BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Clear Sky Meditation Centre - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Clear Sky Meditation Centre 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/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20200308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20201101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20210314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20211107T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210101T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211231T170000 DTSTAMP:20260310T102413Z CREATED:20200613T163314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T102413Z UID:8634-1609488000-1640970000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Personal Coaching (Online) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/personal-coaching/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Screen-Shot-2020-06-13-at-10.49.12-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210403T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210508T110000 DTSTAMP:20251209T101746Z CREATED:20201109T051751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T101746Z UID:9106-1617444000-1620471600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Money & Spirituality: Integrating Spiritual and Material (Online) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/money-and-spirituality-feature.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210517T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210607T210000 DTSTAMP:20251209T095123Z CREATED:20210102T192934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T095123Z UID:9216-1621279800-1623099600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Discovering Your Buddha Nature: Teachings of Gampopa (Online) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/discovering-your-buddha-nature/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Discovering-your-Buddha-Nature-feautre.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210527T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210527T180000 DTSTAMP:20251205T084805Z CREATED:20210415T154712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T084805Z UID:10129-1622134800-1622138400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Buddhist Women in the 2020’s (Introduction) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/buddhist-women-2020s-menla-talk/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-05-08-at-5.24.24-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210607 DTSTAMP:20251209T090726Z CREATED:20210415T161214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T090726Z UID:10174-1622764800-1623023999@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Buddhist Women in the 2020’s (Online Course) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/buddhist-women-2020s-menla-course/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-05-08-at-5.21.50-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210626 DTSTAMP:20251209T095821Z CREATED:20210102T201811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T095821Z UID:9346-1624060800-1624665599@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Exploring the Bardo of Now (Online) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/exploring-the-bardo-of-now/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-02-at-11.55.40-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210619T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210619T160000 DTSTAMP:20251208T065449Z CREATED:20210416T220228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T065449Z UID:10136-1624093200-1624118400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Come to your Senses: A Day to Practice Deep Mindfulness (Online) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/come-to-your-senses-a-day-to-practice-deep-mindfulness-online/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-05-08-at-5.26.59-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210717 DTSTAMP:20251209T100002Z CREATED:20210117T013556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T100002Z UID:9386-1625788800-1626479999@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Summer Meditation Retreat: Breathing 2021 DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/summer-meditation-retreat-breathing/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-16-at-5.19.11-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210806 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210813 DTSTAMP:20210417T222216Z CREATED:20201114T234048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210417T222216Z UID:9219-1628208000-1628812799@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Tantric Deep Dive: A Week of Empowerments DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/tantric-deep-dive-a-week-of-empowerments-2021/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dharma-10anniversary-CS-crop.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210816 DTSTAMP:20251209T085656Z CREATED:20210123T185007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T085656Z UID:9227-1628812800-1629071999@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Clear Sky's Sweet 16 & Tantric Empowerments DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/sweet-sixteen-and-tantric-empowerments/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Sweet-Sixteen-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210901 DTSTAMP:20251209T094422Z CREATED:20210702T232120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T094422Z UID:11330-1629504000-1630454399@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Dzogchen Meditation Retreat: Online DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/dzogchen-meditation-retreat-aug-2021/ 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/2021/07/2021-Events-Square-Graphics.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210911T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211016T120000 DTSTAMP:20251209T100257Z CREATED:20210725T234655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T100257Z UID:11727-1631354400-1634385600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness: Tools for Holistic Living (Online or In-Person) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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-online/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching,Group Retreats,Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Integrating-Mindfulness-Feature.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210918T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210918T163000 DTSTAMP:20251212T073443Z CREATED:20220305T235441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T073443Z UID:14886-1631971800-1631982600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Come to your Senses: A Day to Practice Deep Mindfulness DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/come-to-your-senses-a-day-to-practice-deep-mindfulness-2/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Come-to-Your-Senses-Crystal-Ball.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Alive Mindfully":MAILTO:dean@alivemindfully.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211003 DTSTAMP:20251206T090513Z CREATED:20210806T032248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T090513Z UID:12039-1632528000-1633219199@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Seven Rays of Healing with Medicine Buddha (Online + CS & Germany Residential) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/seven-ray-of-healing/ 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/2021/08/Seven-Rays-of-Healing-Feature.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211005T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211026T203000 DTSTAMP:20251212T072610Z CREATED:20210805T130624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T072610Z UID:11795-1633460400-1635280200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Beyond Coping (Online and In-Person) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/beyond-coping-online/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Beyond-Coping-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211025T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211115T210000 DTSTAMP:20251209T102732Z CREATED:20210124T010228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T102732Z UID:9445-1635190200-1637010000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Zen Online Course DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/zen-online-course-2/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Zen-online-course.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211028T103000 DTSTAMP:20260310T102315Z CREATED:20211021T171001Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T102315Z UID:12913-1635411600-1635417000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Conscious Awakening Community - Presented by Humanity Rising DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/conscious-awakening-community/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/humanity-rising-day-349.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20211217T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20211231T140000 DTSTAMP:20251209T093938Z CREATED:20210311T191942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T093938Z UID:9129-1639756800-1640959200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Zen Meditation Retreat 2021 DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/zen-meditation-retreat-2021/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sixteen-buddha-body.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220101T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221231T170000 DTSTAMP:20260310T101731Z CREATED:20200530T175040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T101731Z UID:8562-1641024000-1672506000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Small Group Coaching (Online) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/small-group-coaching/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Coaching ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/small-group-coaching.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220111T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220201T203000 DTSTAMP:20251208T070941Z CREATED:20211111T205753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T070941Z UID:13043-1641927600-1643747400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Beyond Coping (Online) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/beyond-coping-online-2/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Beyond-Coping-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220117 DTSTAMP:20251208T065050Z CREATED:20211119T182242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T065050Z UID:13186-1642118400-1642377599@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Pārami: Practices for Freedom 2022 DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/parami-practices-for-freedom/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/scales-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220221 DTSTAMP:20251209T102928Z CREATED:20211204T115058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T102928Z UID:13201-1645142400-1645401599@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Sādhana: Practices for Power 2022 DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/sadhana-practices-for-power-2022/ 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/2021/12/GuruRimpoche.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220219T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220312T110000 DTSTAMP:20251208T065639Z CREATED:20211008T160834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T065639Z UID:12673-1645264800-1647082800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Money & Spirituality: Integrating Spiritual and Material (Online) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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-integrating-spiritual-and-material-online-2022/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/money-and-spirituality-feature.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220224T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220317T203000 DTSTAMP:20251209T104113Z CREATED:20220131T193351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T104113Z UID:13977-1645731000-1647549000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Community Classes for Inner Well-Being (Online or In-Person) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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-2022/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada 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:20220318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220402 DTSTAMP:20251209T091844Z CREATED:20211119T182756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T091844Z UID:13203-1647561600-1648857599@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Hua Yan Meditation Retreat 2022 DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/hua-yan-meditation-retreat-2022/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hua-Yan-600-400.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220409T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220514T120000 DTSTAMP:20251209T104355Z CREATED:20211216T232441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T104355Z UID:13614-1649498400-1652529600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness: Tools for Holistic Living (Online or In-Person) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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-2022/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Coaching,Group Retreats,Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses 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/Chicago:20220414T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220512T203000 DTSTAMP:20251209T110711Z CREATED:20220316T191435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T110711Z UID:15025-1649964600-1652387400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Community Classes for Inner Well-Being (Online or In-Person) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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-apr-2022/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Meditation-Circle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220530 DTSTAMP:20251209T093119Z CREATED:20211119T183153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T093119Z UID:13211-1653004800-1653868799@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Breathing Meditation Retreat (In-Person & Online) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/may-meditation-retreat-breathing-2022/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Breathing-Meditation-Retreat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220606T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220703T210000 DTSTAMP:20251209T100125Z CREATED:20211025T133039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T100125Z UID:9223-1654543800-1656882000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Zen Sutras in the 21st Century (Online) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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/zen-sutras/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Zen-Sutra-Online.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220721T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220804T203000 DTSTAMP:20251205T085149Z CREATED:20220701T132826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T085149Z UID:16859-1658431800-1659645000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Community Classes for Inner Well-Being (Online or In-Person) DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \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 What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \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-summer-2022/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada 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 END:VCALENDAR