CIMC is celebrating 40 years of practicing together!
We will be marking this momentous year through a year-long series of events, including benefits with renowned Dharma teachers, community gatherings, a commemorative video project and more.
What We Offer
Announcements
In-person practice group with Madeline
Join us in-person at CIMC on four Thursdays in July for What is Practice?
CIMC IS A BESS FAMILY FOUNDATION RECIPIENT
CIMC is very grateful to receive a second three-year grant to expand ecodharma offerings. The next opportunity to explore this enriching topic at CIMC is Practice Today for Everyday: Caring for Nature Within and Around Us (hybrid) retreat with Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson on Saturday, July 19 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
QUESTION AND RESPONSE WITH JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Join us either in-person or online for an afternoon workshop from 3:00 – 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, July 20 with renowned Dharma teacher Joseph Goldstein. This event is part of a series of events to celebrate CIMC’s 40th year as a daily life Dharma center. CIMC Resident Teacher Madeline Klyne will introduce the afternoon workshop and the program will be followed by a reception at the Center.
MADELINE MONDAYS ARE BACK
Resident Teacher, Madeline Klyne, will be teaching two in-person classes on the next three Mondays on July 14, 21, and 28. Join her for Teatime Dharma from 4:00 – 5:00 PM for discussion of practice questions that arise from direct experience or for Sitting & Sangha from 6:00 – 7:15 PM to sit and talk in small groups about what matters most to you in the present moment. Or join for both!
Upcoming Programs
Working with Difficult Emotions (online)
Tuesdays, July 8 – 29, 6:30 – 8:15 PM ET
Practice group with Narayan Helen Liebenson
What is Practice? (in-person)
Thursdays, July 10 – 31, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Practice group with Madeline Klyne
Relating to all Things with Compassion and Wisdom (hybrid)
Saturday, July 12 & Sunday, July 13, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
Weekend Retreat with Narayan Helen Liebenson
Practice Today for Everyday: Caring for Nature Within and Around Us (hybrid)
Saturday, July 19, 1:00 – 5:00 PM ET
Retreat with Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson
Question and Response with Joseph Goldstein: A Benefit for CIMC’s 40th Anniversary (hybrid)
Sunday, July 20, 3:00 – 5:00 PM ET
(followed by a reception at the Center, 5:00 – 6:00 PM)
Special Event with Joseph Goldstein
Our Drop-ins
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• Dharma in Daily Life: Weekdays, 8:45 – 9:00 AM
• Evening sit: Weekdays, 6:00 – 6:45 PM (6:30 – 7:15 PM on Wed.)
• Teatime Dharma: Mondays, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
• Sitting & Sangha: Mondays, 6:00 – 7:15 PM
• Beginners Drop-In: Tuesdays, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
• Beginners Drop-In Tea: Monthly on Tuesday, 7:00 – 7:45 PM
• Wednesday Evening Dharma: sit 6:30 – 7:15 PM, Dharma talk 7:30 – 8:45 PM
• Thursday Morning Retreat: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Sunday Afternoon Extended Practice: 2:00 – 5:15 PM
Affinity groups:
• Elders: two Tuesdays a month, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
• Parents: one Thursday a month, 8:00 – 9:15 PM
• POC: one Friday a month, 6:30 – 8:15 PM
• LGBTQIA+: one Friday a month, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
• Chronic Illness & Disability: one Sunday a month, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
• 35 & Under: two Sundays a month, 6:30 – 7:45 PM