B-Coming Ur Own BFF
Learning to Meditate with Kindness – Individual or group introduction to the practice of Zen meditation for all levels of seekers.
Call to Action in Response to Charleston and Beyond
Facilitated gatherings for white Dharma practitioners who identify as social activists and are seeking to respond with conscious compassion to the suffering caused by the unexamined legacy of white privilege, power, rank, and racism.
Community Engagement
Body centered, trauma-informed, spiritual and well-being counseling, Zen training, studies and practice of Precepts and Koans, Death Cafe, environmental blessings, ritual purification, naming ceremonies, weddings, and funerals.
Contemplative Somatic Wellness™ Zen Apprenticeships
Grounded in Zen practice and teachings, offering embodied one-on-one private sessions, spiritual mentoring, and group trainings to young adults (in particular those who self-identify as of color, immigrant, working class, trans, and gender queer) integrating the healing of Intergenerational (Legacy) Trauma, the Honoring of our Ancestors, and the Power of Movement and Flow through Nervous System Regulation.
Solidarity Gatherings
Online Community Gatherings for those who wish to come together in a Spirit of P.E.A.C.E. (Patience, Equity, Awareness, Connection, & Encouragement)
Solo Zen Retreats
An opportunity to deepen personal practice under the guidance of a teacher. Minimum length of stay for solo retreat practice is seven days. This offering is for experienced Zen practitioners who have established a connection with Two Streams Zen guiding teachers.
Spiritual Guidance
Face to Face meeting with a teacher is available for those seeking to establish a meditation practice or seeking counsel for life issues as they relate to stepping onto, deepening, and sustaining a spiritual life. Sessions are 40 minutes in length. Experienced Zen students may request to meet in terms of formal training. Please arrange to arrive for a minimum of 1 hour of Zazen practice prior to your meeting with the teacher. Meetings may also be arranged virtually, and the same requirement of Zazen applies.
White-On-White Gatherings
Intra-group gatherings for Dharma practitioners and social change activists uncovering and renegotiating Whiteness and uncoupling the unconscious patterns that perpetuate our suffering as white people (by invitation).
