may.
10% happier with dan harris |
live Q+A in the podcast feed
may 29 episode | online
My Q+A on meditation app 10% with Dan Harris is now in the feed of Dan's podcast 10% Happier. Find it wherever you listen to podcasts or HERE on Apple and HERE on Spotify.
june.
june 25 | thursday evening meditation
630pm - 745pm ET | online
I'll be offering an evening guided meditation and Q+A this month. Bring questions about your practice, or just come to listen and practice in community. All are welcome. By donation. Register to join on Zoom HERE
june 27 | daylong retreat with alexis
11am - 5pm ET | online
Alexis Santos and I hold a monthly online retreat one Saturday each month, 11am - 5pm ET. We are using Sayadaw U Tejaniya’s book, “Relax & Be Aware” as our guide. Join us for some or all of the day. Schedule for the day is HERE. Register to join on Zoom HERE
june 28 | movement with awareness
1030am ET | online
This is a 50-minute online gentle movement class that supports the cultivation of awareness through simple, mindful movement meant to settle and balance the nervous system. This class draws from qigong, yoga, and meditation. All movements are done standing. No experience necessary. Suggested donation: $15–$25. Register to join on Zoom HERE
july.
july 1 | ODMC weekly sangha
portland, maine | in-person
Wednesday night sangha | Open Door Meditation Community. I'll be guiding a meditation and offering a dharma reflection. Please join if you are local.
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when: Wednesday, July 1 | 530pm – 645pm
where: 160 Presumpscott Street, Suite 2, Portland, Maine
july 11| daylong retreat
portland, maine | in-person
A Daylong Retreat with Susa Talan and Yenkuei Chuang. Join us for a simple day of practice. Registration TBD.
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To be notified with a link to register, join the ODMC mailing list HERE.
when: Saturday, 7/11 (10am - 4pm)
where: 160 Presumpscott Street, Suite 2, Portland, Maine
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august.
aug 27-30 | camping retreat
wiscasset, maine | in-person
Being Nature in Nature: A 3-Night Forest Retreat with Susa Talan and Amy Bird. Join us for a three-night camping retreat in the coastal woods of Maine. Grounded in awareness and nature, this residential retreat on Chewonki land will include guided and silent meditation, movement with awareness, and practicing together in relationship with the natural world. Together we’ll deepen into what it means to be nature in nature – exploring how the movements of mind and body are as natural as the rhythms of the forest and the sea. Registration TBD.
when: Thursday 8/27 - Sunday 8/30
where: 485 Chewonki Neck Road, Wiscasset, Maine ​​
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september.
sep 3-7 | wilderness retreat
greenville, maine | in-person
Fifth Annual Open Door Wilderness Retreat with Susa Talan and Chas DiCapua. Experience a five-day residential retreat in Maine’s north woods. Please note there's been a change to the teaching team. Registration info HERE.
​when: september 3-7, 2026 (Labor Day Weekend)
where: AMCs Medawisla Lodge and Cabins
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