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SUMMARY:Wisdom Wednesday: "Tribal Elders Mindfulness Practice: Considerations for Buddhist Practice" with Karen Waconda-Lewis and Belinda Eriacho
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 1st  |  5:30–6:30 PM\nMeditation begins at 5:30 pm MT\, followed by the talk and discussion at 6:00 pm MT \nKaren Waconda-Lewis and Belinda Eriacho will be leading this special Wisdom Wednesday titled\, “Tribal Elders Mindfulness Practice: Considerations for Buddhist Practice.” \nThe evening features meditation\, a brief talk\, and an opportunity to ask questions. These sessions are designed to enhance your practice and also provide an opportunity to connect with the local sangha community. This hybrid event is free and registration is not required. Please arrive five to ten minutes ahead of the scheduled time.  \nTo attend in person\, please read and follow our COVID-19 Protocols for MCZC’s current policies on masks\, vaccinations\, and testing. \nTo participate online\, please click on the zoom link below.\n \nsit.mountaincloud.org\nPasscode: mountain22 \nTrouble logging on to our online sits? Click here for guidance. Need help with time zone conversion? Use the World Time Buddy \nKindly consider contributing dana (a traditional Buddhist offering) to express financial gratitude to our visiting teachers.\nDana to Karen can be made through:\nVenmo: @karen-waconda\nPayPal: @kwaconda\nZelle: Karen Waconda-Lewis\, Wacondalew@gmail.com \nDana to Belinda can be made through:\nVenmo: @BP_Eriacho\nPayPal: paypal.me/BEriacho\nZelle: 4807489935 \n∞ \n\nBelinda Eriacho (Diné and A:shiwi) is a traditional healer\, wisdom carrier\, and founder of Kaalogii LLC\, where she leads cultural and inner healing programs rooted in Indigenous knowledge. With academic training in Health Sciences\, Technology\, and Public Health\, Belinda bridges traditional medicine with modern healing practices. is an international speaker on Native health\, environmental stewardship\, and ethical inclusion. Raised on the Navajo reservation\, Belinda’s work is deeply grounded in ancestral teachings and the sacred relationship between people and the natural world. \nKaren Waconda-Lewis is a tribal native of the Isleta and Laguna Pueblos. After her initiation into Native Medicine\, she introduced traditional healing practices into an urban American Indian health clinic in Albuquerque\, NM. She continues to expand this program into local hospitals\, the Indian Health Service\, the VA Hospital\, and surrounding organizations. Karen integrates Western medicine with Native healing in preventive health\, mental health\, and overall well-being. She is the founder and director of the Center for Native American Integrative Healing\, LLC\, located in Albuquerque\, where healers from various tribal nations practice their traditional medicine and extend their services to the community. \nKaren is a Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader program graduate and has been practicing mindfulness from a young age\, guided by her grandparents in her traditional tribal practices of caring for the land\, gardening\, cooking and animals. She regularly provides dharma teachings incorporating Native teachings in her community and nationally. She has intertwined Native teachings with Vipassana meditation\, incorporating these practices into ceremonies\, sweat lodges\, and her community at Laguna Pueblo. At Laguna Pueblo\, the ancestral teachings of mindfulness have complemented the Buddhist teachings at the Detention Center\, providing insight and wellness to inmates and their families. Additionally\, Karen co-founded the Annual Indigenous and Native Healers Silent Retreat and the Albuquerque People of Color and Allies Sangha. She has also been appointed volunteer faculty at the University of New Mexico’s School of Medicine\, where she guides faculty and staff on tribal health issues and wellness support to medical students and residents. \nIn her personal life\, Karen enjoys spending time with her family\, including her daughter and two grandchildren. She manages the family ranch and loves spending time with ancestral lands and caring for its inhabitants.
URL:https://www.mountaincloud.org/event/wisdom-wednesday-10-01-2025/
LOCATION:Mountain Cloud Zen Center and Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Talks & Workshops,Wisdom Wednesday
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