UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday Meditation
April 15, 2026
Every Wednesday evening ongoing sitting meditation practice.
Online Zoom only.
Wednesday Night group will be discussing: “How We Live is How We Die” By Pema Chodron
Embracing the Wisdom of Death, Dying and Illness
April 16, 2026, 6:30 – 7:30 PM EDT
A Community Discussion on Death, Dying and Illness. This is the first offering from The Wisdom Seat's new Community of Care group, which is comprised of Wisdom Seat sangha members who are hospice volunteers and death doulas.
What You Never See: Planning a Buddhist Retreat
Thu, April 30th
Every retreat has a visible side and an invisible one. Join Susanna Lack, Rhea Colmar, and Bill Moriarty for a Mindful Gathering to discuss: What does it take to plan and hold a group retreat? How do you prepare a space that wasn't built for practice? And what do you do when something goes sideways?
Nyinthun: Full Day Online & In Person Practice, May 2026
May 3, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDT
In person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Strange Friends: Barry Boyce on The Dharma Protectors
Tue, May 12th
In Tibetan Buddhism, the dharma protectors are among the most striking and mysterious figures in the entire tradition. Fierce, wrathful, often terrifying in appearance. What exactly are they? And what does it mean to actually work with them in practice?
A Householder Retreat with Jeremiah Fruchtman and Sean McMullen
July 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM – July 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
This in-person gathering offers a rare chance to step out of the usual pace of daily life and enter a disciplined retreat atmosphere. The retreat is open to all—whether new to meditation or returning to an established practice.
Proclaiming Basic Sanity: Living the Bodhisattva Path Retreat
Aug 10-18, 2026
How do we navigate with wisdom, compassion, and fierce courage in an age of spiritual crisis? Please join Buddhist teachers Michael Carroll and Susan Piver for a week of meditation, community, and real talk about how to take our practice into the beauty and confusion of our world.
The Wisdom Seat Retreat 2026
Nov 28th - Dec 6th
We invite you to join us for this in-person annual retreat at the Karma TriyanaDharmachakra monastery in the delightful upstate New York Catskill Mountains. Michael Carroll will be leading this 8-day practice intensive designed to help us deepen our mindfulness-awareness meditation and integrate it into our daily life.
The Power of Mind: The 7 Points of Mind Training
Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8pm Eastern, beginning May 19, 2026
Join us for an in-depth exploration of lojong, or mind training, starting May 19, 2026. Using the text The Power of Mind by Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche as our base, we will meet Tuesday evenings to practice and discuss the text.