BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Clear Sky Meditation Centre - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Clear Sky Meditation Centre REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago 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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20280312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20281105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20260308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20270314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20271107T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20280312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20281105T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE 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:20261009T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261025T170000 DTSTAMP:20260801T173755Z CREATED:20260220T020424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T173755Z UID:27028-1791558000-1792947600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Tantra Practice 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/tantra-practice-retreat/ LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/advanced.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261027T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261117T150000 DTSTAMP:20261014T023342Z CREATED:20260407T165111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261014T023342Z UID:28760-1793106000-1794927600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Healing Love\, Healing Money (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/healing-love-healing-money-online/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Healing-Love-Healing-Money-Retreat-Poster.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261108T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20261129T170000 DTSTAMP:20261010T033910Z CREATED:20260422T022709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261010T033910Z UID:29193-1794130200-1795971600@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Power in Tantric Traditions (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/power-in-tantric-traditions/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Power-in-Tantric-traditions-2026-square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261210T201500 DTSTAMP:20261016T224540Z CREATED:20261015T182712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261016T224540Z UID:30824-1795114800-1796933700@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Foundations Of Happiness: A Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well 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/foundations-of-happiness/ LOCATION:Mountain View Therapeutics – Cranbrook\, #204 14 A 13 Avenue South\, Cranbrook\, BC\, V1C 2V3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Meditation Circle,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/foh_square_post_1080x1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261230 DTSTAMP:20260921T161334Z CREATED:20260921T031656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T161334Z UID:30560-1798156800-1798588799@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:The Kilesas: Freeing the Heart from Obscuring Emotions (In-Person & Online 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/the-kilesas-freeing-the-heart-from-obscuring-emotions-in-person-online-retreat/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/kilesas-retreat-square-small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270116T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270116T113000 DTSTAMP:20261007T220302Z CREATED:20261003T223446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T220302Z UID:30719-1800093600-1800099000@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:FREE WEBINAR: Integrating the Money Shadow in your Spiritual Life 2027 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/free-webinar-integrating-the-money-shadow-in-your-spiritual-life-2027/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Money-and-spirituality-webinar-banner.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270130T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270220T120000 DTSTAMP:20261007T221657Z CREATED:20261003T230427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261007T221657Z UID:30735-1801303200-1803124800@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Money & Spirituality: Integrating Spiritual and Material (Online) 2027 DESCRIPTION:Foundations Of Happiness:\nA Practical Look at Struggle and Living Well\nThursdays 7.00-8.15 pm MDT Nov 19\, 26\, Dec 3\, 10 \nIn Person in Cranbrook and Online via Zoom \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We all want to be happy\, but somehow find ourselves constantly in struggle. We were also sold a dream of being able to do anything we wanted\, to “follow our bliss”\, but the future we see unfolding around us feels increasingly turbulent and limited. The world promises so much\, and we may feel we end up with so little.  \nWhen we step back\, what really is happiness? How do we find it? Maintain it? How do we find steady joy and freedom in a troubled world?  \nIn this four-week series we look at how we get into struggle and tension\, and what lies beneath it. We see that there is an alternative: a full\, rich and flourishing life that does not depend entirely on outer circumstances. And we explore the foundations for building and sustaining it. The Buddha’s four noble truths are our guide\, woven together with modern learning from psychology and neuroscience and grounded in day-to-day experience. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n What We’ll Explore\nThe classes follow the arc of the four noble truths: what struggle is and what causes it\, the possibility of freedom from it\, and the path that leads there. \nClass 1\, November 19: How come we get stuck in struggle and tension?  \nWe look at the ordinary dissatisfaction that can fill our lives: the gap between how things are and how we want them to be. Sometimes there are situations that cause us intense pain. Other times there is just a low-grade tension or emptiness. When we look deeply below the surface\, what drives this?  \nClass 2\, November 26: The unexpected source of happiness \nWe generally look for happiness in the wrong place: in people and objects that\, when we look closely\, cannot bring us lasting happiness on their own. Yet we all have moments of ease\, of enough\, of generosity. These tend to burst through when we forget for a while our quest for “happiness”. We explore how to get out of our own way\, and allow a natural\, spontaneous happiness to surface.  \nClass 3\, December 3: A practical map for a full life \nThe eightfold path the Buddha taught is a practical map of a full and free life: wisdom (how we see and what we intend)\, ethics (speech\, action and livelihood) and training the mind (effort\, mindfulness and concentration). We explore each element and how to apply them in grounded ways in our daily lives. \nClass 4\, December 10: What sustains happiness \nWe look at the foundations that support ongoing happiness\, and how to build a supportive container in our lives for growth. \nWho it is for\nAnyone curious about why life can feel difficult and what a good life might involve\, whether you are new to all of this or have practiced for years. Come as you are. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\nTime: Thursdays\, 7:00–8:15pm MDT \nDates: November 19\, 26\, December 3\, 10 \nIn Person: Mountain View Therapeutics\, 14A 13 Ave S #204\, Cranbrook\, BC V1C 2V3 \nOnline option: join via Zoom; recordings available \nCost: Pay-from-the-heart (Dāna). Suggested range $20–50 per class. You are welcome regardless of what you are able to offer. \n \n \n \n What to Expect\nEach session includes: \n\nGuided meditation and embodiment practices\nTeaching grounded in Buddhist wisdom and 35+ years of practice\nReflection and group dialogue\nTools designed to carry into daily life\n\nNo background in Buddhism or meditation is needed\, and you do not have to hold any beliefs. \nThe atmosphere is warm and welcoming—come as you are. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your Guide\nDuncan Cryle has practiced meditation and Buddhist Dharma for over 35 years in the Namgyal lineage with Qapel and Catherine Sensei. He was a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004 and a resident since 2018. Duncan has been teaching for over 20 years—with Awaken in Toronto\, Despertando no Brasil (“Awakening in Brazil”)\, and through Clear Sky’s Integrating Mindfulness program. Through the intense work of living in intentional community—navigating conflict\, collaboration\, and collective decision-making—he’s learned firsthand what it takes to heal and to stay whole in fragmented times. He also spent many years in senior business roles pioneering workplace mindfulness\, and now consults with nonprofits and mission-driven organisations on building mindfulness\, resilience\, and trust. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, firm and funny 🙂 Grounded and well able to engage in difficult conversations\, a rarity in this age 🙂 \n \n \n Kristen \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Wise\, compassionate\, approachable & effective \n \n \n Linda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your calming presence and anecdotes are exactly what's needed to support an environment of compassion\, loving kindness\, equanimity and sympathetic joy \n \n \n Jenn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Synergistic\, compassionate\, and attuned. Joyful to be around\, font of wisdom which is experiential. Great at holding space for all emotions. ♡ \n \n \n Grace \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/money-spirituality-integrating-spiritual-and-material-online-2027/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Money-Spirituality-course-banner.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Clear Sky Center":MAILTO:contact@clearskycenter.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270319 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270329 DTSTAMP:20260815T230627Z CREATED:20260705T222735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T230627Z UID:29536-1805414400-1806278399@www.clearskycenter.org SUMMARY:Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (In-Person & Online 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/vipassana-meditation-retreat-in-person-online-retreat/ LOCATION:BC CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clearskycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2025-PD-courses-Square-IG-Post-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR