the october update

Deeper Into the Silence:
The End of the SpArc's Psychedelic Facilitation Program

Oh sweet silence… I just returned from another 10 Day silent retreat at Spirit Rock Northern California.  This time was not a Vipassana insight meditation immersion, it was the ancient technique of gathering presence called Samadhi. And it was exactly that, the gardening of presence, cultivating a pure conscientious mindful attention through an ancient 2,600 year-old breathing method taught by the Buddha himself in the Ānāpānasati Sutta. I still Marvel at what has just transpired… To touch into the deepest parts of my inner being through simply following the breath.

For 10 hours a day for 10 Days straight, I was in the temple chair, walking through the mountains, eating delicious food and lying in bed… all in silence. In the breath. Developing a stillness so complete that my eyes could peer into every facet of my life to objectively see what is resonant and what is not. No judgement, no fear, just a clear view of where there has been hardship, why and how that is actually my path of liberation. And along that path, a master teacher Kristina Bare instructed me how to transmute remorse into forgiveness, then shape forgiveness into a covenant of virtue, then use that virtue to fuel a deeper call to serve with joy.

My time in traditional Psychedelic Ceremonial Facilitation has come to a close. There may be programs where I guide with medicine beginning in 2027, but it will be through much richer arcs with long term commitments anchored in mindfulness. This will sustain and support the practice moving into life in a far more integral way.  

I will always love the sacred medicine as my family. They stand as profoundly deep allies with all humanity. I have an unshakable respect for all the plants and fungi have shown. They have helped guide me into true healing and remembrance for myself and so many I’ve had the gift to touch.  Yet something is calling me deeper into this world of stillness. A silence that can’t be broken, no matter what transpires in the world around me. The winds will blow, the seas will storm, the world will rumble, the fires will burn… but the stillness remains. This is the home I have come to trust above all else.

Below is an invitation about the path of Samadhi, Vipassana and the Dhamma as I am developing a Sangha (Community of practice). This will be done in the ancient way of Dana, which is charitable generosity. No payment will be required for the sharing,. I will maintain an openness to receive what can be given whatever that may be it financial resource, your time, your devotion to practice, and/or the impact of your own service paying it forward. The commitment will be 90 minutes per week of spending time together via zoom. If you have a call toward the stillness, have a current practice you wish to deepen or want to learn of the beauty of the Theravada Buddhist tradition and the path of the Dhamma, I would be honored to share these gifts that have touched me so deeply.My life is so many ways is more full spectrum than it’s ever been. But my heart is light with a gratitude that I’ll never be able to fully express due to the stillness I now call my home.
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