Announcements

News and announcements (home page)

• New Meditation CD by Tara Brach

  Editor posted on May 16 2012
  Discover a way to live your life aligned with heart and spirit... Read more
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• "Teaching What We Need to Learn" Teleseminar

  Editor posted on May 09 2012

  Tara Brach will be one of 40 teachers featured in a 20-week, free series of online interviews on how spiritual teachers deal with their own personal challenges....

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• A Film Festival for Heart & Mind: June 14-17 at BuddhaFest

  Editor posted on May 06 2012

  BuddhaFest speakers this year include Rick Hanson, author of Buddha's Brain and one of the world's leading authorities on the neuroscience of mindfulness, and Congressman Tim Ryan, whose new book, A Mindful Nation, explores the growing presence of mindfulness in many areas of American life....

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• IMCW Opens New Meditation Space & Meeting Room in Tenleytown

  Hugh Byrne posted on May 06 2012
  

  Would you like to come to an IMCW meditation space in Washington, DC that is beautiful, accessible from different parts of the metro area, and available for sitting groups, classes, and other dharma activities?

  Would you like to join others for a group meditation before your working day begins, or after work, or drop in during the day for some moments of quiet and presence in the midst of our busy lives?

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  Posted in: Announcements, New to Meditation

• A Mindful Nation on C-Span Saturday!

  Editor posted on May 04 2012
  

  On Saturday, May 4 at 9 p.m. (ET), C-Span will air Congressman Tim Ryan's talk from IMCW's Bethesda class on April 11. C-Span notes:

  Democratic Representative Tim Ryan from Ohio presents his thoughts on the teachings of mindfulness and what he believes are the meditative practices' benefits...

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• Integrating Mindfulness into the Schools

  Editor posted on Apr 28 2012

  Over the past decade, training in mindfulness—the intentional cultivation of moment-by-moment non-judgmental focused attention and awareness—has spread from its initial western applications in medicine to other fields, including education....

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  Posted in: Announcements, Falling Petals, Engaged Buddhism

• Movie "I Am" Thursday Night at 9 & 12 on OWN

  Editor posted on Apr 25 2012
  The movie I Am, received so well at last year's BuddhaFest, will be shown tonight on Oprah's Network.... Read more
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• Audio Dharma by Tsoknyi Rinpoche Now Available on IMCW Talks Page

  Editor posted on Apr 24 2012
  

  Tsoknyi Rinpoche discusses his teachings on "Open Heart, Open Mind" with Tara Brach....

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• Building a Mindful Nation: Talk by IMCW Guest Speaker Congressman Tim Ryan

  Editor posted on Apr 16 2012
  

  Congressman Ryan received a standing ovation at Wednesday's Bethesda class when he spoke of building a nation based on mindfulness and kindness...

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• IMCW's Prison Dharma Program Enters DC Dept. of Corrections

  posted on Apr 16 2012

  Volunteers from IMCW's prison dharma program, Insight on the Inside will begin teaching meditation at the District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DCDC). IMCW is pleased that the IOI program, begun in 2009 through the Good Works initiative, is continuing to expand....

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• The Question of Essential Human Goodness

  Carl Skooglund posted on Apr 01 2012
  

  Buddhism today, through its myriad forms, presents to us two very different models of human nature: one of inherent goodness and purity, and one of plasticity, of malleability, of no-essence. Where we come down in this issue – consciously or unconsciously – determines what we see as our existential starting point and necessarily leads to two very different frameworks of intention and effort.  It has a profound effect on what we think our Dharma practice should be about....

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  Posted in: Announcements, Falling Petals, Deepening Practice

• Two Special Guest Speakers: Congressman Tim Ryan & Tsoknyi Rinpoche

  Tara Brach posted on Mar 27 2012

  April 11 & 18 bring two special speakers to the Wednesday class in Bethesda.  You are invited to attend their talks and book signings...

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• Tibetan Monks to Hold Medicine Buddha Puja at UUCA Class on April 9

  Editor posted on Mar 12 2012
  

  Playing traditional instruments and chanting, the Gaden Jangtse monks will perform a Medicine Buddha puja. Hearing the Medicine Buddha mantra is believed to alleviate our physical and mental suffering and leave the imprints of the entire path to Enlightenment in our minds....

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• Bringing Mindfulness to Schools in our Region

  Hugh Byrne posted on Mar 08 2012
  

  If the profound teachings and practices of mindfulness are to address the great social suffering of our society and world, and help us live with greater wisdom and compassion, there is probably no more important area to put attention than bringing the practices of mindfulness and compassion into our schools.... Read more
  Posted in: Announcements, Engaged Buddhism

• Building a Mindful Nation--Together!

  Editor posted on Mar 05 2012
  

  Please join Wednesday guest speaker, Congressman Tim Ryan on April 11 as he talks to IMCW about his new book about how in these tough times, living mindfully is creating a quiet revolution...

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• BuddhaFest June 14-17: A Film Festival for the Heart & Mind

  Editor posted on Mar 04 2012
  

  An exciting new feature--the BuddhaFest Short Films Showcase--has been added to this year’s festival. A $1,000 top prize is being offered for films of five minutes or less that explore the question, “What does it mean to be awake in the world?”

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• When the Iron Bird Flies: Tibetan Buddhism Arrives in the West

  Editor posted on Feb 07 2012
  Help Kickstart a new film about the introduction of Tibetan Buddhism to the West and the spiritual collaboration between east and west that has resulted....

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• The Brahma Viharas by Hugh Byrne

  Hugh Byrne posted on Jan 30 2012
  

  The Buddha provided a path of training that helps us to see the thoughts, words, and actions that lead us to continued suffering and those that lead to freedom from suffering....

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• Bringing Mindfulness and Compassion into the World, Jan. 27

  Hugh Byrne posted on Jan 24 2012
  

  Join us to continue the discussion about how to bring compassion to D.C.'s schools and military veterans...

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• Dharma: The Musical

  Editor posted on Jan 04 2012
  La Sarmiento, IMCW teacher, sings 3 dharma spoof songs for the 2011 IMCW Solstice Celebration. Read more
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• Awakening Joy Course 2012

  Editor posted on Jan 01 2012

  Awakening Joy is an engaging and highly regarded internet course that has been written up in O Magazine. Joy is not for just the lucky few–it’s a choice anyone can make....

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• A Year Living Mindfully 2012-3

  Jonathan Foust posted on Dec 27 2011
  Join the Year of Living Mindfully course this year with Jonathan Foust, supporting you in integrating the dharma into your daily life.... Read more
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• A Message from Tara

  Editor posted on Dec 16 2011

  A holiday greeting video from Tara and all of us at IMCW...

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• Wednesday Class: Solstice & 3 Refuge Ceremonies

  Editor posted on Dec 12 2011
  

  Join us for candles and chanting...

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• Create a More Compassionate World, Friday, December 9

  Hugh Byrne posted on Dec 07 2011

  Join us as we bring the teachings and practice of mindfulness into bear, exploring ways in which we can act together to create a more compassionate community and world....

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• Anam Thubten to Teach Arlington Class Monday, December 5

  Editor posted on Nov 16 2011
  

  Anam Thubten, Buddhist teacher and author of the recently released No Self, No Problem teaches at IMCW's Arlington class on Monday, December 5.

  He says, "Buddha spoke of attention as one of the most powerful methods to become free...."

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• Inward Bound: Teens Wake Up to Mindfulness, Themselves, and Each Other

  La Sarmiento posted on Nov 06 2011
  

  La Sarmiento, IMCW teacher & iBme teen retreat leader, witnesses "what can happen when young people are given a space where they are fully accepted for all of who they are and where their perspectives are heard, seen, and honored, and taken seriously. Through this container, their natural wisdom and compassion flows."

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• IMCW Community Picnic, October 23, Meadowbrook Park

  Editor posted on Oct 04 2011

  Join the IMCW community at a fall picnic!

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• 9.11 Weekend of Compassion Dharma Talks Now on Video

  Editor posted on Oct 03 2011

  Watch video dharma talks by Tara Brach, Sylvia Boorstein, Hugh Byrne and Ruth King...

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  Posted in: Announcements, Falling Petals

• Mindfulness on the Job Workshop/ Fundraiser

  Editor posted on Sep 30 2011
  

  Practice a variety of applied mindfulness tools to be less reactive in this interactive retreat. You'll learn to  communicate more calmly and definitively, and maintain mental focus.

  
  

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• A Warm Welcome to Newcomers

  Tara Brach posted on Sep 23 2011
  

  Tara Brach welcomes newcomers to IMCW and invites you to explore the resources available to you here...

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• Pay a Visit to Yourself: New Intro to Meditation Audio & Video by Tara Brach

  Editor posted on Sep 20 2011

  Tara offers new insights on how to establish a rich and satisfying meditation practice. 

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  Posted in: Announcements, New to Meditation

• Guest Teacher Ajahn Kusalo to Teach 3 IMCW Classes in September

  Editor posted on Sep 20 2011

  Join guest teacher Ajahn Kusalo at IMCW this month...

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• Registration Opens for Class Series & Guest Teacher Retreat

  Editor posted on Sep 15 2011

  Guest teacher Sharon Salzberg is offering a daylong in October and several new class series beginning this month are open for registration.

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• Explore Our New Website: Audio & Video Dharma

  Editor posted on Sep 11 2011
  

  Explore our audio dharma and our new video dharma on the Talks webpage...

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• Learn to Meditate with IMCW This Fall in MD & VA

  Editor posted on Sep 06 2011
  

  Tara Brach and other IMCW teachers are teaching introduction to meditation classes this fall. Learn how to quiet the mind and awaken mindful and compassionate awareness with Vipassana (insight) meditation. 

  
  

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• Hurricane Irene

  Editor posted on Aug 27 2011

  Class cancellations may occur due to the storm...

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• Man Alive Retreat CANCELLED

  Editor posted on Aug 26 2011
  Jonathan Foust would like to announce that the Man Alive Retreat for Saturday, August 27 has been CANCELLED.
  Posted in: Announcements

• Explore Our New Website: Not from D.C.? The Virtual Sangha Page is Designed for You

  Editor posted on Aug 07 2011
  

  IMCW offers a variety of resources for our virtual sangha.  Our audio and video dharma talks are just the beginning....

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• 9.11 Weekend of Peace, Compassion & Forgiveness

  Editor posted on Aug 06 2011

  Join teachers Lama Surya Das, Sylvia Boorstein, and Tara Brach, as they help to offer us refuge from the media hype about the 10th anniversary of 9.11 and offer tools, guidance and perspective to help us connect with our true nature.  

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• Tibetan Teacher Anam Thubten to Co-teach IMCW December Retreat

  Editor posted on Aug 05 2011
  

  When I first met Tibetan teacher Anam Thubten informally, I was immediately struck by his warmth and humor. As we began talking, a striking depth and clarity of wisdom came through. Anam is the real deal- a very realized, awake being.... Read more
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• The Gifts of Buddhist & Western Psychology, with Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield & Mark Epstein

  Editor posted on Aug 03 2011

  Join IMCW and Omega for a weekend with these 3 noted Buddhist teachers and psychologists, as they explore how Western psychology and Eastern Buddhist psychology have become partners in one of the greatest of human quests—the exploration, understanding, healing, and awakening of the human heart and mind....

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• Love, Commitment and the Creation of a Sand Mandala: Teachings by the Monks of Drepung Monastery

  Trish Magyari posted on Jul 25 2011
  

  What if the thing that you lovingly crafted would be destroyed as soon as it was complete and perfect—how would you not suffer from that loss?

  Such are the teachings of the monks of Drepung Monastery, emissaries of the Dalai Lama’s lineage, who spent five days this past week prayerfully creating an exquisite Medicine Buddha sand mandala only to ceremonially “destroy” it when it was finished....
  
  

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• Audio dharma by Lama Surya Das: It's Not Time We Lack, But Focus

  Editor posted on Jul 18 2011
  

  Lama Surya Das speaks about living the "infinite possibilities of now."

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• IMCW in the News: A meditation on the inconspicuous Buddhists around us

  Editor posted on Jul 17 2011

  A Washington Post reporter discovers "inconspicuous Buddhists."

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• Explore Our New Website: Tara's Dharma Talks on Video

  Editor posted on Jul 11 2011
  

  See Tara Brach's dharma talks on video!    

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• Dalai Lama's Monks to Guest Teach in Baltimore, Tuesday, July 19

  Editor posted on Jun 23 2011
  

  Please join us in welcoming the Dalai Lama's monks, who are coming to Baltimore to create a sand mandala and to teach meditation...

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• BuddhaFest Online with Tricycle Magazine

  Editor posted on Jun 20 2011

  Watch BuddhaFest online through July 4!  Tricycle.com is offering several BuddhaFest movies over the next 2 weeks....

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• Connect with Community this Week at BuddhaFest!

  Editor posted on Jun 13 2011
  Experience a unique blend of films, talks and meditation this Thursday-Sunday, June 16-19, at Artisphere in the Rosslyn section of Arlington, VA.  Read more
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• Guest Teacher, Lama Surya Das, Wednesday, July 13

  Editor posted on Jun 13 2011
  

  Listen to Buddhist teacher Surya Das, poet, writer and chant-master....

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  Posted in: Announcements, Falling Petals

• Explore Our New Website: the Calendar

  Editor posted on Jun 12 2011
  

  Learn about the new website's many features.  This week we look at the calendar and talk about how to find classes, teachers, and other items of interest.

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• Book Review: The Making of Buddhist Modernism by David McMahan

  Editor posted on Jun 12 2011

  Eastern Buddhism meets Western philosophy and culture in a book by Religious Studies professor David McMahan. Read the book review by IMCW teacher Carl Skooglund....

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• Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Summer Retreats

  Editor posted on Jun 08 2011

  Teen and adult summer retreats offered by iBme in nearby Virginia offer "a practical toolkit for lifelong mental health, social-emotional wellbeing, and sustainable living."

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• RRUUC Bethesda Beats the Heat!

  Editor posted on Jun 07 2011

  RRUUC installs new air conditioner today.

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• IMCW/Omega Retreat: The Gifts of Buddhist & Western Psychology

  Editor posted on Jun 06 2011

  September 16–17, 2011 

  Join three of the West's most prominent Buddhist teachers—Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and Mark Epstein—for an exclusive weekend program. Tap into the healing wisdom for lasting happiness inherent within each of us through the ancient, life-changing power of Buddhist teachings and the latest research in contemporary Western psychology. 

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• Non-IMCW Retreat: Fierce Tenderness

  Editor posted on May 11 2011

  This June 17 retreat, in Pagosa Springs, CO, with teacher Dori Langevin, will weave a balance of effort and ease, stillness and motion, stability and openess in our body, heart and mind.

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• Busy Life Syndrome?

  Editor posted on May 04 2011
  

  Teacher Klia Bassing classes have been filmed for ABC news segment airing Monday, May 9...

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• IMCW Unveils New Website

  Editor posted on May 02 2011

  New website, new look, new features, new experience--with metta from IMCW.

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• Hugh Byrne wins "Best Contender for Guru" Status, Washington City Paper

  Editor posted on Mar 24 2011
  

  Read the "Best of DC 2011"!

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• Sharon Salzberg, Guest Teacher Wednesday night/PBS interview segment

  Editor posted on Feb 12 2011
  

  Watch Sharon Salzberg's PBS segment--filmed at IMCW.

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• A Year of Living Mindfully

  Editor posted on Feb 09 2011

  A YLM "graduate" describes how YLM works and how it has affected her life....

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• BuddhaFest 2011

  Editor posted on Feb 06 2011
  

  Join us at BuddhaFest 2011, June 16-19 at Artisphere in Rosslyn, VA for films, meditation and dharma....

  
  

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• Mentoring Program: Companionship through the Dharma

  Editor posted on Jan 15 2011
  

  Whether you are new to meditation or have been practicing regularly for a while, you may find working with a mentor to be a welcomed support on the path. Read more
  Posted in: Announcements, Falling Petals, Deepening Practice

• State of the IMCW People of Color & LGBTQ Sanghas/Diversity Efforts, 2010-11

  Editor posted on Dec 10 2010

  A summary of the past year's classes, retreats, teachers, and the growth of the affinity communities.

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  Posted in: Announcements, Falling Petals

• Loving the Earth

  Editor posted on Nov 08 2010
  

  This article begins to discuss IMCW's examination of its response to global environmental crisis and how you can get involved.

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  Posted in: Announcements, Falling Petals, Engaged Buddhism

• Inclement Weather Policy--Wednesday Nights

  Editor posted on Nov 08 2010
  

  Don't get stuck -- keep an eye on the homepage!

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• The Sangha Speaks!

  Editor posted on Sep 08 2010
  

  2010 survey receives 600 responses!

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• Jonathan Foust on Diane Rehm Show

  Editor posted on Jun 22 2010
  

  Listen to Jonathan on the Diane Rehm show!

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• IMCW Community Dharma Leaders: Bringing the Dharma to Diverse Communities

  Editor posted on Feb 22 2010
  To bring the dharma to still more people in our troubled world, and to expand its reach to diverse communities, Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern California will conduct its fourth Community Dharma Leader (CDL) training course beginning in September 2010. Five teachers and teachers-in- training from IMCW have been accepted to the program. Read more
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