BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Clear Sky Meditation Centre - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Clear Sky Meditation Centre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20270314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20271107T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250321T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250323T150000 DTSTAMP:20251209T102031Z CREATED:20241128T230819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T102031Z UID:23142-1742576400-1742742000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Dharma in the Stars: Integrating Saturn DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/dharma-in-the-stars-integrating-saturn/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dharma-and-Astrology-Course.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250413T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250504T110000 DTSTAMP:20251209T095630Z CREATED:20250124T184949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T095630Z UID:23760-1744536600-1746356400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Joy! Fuel for Awakening (Online) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/joy-online-course/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Joy-Online-Course.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250419T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250517T170000 DTSTAMP:20260310T102712Z CREATED:20250223T004058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T102712Z UID:24046-1745074800-1747501200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness Spring 2025: Tools for Holistic Living (In-Person or Online) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/integrating-mindfulness-spring-2025-tools-for-holistic-living-in-person-or-online/ CATEGORIES:Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Integrating-Mindfulness-Feature-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250508 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250530 DTSTAMP:20251209T103105Z CREATED:20250220T225705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T103105Z UID:24008-1746662400-1748563199@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Sīla - Bringing Relief and Coolness for the Mind DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-sila-bringing-relief-and-coolness-for-the-mind/ CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250623 DTSTAMP:20260307T075323Z CREATED:20241024T232522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T075323Z UID:22596-1749772800-1750636799@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Vipassana Meditation Retreat in BC Rocky Mountains DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/vipassana-insight-retreat/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2025-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250711T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20250713T170000 DTSTAMP:20260307T075608Z CREATED:20250124T040517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T075608Z UID:23732-1752253200-1752426000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:As the Spirit Moves DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/as-the-spirit-moves-2025/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/As-the-Spirit-Moves-Weekend-Course.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250808 DTSTAMP:20251209T104846Z CREATED:20250511T202234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T104846Z UID:24568-1752710400-1754611199@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Kṣānti DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-k%e1%b9%a3anti/ CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251004T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251005T200000 DTSTAMP:20251001T024844Z CREATED:20250814T133531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T024844Z UID:25834-1759568400-1759694400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:One year anniversary of Qapel's passing DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/one-year-anniversary-of-qapels-passing/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Qapel-Doug-Duncan.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251011T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251011T113000 DTSTAMP:20260310T102020Z CREATED:20240121T232558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T102020Z UID:21133-1760176800-1760182200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:From Resentment to Resilience: Honest Communication for Spiritual People (Free Webinar) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/from-resentment-to-an-open-heart/ CATEGORIES:Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IM-From-Resentment-to-an-Open-Heart-Oct-11-2025-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251025T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251115T120000 DTSTAMP:20260221T054139Z CREATED:20250129T035717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T054139Z UID:23840-1761386400-1763208000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness Fall 2025: Tools for Holistic Living (In-Person or Online) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/integrating-mindfulness-tools-for-holistic-living-in-person-or-online/ CATEGORIES:Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Integrating-Mindfulness-Feature-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251109T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20251130T110000 DTSTAMP:20251212T054646Z CREATED:20250412T221230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T054646Z UID:24389-1762680600-1764500400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:21st Century Tantra DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/21-century-tantra/ CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/21-Century-Tantra.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260101T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260101T153000 DTSTAMP:20251217T034539Z CREATED:20251217T031804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T034539Z UID:26793-1767277800-1767281400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:New Year Special 2026 (In-Person & Online) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/new-year-special-2026/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/New-Year-Talk-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260118T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260208T110000 DTSTAMP:20260216T062956Z CREATED:20251110T183109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T062956Z UID:26460-1768728600-1770548400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integral Evolution: The Next Frontier (Online Course) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/integral-evolution-the-next-frontier-online-course/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2025-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260129T200000 DTSTAMP:20260225T032348Z CREATED:20260210T174220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T032348Z UID:27821-1769713200-1769716800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation For Hope And Healing - Local Classes DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-for-hope-and-healing-local-classes/2026-01-29/ LOCATION:Mountain View Therapeutics – Cranbrook\, #204 14 A 13 Avenue South\, Cranbrook\, BC\, V1C 2V3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260131T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260131T113000 DTSTAMP:20250928T223052Z CREATED:20250928T221154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T223052Z UID:26319-1769853600-1769859000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:FREE WEBINAR: Integrating the Money Shadow in your Spiritual Life DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/free-webinar-integrating-the-money-shadow-in-your-spiritual-life/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2024-Programming-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260307T120000 DTSTAMP:20261003T230750Z CREATED:20250928T230301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T230750Z UID:26268-1771063200-1772884800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Money & Spirituality: Integrating Spiritual and Material (Online) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/money-spirituality-online-course-2026/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/2024-Programming.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260321T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260321T110000 DTSTAMP:20260315T145014Z CREATED:20260202T051633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260315T145014Z UID:27430-1774085400-1774090800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Psynauts Vol 1: Book Launch (Online Event) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/psynauts-book-launch-celebration-online/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Psynauts-Book-Launch-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260406 DTSTAMP:20260220T020721Z CREATED:20251110T181955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T020721Z UID:26461-1774569600-1775433599@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (In-Person & Online Retreat) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/vipassana-meditation-retreat-in-bc-rocky-mountains/ CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2025-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T201500 DTSTAMP:20260418T174447Z CREATED:20260210T170647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T174447Z UID:27745-1775761200-1775765700@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Finding Ground: Meditation For Uncertain Times DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-finding-ground-meditation-for-uncertain-times/2026-04-09/ LOCATION:Mountain View Therapeutics – Cranbrook\, #204 14 A 13 Avenue South\, Cranbrook\, BC\, V1C 2V3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260430T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260430T201500 DTSTAMP:20260418T181249Z CREATED:20260210T170647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T181249Z UID:27863-1777575600-1777580100@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Finding Ground: Meditation For Uncertain Times DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-finding-ground-meditation-for-uncertain-times-2026-04-30/ LOCATION:Mountain View Therapeutics – Cranbrook\, #204 14 A 13 Avenue South\, Cranbrook\, BC\, V1C 2V3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260507T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260507T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T165659Z CREATED:20260331T232657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T165659Z UID:28640-1778180400-1778184000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Getting Centered: Connecting To Body Wisdom DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/getting-centered-connecting-to-body-wisdom/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Staying Whole Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettingCentered_StayingWholeSeries_FeatureImage-e1776703744676.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260604T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260604T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T172656Z CREATED:20260422T195048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T172656Z UID:29242-1780599600-1780603200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Compassion Without Overwhelm: Feeling Without Collapsing DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/compassion-without-overwhelm/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Staying Whole Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/StayingWhole_CompassionWithoutOverwhelm.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260625T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260625T200000 DTSTAMP:20260625T020208Z CREATED:20260604T231954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T020208Z UID:29639-1782414000-1782417600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Boundaries As Stability: Protecting Energy Without Disconnected DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/boundaries-as-stability/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Staying Whole Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BoundariesAsStability_StayingWhole.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260710T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260712T170000 DTSTAMP:20260625T025455Z CREATED:20251220T181131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T025455Z UID:26898-1783702800-1783875600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:As the Spirit Moves (In-Person & Online) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/as-the-spirit-moves-2026/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/As-the-Spirit-Moves-Weekend-Course.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260716T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260716T200000 DTSTAMP:20260625T221217Z CREATED:20260625T215858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260625T221217Z UID:29869-1784228400-1784232000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Communication & Repair: Staying Connected Without Self-Abandoning DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/communication-and-repair/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Staying Whole Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CommunicationAndRepair_StayingWhole_Feature_July2026.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260726T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260816T110000 DTSTAMP:20260905T075353Z CREATED:20251217T031307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T075353Z UID:26795-1785058200-1786878000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Emotional Intelligence (Online) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/emotional-intelligence-online-course/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Emotional-Intelligence-Square.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260827T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260917T201500 DTSTAMP:20260910T071631Z CREATED:20260709T171113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T071631Z UID:30046-1787857200-1789676100@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Healing Body\, Speech and Mind DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/healing-body-speech-and-mind/ LOCATION:Mountain View Therapeutics – Cranbrook\, #204 14 A 13 Avenue South\, Cranbrook\, BC\, V1C 2V3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/HealingBodySpeechMind_Square.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260905T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260905T170000 DTSTAMP:20260815T230802Z CREATED:20260709T213939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T230802Z UID:30033-1788602400-1788627600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditating in Nature: A Day Retreat At Beautiful Clear Sky Center DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditating-in-nature-day-retreat/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/MeditatingInNature_DayWorkshop_Sept2026_Square-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260916T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260916T200000 DTSTAMP:20260819T025854Z CREATED:20260819T010245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T025854Z UID:30342-1789585200-1789588800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Healing Love Healing Money - Free Intro Webinar DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/healinglove-healingmoney-intro/2026-09-16/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Staying Whole Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HealingLoveHealiingMoney_Webinar_Square.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260918T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260920T150000 DTSTAMP:20260905T074323Z CREATED:20251217T031637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T074323Z UID:26792-1789750800-1789916400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:AstroDharma: The Nodes & Your Planetary Purpose (In-Person & Online) DESCRIPTION:Joy! Fuel for Awakening Four-Week Online Course \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “If you want to live a life of joy\, live as if you are on a roller coaster. Ride the dragon of sheer awe and ongoing question\, rather than the merry-go-round of safety and fixed answers.”  —Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Sensei Pawasarat (“The Mystical Life: Right View” webinars) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The spiritual path is the hardest—yet most worthwhile—path one can undertake. To walk the path and meet our challenges\, we need serious sustenance. Joy is a vital treasure that can feed us and put the air under our wings.In what can be seen as a dark time for our whole planet\, joy is vital to cultivate for ourselves and for each other\, in our aspiration to benefit all beings. This online course with teacher Catherine Pawasarat Sensei throws open the door to joy\, and revitalizes it as a resource for the journey of awakening. April 13 – May 4\, 2025 Sunday morning online classes 9:30-11:00am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n focus area \n \n \n \n Buddhism Psychology \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n practice \n \n \n \n Course & Optional Home Retreat \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Duration \n \n \n \n Four Weeks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Day/Time \n \n \n \n Sundays from 9:30-11am MT \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n format \n \n \n \n In-Person or Online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Fueling our Awakening \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What’s the seeming catch-phrase of our 21st century? “I’m so busy!” Between juggling a million balls\, and everything going on in our world today\, many of us struggle giving ourselves permission to take the time to nurture joy.  On top of what seems like a faster and busier pace of life\, it’s a common experience to feel inundated with bad news and strife. It seems most people these days have some experience of chronic anxiety or depression; around the globe\, people are struggling.  Unfortunately\, what may commonly happen with this struggle is inaction—sitting on the couch\, watching videos\, and diving deeper into despair and fear. But sitting on the couch isn’t going to make anything better. The same old patterns won’t work. True self-care is much deeper.  The good news is that joy is ever-present as an antidote to suffering. Joy is a matter of choice.  So what is the joy that you can choose\, create\, nourish? How do you choose joy?  With utmost delight\, we invite you to embark on this adventure together in a 4-week course on bliss\, and discover how to cultivate joy as that universal antidote to suffering. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "In 10 years I have NOT missed a course with master teachers Qapel and Sensei! Every class reflects the light of oneness in prisms of direction and understanding and thus a lighter load to carry in the relative world and a lightness of being. If one aspires to be a bodhisattva and to benefit all beings\, this one recommends the next one." \n Brendan R. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dive into the Joyful Mystery \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Here at Clear Sky\, we have a lot of fun. Our lineage\, through Namgyal Rinpoche’s empowerment\, offers Buddhist insights on joy and bliss\, which go back centuries and millennia—and our lineage is all about expansion\, exploration\, and the cutting edge. These online classes weave the traditional and the modern together\, for a grounded\, reliable\, kickass take on nourishing your well-being and enlightenment.  Learning with a master meditation teacher about joy is priceless. So is communing in a community to learn about deepening and expanding our joy\, collaboratively. We don’t necessarily need to be with others for our joy\, but it can be more fun with others—and often\, others have thought of ways of having fun that we would never have thought of. You might even learn to stop being embarrassed about something that gives you joy\, and lean all the way into it. Engaging in the study and practice of joy together will create the space for something totally new in one’s own life.  It’s an ode to joy!  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Course Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sundays\, April 13 – May 4\, 2025Class Times (Mountain Time)Sunday\, April 13 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 20 – 9:30-11amSunday\, April 27 – 9:30-11amSaturday & Sunday May 3-4 – 9:30am and 2:30pm (approx 60-90 minutes)*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date.  The formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. Flash Retreat Weekend: May 3-4To deepen and integrate your experience\, the final (fourth) weekend during the course will also be an optional at home Flash Retreat (May 3-4). This can be done at home\, or with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will be held at these approximate times. Flash Retreat morning session: 9:30am MTFlash Retreat afternoon session: 2:30pm MTSessions will be 60-90 mins in length. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Teachers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Catherine Pawasarat Sensei Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. She has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  More About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register Now\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n "The teachers have brought together ancient teachings with scientific findings that prove how and why Dharma teachings radically improve life\, reduce pain and increase global peace. It doesn't matter what you believe\, you will embody a healthy new way of being. Because of their vast collective wisdom\, you leave their presence radically altered for the betterment of humanity." \n Evangelos D. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FAQs \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dana and Pricing\n \n\n Dana: You may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. The dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. Typically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. As we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. If you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Online Admin Fee\n \n\n In a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. We’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. The admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. Our admin fee changes based on the date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80Register two to four weeks prior: $100Register less than two weeks prior: $120 *We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. — Below are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: High speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)Online class systems (Zoom)Registration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)Communication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)Online storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)Quality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.Online calendar booking system to allow students to book interviewsWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.We welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/astrodharma-nodes-planetary-purpose-online-course/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AstroDharma-Square.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR