by Dario Girolami
Saturday Sangha Serves, Studies and Retreats Together
Spotlight on volunteers
Dragons in the City by Lake Michigan: Introducing Chicago’s Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
A Branching Streams sangha profile
Balanced and Awake: Zen and Yoga to Harmonize Mind and Body
In this interview Letitia Bartlett shares a little about her extensive background in yoga and theatre and the unique perspective that this...
True Person Retreat: Discovering the Life You’re Meant to Live
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?—Mary Oliver Sooner or later, we all seem to get to...
The Zen Poetry of Philip Whalen and Wallace Stevens
Remember getting lost in a line of a poem? Time stops, our thoughts quicken, as we discover the meaning of the line and in the process uncover the...
Zen Ritual: A Practitioner’s Perspective on the Expressions of Forms
by Konin Cardenas
Freedom with Our Inner Critics: A Reflection by Dr. Lee Lipp
This morning I noticed that impatience, accompanied by inner critic thoughts, must have entered my house while I was sleeping last night. Not being...
Beneficial Insight: A Testimonial from Meditation Training
by Student Shelley Adler