We are disappointed to let you know that we have cancelled the daylong with Devin Berry and Jeanne Corrigal – the registration was a bit low. Devin is going to visit our sangha on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, so we invite you all to join us then. Also, to celebrate Beloved Community with us, you are welcome to come to one of our drop in Community Circles too!
Our next online retreat, with our beloved Susie Harrington, is Feb 11 – 13 – let’s gather then!
In this daylong we will call on our ancestors, including Martin Luther King, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Cree Elder Jim Settee, to support us in building connection and allyship in today’s world.
Practical, daily applications of ancient teachings will guide us in connecting through our diverse identities and experiences, into ways we can stand strongly and kindly together, in these times.
Registrants in this daylong will be invited to upload a photo (optional) of a biological, spiritual, or nature ancestor, for sharing in a community ceremony on Saturday afternoon. We will also have a special community reading of our sangha intention poem.
In the spirit of community and deepening practice, Devin and Jeanne both wish to connect with those who want to, in group practice talks. The schedule will allow some opportunity for this.
When I met Martin Luther King Jr., in 1966, we spoke about Sangha building. The beloved community is the Sangha. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
November 6, 2021
Online via Zoom
10 am-4 pm Saskatchewan
12 pm-6 pm Eastern
9 am-3 pm Pacific
Registration closed.
Devin Berry began his practice with Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village sangha and has been practicing Insight meditation since 1999. His practice primarily focuses on daily life and long retreat practices that point to the liberative teachings of the Buddha. Devin was formerly a teacher at East Bay Meditation center in Oakland, CA where he co-founded both the teen and men of color sangha. He co-founded Deep Time Liberation, an ancestral healing journey that explores the impact of ancestral legacy and intergenerational trauma on Black Americans. Devin teaches regularly at Insight Meditation Society (IMS). He currently serves on the boards of Insight World Aid and Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Devin recently relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area to Western Massachusetts and teaches nationally.
Jeanne Corrigal has been practicing since 1999, and is the Guiding Teacher for the Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community. She is a graduate of the 2017-2021 IMS teacher training program, and also Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program, and Community Dharma Leader Program. She is trained with Mindful Schools, and a certified MBSR Teacher (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction). She is influenced by many teachers, including Thich Nhat Hanh. Jeanne is Metis, and one of her first teachers in loving presence was Cree Elder Jim Settee.
Image credits: Thich Nhat Hanh, Martin Luther King Jr and Thich Nhat Hanh, Jim Settee from Jeanne’s files