We chant “Releasing all harmful Karma ever created by me since of old….” yet do not necessarily have an empowering relationship with what that might imply for the living of our lives.   This workshop will look more deeply into the question of “What does it mean to be responsible for my life…. lives of others…. even all of life?”

We live in a world eager to pin fault on some outside source.  Responsibility is regularly associated with guilt and shame.   Together we will explore an alternative view of responsibility which leaves us with power in our day-to-day living. To prompt exploration, there will be suggested assignments between sessions.                                                                                                                                               

The three zoom Sessions will address:

1. The science behind how we wound up being who we think we are

2. Responsibility as an empowering possibility for day to day living

3. If "my actions are my only true belonging," where do the precepts of Zen Practice leave us?  

Focusing is a body-mind experience that provides a supportive environment for working with our Ango theme of karma. With practice, Focusing gives us a chance to see and directly experience our repetitive patterns with greater clarity and gently to move in a different direction.

Between the zoom meetings participants will have a Focusing partner with whom to practice Focusing. Instructions will be provided in the meetings and in written materials, which will be available via emails and in Discord. Seigyoku will be available throughout Ango for a Focusing session, trouble shooting and providing individual support.

Focusing is a body-mind experience that provides a supportive environment for working with our Ango theme of karma. With practice, Focusing gives us a chance to see and directly experience our repetitive patterns with greater clarity and gently to move in a different direction.

Between the zoom meetings participants will have a Focusing partner with whom to practice Focusing. Instructions will be provided in the meetings and in written materials, which will be available via emails and in Discord. Seigyoku will be available throughout Ango for a Focusing session, trouble shooting and providing individual support.

We chant “Releasing all harmful Karma ever created by me since of old….” yet do not necessarily have an empowering relationship with what that might imply for the living of our lives.   This workshop will look more deeply into the question of “What does it mean to be responsible for my life…. lives of others…. even all of life?”

We live in a world eager to pin fault on some outside source.  Responsibility is regularly associated with guilt and shame.   Together we will explore an alternative view of responsibility which leaves us with power in our day-to-day living. To prompt exploration, there will be suggested assignments between sessions.                                                                                                                                               

The three zoom Sessions will address:

1. The science behind how we wound up being who we think we are

2. Responsibility as an empowering possibility for day to day living

3. If "my actions are my only true belonging," where do the precepts of Zen Practice leave us?  

Focusing is a body-mind experience that provides a supportive environment for working with our Ango theme of karma. With practice, Focusing gives us a chance to see and directly experience our repetitive patterns with greater clarity and gently to move in a different direction.

Between the zoom meetings participants will have a Focusing partner with whom to practice Focusing. Instructions will be provided in the meetings and in written materials, which will be available via emails and in Discord. Seigyoku will be available throughout Ango for a Focusing session, trouble shooting and providing individual support.

This workshop will enable us to draw connections and insights into the inter-relationship between karma and impermanence.  The workshop will take place primarily on Discord and via email, except for one 1.5 hour zoom discussion on zoom.  Discord and emails will include writing prompts and discussion questions to help generate thoughts and conversation throughout the Ango. 

Focusing is a body-mind experience that provides a supportive environment for working with our Ango theme of karma. With practice, Focusing gives us a chance to see and directly experience our repetitive patterns with greater clarity and gently to move in a different direction.

Between the zoom meetings participants will have a Focusing partner with whom to practice Focusing. Instructions will be provided in the meetings and in written materials, which will be available via emails and in Discord. Seigyoku will be available throughout Ango for a Focusing session, trouble shooting and providing individual support.