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Southsea Sangha

Southsea Sangha fosters community through Tibetan Buddhist practices, emphasizing compassion and liberation. They offer meditation retreats and teachings to help individuals navigate personal and collective struggles, promoting healing and connection.

Embracing Tara as the World Struggles for Liberation &nbsp;-&nbsp;A Daylong Meditation Retreat&nbsp; w/ Lama Rod Owens It seems as if we are living through a polycrisis, struggling to learn lessons through economic instability, political unrest, climate change, and various forms of systematic violence.&nbsp; However, this moment is also inviting us back to an authentic indignity. We are being asked to remember how to be in relationship to the land, to our brokenheartedness, and in gentle healing relationships with others. In the face of so much change we may find it difficult to maintain our physical and emotional balance. In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is the female Buddha of compassion. Called Drolma in Tibetan, her name means Mother Liberator. Her practice is a profound strategy that empowers us to hold space for our discomfort and can be a tremendous practice that can wake us up to our own innate wisdom, compassion, love, and fierceness. Her practice is the practice for these times. In this retreat we will practicing meeting this moment through the profound practice of Tara as we deepen our compassion, love, trust, and fierceness through meditation, movement, chanting, and discussion. All practices and instructions will be suitable for all levels of experience. YOUR TEACHERSLame Rod Owens<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785323088/wysiwyg/cuobsdkjfpyzmrncjyhc.jpg" style="width: 283px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box; border-radius: 10px;" fr-original-style="width: 283px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable fr-rounded"> Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. An international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School with a focus on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice. Author of <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.lamarod.com/books" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors</a> and <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.lamarod.com/books" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger</a> and co-author of <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.lamarod.com/books" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation</a>, his teachings&nbsp;center on freedom, self-expression, and radical self-care. Highly sought after for talks, retreats, and workshops, his mission is showing you how to heal and free yourself. A leading voice in a new generation of Buddhist teachers with over 11 years of experience, Lama Rod is highly respected among his peers and the communities that he serves. &ldquo;It can be confusing for people to see Tantric Buddhist teachings coming from someone who&rsquo;s Black and queer, southern, and fat, but I love it. It&#39;s who I am.&rdquo; he says. From these intersections, he creates a platform that&rsquo;s very natural, engaging, and inclusive. Applauded for his mastery in balancing weighty topics with a sense of lightness while still speaking truth to power, this Queen has been featured by CNN, Good&nbsp;Morning America, BBC, The Washington Post, PBS, NPR, Ebony, and more.Connection is Lama Rod&rsquo;s second language; authenticity is his first. Meeting&nbsp;people where they are and speaking to them rather than at them with words they&nbsp;can relate to makes his delivery digestible and highly sought after. Honoring his southern roots, he refers to his healing approach as &ldquo;laying hands.&rdquo; His laying of hands, however, is guidance. It&#39;s showing you how to do the work of making the necessary choices in your day-to-day relationships and routines to heal and free yourself from the traumas that bind you to self-sabotaging behaviours. Below is some additional information on the event TICKETSThanks to the support of Portsmouth 100, Tickets are free. A small attendance deposit of &pound;5 is added and will be fully refunded upon your attendance. This is to ensure the free spaces being booked are used by those booking them.&nbsp;FOODA selection of tea&#39;s and fruit will be available throughout the day. Lunch will not be provided due to the faciliaties we have available on site.&nbsp; There are several delicious and friendly local cafe&#39;s near by which are independently run. Lunch break will be 1hr long.&nbsp;COVIDIf you are experiencing symptoms we ask that you do not attend the retreat.If you are unable to attend the retreat due to Covid related reasons, a full refund will be offered on request. PARKING There are 10 parking spaces which are available on a first come first serve basis, and 2 disabled parking spaces on site also. ACCESSThe venue we use offers non step access into the building via a gentle sloping path. We can provide a movable ramp to assist with wheelchair access over the lip of the door entrance. The lip is approx 2 inches high. There is one ground floor loo the venue uses as a designated access loo. There are no hoists or other additional features other than it allows ample space for wheelchair users and carers to enter. The outdoor space used for movement or walking practice is also accessible via pathways. There is no hearing loop installed in the main teaching room (school hall). The teacher will be using a mic and their voice will be amplified. There are 2 designated access parking spaces adjacent to the entrace of the site. HOW WILL THE RETREAT WORK?<ul fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The day will consist of periods of silent meditation practice, meditation guidance &amp; Dharma talks.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">We will provide a selection of mats, cushions, zafus and blankets</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">All levels of experience welcome.<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">We invite folks to bring masks if they feel comfortable wearing them</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">There is a 1hr Lunch break where yogis are invited to stay and eat a prepared lunch or visit the local cafe&#39;s in the area for lunch, a short walking distance from the venue</li></ul></li></ul>WHAT TO BRING?<ul fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">PLEASE BRING DANA There will be an opportunity to offer dana and donations to the community via 1. donations as cash 2. Contacless To support the community in doing this work of freely offered access to spiritual community and meditation we welcome all donations and dana on the day</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bring indoor shoes/slippers.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bring own packed lunch [Refreshments provided all day]</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">All meditation cushions, blankets etc will be provided on the day.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Please bring any additional cushions or warm clothes you feel you may need. We will be airing the space, which is a big spacious hall, in-between meditations sessions so please bring warm clothes.</li></ul>Any questions please contact southseasangha@gmail.com

Embracing Tara as the World Struggles for Liberation - A Daylong Meditation Retreat  w/ Lama Rod Owens

Grounded in the Dharma: An Evening of Meditation &amp; Teachings w/ Mary Stancavage How can 2600-year-old teachings support us as we face the chaos and overwhelm in today&rsquo;s world? In this daylong retreat we&rsquo;ll see how the wisdom and compassion inherent in the dharma will allow us to greet each moment with equanimity. The evening with Mary will include talks, periods of sitting and walking meditation, reflection and a chance to connect with each other in conversation. Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all. Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable. YOUR TEACHER<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785186144/wysiwyg/kms7k1nc5eq93fxaz4tj.jpg" style="width: 231px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box; border-radius: 10px;" fr-original-style="width: 231px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable fr-rounded"> Mary Stancavage, MA, has practiced meditation, yoga, and cultivated a spiritual practice for almost 40 years and in 2009 was empowered to teach Buddhadharma. Mary is based in the Los Angeles area and teaches classes, retreats and does individual mentoring. She completed the Buddhist Chaplaincy Program at the Sati Center and served as volunteer chaplain at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. Mary sits on the board of CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, and is a Guiding Teacher at the Insight Community of the Desert in Palm Springs, CA. She is Guiding Teacher of the online sangha, Undefended Dharma and investigates what it means to live with an undefended heart. Fun fact: Mary has a graduate degree from UCLA and has worked as an archaeologist in Syria. ___Undefended Dharma: Living with an Undefended Heart <a fr-original-style="" href="http://marystancavage.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">marystancavage.org</a>___ The evening begins at 6pm. Doors are at 5.30pm All equipment is provided, but please feel free to bring anything additional you feel you will need. Please bring dana for the teacher.

Grounded in the Dharma: An Evening of Meditation & Teaching w/ Mary Stancavage

What&#39;s Love Got to Do With It? - A Daylong Meditation Retreat&nbsp; w/ Rosie Holmes &amp; Liz Cooke This being human can be challenging. We are living in uncertain times. In many cases, our hearts, minds and bodies are deeply tired, sometimes swinging between fear, overwhelm and numbness. &lsquo;Love&rsquo;, can sometimes start to feel like an abstract concept.&nbsp; This day of practice will offer our hearts a chance to rest, be refreshed, and be listened to. We will come together, in-person and in community, to&nbsp;reconnect with our senses and incline our hearts towards their four natural qualities of kindness, compassion, joy and steadiness. Through guided meditation practices, poetry, discussion, and quiet time to just be with ourselves, we will explore ways to support and nourish the tired heart. These practices can also reconnect us to a &lsquo;Love&rsquo; that is less abstract and more active, playful, and able to respond to life with care and wisdom. All practices and instructions will be suitable for all levels of experience. YOUR TEACHERSRoise Holmes<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785313152/wysiwyg/xfqamunfqoiw9kzkvx5a.jpg" style="width: 230px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box; border-radius: 10px;" fr-original-style="width: 230px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable fr-rounded"> Rosie is one of the Southsea Sangha&rsquo;s Community Dharma Leaders, and a member of Southsea Sangha&#39;s team of volunteer facilitators, and an <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.mindfulnesstraininginstitute.com/" id="isPasted" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">accredited mindfulness teacher</a>. She recently completed the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://gaiahouse.co.uk/cdl/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Community Dharma Leader</a> training through Gaia House, and she offers a weekly drop-in meditation session in Petersfield, where she lives. Rosie has taught meditation courses and workshops since 2018 and has several decades of personal practice and exploration. Rosie has worked in education for the past 20ish years and currently works as a Learning Designer and educator. Liz Cooke<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1785313174/wysiwyg/h2tagl1dscrjsukcao9k.jpg" style="width: 223px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; -webkit-user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box; border-radius: 10px;" fr-original-style="width: 223px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto 5px 0px; text-align: left;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable fr-rounded"> Liz ( she/her) has been practicing Vipassana insight meditation since 1995, taking regular silent retreats and undertaking some intense practice periods when possible. More recently, through sitting with Lama. Rod Owen&#39;s community, both online and in &nbsp;her role as his UK retreats coordinator, Liz has taken inspiration from the New Saints tradition which has seen her thread ancestor practice, ritual, ceremony and mantra into her practice. A mother and visual artist Liz takes refuge in silence as often as possible whilst creating her work. Liz first began volunteering with Southsea Sangha in 2016, and she is looking forward to be able to continue supporting this wonderful sangha by being part of The Dharma of Now. Thank you for supporting our mission to make dharma and spiritual community available to anyone who is interested, your support is invaluable. Below is some additional information on the event TICKETSTickets are free. A small attendance deposit of &pound;5 is added and will be fully refunded upon your attendance. This is to ensure the free spaces being booked are used by those booking them. Doors will open at 9.30am Please bring your ticket confirmation email. Please Bring DanaThe teachers leading your daylong do so out of generosity and in keeping with the practice of dana. There will be an opportunity to offer dana and donations to the community via1. donations as cash&nbsp;2. Contacless To support the community in doing this work of freely offered access to spiritual community and meditation we welcome all donations and dana on the day.&nbsp;FOODA selection of tea&#39;s and fruit will be available throughout the day. Lunch will not be provided due to the faciliaties we have available on site.&nbsp; There are several delicious and friendly local cafe&#39;s near by including Bay Coffee (2 min walk) Southsea Coffee (15 min walk) , Southsea Beach Cafe (10 min walk) which are independently run. Lunch break will be 1hr long.&nbsp;COMFORT AND CAREA limited number of mats, cushions and blankets will be provided.&nbsp;Chairs with backs will also be provided. PARKINGThere are is on street parking along Clarendon road, with a mix of permits, time restrictions and no parking restrictions.&nbsp; REFUNDSYou &pound;5 attendance deposit will be fully refunded within 7 days after the event upon your attendance. Please bring your e ticket on your phone or at last resort, printed out. COVIDIf you are experiencing symptoms we ask that you do not attend the retreat.If you are unable to attend the retreat due to Covid related reasons, please inform us and we can release your space for someone else and refund you your deposit in full. ACCESSThe venue we use has 2 small steps into the venue, sadly it has no disabled access toilets. There is no hearing loop installed in the main teaching room.&nbsp;

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P100 & Southsea Sangha Present: What’s Love Got to Do with It? A Daylong Meditation Retreat

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