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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE 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: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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220929T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T203000 DTSTAMP:20251209T092545Z CREATED:20220901T175832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T092545Z UID:17296-1664479800-1665693000@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-community-classes-for-inner-well-being-online-or-in-person/ 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;TZID=America/Chicago:20221004T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221025T203000 DTSTAMP:20251212T072009Z CREATED:20220509T143617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T072009Z UID:16039-1664910000-1666729800@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-person/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Add-a-heading.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221017T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221113T210000 DTSTAMP:20251205T092438Z CREATED:20220901T173204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T092438Z UID:17274-1666035000-1668373200@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integral Spirituality: New Dimensions of Awakening (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/integral-spirituality/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Integral-Spirituality-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221226 DTSTAMP:20251209T103258Z CREATED:20220514T160601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T103258Z UID:16287-1671148800-1672012799@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:16 Buddha Body Practice (In-Person Meditation Retreat) 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/16-buddha-body-retreat/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/16-buddha-body-retreat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221225T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221230T140000 DTSTAMP:20251208T065919Z CREATED:20210123T200545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T065919Z UID:9426-1671984000-1672408800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Nine Vajrayana 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/nine-vajrayana-empowerments/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nine-Vajrayana-Empowerments-Retreat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230114T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240204T170000 DTSTAMP:20251209T101314Z CREATED:20231211T221125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T101314Z UID:18750-1673683200-1707066000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Multiple Realities: Bardos & Beyond (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/bardos-online-course/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2024-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230121T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230211T120000 DTSTAMP:20230119T000433Z CREATED:20220818T171853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230119T000433Z UID:17171-1674295200-1676116800@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-2023/ 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:20230126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230223T200000 DTSTAMP:20251209T103440Z CREATED:20221217T044741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T103440Z UID:18359-1674759600-1677182400@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-community-classes-for-inner-well-being-online-or-in-person-2/ 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;TZID=America/Chicago:20230212T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230312T103000 DTSTAMP:20251209T102535Z CREATED:20221128T191336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T102535Z UID:18104-1676192400-1678617000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integral Spirituality Part Two: Mapping 21st Century Awakening (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/integral-spirituality-2/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Integral-Spirituality-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230218T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230218T113000 DTSTAMP:20260310T103021Z CREATED:20230131T041101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T103021Z UID:18871-1676714400-1676719800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Creating a Supportive Womb for Spiritual Growth (Free Webinar) 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/creating-supportive-womb-spiritual-growth/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Creating-a-Womb-Workshop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230304T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230304T113000 DTSTAMP:20260307T075951Z CREATED:20230102T224016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T075951Z UID:18419-1677924000-1677929400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Supportive Habits for Resilience & Growth (Free Webinar) 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/supportive-habits-resilience-growth/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Supportive-Habits-Workshop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230318T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230506T120000 DTSTAMP:20251208T070659Z CREATED:20230131T032219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T070659Z UID:18815-1679133600-1683374400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness: Tools for Holistic Living (In-Person or 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/integrating-mindfulness-holisitc-living-2023/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Integrating-Mindfulness-Feature-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230409T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230415T170000 DTSTAMP:20251209T103625Z CREATED:20230202T001707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T103625Z UID:18671-1681066800-1681578000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Going\, Going\, Gone: Teachings of Nagarjuna (In-Person or 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/nagarjuna-meditation-retreat/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nagarjuna-Meditation-Retreat-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T163000 DTSTAMP:20251212T074042Z CREATED:20210218T203526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T074042Z UID:10068-1682775000-1682785800@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/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Untitled-design-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Alive Mindfully":MAILTO:dean@alivemindfully.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230507T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230604T110000 DTSTAMP:20251209T104535Z CREATED:20230129T225812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T104535Z UID:18674-1683451800-1685876400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Western Enlightenment: The Path of Kabbalah (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/western-enlightenment-the-path-of-kabbalah-online/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230706T200000 DTSTAMP:20251209T091526Z CREATED:20230224T033312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T091526Z UID:19203-1686250800-1688673600@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-community-classes-for-inner-well-being-online-or-in-person-3/ 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;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230616T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230618T160000 DTSTAMP:20260716T091500Z CREATED:20230205T213536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260716T091500Z UID:18672-1686942000-1687104000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Dharma in the Stars: AstroDharma Basics (In-Person or 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/astrology-dharma-retreat/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Astrology-Dharma-Retreat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230713T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T200000 DTSTAMP:20251209T100607Z CREATED:20230702T213153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T100607Z UID:19801-1689274800-1691092800@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-july-2023/ 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;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230721T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230723T170000 DTSTAMP:20260310T102858Z CREATED:20230328T193439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T102858Z UID:18673-1689958800-1690131600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:As the Spirit Moves (In-Person and 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/as-the-spirit-moves/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/As-the-Spirit-Moves-online.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230811T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230820T150000 DTSTAMP:20251209T085458Z CREATED:20230205T223441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T085458Z UID:18756-1691766000-1692543600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Breathing 2.0 Meditation Retreat 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/breathing-meditation-retreat/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Breathing-Meditation-Retreat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230907T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T200000 DTSTAMP:20251209T102220Z CREATED:20230810T174907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T102220Z UID:20058-1694113200-1695931200@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-september-2023/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230917T150000 DTSTAMP:20260307T080025Z CREATED:20230702T231813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T080025Z UID:19672-1694851200-1694962800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness: Weekend 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/weekend-retreat/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-Programming-Horizontal-Instagram-Post-Square-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230924T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230924T170000 DTSTAMP:20260307T075907Z CREATED:20230822T170027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T075907Z UID:20107-1695569400-1695574800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Spiritual Awakening\, Healing & Ecological Restoration: A Buddhist Mystic Perspective 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/spiritual-awakening-healing-ecological-restoration/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Spiritual-Awakening-Square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230928T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261231T170000 DTSTAMP:20250825T062119Z CREATED:20220205T181428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T062119Z UID:14666-1695888000-1798736400@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Personal Coaching 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-online/ 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/Edmonton:20231006T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231022T170000 DTSTAMP:20260310T103246Z CREATED:20230206T002516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T103246Z UID:18754-1696579200-1697994000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:The Mind’s Cutting Edge: 12 Manjushris Meditation Retreat 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/12-manjushri-retreat/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Manjushri-Meditation-Retreat.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231112T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231210T110000 DTSTAMP:20251208T071221Z CREATED:20230609T213532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T071221Z UID:19686-1699781400-1702206000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Warriors of the Heart: The Bodhisattva Path (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/bodhisattva-path-online-course/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231116T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231207T200000 DTSTAMP:20251208T070157Z CREATED:20230918T165250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T070157Z UID:20294-1700161200-1701979200@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-november-2023/ LOCATION:BC 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:20240208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240301 DTSTAMP:20251209T091316Z CREATED:20231205T030926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T091316Z UID:20623-1707350400-1709251199@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Body\, Speech & Mind - Liberating Stuck Patterns 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-feb-2024/ LOCATION:BC 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