by Mary-Allen | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Bodhi Oak Zen Sangha announces our second Non-Violent Communication workshop: Mindful Communication for Authentic and Empowered Connection, based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg, PhD. The purpose of Nonviolent Communication is to speak and listen in a manner that...
by Mary-Allen | Sep 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, Founder of San Francisco Zen Center and the first American ancestorof our Soto Zen lineage Our Fall Zen Retreat is presented by Affiliated Mountain Sangha’s: Mount Diablo Zen Group, Bodhi Oak Zen Sangha, and Facing the Mountain Zen Group....
by Mary-Allen | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Bodhi Oak Zen Sangha is delighted to offer the foothill community a three-day workshop entitled “Compassionate Communication – A Language of Life” based on the practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) developed by Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D. NVC is widely used...
by Mary-Allen | Jul 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
This blog is the first of a series that will address aspects of Zen practice One of the most important aspects of Zen practice is the teacher-student relationship. When people first start Zen practice, they usually come to the Center for meditation instruction...
by Mary-Allen | Feb 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Some years ago, when Ram Dass was 80, he said, “When I was 65, I wrote a book about aging. What did I know?” I wrote this talk in 2014, as I was turning 70. What did I know? One thing I know now is that aging is unpredictable and always changing. That shouldn’t be...
