office Hours\, where participants are welcome to ask questions or listen along to the teachings. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday October 28th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, October 26th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-october-28-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181029 DTSTAMP:20181004T212242Z CREATED:20180621T181121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181004T212242Z UID:10000559-1540598400-1540771199@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:The Antidote to Loneliness\, Calgary Talks DESCRIPTION:The Antidote to Loneliness – Dharma Talks in Calgary\nDo you struggle with feeling lonely or isolated? Do you crave to feel connected and a part of something greater? Do you struggle with maintaining your independence in the midst of close relationships? Or maybe you find it hard to fully surrender into the vulnerability of intimacy? \nRelationship is complex ground that is ripe to offer us not only joy and connection but also a mirror into your own blindspots – both in its presence and its absence. You crave connection and at the same time are afraid of it\, you crave your independence and alone time and at the same time fear the experience of being alone. What are you really seeking when we are longing for romance? \nWhat is the real antidote to loneliness?\nJoin Dharma Teachers Catherine Pawasarat and Doug Duncan at the Calgary Dharma Hub for these weekend teachings and gain the perspectives and tools to heal loneliness at its core. \nHere’s what you can expect from the classes: \n\nLearn what causes loneliness and how you can begin to heal this at its core\nGain tools for meaningful and truly satisfying connection\nDiscover some of the most common behaviours that keep you locked in feelings of loneliness and how to shift them\n\nRegistration & Details\nRegister and get full details by emailing: contact@dharmahub.ca or by calling Ruth Levin at: 587-327-0207. \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/antidote-to-loneliness-calgary-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Antidote-to-Loneliness-calgary.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dharma Hub Calgary":MAILTO:conscioustransformationcalgary@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181014T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20181014T160000 DTSTAMP:20260924T063148Z CREATED:20180115T010816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T063148Z UID:10000391-1539529200-1539532800@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nHave a question on your mind? Our office is open! \nOffice Hours is a virtual question and answer period with the teachers. This communal exchange benefits your practice through exposure to the questions you may not think to ask. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday October 14\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, October 12th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-october-14-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181023 DTSTAMP:20181005T060353Z CREATED:20171016T025210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181005T060353Z UID:10000547-1538352000-1540252799@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:The Joy of Sex and Relationship: Online Course DESCRIPTION:The Joy of Sex & Relationships\n A Four Week Online Course | Starts October 1\, 2018\n How healthy is our society’s views\, norms and paradigms regarding human sexuality? Can wisdom traditions exist with sexuality and relationship as a core component? How about without them?\n\n The CourseSchedule\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Joy of Sex & Relationship: Online Course\nSince this is the Year of Joy\, and we’re here to bring joy and humor to this rather fraught topic\, so worthy of our considered attention and energy. Everything in our life comes back to our view. Can wisdom traditions exist with sexuality and relationship as a core component? How about without them? \nThe history of human civilization is a history of diverse cultural paradigms\, including varied expressions of love\, sensuality\, interest\, sexuality\, and romance. Our motivations are growth (personal and spiritual unfoldment)\, through learning (insight) and joy (bliss). \nHow healthy is our society’s views\, norms and paradigms regarding human sexuality? How did we get here? That is\, how did our views regarding sex and relationship get shaped? \nPartly from our family and tribe\, to be sure\, and how were their views shaped? More importantly\, are we choosing our own views on sex and relationship? Or using second- or third-hand ones that we believe to be our own?  Are we making informed choices about how to relate to one another\, sexually and otherwise? \nPrehistorical humans––the hunters and foragers––were polyamorous. Such behavior helped weave the fabric that held the community together. Without fixed paternity\, men\, women and children were all communally cared for. Without ownership\, assets were shared. \nThen came agriculture. And fences. And possessions. Women became property. And our relationship became bound by social and cultural structures that reinforced our separateness from one another. \nHumans’ struggles around sex\, love\, and relationship have been going on ever since. \nIt’s important that we know where we’ve come from in order to know where we’re going. And where we’d like to go. We’ll take advantage of these online classes to explore this very relevant and dynamic subject. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule\nStarts October 1\, 2018\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mon\, Oct 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Feeling Good\, Feeling Bad: brain waves and chemistry\n7:30pm MST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all like to feel good\, so we’ll review how sexuality\, relationships\, brain waves and body chemistry affect one another. From this perspective\, it all sounds so simple. How then do contemporary challenges like widespread pornography\, infidelity\, and divorce fit into the picture? Ironically\, the standard boy-meets-girl model predicts this. We’ll come to greater understanding of these issues\, and look at how we can enjoy desire without feeling conflicted about it. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mon\, Oct 8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Ancestors and Sex: Love and sex in the woods and in the fields\, Part 1\n7:30pm MST\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We take a look at human relationships and sexual behavior among hunters and forager cultures\, and in later communities after agriculture was adopted. \nWhat came before hunters and gatherers? Apes. In fact\, humans are one of the five Great Apes. \nHow are human and ape relationships and sexuality similar and different?  And why does it matter? \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mon\, Oct 15\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Ancestors and Sex: Love and sex in the woods and in the fields\, Part 2\n7:30pm MST\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Many if not most of our contemporary paradigms regarding sex and relationship can be traced to agriculture\, and its concomitant notions of ownership. Women became another piece of property\, along with the cow and the house. We also got trains\, planes and computers out of this paradigm. How has it affected our sex and relationships? Our sex drives and conditioning around them? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mon\, oct 22\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synthesis: creating our awakening future\n7:30pm MST \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Knowing what we know\, more informed about human history\, how do we move forward with sex and relationships? Can we enjoy the cohesive relationships of our forager ancestors\, together with the modern conveniences provided by agriculture-based societies\, and shape it all in better ways? This is vital if we want to use desire as part of our spiritual path\, and lead integrated lives\, relationships and communities. \nAs with all humans since beginningless time\, our motivations are growth\, learning\, and joy. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n oct 27-28\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Flash Retreat\nWeekend\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This Flash Retreat provides practitioners with a valuable opportunity to integrate and seal the learnings with reflective time\, in a format well suited for our contemporary lives. We encourage you to attend this weekend retreat at Clear Sky\, or together with you local sangha\, or if those not available to you\, in your home. Planet Dharma provides themes\, meditations and guidelines to support Flash Retreat participants in the diamond and ruby levels.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Doug Duncan\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, BC\, Canada. \nAchariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct\, humourous and compassionate engagement with students\, Doug embraces various traditions\, contemporary psychology\, and science\, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. \nCatherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Details\nOnline classes will take place live on Monday evenings 7:30-9pm MST. Recordings will also be available if you can’t attend live. \nYear of Joy participants also have access to a Masterclass with the teachers on Saturdays Oct 6\, 13\, 20\, and 27 at 3-4pm MT\, and a weekend Flash Retreat at home. \nWhat Does the Course Cost?\nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna. You may have come across this is the form of “pay from the heart”. Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”. With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. We suggest a range between $120 and $500 for this four week course.\n \n Register Now URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/online-course-joy-sex-relationship/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Joy-sex-relationship-online.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180930T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180930T160000 DTSTAMP:20260918T053506Z CREATED:20180115T010338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T053506Z UID:10000390-1538319600-1538323200@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nAttention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness? \nJoin our teachers in the next Office Hours session to find out how. Office Hours is an opportunity to strengthen your practice by receiving guidance on the questions stirring deep within your being. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday September 30th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, September 28th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-september-30-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evntbrt-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181021 DTSTAMP:20180919T010317Z CREATED:20180902T210631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180919T010317Z UID:10000563-1536969600-1540079999@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Ignite Your Spiritual Life: Online course DESCRIPTION:Ignite Your Spiritual Life Online Course: Sept 15-Oct 20\, 2018\nThis course explores how to create a supportive structure in your daily life for spiritual growth.  Retreat centres – such as Planet Dharma’s home base at Clear Sky Retreat Centre – provide nurturing and uplifting spaces for meditation and learning.  The good news is that the same simple principles can be applied to our daily lives at home and at work.  This gives us a strong foundation for year-round meditation and growth. \nThis course is for you if: \n\nyou struggle in the busyness of life to have a consistent meditation practice.\nyou attend courses and retreats\, and have great insights\, but somehow end up stuck back in the same old habitual patterns in your daily life.\nyou want to build a strong foundation for year-round Dharma growth and exploration.\n\nThis course is offered by senior Planet Dharma students through their work at Clear Sky Retreat Centre as a complement and support to your Planet Dharma studies. \nOnline classes will take place live on Saturday mornings 10:00-11.30am MST. Recordings will also be available if you can’t attend live. \nThe critical lost art of the spiritual container and how it can re-ignite your spiritual life\nIf you’re like many people\, you may know what will help keep you calm and centered – like regular meditation practice\, and ongoing Dharma studies and retreats – yet you have a hard time applying it in your daily life. \nEspecially in these turbulent times\, when it seems nobody is immune from growing levels of fear\, depression\, and anxiety in the world\, we can feel overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. \nEven with regular retreats\, courses and meditation time\, you may still feel pulled off-center through the day. This is because your energy drains away\, little by little or even in sudden spills\, like nectar would from a leaky cup with no lid. \nYet\, it’s possible even on the busiest days to stay centered\, alive\, and engaged. You can learn to set up your life to support and protect your energy\, and re-ignite your spiritual life. \n\nHow can you do this? You can forge your life into a cup that supports your precious energy\, by learning about the art of the spiritual container. By repairing these holes in your metaphorical leaky cup\, you can redesign your everyday life to be more like you’re in the protective space of retreat. \nThis practical course looks at how we can thrive and grow in a busy world – it’s not about learning how to withdraw\, or fit in hours of formal meditation. \n\nThe magic of a retreat – a cup that holds the nectar\nSo what are we talking about when we mention the supportive container of a retreat? If you haven’t been in retreat before\, take a moment and open your heart to the beauty of the experience. \n \nImagine moving in a space where you’re calm and bright enough to notice the simple beauty of life around you. A space where\, whatever happens\, you’ve got energy and a sense of equanimity to keep things in perspective. \nSimple chores feel joyful and alive\, instead of mundane. You move from task to task with ease\, seeing things just as they are and responding to what’s needed rather than reacting to what’s happening. \nPicture yourself being more compassionate\, friendly\, and open to other people. You enjoy the space even when confusion or negative thoughts creep in for yourself or others\, and let them pass by without giving them energy to grow. \n\nDo you recognize anything there? Those moments when the ego seems to quieten and all is right with the world? We can get contact with this on a morning walk in nature with a beloved pet\, a stroll on the beach\, or a slow Sunday at home. \nThese moments don’t have to be fleeting moments you long for\, yet can’t get right now. Many moments in your daily life can be closer to this than you may think – whether you’re at work\, at home\, at school\, or commuting\, there are things you can do to bring the beauty of retreat into your day. \nYou won’t be able to do that\, however\, unless you acknowledge what’s been missing. \nWhat’s missing? Attention to the outer supports you need for a strong container\nSo\, what isn’t working in our daily lives? Why do people trying their best to find calm\, presence\, and joy still sometimes feel disheartened\, stuck\, or lost? \nWell\, in fact it’s not surprising. Especially in difficult times\, the daily demands of living will stay very much in charge – unless we tweak our lives to better support us. Unless we learn to carry our cup carefully and take care of it\, our precious nectar is bound to spill out or get diluted by what’s around us. \nIf the inner work you’re doing isn’t sustaining you\, then\, you’re probably missing the importance of the outer supports you need – especially if you’re one of those people who tends to take care of others\, more than you take care of yourself. \nYet once you set up these outer supports\, your life will be a better container for generating and sustaining a sense of calm\, focus\, and joy. \nOuter support: The Five Principles of a good spiritual container\nFrom years of running a retreat centre\, and applying what we learn to our own lives\, we’ve rediscovered five ancient principles that help create the right outer conditions we’re talking about: \n \n1. Honor your space \n2. Structure and routine are your friends \n3. It’s easier with others \n4. Cleaning up big areas of your life frees up energy \n5. Conversations shape the space where we meet \n\n  \nThese are the factors that have made Clear Sky work\, a place that wakes people up and supports their practice. And these same principles can transform and support our daily lives\, too. \nThat’s why we created this course. We’ll share with you the insights and learning we’ve had from creating Clear Sky – a physical and virtual centre for awakening – in the form of these five simple yet empowering principles\, that have been time-tested over centuries. \n\nAs well as the core content on each of the principles\, each webinar will include meditations and exercises to try in your daily life\, and will end with question-and-answer sessions. \nWhy take the course? Ignite Your Spiritual Life will help you:\n** establish a more consistent meditation practice \n** redesign your life to be more in line with your spiritual aspirations \n** get relief from being reactive and stressed by daily events \n** move through blocks and old patterns that seemed like they’d never shift \n** connect with your heart and other people at a deeper level a difference in the world from a more grounded and confident place \n** clarify where you want to direct your energy \nTestimonials\nMy environment has changed\, the way I organize my activities\, my communication and trust in others … Applying those principles can hold love and clarity for even big groups\, creating a genuine awakening field.”  — Emmanuel Ponte\, Brazil \nI think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. I also think that this course lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere as well as allowing a practice that may already be strong to better feed the other parts of our lives for a really well-rounded and truly fulfilling life.  All the principles have reinforced for me that it is necessary to water the outside garden very carefully\, with attention and presence\, so that the flowers of compassion and love can flourish inside and in my relations. Thank you\, dear Karen\, Duncan\, and Sangha. — Ruth Levin\, Calgary \nWhen I was making my list of aspirations and plans for 2017\, I realized that I was structuring it from the five principles learned in the course “Outer Clarity.” The learnings served as a good medicine for doubts about how to lead transformations I want in my life. — Luana Messena\, Brazil \nIt’s really\, really brought me back home to myself… I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don’t get everything done\, but I don’t get everything done in a much more calm way\, haha\, in a much more soulful way… So for me that was probably the most important takeaway from the six week program is just you can’t let those things slide no matter what because when you do\, you’re giving up little bits of your soul and then you’ve really lost. ..That for me was wonderful to come back to. — Morghana\, Victoria. \nTeachers\nThis course is offered by students of Planet Dharma and long-time members of Clear Sky retreat center. \nKaren McAllister \nAfter meeting Clear Sky’s founding teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawsat in Japan\, I managed the meditation centre there for many years while serving simultaneously as part of the Clear Sky Board. In 2003\, I helped search for a site for Clear Sky\, looking at around 30 properties until we found our current location in the magical Kootenays. \nI’m now Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development. I’m passionate to be teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky\, as the centre went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture\, and art books. \nDuncan Cryle \nI’m the former Clear Sky Chair\, a certified Mindfulness teacher\, Dharma teacher\, and an IBM Executive in Toronto. \nThrough 15 years of teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrated spiritual path.  With a Ph.D. in philosophy in my pocket\, I was gung ho to join a monastery until I met my root teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat in Japan in 2001\, who turned my views upside down and encouraged me to grow and contribute at the busy end of life! \nA founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power that working together in compassionate service has for enriching and widening spiritual growth.  Combined with a dynamic relationship and a challenging career\, I have fun with a wide-ranging and holistic approach to spiritual growth.  The spiritual container is a key aspect to this and I’m delighted to teach and share this course. \nCosts\nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna.  If you’re not familiar with dāna\, you may have come across related approaches such as “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term that translates as generosity in English. It’s radically different from the transactional way we normally interact in the world – where we give to get something back\, either a service or thing. Instead\, with dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nAs for our part in this pay from the heart model: since we have expenses hosting the classes and we are investing significant amounts of volunteer (service) time and our combined experience in creating\, teaching\, and administrating the course\, we are setting the minimum amount at $120 CAD. All proceeds will go to support Clear Sky center’s work. \n \n\nTo find out more or register\nFor more details on the course contents\, teachers\, logistics and testimonials\, visit Clear Sky Center’s web page here \nOr to directly register for the six week course learning how to set up a supportive structure for your meditation and year round growth simply click here. \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/ignite-your-spiritual-life-online-course/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Ignite-Your-Spirital-Life-fall-2018.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180913T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180913T210000 DTSTAMP:20180802T040829Z CREATED:20180621T180741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180802T040829Z UID:10000398-1536865200-1536872400@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Public Class in Calgary DESCRIPTION:Join Doug & Catherine in Calgary\, Alberta for an evening public Dharma class. \nSave the date – Details coming soon! URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/public-class-calgary-sept-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DH1Card-2015-5.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dharma Hub Calgary":MAILTO:conscioustransformationcalgary@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180911T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180911T200000 DTSTAMP:20180810T011523Z CREATED:20180801T230301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180810T011523Z UID:10000561-1536692400-1536696000@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Wasteland to Pureland - Toronto public talk and book signing DESCRIPTION:Join Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat as they present their new book at Another Story book store in Toronto. \nWasteland to Pureland is a contemporary guide to integrating spiritual practice with everyday life. Learn how the daily grist of work\, relationships\, and challenges can become our richest resources. Honest\, edgy\, and accessible\, this book is for anyone ready to shed limiting beliefs\, and wake up to the vibrant\, creative nature of reality. \nRooted in Buddhist philosophy and modern psychology\, these teachings emerge out of decades of practice and study by master teachers Acariya Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat. Grounded in the belief that awakening is available to everyone\, they teach us how to reunite with our gifts\, and become agents of compassion and transformation\, personally\, interpersonally and globally. \nJoin Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat as they present their new book at Another Story\, 315 Roncesvalles Ave\, September 11\, at 7-8pm. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/wasteland-pureland-book-talk-toronto/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Another-Story-Toronto-book-talk.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Awaken in Toronto":MAILTO:info@awakenintoronto.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180910 DTSTAMP:20260831T054544Z CREATED:20171105T201118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T054544Z UID:10000383-1535932800-1536537599@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Golden & Dark Shadows: A Shadow Work Retreat DESCRIPTION:Shadow Retreat at Dharma Centre of Canada\, Ontario\nIntegrating our shadow may be the fastest way to unfold spiritually\, and reduce our suffering. By its very nature\, shadow work is not fun or pretty. It takes courage and fortitude. Once we decide to change\, the shadow’s darkness moves towards greater and greater light in a process that is both beautiful and exciting.  Join Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat at the Dharma Centre of Canada in Ontario for this powerful five day shadow retreat. \nIntegrating Our Challenging Shadow Aspects\nMost people are drawn to meditation and mindfulness for the bliss experiences. These bliss experiences spur on beginning meditators to stay with the practice. But as the practice of meditation deepens\, darker arisings can start to manifest. Rather than being discouraged by these experiences\, it is helpful to see this as an opportunity to integrate these dark shadows into conscious awareness so that we may be free of their control. \nIf you’ve had these challenging arisings during your practice\, you may have been tempted to quit meditating\, or try a different method or a different teacher. This is understandable\, as facing these dark shadows can be scary and unpleasant. However\, if you can lean into these dark manifestations and hold the space openly around them\, there can be great release and transformation. \nRecognizing the contribution of the golden shadow – our ‘better angels’ – also helps ensure the practice stays joyful and doesn’t descend into nihilism. \nShadow Work with Experienced Guides\nLeaning into shadow work requires an experienced guide\, someone who has navigated the path themselves and who can inspire confidence and offer support. Dharma teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat have been offering this guidance to students for more than half a century between them. Integrating the shadow is one of the 4 pillars of their approach to spiritual awakening that informs their organization\, Planet Dharma. \nThis retreat will utilize various shadow work techniques such as dream recall (including lessons in lucid dreaming) and working with masks to explore the topic and connect with transformative experience. \n“I attended two retreats led by Doug Sensei at the Dharma Centre of Canada. Both were life-changing experiences. During the retreats I was led to confront hidden parts of myself\, unaware that they were affecting me so deeply. Shadow work helped me accept and integrate parts of myself that I had rejected\, and also to acknowledge new strengths and wisdom that were within me all along. After each retreat I left feeling freer and more confident about my spiritual practice.” \n– Shant Dolbakian\, 2015 & 2017 retreat participant \nVajrayana Empowerment Wongkur: Yamantaka\nYamantaka Wongkur / initiation ceremony will take place on Saturday morning (8th September) at 8am. The ceremony is open to anyone who wants to attend. Please arrive early if you are not part of the retreat. A fee of $35 (plus dana to the teachers) for the ceremony can be paid at the door. For more information about what a Wongkur is\, click here. For questions\, please contact Linda Hochstetler. \nYamantaka is considered to be the “tool man” of Vajrayana archetypes\, because of his many hands and implements. Another name for Yamantaka is the “slayer of death.” He is a wrathful and extremely energetic archetype that works well with the forces of both the Dark and Golden Shadows. Yamantaka is the energetic manifestation of Manjushri\, the Buddha of Wisdom. Working with Yamataka helps to transform and is powerful enough to overcome and subdue even the most powerful negative emotions. \nCourse Outcomes:\n\nLearn about the unconscious aspects of consciousness and how they influence our behaviours\, habits and life choices\nBetter understand how these aspects show up as both positive potential (golden shadows) and challenging forces (dark shadow)\nLearn practices for integrating you golden and dark shadow aspects\nGain confidence in addressing challenging aspects of your life\nGenerate more calm\, concentration and joyful energy\n\nRegister Now:\n \n\nAbout the Teachers:\n \nDharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat place great value on using every action as your practice for enlightenment. Combined\, they have been practicing meditation for more than 60 years. \nThey both received lay ordination from the Canadian-born Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche\, and have shared teachings of liberation worldwide for decades. As North Americans\, they are adept at understanding the western psyche and combining traditional Buddhist concepts and western psychological processes. \nRead more: Full Bios.[tmls category=”20″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”14px” neme_font_weight=”normal” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”rand” order=”DESC” auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \n\n  \n\nWhat else do you need to know?\n\nDāna (Generosity Based Teaching)\n\nDoug & Catherine are teaching this meditation retreat via the ancient tradition of Dāna (generosity)\, an offering from them to the attendees. It is considered of supreme value to your life and thus “beyond price” so it is expected that the student will be equally generous and support the teaching and the teachers by making an offering. \nWhile no offering is too small\, also no offering is too great. The giver benefits by offering as much as they can\, given the individual’s circumstances. Along with compassion\, generosity is considered the root of spiritual progress and\, according to the ancients\, therefore the root of our success in daily life as well. \nFind out more about how you can practice Dāna. We invite you to offer Dāna when you register and via the Dāna bowl available at Clear Sky. \n\nMeditation Retreat Centre Fees (includes lodging & meals)\n\n\nFull Retreat: $900\nWeekend Only (7th to 9th Sept): $300\nYamantaka Wongkur / Initiation Only (8th Sept): $35 \n\nRegistration: URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/shadow-retreat-dcc-2018/ LOCATION:Dharma Centre of Canada\, 1886 Galway Road\, Kinmount\, \, ON\, K0M 2A0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Golden-Dark-Shadow-Banner.jpg GEO:44.7739537;-78.5296539 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Dharma Centre of Canada 1886 Galway Road Kinmount ON K0M 2A0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1886 Galway Road:geo:-78.5296539,44.7739537 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180901 DTSTAMP:20260729T053829Z CREATED:20171105T200644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T053829Z UID:10000382-1535068800-1535759999@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Meditation Retreat at Maitreya House\, UK Body of Truth & Star Group DESCRIPTION:Meditation Retreat: Body of Truth & Star Group\nAugust 24 – August 31\, 2018 \n*Super Early Bird Special until May 1st\, 2018* \nImagine being the change you want to see in the world.  Creative visualization and active imagination are vital to the spiritual path. They improve our relationships with ourselves and others and grow our desire to benefit all beings. \nBy cultivating powerful visualization skills\, we can imagine our desired way of being into existence. As a bonus\, we strengthen the ability to see through and decrease our negative states when they arise. \nThe Power of Western Meditations and Star Group\n \nBuddhist philosophy holds that the waking world is no more “real” than the worlds of meditation or dreams. Therefore our ability to imagine new and more diverse positive arisings is an essential skill for the bodhisattva path. \nDuring this retreat\, we’ll follow Namgyal Rinpoche’s pioneering work with these practices\, drawing on his book\, A Body of Truth\, and the Star Group meditation methodology that he developed. \nWhat to expect:\n• We will explore diverse meditations from the Western Mystery tradition. This tradition focuses more on archetypes\, and less on human-centric deities and saints (which are present in traditions like Buddhism and Christianity).\n• We will draw on the use of forms\, elements\, shapes\, movement and color to stimulate transformative energies within us.\n• We will explore a broad spectrum of practices–from meditations on honeycombs to the Great Pyramid and its secret chambers.\n• To create a holistic experience\, we will balance the five elements\, inner and outer\, active and passive energies\, time indoors and outdoors\, alone and in groups.\n• You may discover hidden talents\, and increase your strengths. Negative internal blocks will loosen. \nWhat is Star Group?\nDeveloped by Namgyal Rinpoche\, Star Group is a rare and precious practice. Small groups of people meditate together to create a psychic platform where they collectively explore the depths of inner and outer space. Star Group meditation draws on the powers of several minds working together and individually\, increasing the range and power of our exploration\, meditative vision and joy. \nStar Group could be seen as a progression from meditating alone to meditating as a group or collective. This practice provides an outstanding opportunity to draw on meditation as a resource to develop relationship and community skills.\nIntegrating your experiences and energies with others benefits innumerable beings. We invite you to join us to train in becoming more skilled and compassionate for the benefit of all beings. \nSaraswati Initiation\nA Saraswati wongkur initiation ceremony will take place at the start of the retreat. \nSaraswati is a female deity figure who represents the archetypal creative principle. In Tibetan Buddhism\, she is the divine embodiment and bestower of enlightened eloquence. Saraswati is the inspiration for and a matriarch of the arts\, sciences\, music\, languages\, literature\, history\, poetry\, philosophy and all those engaged in creative endeavours. \n  \nMaitreya House\, Herefordshire\, UK\nwww.maitreyahouse.org.uk\nMaitreya House\, Lower Maescoed\, Herefordshire\, HR2 0HP \nSet in the golden valley of rural Herefordshire on the Welsh borders and in sight of the black mountains\, Maitreya House is a beautiful\, supportive environment for the retreat. You’ll love the converted stone farmhouse\, private grounds and stunning panoramic views. Maitreya House is run specifically to support universal growth and unfolding through precious teaching. This is the perfect location for stepping away from daily life and truly benefiting from these powerful practices that Doug and Catherine are sharing. \nRegister Now\nThe full fee for this retreat\, which includes lodging and meals\, is £800. A £100 deposit will hold your space on the retreat. \nTransfer Details:\nAccount Name: M&R\nAccount No: 68613180\nSort code: 60 22 25\nIban: GB40NWBK60222568613180\nIban bic or swift: NWBKGB2L\nAccount Address: Natwest Bank\, 73 High Street\, Walton on Thames\, KT12 1DW \nRegistration and Inquiries: \nContact: Jonathan and Zoe at dharmaeurope@outlook.com or call us:\nJonathan 00 44 7891 621865\nZoe 00 44 7861 247357 \nFor more information\, visit our retreat page at www.dharmaeurope.org \nAbout the Teachers:\n \nWe encourage everyone to find the “teacher within” that we can be. But\, for almost everyone\, we need to apprentice before we can master. Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat apprenticed in the teachings of awakening for decades with their teachers. Between them they have been teaching for more than 30 years. \nTheir explorations and teachings are guided by four principles: spiritual growth\, social connectivity\, economic sustainability and environmental integrity. \nDoug & Catherine teach from various wisdom traditions – including buddhadharma\, Western Mysteries\, modern science\, art and nature – based on broad interests and a non-judgemental approach. We’ve lived and worked overseas for many years\, and a planetary outlook is important to us. So is humour! Read more: Full Bios. \n[tmls category=”20″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”14px” neme_font_weight=”normal” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”rand” order=”DESC” auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \nWhat else do you need to know?\n• Dāna (Generosity Based Teaching)\nDoug & Catherine are teaching this meditation retreat via the ancient tradition of Dāna (generosity)\, an offering from them to the attendees. It is considered of supreme value to your life and thus “beyond price” so it is expected that the student will be equally generous and support the teaching and the teachers by making an offering. \nWhile no offering is too small\, also no offering is too great. The giver benefits by offering as much as they can\, given the individual’s circumstances. Along with compassion\, generosity is considered the root of spiritual progress and\, according to the ancients\, therefore the root of our success in daily life as well. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/meditation-retreat-maitreya-house-uk/ LOCATION:Maitreya House\, Lower Maes-coed\, Hereford\, England\, HR2 0HP\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BodyofTruth-stargroup.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dharma Europe":MAILTO:dharmaeurope@outlook.com GEO:51.9720215;-2.9511638 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Maitreya House Lower Maes-coed Hereford England HR2 0HP United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Lower Maes-coed:geo:-2.9511638,51.9720215 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180823T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180823T183000 DTSTAMP:20180810T011618Z CREATED:20171105T200124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180810T011618Z UID:10000381-1535049000-1535049000@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Wasteland to Pureland Book Launch & Talk\, London\, UK DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the launch of their new book ‘Wasteland to Pureland: Reflections on the Path to Awakening’\, master teachers Acariya Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat present teachings that have emerged out of decades of practice and study in Buddhist philosophy\, Western psychology and other wisdom traditions. \nIn Wasteland to Pureland\, Doug and Catherine provide a contemporary guide to integrating spiritual practice with everyday life. Learn how the daily grist of work\, relationships and challenges can become our richest resource and how to get beyond small views of the self\, by first understanding the forces of ego and trauma that hold each of us back. They show us expansive\, ever-transforming selfhood is possible\, with the capacity to awaken through work\, creativity\, sex\, relationship and action. \nHonest\, edgy and accessible\, this is for anyone ready to shed light on limiting beliefs and wake up to the vibrant forces of light\, love\, compassion and wisdom in the world. \nThe launch and talk will be held at Watkins Books in London. 6:30pm\, Thursday August 23\, 2018 \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/public-dharma-class-london-uk-watkins-bookstore/ LOCATION:Watkins Books\, 19-21 Cecil Court\, London\, WC2N 4EZ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Watkins-book-launch-web-graphic.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dharma Europe":MAILTO:dharmaeurope@outlook.com GEO:51.5106373;-0.1277544 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Watkins Books 19-21 Cecil Court London WC2N 4EZ United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=19-21 Cecil Court:geo:-0.1277544,51.5106373 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180818T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180818T140000 DTSTAMP:20230130T051443Z CREATED:20171105T195725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T051443Z UID:10000380-1534586400-1534600800@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Toronto Teachings: Conscious Love DESCRIPTION:Conscious Love: A Day-Long Workshop \n\nJoin special guest teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat for Conscious Love: Tools for Growth-Filled Relationships. Doug and Catherine are the root teachers of the Awaken in Toronto community and founders of Planet Dharma as well as Clear Sky Retreat Centre. Experience the wisdom\, insight and humour of this dynamic co-teaching duo. \n\nConscious Love: Tools for Growth Filled Relationships\n\nRelationships are essential to living a meaningful and rewarding life\, and yet also the source of some of our greatest difficulties. Why is it that we are often most emotionally triggered by those we are closest to? What can we do to increase growth and connection in our relationships? \nJoin us for a weekend of teachings with Dharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat as we explore conscious love. Whether interacting with your partner\, friends or family\, you will learn tools for loving fully\, fearlessly and with compassion in your heart. \nCourse Outcomes\n\nDiscover how to practice mindfulness and compassion in the midst of interpersonal conflict and emotional challenges\nLearn how to deepen awareness of yourself and your tendencies through the relationships in your life\nGain tools for more honest and constructive communication\nLearn how to leverage the relationships in your life for the greatest growth of all involved\n\nSchedule\nSaturday August 18th: 10am – 3pm (with 1 hour break for lunch) \nFees: Dāna + Admin Fee\nThese teachings are offered by Doug & Catherine Sensei as a form of dāna (the practice of generosity). In return\, attendees are asked to reciprocate generously with their own offering to the teachers. There will be a dāna bowl available at the event to give your offering. For more information on dāna see: Dāna Guidelines and Practice. \nWe suggest a minimum of $30 as Dana for the teachers. \nThere is also an Administration Fee* to help cover expenses for the event: $30/session early bird (one month early). $40/session regular price \n(Please note that this fee does not go to the teachers but goes towards covering transportation and facility rental costs.) \n* We aim not to exclude anyone from access to the Dharma because of financial issues. If the admin fee is out of your reach but you are determined to join\, please contact us to discuss alternative forms of exchange. \nLocation\nThis workshop will be held at the Institute of Traditional Medicine\, 553 Queen Street West\, Toronto. \nRegistration URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/weekend-dharma-teachings-toronto-2018/ LOCATION:Institute of Traditional Medicine\, 553 Queen St West\, Toronto\, ON\, M6V 2B6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Public Classes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/conscious-love-AIT-August-18-19-copy.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Awaken in Toronto":MAILTO:info@awakenintoronto.org GEO:43.6477474;-79.4001593 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Institute of Traditional Medicine 553 Queen St West Toronto ON M6V 2B6 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=553 Queen St West:geo:-79.4001593,43.6477474 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180812T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180812T160000 DTSTAMP:20260822T052232Z CREATED:20180115T005520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T052232Z UID:10000389-1534086000-1534089600@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nHave a question on your mind? Our office is open! \nOffice Hours is a virtual question and answer period with the teachers. This communal exchange benefits your practice through exposure to the questions you may not think to ask. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday August 12th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, August 10th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-august-12-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180729T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180729T160000 DTSTAMP:20260611T050345Z CREATED:20180115T005139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T050345Z UID:10000558-1532876400-1532880000@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nAttention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness? \nJoin our teachers in the next Office Hours session to find out how. Office Hours is an opportunity to strengthen your practice by receiving guidance on the questions stirring deep within your being. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday July 29th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, July 27th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-july-29-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evntbrt-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180727 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180812 DTSTAMP:20260514T105421Z CREATED:20170914T040830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T105421Z UID:10000545-1532649600-1534031999@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Retreat: Buddhas in Action DESCRIPTION:*Early Bird Special until June 26th\, 2018.* \nBuddhas in Action Karma Yoga Retreat: Awakening In Daily Life\nInvest in your growth and unfoldment with this karma yoga retreat with master Dharma teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat. Nestled in the Rocky Mountains\, beautiful and innovative Clear Sky meditation centre offers the perfect locale for deep learning this summer. \nReceive hands-on training in mind\, body and feeling as Doug & Catherine guide you through Karma Yoga and Dharma Training via classes\, assigned exercises and practice in community. You will also discover the powerful holistic clearing technique and other forms of meditation. \nThis summer\, Buddhas in Action is offered July 28-August 11\, 2018. \nWhy Study Awareness in Action?\nWhen we’re in the middle of modern samsaric busy-ness\, the spiritual life can feel out of reach. We want to relate meaningfully with those around us\, but we often feel unfulfilled. Work just leaves us feeling worn out and slightly empty. And sometimes the space between self and other feels like a tremendous gap. \nWe all need to earn a living and deal with day-to-day pressures. The wonderful news is that we can use contemporary spiritual practices at work and in relationship to feel fulfilled while doing so. These different parts of our life can support one another in beautiful ways\, leading to great feelings of meaningfulness\, balance\, and connection. \nOur experience shows that blending study\, meditation\, and what we call “awakening through action”\, profoundly integrates spiritual practice with day-to-day demands. \nTraditionally\, spiritual seekers lived in monasteries or trained with their teacher in remote mountain caves. Throughout both traditions\, meditation and training were supplemented with practical application. \nThis practical application–also called karma yoga or the path of action–helped students learn to embody ever-growing wisdom and awareness moment-to-moment. The idea was always to share these fruits of spiritual practice in meaningful ways with the broader community\, for everyone’s benefit. \nWe’ve spent the last 20 years adapting this tradition of awakening through action to our modern lives\, at home\, in offices\, in conversations\, at our desks\, in meetings\, in bed and in the field. This profoundly practical application can help you find greater joy\, fulfillment\, and calm amidst your busy daily life. \nWhy Use Karma Yoga to Wake Up Your Work & Daily Life? \nBy learning the principles of karma yoga\, you can apply awareness and wisdom to everything you do. Cultivating this practice allows you to transform your work\, home and city life into a connective field of monastic or yogic practice. Your home becomes your monastery\, while your co-workers become your fellow yogis and yoginis. \nThis retreat gives you the building blocks to apply awareness\, compassion\, wisdom\, and strength to each moment. The result is greater fulfillment amid daily life and meaningful connection with others and the world around you. \nKarma yoga has made me aware of how to streamline my energy to a sustainable\, smooth level of work. It has given me invaluable practice on focusing my attention on the task at hand. – Lisa Feder \nPlease note that this retreat and Clear Sky welcome people of all religious backgrounds and beliefs. This retreat is also open to all experience levels. \nWhat might I learn from the retreat?\nEnjoy this interview with Tony A\, who did the retreat last year: \n \nWhy the Actions of “Service?” \nCalling our actions “service” instills the notion that we do it with and for others. Service helps both ourselves and others gain greater clarity and contentment throughout our daily activities. \nBy putting others first\, we give the ego a chance to relax. The result is increased success\, effectiveness\, and fulfillment in our work and relationships. This is a profoundly joyful experience. \nThis approach is highly relevant to the Western lifestyle of the 21st century. This course offers you the opportunity to learn from our experience and take it back home and to work with you. \nKarma Yoga as a practice for unfoldment\, as taught and exemplified by Doug and Catherine Sensei\, has been a hugely transformative power in my life. It has made me into a stronger\, more capable and more visionary human being. – Ruth Levin \nIn this course\, we’ll draw on traditional meditation and yogic practices and philosophy. We’ll also utilize exercises drawn from Namgyal Rinpoche’s Holistic Clearing practice\, Authentic Leadership\, Theory U\, Fifth Discipline\, Five Dysfunctions of a Team\, as well as original exercises we’ve created expressly for Karma Yoga and Dharma Training development. \nWhat Previous Participants Say About This Retreat \n[tmls category=”2183″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”medium_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#777777″ text_font_size=”14px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#777777″ neme_font_size=”15px” neme_font_weight=”bold” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”date” order=”DESC” number=”2″ auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ]\n  \nWhat’s Expected from Me if I Come to This Retreat? \n\nAn open mind and heart\, and a spirit of adventure are excellent things to bring!\nIt’s human to have some apprehensions about doing something new\, meeting new people\, or going to a new place. Particularly when all three happen together. We try to make this as supportive as possible.\nChanges – including positive ones – require movement\, and movement requires engaged energy. We ask you to engage with us around the teachings and activities that will support your learning and unfoldment around awakening in action.\nWhen exploring our growth edges\, it’s natural to feel uncertain and awkward. And it’s very fruitful to transform that emotional tension into creative energy by drawing on your own inner resources – such as inquiry\, going with the flow\, and self-reflection\, just a few of the many kinds of constructive engagement.\nTo maximize your learning\, we ask that you refrain from reading\, using the internet or listening to music during the course. We make an exception for journaling\, course assignments and dancing during exercises or group celebration – all great resources for integration and growth\nLastly\, our teaching and Clear Sky operate based on the ancient tradition of dāna or generosity. Please learn more about this profound practice before you register. \n\nRegister Now\n*Early Bird Special until June 26th\, 2018.* \n \n\nAbout the Teachers:\n\nDharma Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat place great value on using every action as your practice for enlightenment. Combined\, they have been practicing Karma Yoga and meditation for more than 60 years. They both received lay ordination from the Canadian-born Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche\, and have shared teachings of liberation worldwide for decades. \nThis retreat is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in karma yoga learning and practice over a focused two-week period. Doug and Catherine typically teach students one-on-one at various times. It is suitable for their students who are already practicing karma yoga and for beginners alike. Join this retreat for the valuable opportunity to help share these unique teachings in the contemporary world. \nRead more: Full Bios. \n[tmls category=”27″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”14px” neme_font_weight=”normal” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”date” order=”DESC” number=”1″ auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \n\nWhy come to Clear Sky – Experience the difference:\n\nKnow what it is to truly unwind\, surrounded by pristine\, tranquil nature.\nEnjoy fresh air and wholesome food\, with an emphasis on organic and locally sourced.\nExperience the support of a community that exists to help you reconnect.\nBe part of a working and awakening community that practices what it teaches.\nYou’ll both reinvigorate and integrate what you learn into your daily life.\nShare the learning and growth with other participants\, making new friends who are also on a path of spiritual unfoldment.\nConnect to the teachings that have enlivened humanity over centuries (regardless of religion).\n\nWhat Previous Participants Say About This Retreat \n[tmls category=”2183″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”medium_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#777777″ text_font_size=”14px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#777777″ neme_font_size=”15px” neme_font_weight=”bold” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”date” order=”ASC” number=”2″ auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ]\n\nWhat else do you need to know?\n\nDāna (Generosity Based Teaching)\n\nDoug & Catherine are teaching this meditation retreat via the ancient tradition of Dāna (generosity)\, an offering from them to the attendees. It is considered of supreme value to your life and thus “beyond price” so it is expected that the student will be equally generous and support the teaching and the teachers by making an offering. \nWhile no offering is too small\, also no offering is too great. The giver benefits by offering as much as they can\, given the individual’s circumstances. Along with compassion\, generosity is considered the root of spiritual progress and\, according to the ancients\, therefore the root of our success in daily life as well. \nFind out more about how you can practice Dāna. We invite you to offer Dāna when you register and via the Dāna bowl available at Clear Sky. \n\nMeditation Retreat Centre Fees (Lodging & Meals)\n\n\nThis meditation retreat will be held at beautiful Clear Sky Meditation Centre. Fees which include lodging & meals start at $1500 CAD. \nSign up before June 26th\, 2018 for significant Early Bird savings. \n\nRegistration\n\nBook early for this meditation retreat. All registrations and inquiries can be made via the Clear Sky Registration page\, by clicking the Register Now button below: \n \n\n*Spaces on this retreat are limited so we recommend registering early to hold a space. Camping is also an option. \nSign up here to be notified about any retreat updates and Planet Dharma news. \nSome Fun!\nLast year we made these playful videos on Karma Yoga\, Dharma Training and Buddhas in Action: URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/retreat-buddhas-action/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/buddhas-inaction-2017.jpg GEO:49.615543;-115.6300709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd Bull River British Columbia V0B1N0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3567 Cockell Rd:geo:-115.6300709,49.615543 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180715T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180715T160000 DTSTAMP:20260611T050739Z CREATED:20180115T004452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T050739Z UID:10000557-1531666800-1531670400@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nLooking to anchor your practice during your busy day-to-day life? \nConsistent communication with the teachers both grounds and strengthens your practice. Join us for Office Hours\, where participants are welcome to ask questions or listen along to the teachings. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday July 15th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, July 13th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-july-15-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180709 DTSTAMP:20260822T052558Z CREATED:20170914T040251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260822T052558Z UID:10000544-1530662400-1531094399@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Astrology & Dharma Course: Awakening Through AstroDharma (Hollyhock) DESCRIPTION:Astrology and Dharma:  Awakening Through AstroDharma \nReady to embrace your unique journey in this lifetime\, and transform this path for the benefit of all beings? The exhilaration of ongoing transformation and empowerment is our birthright. We don’t have to feel frustrated or stuck! AstroDharma\, a combination of Astrology and Dharma\, can help.  \nWith AstroDharma we transform challenges in our life – old mental models\, counterproductive emotional and relationship patterns\, unwholesome habits – by upcycling them into healthier\, more beneficial ones. AstroDharma offers us the tools of timeless Buddhist wisdom applied to help us skillfully navigate our soul map\, our natal astrological chart. \nWhy AstroDharma? Astrology and Dharma Combined\nTranspersonal astrology draws on Jungian principles and Western mythology to understand how unique we each are\, and at the same time how our experiences as humans are universal. Buddhism packs 2500 years of profound consciousness studies to ensure that the transformations in our lifetime are based in loving kindness\, compassion and wisdom. \nAbout this Astrology & Dharma Course\nThis course offered at Hollyhock is designed to help you: \n\nbetter identify patterns in your own astrological birth chart;\nrecognize and develop opportunities and gifts shown in your chart;\nidentify and loosen blocks\, freeing up energy;\nrecognize and transform challenges into strengths. \n\nThe aim is ever deeper self-realization and connection with our higher purpose for this lifetime. You’re invited to dive deeper into the transformational process by working on a specific personal challenge. \nWe’ll take advantage of various modalities for this work: guided visualizations\, journaling\, drawing\, constellation role play\, social presencing theater and found-object mandalas. \n  \nDon’t know anything about astrology or dharma? Don’t worry – Catherine Sensei’s online introduction to Astrology and dharma will provide you with material you need to get going. \n  \n“Hearing Catherine’s interactions with others\, I observe such a strong palpable intention to be of benefit when speaking\, and also to really hear when listening. Both are such rare qualities in the world and clearly the fruit of a life of practice.” \n– Jacob Steele\, Events Organizer\, Banyen Books. \n  \nRelated Content\nBlogs: \n\nTurbo Charge Your Freedom: AstroDharma\nUse AstroDharma to Increase Joy and Integrate the Shadow\n\nInterview with Banyen Books & Sound \n\nOn Integrating Eastern & Western Awakening Traditions\, The Hero’s Journey\, and Dharma-Astrology\n\nAstroDharma Insights Videos \n\nRelationships Through an AstroDharma Lens\nThe Three Most Important Parts of Your Astrology Chart\n\n  \nReady to go? Register for the Course\nRegister early to ensure your program and accommodation choices\, and take advantage of early bird specials: \n \n  \nEarly Bird Specials\n\nIf registered by April 24th you get:\n\nA Personalized Natal Chart Package (20+ pages) with information about your specific astrological make-up\nAccess to an exclusive 1-hour webinar Q&A with the instructor\, Catherine Pawasarat\n$25 discount to the Intro to AstroDharma online course on PlanetDharma.com\n\n\n\nIf registered by May 15th you get:\n\n\nAccess to an exclusive 1-hour webinar Q&A with the instructor\, Catherine Pawasarat\n$25 discount to the Intro to AstroDharma online course on PlanetDharma.com\n\n\n\n\n\nIf registered by June 1st you get:\n\n$25 discount to the Intro to AstroDharma online course on PlanetDharma.com\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Teacher\, Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei has been a student of astrology and dharma for more than 25 years.  She has been a dharma trainer and teacher of the path of awakening since the early 2000s. \nCatherine began her spiritual practices in earnest in her early 20s. At this time she struggled to overcome personal suffering.  She also found it hard to make sense of international environmental and social justice challenges. This struggle led her to became a student of metaphysics\, Western spiritual traditions\, ayahuasca sacraments and Buddhadharma. \nSince 1998 she has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan.  This training has been an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies and Planet Dharma\, and a lineage holder for these teachings. \nCatherine worked as an advocacy photojournalist and studied traditional Japanese arts (including koto\, shamisen\, kyogen) in Kyoto for 20 years\, culminating in her landmark work at GionFestival.org. Throughout the year she travels internationally giving dharma teachings with Doug Sensei. She also offers an introductory online course in astrology.  In addition\, Catherine supports social entrepreneurship for spiritual practitioners at AkasaVision Consulting. \n  \nWhat students say about Catherine’s AstroDharma Course:\n[tmls category=”2128″ layout=”tmls_list” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#777777″ text_font_size=”14px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#777777″ neme_font_size=”15px” neme_font_weight=”bold” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”date” order=”ASC” border_style=”tmls_border tmls_solid_border” border_color=”#DDDDDD” ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \n\nAwakening Through AstroDharma at Hollyhock\, Cortes Island BC\nThis astrology and dharma course will be held at innovative and beautiful Hollyhock Centre on Cortes Island\, BC. \nSince 1982 Hollyhock has been a pioneering human potential education centre. Hollyhock’s founders dreamed of creating a lifelong learning and leadership curriculum to inspire\, nourish and support people intent on service to a better world. Find out more about Hollyhock in this video: \n \nReady to go? Register for the Course\nRegister early to ensure your program and accommodation choices\, and take advantage of early bird specials: \n \nNew to Astrology? Introductory Online Course:\nAre you new to astrology?  Don’t worry.  While a basic working knowledge of astrology is required for this course\, here’s how you can get up to speed. \nSimply enroll in Catherine Pawasarat Sensei’s self-guided Introduction to AstroDharma online course. \nThe course consists of 12 videos that will give you a solid grounding in the exciting foundations of astrology\, plus follow-up activities to help you integrate your learning into your life. \nAlso\, read this article on how astrology and dharma is used to increase joy and integrate the shadow. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSign up here to be notified about any retreat updates and Planet Dharma news. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/astrology-dharma-hollyhock-2018/ LOCATION:Hollyhock\, Manson's Landing\, Cortes Island\, BC\, V0P 1K0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/awakening-astrodharma-hollyhock.jpg GEO:50.0592633;-124.9628721 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hollyhock Manson's Landing Cortes Island BC V0P 1K0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Manson's Landing:geo:-124.9628721,50.0592633 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180701T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180701T160000 DTSTAMP:20260917T052903Z CREATED:20180115T003924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T052903Z UID:10000556-1530457200-1530460800@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nHave a question on your mind? Our office is open! \nOffice Hours is a virtual question and answer period with the teachers. This communal exchange benefits your practice through exposure to the questions you may not think to ask. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday July 1st\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, June 29th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\nPlease note that this Office Hour has been cancelled due to the teachers’ travel schedule. Please sign up for the next session taking place on July 15th. www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-july-15-2018/ \n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-july-1-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180617T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180617T160000 DTSTAMP:20260919T051554Z CREATED:20180114T041711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260919T051554Z UID:10000555-1529247600-1529251200@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nAttention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness? \nJoin our teachers in the next Office Hours session to find out how. Office Hours is an opportunity to strengthen your practice by receiving guidance on the questions stirring deep within your being. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday June 17th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, June 15th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-june-17-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evntbrt-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180626 DTSTAMP:20180830T164104Z CREATED:20170914T034844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T164104Z UID:10000543-1528070400-1529971199@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Path of Ecstasy - Following your Bliss: Online Course DESCRIPTION:The Path of Ecstasy: Following your Bliss\nOnline Course: June 4 – 25\, 2018\nWould you like to experience more bliss\, more joy in your life? It’s easy to say “Follow your bliss\,” but how do we actually do that? Especially when it doesn’t feel so blissy?\n \nThis online course is designed to help you learn how. Or if you already know how\, to get more skilled at it. Imagine your life with robust\, resilient bliss. \nJoin Doug and Catherine Sensei for the second online course they are offering in 2018\, the Year of Joy. The third course on Sex and Relationships takes place in October 2018. \nStudying Bliss and Joy with Wisdom Traditions and Science\nHow do you follow your bliss? Fortunately there are many resources available to us in these exciting times. Western science is beginning to understand and articulate what meditators have known and experienced for millennia. Since this is the Year of Joy\, we’d like more (all!) of us to cultivate more joy. To this end\, this online course looks at the interface of consciousness and bliss in various frameworks. \nCatherine Sensei having her brain waves measured in various states at the Institute of Noetic Science’s lab in Petaluma\, CA. \nEvery wisdom tradition documents different experiences of transcendental\, unitive bliss. In order to experience bliss\, first we must establish abiding calm. As meditators we know this from our own experience\, and from the teachings themselves. \nIn these classes we’ll look at what we know about these experiences from wisdom traditions. We’ll also discuss what contemporary science is adding to our understanding. The better we understand bliss and joy\, the more likely we are to be able to experience them. \nAccording to wisdom traditions as well as science\, personal change involves consciousness. This online course is designed to help our first-hand embodied experience and intellectual understanding come together and support one another. \nThe desired outcome? More joy\, and higher bliss. Though it’s not possible to awaken from a state of bliss\, bliss can springboard us into deeper insights. From this space we can experience the moment of enlightenment. And from greater states of awakening\, we can be brighter\, further-reaching beacons of light for all beings in these challenging times.   \nThis course is open to all experience levels. \n  \n“The mind’s integration made visible is loving kindness & compassion.” \n~  Author/neurobiologist Dan Siegel\, ALIA 2014. \nCourse Details:\nOnline classes will take place live on Monday evenings (June 4th\, 11th\, 18th & 25th) from 7:30 to 9pm (MDT). Recordings will also be available for one week if you can’t attend live. \n(Year of Joy participants also have access to a Master Class with the teachers on Saturdays June 9\, 16\, 23\, and 30 at 3-4pm MT\, and a weekend Flash Retreat at home.)   \nWeek 1\, Mon. June 4: The Body – Our Six Senses.\nMeditations on the senses\, our first link to the world both inside and outside\, constitute some of the oldest meditations known to humankind. How can we use the senses as a path to liberative bliss? \nWeek 2\, Mon. June 11: Feelings – The Jhanas (Meditative Absorptions)\nIf we can’t awaken from a state of bliss–only from insight–then how can we use it for spiritual breakthroughs? The roadmap of the states of highest blisses\, known as the jhanas\, can help us get serious about bliss. \nWeek 3\, Mon. June 18: The Mind – A Look at Modern Neuroscience \nWhat’s happening to your brain when different states arise\, in meditation and in daily life? What do mirror neurons have to do with a sense of self and other? How is all this affected by the chemistry in the brain? \nWeek 4\, Mon. June 25: Life in the world: Making it Blissful \nWhat do the jhanas (blissful\, absorptive meditative states)\, brainwaves and hormones have in common? How do they affect us and our states differently? How do insights about bliss lead to wisdom\, the highest bliss? \n  \n\nAbout the Teachers:\n \nWe encourage everyone to find the “teacher within” that we can be. But\, for almost everyone\, we need to apprentice before we can master. Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat apprenticed in the teachings of awakening for decades with their teachers. Between them they have been teaching for more than 30 years. \nTheir explorations and teachings are guided by four principles: spiritual growth\, social connectivity\, economic sustainability and environmental integrity. \nDoug & Catherine teach from various wisdom traditions – including buddhadharma\, Western Mysteries\, modern science\, art and nature – based on broad interests and a non-judgemental approach. We’ve lived and worked overseas for many years\, and a planetary outlook is important to us. So is humour! Read more: Full Bios. \n[tmls category=”20″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”14px” neme_font_weight=”normal” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”rand” order=”DESC” auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \n\n  \n\nReady to Follow Your Bliss? Register Now:\n\n\nDāna (Generosity Based Teaching)\n\nDoug & Catherine are teaching this online course via the ancient tradition of Dāna (generosity)\, an offering from them to the attendees. It is considered of supreme value to your life and thus “beyond price” so it is expected that the student will be equally generous and support the teaching and the teachers by making an offering. \nWhile no offering is too small\, also no offering is too great. The giver benefits by offering as much as they can\, given the individual’s circumstances. Along with compassion\, generosity is considered the root of spiritual progress and\, according to the ancients\, therefore the root of our success in daily life as well. \nFind out more about how you can practice Dāna. We invite you to offer Dāna when you register. \n\nRegistration Form\n\n\nPlease register using the form below. Please note that our registration platform (Eventbrite) uses the term “donation” rather than dāna. Dāna is different from donation. If this is new to you\, please read the above section on dāna to learn more about the difference. \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nFor previous participants of Planet Dharma online courses: please note we’ve simplified the registration process.  Now simply register ONCE for all four classes.  The courses are now purely dāna based without a course fee.  Note that your dāna offering now is to cover ALL four classes. \n\nSign up here to be notified about any retreat updates and Planet Dharma news. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/online-course-follow-your-bliss/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/follow-bliss-path-ecstasy-online-course.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180603T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180603T160000 DTSTAMP:20260915T053237Z CREATED:20180114T035829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T053237Z UID:10000554-1528038000-1528041600@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nLooking to anchor your practice during your busy day-to-day life? \nConsistent communication with the teachers both grounds and strengthens your practice. Join us for Office Hours\, where participants are welcome to ask questions or listen along to the teachings. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday June 3rd\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, June 1\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-june-3-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180520T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180520T160000 DTSTAMP:20260911T053228Z CREATED:20180114T032621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T053228Z UID:10000553-1526828400-1526832000@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nHave a question on your mind? Our office is open! \nOffice Hours is a virtual question and answer period with the teachers. This communal exchange benefits your practice through exposure to the questions you may not think to ask. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday May 20th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, May 18th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-may-20-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180520 DTSTAMP:20260727T060843Z CREATED:20170914T032312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T060843Z UID:10000542-1525996800-1526774399@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Meditation Retreat: Body of Truth & Star Group DESCRIPTION:*Please note\, these retreat dates have changed to May 11-19th 2018*\n \nWestern Mysteries Retreat: Body of Truth and Star Group (at the beautiful and innovative Clear Sky Center)\nImagine being the change you want to see in the world. \nCreative visualization and active imagination are vital to the spiritual path. They improve our relationships with ourselves and others and grow our desire to benefit all beings. \nBy cultivating powerful visualization skills\, we can imagine our desired way of being into existence. As a bonus\, we strengthen the ability to see through and decrease our negative states when they arise. \nThe Power of Western Meditations and Star Group\n \n  \nBuddhist philosophy holds that the waking world is no more “real” than the worlds of meditation or dreams. Therefore our ability to imagine new and more diverse positive arisings is an essential skill for the bodhisattva path. \nDuring this retreat\, we’ll follow Namgyal Rinpoche’s pioneering work with these practices\, drawing on his book\, A Body of Truth\, and the Star Group meditation methodology that he developed. \nWhat to expect:\n\nWe will explore diverse meditations from the Western Mystery tradition. This tradition focuses more on archetypes\, and less on human-centric deities and saints (which are present in traditions like Buddhism and Christianity).\nWe will draw on the use of forms\, elements\, shapes\, movement and color to stimulate transformative energies within us. \nWe will explore a broad spectrum of practices–from meditations on honeycombs to the Great Pyramid and its secret chambers. \nTo create a holistic experience\, we will balance the five elements\, inner and outer\, active and passive energies\, time indoors and outdoors\, alone and in groups.\nYou may discover hidden talents\, and increase your strengths. Negative internal blocks will loosen.\n\nWhat is Star Group?\nDeveloped by Namgyal Rinpoche\, Star Group is a rare and precious practice. Small groups of people meditate together to create a psychic platform where they collectively explore the depths of inner and outer space. Star Group meditation draws on the powers of several minds working together and individually\, increasing the range and power of our exploration\, meditative vision and joy. \nStar Group could be seen as a progression from meditating alone to meditating as a group or collective. This practice provides an outstanding opportunity to draw on meditation as a resource to develop relationship and community skills. \nIntegrating your experiences and energies with others benefits innumerable beings. We invite you to join us to train in becoming more skilled and compassionate for the benefit of all beings. \nRegister Now\n \n\nAbout the Teachers:\n \nWe encourage everyone to find the “teacher within” that we can be. But\, for almost everyone\, we need to apprentice before we can master. Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat apprenticed in the teachings of awakening for decades with their teachers. Between them they have been teaching for more than 30 years. \nTheir explorations and teachings are guided by four principles: spiritual growth\, social connectivity\, economic sustainability and environmental integrity. \nDoug & Catherine teach from various wisdom traditions – including buddhadharma\, Western Mysteries\, modern science\, art and nature – based on broad interests and a non-judgemental approach. We’ve lived and worked overseas for many years\, and a planetary outlook is important to us. So is humour! Read more: Full Bios. \n[tmls category=”20″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”14px” neme_font_weight=”normal” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”rand” order=”DESC” auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \n\nWhy come to Clear Sky: Experience the difference:\n\nKnow what it is to truly unwind\, surrounded by pristine\, tranquil nature.\nEnjoy fresh air and wholesome food\, with an emphasis on organic and locally sourced.\nExperience the support of a community that exists to help you reconnect.\nBe part of a working and awakening community that practices what it teaches.\nYou’ll both reinvigorate and integrate what you learn into your daily life.\nShare the learning and growth with other participants\, making new friends who are also on a path of spiritual unfoldment.\nConnect to the teachings that have enlivened humanity over centuries (regardless of religion).\n\n\nWhat else do you need to know?\n\nDāna (Generosity Based Teaching)\n\nDoug & Catherine are teaching this meditation retreat via the ancient tradition of Dāna (generosity)\, an offering from them to the attendees. It is considered of supreme value to your life and thus “beyond price” so it is expected that the student will be equally generous and support the teaching and the teachers by making an offering. \nWhile no offering is too small\, also no offering is too great. The giver benefits by offering as much as they can\, given the individual’s circumstances. Along with compassion\, generosity is considered the root of spiritual progress and\, according to the ancients\, therefore the root of our success in daily life as well. \nFind out more about how you can practice Dāna. We invite you to offer Dāna when you register and via the Dāna bowl available at Clear Sky. \n\nMeditation Retreat Centre Fees (Lodging & Meals)\n\n\nThis meditation retreat will be held at beautiful Clear Sky Meditation Centre. Fees which include lodging & meals start at $999 CAD. \n\nRegistration\n\nBook early for this meditation retreat. All registrations and inquiries can be made via the Clear Sky Registration page\, by clicking the Register Now button below: \n \n  \n\nNotes: \n[1] Karma Yoga is our practice of awakening in action. It may entail supporting the center and participants in the area of nourishment\, environmental services\, land management or infrastructure. \nSign up here to be notified about any retreat updates and Planet Dharma news. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/meditation-retreat-body-truth-western-visualizations/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BodyofTruth-stargroup.jpg GEO:49.615543;-115.6300709 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd Bull River British Columbia V0B1N0 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3567 Cockell Rd:geo:-115.6300709,49.615543 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180506T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180506T160000 DTSTAMP:20260928T052703Z CREATED:20180103T070642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T052703Z UID:10000552-1525618800-1525622400@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nAttention all fearless warriors of transcendence. Wondering how to arm yourselves as you plunge to the depths of consciousness? \nJoin our teachers in the next Office Hours session to find out how. Office Hours is an opportunity to strengthen your practice by receiving guidance on the questions stirring deep within your being. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday May 6th\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, May 4th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-may-6-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evntbrt-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180422T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180422T160000 DTSTAMP:20260915T053143Z CREATED:20171231T222840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T053143Z UID:10000549-1524409200-1524412800@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Office Hours: Online Q&A with the Teachers DESCRIPTION:Office Hours: Online Question & Answer Session with Dharma Teachers Doug & Catherine\nLooking to anchor your practice during your busy day-to-day life? \nConsistent communication with the teachers both grounds and strengthens your practice. Join us for Office Hours\, where participants are welcome to ask questions or listen along to the teachings. \nThis Office Hours will be held via live broadcast at 3pm Mountain Time on Sunday April 22nd\, 2018. \nParticipants are welcome to ask questions or just listen along to this virtual Q&A session. Please bring your question to the session or submit it beforehand. \nCan’t make the live session? No problem\, a recording of the Office Hours will be available for one week after the event. Please note that you will still need to follow the usual registration procedure by the Friday prior to the live event in order to receive the link to access the recording. You can also submit your question(s) when you register. \nDetails on how to submit your question will be sent to you along with the connection or recording details when you register. \nPlease note\, pre-registration by Friday\, April 20th\, 9pm (Mountain Time) is required to attend. \nDāna\nThe teachings and guidance are given freely according to the practice of dāna. By practicing with a healthy spirit of generosity\, we deepen our own practice and support teachers to make these healing teachings and tools available to all. There will be an opportunity to practice Dāna when you register below. \nPlease Read: Offering Dāna: Some Guidelines and Practices. \nRegister for Office Hours:\n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite\n\nSave the Dates:\nClick the link to download the full 2018 Office Hours schedule to your iCal. Or\, put these dates in your google calendar automatically – see below: \n \nGoogle Calendar Instructions: \n\nOpen your google calendar.\nRight click the button above and copy the address.\nGo to your “Other Calendars” in google calendar\, click the drop down\, click “copy URL” and paste the URL into the space provided.\nThese Office Hours events will now be added into your calendar. URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/office-hours-april-22-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Office-hours-2018-evtbrt-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180421T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20180421T123000 DTSTAMP:20181005T053340Z CREATED:20180222T190138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181005T053340Z UID:10000396-1524301200-1524313800@www.planetdharma.com SUMMARY:Clear Sky Center Annual General Meeting 2018 DESCRIPTION:Dear Clear Sky Members and Supporters\, \nGreetings from the Clear Sky Board Secretary\, Dan O’Brien. I am pleased to announce the 2018 Annual General Meeting of the Clear Sky Board & Membership to be held on April 21\, 2018\, 9:00am to 12:30pm Mountain Time\, North America. \nTogether we will celebrate the accomplishments of 2017. Also\, there will be a preview of how the center is being guided as a spiritual container in 2018. \nThere will also be a Vajrayogini wongkur initiation on Sunday morning\, April 22. \nIf you would like to attend the AGM and wongkur in person\, go to the Clear Sky Center website. If you have questions\, there is a contact link on the page\, below. \nIf you have not been invited and would like to join in the AGM\, contact Dan O’Brien at the following link: AGM attendance details. \n  URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/clear-sky-center-annual-general-meeting-2018/ LOCATION:British Columbia CATEGORIES:Office Hours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.planetdharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ClearSkystudyfndtn200x283.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR