Arthur Du, a T'ai Chi Master, will be offering an 8 week class in T'ai Chi at Show Me Dharma beginning Tuesday, January 10. The class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 pm. Total cost for the classes will be $160.00, payable to Arthur Du. The class is suitable for both beginner and experienced students. Master Du started his martial arts and Chinese medicine instruction when he was a child. He received formal training at Jiangsu Provincial Chinese Medicine College. He is a sixth generation descendant of the Yang Style Tai Ji Quan. He has won championships in national (China) ...
**Please note: There Will Be No Sunday Morning Meditation on January 1** __________________________________________________________ Dear Sangha, January is a month of new beginnings—the light returns, the days gradually begin to get longer, and we look forward to the rebirth that happens each year with spring. New beginnings are also a part of the practice we all share. Each time we come back to the breath or the present moment, each time we let go of a preconceived idea or a conditioned habit of mind to encounter each situation in our life in a fresh way is a new beginning that moves us in the ...
Gina Sharpe will be coming back this year to teach a non-residential retreat on the weekend of March 16 - 18, 2012. Please mark your calendars. Registration will open after the first of the year. The title of the retreat is "Living in the Light of Divine Sanity." Gina Sharpe is a founding teacher of New York Insight. She discovered the Dharma over 30 years ago and has studied and practiced in Asia and the United States. She was trained as a Retreat Teacher under the mentorship of Jack Kornfield. She teaches at Retreat Centers and meditation communities around the United States, including ...
Lynn Rossy has resigned as board president, after three years of service as president, and twelve years on the board. Lynn will continue to be deeply involved in Show Me Dharma as a member of the Teacher's Council. Joe McCormack will begin as interim president on January 1, 2012. Currently Joe serves on the board as Vice President. Terry Fursteneau has also resigned from the board after many years of service. Terry will also continue to serve Show Me Dharma as a member of the Teachers' Council. Four new Board members were voted in to office! Karen Hodges: My experience is that Ginny ...
SHOW ME DHARMA (SMD) is a non-profit organization dedicated to making the study and practice of Insight Meditation available to Mid-Missouri. We support and encourage the development of community based upon Theravada Buddhist ideals, teachings and practices.