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Thursday Evening Sit and Dharmatalk with Shana Smith, March 2

Join us for our weekly, Thursday evening hybrid event.
Our guest teacher, Shana Smith will give a talk titled:
Longing for Belonging

Meditation begins at 5:30pm MT.
Dharma Talk by Shana is at 6pm MT

Shana will be speaking remotely, but we will stream her talk into our zendo on our new computer screen. That way, locals who want to, can sit together. We no longer require registration for attending on-site at MCZC. You may also watch the talk online at our usual link:

sit.mountaincloud.org
Passcode: mountain22

Shana Smith is an Assistant Teacher with Sanbo Zen International, and the facilitator of Florida Sanbo Zen in Gainesville, Florida. Her root teacher is Valerie Forstman Roshi of the Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She also studies with Henry Shukman Roshi, Ruben Habito Roshi, and Sanbo Zen Abbott Yamada Ryoun Roshi. Shana’s journey to Zen was launched when she began a committed yoga practice in 1990. 

After several years of ardent practice and study, she started to teach yoga and lead kirtan at her local studio and Yoga Temple.  Shana became interested in the sensations and insights she experienced in Savasana, which led her to a regular daily meditation practice in 2004. In 2007, she took refuge in the Sanbo Zen Lineage with Valerie Forstman Roshi. Over the years, she has found a tremendous synergy between Yoga and Zen, and integrates the two in her daily, committed practice. Zen consistently informs, sustains, and inspires her life as a parent, writer, musician, teacher, and lifelong student.

March Thursday Schedule Speakers…

March 2: Shana Smith

March 9 Valerie Forstman will lead a community forum event, following the 5:30 sit. Learn about programming, events and bring your feedback.

March 16 Scott Thornton
March 23 Spring Retreat, no Thursday Event
March 30:  Nancy Mujo Baker

All Thursday evening events are hybrid and will take place in our zendo for on-site attendance and streamed on zoom for our online sangha. To attend in person, please read and follow our COVID-19 Protocols for MCZC’s current policies on masks, vaccinations, and testing.

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If you miss a dharma talk, you can find it on our YouTube channel within a week or two.

Date
March 2, 2023
Time
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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