JANUARY 2026 – Jan 8, 15, 22 (New Year)
FEBRUARY 2026 – Feb 5, 12, 19
MARCH 2026 – 12, 19, 26 (Sedona Retreat)
APRIL 2026 – 2, 9,16
MAY 2026 – 7, 14, 21
JUNE 2026 – 4, 11, 18
JULY 2026 – 2, 9, 16
AUGUST 2026 – 6, 13, 20
SEPTEMBER 2026 – 3, 10, 17 (Chaco)
OCTOBER 2026 – 1, 8, 15, 29
NOVEMBER 2026 – 19 (Bali Retreat)
DECEMBER 2026 – 3, 10, 17
2026 Themes:
Mind Mastery / Inner Peace
This year’s theme, Mind Mastery / Inner Peace, is an invitation to return to the quiet source from which all change arises. In the Zen and metaphysical traditions, the mind is not merely a tool for thinking but the lens through which reality itself is experienced. When the mind is reactive, fragmented, or unconsciously conditioned, even the most sincere efforts for change are distorted at their origin. But when the mind is steadied, clarified, and gently disciplined, perception shifts – and with it, the world we inhabit. True transformation does not begin by forcing the outer life to comply; it begins by tending the inner landscape. As the mind becomes clear, aligned, and present, meaningful change unfolds naturally, not as effort, but as expression.
Here is the PPT presentation and the 4 minute audio Zen Story: Listen here – or download and listen a few times!
Mastery of the Mind – Zen Monk Story
PRESENTATION – MIND SHAPES ALL THINGS
This is a 2 minuted guided audio of the 4 / 4/ 4/ 4 box breathing technique. Use it for when you need a quick de-stress or nervous system calming.
Ripples & Stillness – discussion
Homework: Mental Weeds (Inner Peace)
Contemplations for discussion: The Mind as a Garden / Unconscious Cultivation / Timing / Mindfulness / Two Arrows / Where Suffering Grows / Timing / Skillful Abandoning / Everyday Practice / Discipline / True Aim / Mental Diet
Trance Channeling Jolene Brackett
Here is the SPIRIT message given to Jolene for this group. The audio and a transcript
Here is the audio:
Here is the CHANNELING done for the group. (link to the drive)
Link to Audio HERE:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bXd1uXR4YJk47nSm7kUH-_Uc26ISrZ1Y/view?usp=sharing
Transcript of channeling:
Here is the full VIDEO (unedited)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pXHvSP2v_LzJykvz2Bvzqv-c0kC9qx2I/view?usp=sharing
4 4 8 Breathing technique
This is a 2 minuted guided audio of the 4 4 8 breathing technique. Use it for deep parasympathetic system Relaxation.
4 4 8 Breathing Technique
Feb 12
Information here – Group & Beth (in progress)
Feb 19
Group & Jake (in progress)
Mar 12
Re-connection Circle – shares / support / welcomes & updates
Mar 19 – Control & Letting Go
March 19 – notes
Actual control & resistance
Holding the ocean with bare hands
The role of worry & responsibility
Divine timing & ancient patterns
Dancing with rhythms
Harmony with greater forces
True responsibility is focus on the earth walk
Zen practice – responsibility vs passivity
Mental struggle & arrows
Accessing our chi and inner peace
How I hold it for self vs How I’d hold it for others
Mar 26 – Understanding & Inner Peace
Seek to understand what is reason behind behavior
Watch and listen before we judge
Always complex human stories beneath the behavior
Two views can be right
Circumstances always shape our choices – issues & behavior are connected
Seeing with Compassionate Eyes