I’m co-teaching this monthly group with my partner, Father Adam Bucko, a Christian contemplative and an Episcopal priest. We will meet on the last or next-to-last Tuesday of the month from 7:30 - 9 pm ET NEW TIME to deepen our study and application of the rich and diverse Buddhist and Christian contemplative practices and how these can support engaged spirituality, or what Andrew Harvey terms sacred activism, “a transforming force of compassion-in-action that is born of a fusion of deep spiritual knowledge, courage, love, and passion, with wise radical action in the world.”

Register here. These sessions are open to the public and offered by donation.

We will record the teachings and meditations for registered participants.

How to Touch the Earth: A Mindfulness Practice hosted by Tricycle’s Buddhism & Ecology Summit: Earth Day, a series of conversations with Buddhist teachers, writers, and environmental activists. Speakers at Tricycle’s Third Annual Buddhism and Ecology Summit include Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche on the earth-touching mudra, Kaira Jewel Lingo (my session is at 2pm) on a mindfulness practice from Plum Village’s Earth Holder Community, Jack Kornfield on how to sit like a tree, and many others.

For more info and to register here. Online

Book Panel with the Authors of Healing Our Way Home  with Valerie Brown, Marisela Gomez MD and Kaira Jewel Lingo. Insight Santa Cruz.

The authors will share their process of creating this conversational book, read excerpts from the book, followed by time for questions and discussion with the community.

This event will be moderated by Tenzin Chogkyi.

For more info here.

Online  

In the Shelter of the Now: How We Can Rest, Simplify and Let Go Sponsored by New York Insight with Kaira Jewel Lingo

In this day of practice, we explore how to deepen inner contentment through rest, creating space and simplifying our life. When we empty ourselves out we fill ourselves up with what truly matters and can nourish us. We will explore the profound wisdom of rest, and the many things we can mistake for authentic rest. When we allow ourselves to find balance and restore, we are empowered to move into the world and bring about greater justice and peace. 

The day will include various forms of meditation, dharma teaching, group discussion and InterPlay, an embodied, play practice that helps unlock the wisdom of the body through movement, voice, storytelling, stillness and connection.

For more info and to register here.

In person retreat. New York Zendo – 223 East 67th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues

Healing Our Way Home: Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy, and Liberation with Kaira Jewel Lingo, Valerie Brown, and Marisela Gomez. Insight Meditation Society Book Club

Join three friends, three Black women, all teachers in the Plum Village tradition founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, in intimate conversation, touching on the pain and beauty of their families of origin, relationships and loneliness, intimacy and sexuality, politics, popular culture, race, self-care and healing. No subject is out of bounds in this free-flowing, wide-ranging offering of mindful wisdom to nourish our sense of belonging and connection with ancestors.

For more info here and to enroll here. Online 

BIPOC One-Day In-Person Sit I’m leading a one-day in person sit featuring longer periods of sitting meditation and a dharma talk at the Brooklyn Zen Center. The sit is open to all BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) practitioners. This is the perfect opportunity for newer practitioners to try longer sitting and to build BIPOC sangha (community), as well as for long-term practitioners to recommit to their practice.

Boundless Mind Temple is located in the Parish House of Christ Church Cobble Hill, next to 326 Clinton Street.

For more info and to register here.

Stories of Healing hosted by Insight Santa Cruz will be joining Kaira Jewel Lingo via Zoom for a short sit, Dharma Talk, and Q&A, in celebration of a new book she has co-authored, Healing Our Way Home.

This event will be Zoomcast at the center after the regular ISC Sunday sit. All are welcome to participate from the center or join online.

Attend either online or in person at the Meditation Center. If you choose to attend in person, we request that you not use any fragrance. 

Please join us to celebrate the launch of Healing Our Way Home: Black Buddhist Teachings on Ancestors, Joy, and Liberation with the authors Valerie Brown, Marisela B. Gomez, MD, and Kaira Jewel Lingo!

After remarks from Dr. Larry Ward, the authors will read excerpts from the book and answer questions. The event will be be 1.5 hours and a recording will be made available after the event.

We hope to see you there! You can pre-order your book today and use code HOME20 to receive 20% off at: parallax.org/product/healing-our-way-home

To register for the book launch zoomcast here.

Spiritual Radicals: Learning Engaged Spirituality from Buddhist and Christian Saints and Bodhisattvas, with Adam Bucko and Kaira Jewel Lingo. Hosted by Spirit Rock 

In a world grappling with multiple crises and an uncertain future, it can feel overwhelming to navigate such challenges with an open heart. This daylong will invite participants into a felt sense of contemplative practice that leads to action and allows us to engage with the world wholeheartedly. We will draw inspiration from contemporary Buddhist and Christian saints and bodhisattvas and explore our unique callings to discern how to meet these times with compassion, resilience, and purpose.

For more info and to register here. Online

Meeting Times of Crisis with Wisdom, Resilience and Balance, with Kaira Jewel Lingo. Hosted by London Insight 

In this online evening of practice, we will explore how Buddhist teachings and mindfulness practices can help us navigate difficult times with grace and equanimity.

By cultivating wisdom, we can gain a deeper understanding of the impermanent and interconnected nature of life, investigate our perceptions, and vision the kind of world we truly want. With resilience and balance, we can remain grounded and steady, even amidst the chaos and uncertainty of crisis.

More info here. Online

Taking Care of Strong Emotions & Cultivating Equanimity with Dr. Marisela Gomez & Kaira Jewel Lingo

Join us for this virtual session, designed exclusively for our BIPOC community members by our BIPOC Sangha teachers.

During these times of challenge, it's natural for strong emotions to disrupt our lives. How do we not allow them to take over? In this online retreat, join Dr. Marisela Gomez and Kaira Jewel Lingo to deepen our practice and ability to be with strong emotions and strengthen equanimity, peace and well-being in the midst of the storms of life. There will be space for questions and reflections from the audience.

More info here. Online

BIPOC in the Park! Morning of Practice in Prospect Park, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm with Kaira Jewel and the Garrison BIPOC meditation sangha

We will practice silent, mindful walking, mindful movement, listen to teachings on mindfulness, meditate and connect with nature. Prospect Park Lincoln Rd./Flatbush Ave Park Entrance, near public restrooms Brooklyn, NY 11225

In person Register here.

Deep Rest as Wise Effort Offered by New York Insight 

In this evening of practice, we are invited to return home to our body and mind to discover the wisdom and clarity that can emerge from profound rest. With so many aspects of our lives impacted and disrupted by systems that insist that we be ‘on’ all the time, we’ll instead create a refuge to nurture and support our nervous systems, and practice ways to deeply rest together and in our daily lives.

Join us for this evening which will include a talk, meditation, experiential practices and space for reflection and conversation in community. Online Register here

Navigating Uncertainty with Courage and Tenderness sponsored by Open Path Psychotherapy Collective 

This session is an invitation to come home to our body and mind so that we can meet the uncertainty of our times with courage and tenderness. With so many aspects of our lives impacted and disrupted by insecurity and change, we will create space to care for our nervous systems, deepen connection to ourselves and others, and become intimate with the real unreliability of our circumstances and where we can nevertheless find true refuge. We will practice to hold ourselves and the clients we serve with compassion and stability.
Online For more information and to register here.

Freedom from Anxiety: Holding Our Anxiety with Mindfulness sponsored by Adelphi Mindfulness Center

Learning how to hold our anxiety with mindfulness allows us to offer love and compassion to ourselves when we are experiencing anxiety. Freedom doesn't come from the complete elimination of anxiety, it comes from shifting our relationship and response. When we can touch our anxiety with mindfulness we can feel the peace and calmness that arises when the energy of mindfulness surrounds an emotion. Freedom is available in the present moment if we learn how to breathe and live mindfully.
In Person: Adelphi University Mindfulness Center, 1 South Ave, Garden City, NY, University Center Room 324

For more information here and to register: Email mindfulness@adelphi.edu or call 516-877-3113

Focus on Thay's "Beginning Anew" practice and writing love letters to family members Sponsored by Moving Beyond Family Struggles Summit 2023

This year, the summit delves deep into family relationship struggles, trauma, and ways to overcome adversity. Alongside me, there will be a line-up of 30 remarkable experts, all bringing their unique insights and experiences to the table. Our goal is to provide you with the tools, knowledge, and strategies you need to navigate challenges in family relationships and life so that you can find healing and resolution.
Online Summit runs from October 12 - 15. Kaira Jewel’s session is on Sunday afternoon. For more information and to register here..

Befriending Eco-Anxiety and Strong Emotions: Trusting and Grounding in the Body sponsored by Climate Psychology Alliance North America

In this session, we’ll learn powerful practices of staying rooted and grounded in the midst of life’s storms by listening to the wisdom of the body. Engaging powerful teachings from Buddhist Psychology on how our minds function, we will also do a deep dive into how to fully meet and soothe anxiety, anger, and grief in these challenging times of climate and social upheaval.  We will move toward insight and gradual transformation of habit patterns so that we are freed up to respond with trust and courageous vulnerability to the aching needs of our world. 
Online For more information here and to register here.

 Tears Become Rain: Stories of Transformation and Healing Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh Book Launch. Hosted by Parallax Press.

There are two online times for the Oct 10 book launch: Register here for the 1 pm ET launch and register here for the 7 pm ET launch. I will share along with other contributors at the 7 pm event. At both events, a number of the 32 authors will read and share about their essays. Registration is limited to 300 people. Come celebrate with us the day before Thay's birthday!

I am one of the contributors and my chapter is titled Just One Look. Tears Become Rain is available now for pre-oder here PRE-ORDER the book at your local bookstore or for a 20% discount until Oct 9 - directly from Parallax Press.

Practice the art of attention in this weekly meditation session inspired by a work of art from the Rubin Museum’s collection and guided by me this time. For centuries Himalayan practitioners have used meditation to quiet the mind, open the heart, calm the nervous system, and increase focus. Mindfulness Meditation is a refuge from the world around us, as well as an opportunity to engage with it more consciously.

Open to beginner and skilled meditators alike, the 45-minute program includes an opening talk, a 20-minute meditation session, and a closing discussion.

In Person. Meditation programs are always free for Rubin Museum members. For more information here and to register here.

Home is Here: Practicing Anti-racisim with the Engaged Eightfold Path

Conversation between Reverend Liên Shutt & Kaira Jewel Lingo on Rev. Liên’s latest book Home is Here.

Online For more information and to register here.

Engaged Buddhism: Honoring Thich Nhat Hanh’s Life and Teachings (1926-2022) Issue Launch. Hosted by The Arrow Journal A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture & Politics

My article “In the Symphony of the Storm: Four Phases of Engaged Buddhism in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Life” was included in this issue. The Arrow Journal, the issue is available now here.

For a Future to be Possible: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation from Thich Nhat Hanh CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER SUMMIT: sponsored by Closer than Breath

Kaira Jewel will share personal stories of practicing Zen teachings of personal and collective transformation in her own life and how she and many others learned to touch true happiness and heal suffering because of them. We will also practice Touching the Earth, the Plum Village contemplative practice for connecting with our ancestors and all of life in order to touch our interdependence and interbeing, and have time for questions and conversation.
Online For more information and to register here..

Navigating Uncertainty with Courage and Tenderness offered by the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

This session is an invitation to come home to our body and mind so that we can meet the uncertainty of our times with courage and tenderness. With so many aspects of our lives impacted and disrupted by uncertainty and change, we will create space to care for our nervous systems, deepen connection to ourselves and others, and become intimate with the real unreliability of our circumstances and where we can nevertheless find true refuge. We will practice to hold ourselves and our communities with compassion and wisdom.
Online For more information and to register here.

Deep Rest as Wise Effort with Kaira Jewel Lingo, offered by New York Insight

“We must believe we are worthy of rest. We don’t have to earn it. It is our birthright. It is one of our most ancient and primal needs.”― Tricia Hersey, Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto

In this evening of practice, we are invited to return home to our body and mind to discover the wisdom and clarity that can emerge from profound rest. Wise Effort, one of the aspects of the Buddha’s Eightfold Path, includes not just how we choose to engage with the practice and the world around us, but also how we choose to let go and release tension, soften, give ourselves, each other and our planet, a break, a chance to rest, which is the only way we can heal. Wise Effort can also be understood as stepping out of the patterns that govern our world to build coalitions that can offer ourselves and others true refuge and deep rest. 

Join us online for this evening which will include a talk, meditation, experiential practices and space for reflection and conversation in community. For more info here.