Upcoming Retreats

See the Upcoming Meditation Retreats page for current information.

Conferences Organized

• Title: The First Western Conference on Jhana Practice in Theravada Buddhism
  Description: Gathering Fruit and Planting Seeds by Lloyd Burton
  Dates: 18 - 21 June 2001   Photo
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)

• Title: The Second Western Conference on Jhana Practice in Theravada Buddhism
  Dates: 23 - 26 June 2003
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)
  

Residential Retreats Taught

• Teachers: Leigh Brasington plus Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 22 Feb - 21 Mar 2013
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 28 Sept - 9 Oct 2012
  Place: Japan - Hinata Fureai Gakushu Center near Isehara City in Kanagawa Prefecture (about 50km from Tokyo)
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination
  Dates: 10 - 23 Aug 2012
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Wisdom Practices
  Dates: 20 - 29 July 2012
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos
  
  
• Teachers: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 22 June - 1 July 2012   Photos
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)
  Sponsor: Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 1 - 14 June 2012
  Place: Oakwood Farm, Selma, Indiana
  Sponsor: Tri-State Dharma
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 10 - 20 May 2012
  Place: Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, North Carolina
  
  
• Teachers: Leigh Brasington plus Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 24 Feb - 22 Mar 2012
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Dependent Origination and Jhanas
  Dates: 8 - 17 Apr 2011
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos
  
  
• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 18 Feb - 17 Mar 2011
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 6 - 14 Nov 2010
  Location: Portugal   Photos
  Sponsor: Sagarapriya

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 15 - 24 Oct 2010
  Place: Buddha Haus near Kempten, Germany   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Dependent Origination
  Dates: 1 - 10 Oct 2010
  Place: Gaia House West Ogwell, Devon, England   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 10 - 19 Sept 2010
  Sponsor: Vipassanagruppen Sweden

• Teachers: Leigh Brasington and Lucinda Green
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 13 Aug - 22 Aug 2010
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 16 - 25 July 2010
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos

• Teachers: Leigh Brasington and Lloyd Burton
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 1 - 11 July 2010
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos
  Sponsor: Insight Meditation Community of Colorado

• Teachers: Santikaro & Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Anapanasati, Jhanas and Dependent Origination
  Dates: 2 - 11 April 2010
  Place: La Salle Manor, 1 hour southwest of Chicago, IL

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 19 Feb - 18 Mar 2010
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos
  Contact: Cloud Mountain at (360) 274-4859 or 1-888-465-9118 or e-mail Friends of Cloud Mountain

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 11 - 20 Sept 2009
  Place: Ottawa, Canada
  Sponsor: True North Insight

• Teachers: Santikaro & Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Anapanasati, Jhanas and Dependent Origination
  Dates: 14 - 28 Aug 2009
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Dependent Origination and Jhanas
  Dates: 17 - 26 July 2009
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 5 - 18 June 2009
  Place: Oakwood Farm, Selma, Indiana
  Sponsor: Tri-State Dharma

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 8 - 18 May 2009
  Place: Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, North Carolina   Photos

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 20 Feb - 19 Mar 2009
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Dependent Origination
  Dates: 10 - 19 Oct 2008
  Place: Gaia House West Ogwell, Devon, England   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 19 - 28 Sept 2008
  Sponsor: Vipassanagruppen Sweden

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 15 - 28 Aug 2008
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Dependent Origination and Jhanas
  Dates: 18 - 27 July 2008
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington, plus Mindful Movement with Linda Davis
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 26 June - 6 July 2008
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington and Lloyd Burton
  Topic: Vipassana, Jhanas, Metta
  Dates: 23 May - 1 June 2008
  Place: Holy Cross Abbey, Canon City, Colorado (about 30 minutes' drive south-west of Colorado Springs)
  Sponsor: Insight Meditation Community of Colorado

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 22 Feb - 20 Mar 2008
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 14 - 23 Sept 2007
  Sponsor: Ottawa Buddhist Society
  Place: Ottawa, Canada

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 17 - 30 Aug 2007
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 27 July - 5 Aug 2007
  Place: Oakwood Farm, Selma, Indiana
  Sponsor: Tri-State Dharma

• Teachers: Santikaro & Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Anapanasati, Jhanas and Dependent Origination
  Dates: 28 June - 8 July 2007
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Satipatthana and Jhanas
  Dates: 6 - 15 Apr 2007
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 23 Feb - 22 Mar 2007 (4 weeks)   or   23 Feb - Mar 8 2007 (2 weeks)
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 9 - 18 Oct 2006
  Place: Gaia House West Ogwell, Devon, England   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 22 Sept - 1 Oct 2006
  Sponsor: Vipassanagruppen Sweden

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 18 - 31 Aug 2006
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teachers: Leigh Brasington and Lucinda Green
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 20 - 30 July 2006
  Place: Rocky Mountain Insight, Colorado Springs, CO

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 29 June - 9 July 2006
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Satipatthana and Jhanas
  Dates: 21 - 30 Apr 2006
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 24 Feb - 23 Mar 2006
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 19 Aug - 1 Sept 2005
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 29 July - 7 Aug2005
  Place: Oakwood Farm, Selma, Indiana
  Sponsor: Tri-State Dharma

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington and Lloyd Burton
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 23 June - 3 July 2005
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 22 May - 3 June 2005
  Place: Camp Samish, on Samish Island, about 20 miles south of Bellingham, WA

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Satipatthana and Jhanas
  Dates: 1 - 10 Apr 2005
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 25 Feb - 24 Mar 2005
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 8 - 17 Oct 2004
  Place: Ottawa, Canada

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 20 - 29 Sept 2004
  Place: Gaia House West Ogwell, Devon, England   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 9 - 12 Sept 2004
  Place: Idöborg - in the archipelago off Stockholm, Sweden
  Sponsor: Vipassanagruppen Sweden

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 30 July - 26 Aug 2004
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 24 June - 4 July 2004
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos
  Cost: Dana

• Teachers: Leigh Brasington & Lloyd Burton   Photo
  Topic: Metta, Jhanas & Vipassana (PDF Newsletter with article about the retreat)
  Dates: 11 - 20 June 2004
  Place: near Denver, Colorado
  Sponsors: Rocky Mountain Insight
            and Insight Meditation Community of Colorado

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 6 - 16 May 2004
  Place: Sierra Friends Center near Nevada City, CA
  Sponsor: Sierra Friends Center

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Satipatthana and Jhanas
  Dates: 9 - 18 Apr 2004
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 12 - 25 Mar 2004
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 3 - 12 Oct 2003
  Place: Oakwood Farm, Selma, Indiana
  Sponsor: Tri-State Dharma

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 1 Aug - 28 Aug 2003
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 26 June - 6 July 2003
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos
  Cost: Dana

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Satipatthana and Jhanas
  Dates: 11 April - 20 April 2003
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 14 - 27 Mar 2003
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 20 - 29 Sept 2002
  Place: Gaia House West Ogwell, Devon, England   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 16 Aug - 29 Aug 2002
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teachers: Leigh Brasington and Lucinda Green
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 13 - 21 July 2002
  Place: Rocky Mountain Insight, Colorado Springs, CO

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 21 June - 30 June 2002
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 29 April - 7 May 2002
  Place: Spirit House, Woodacre, CA (near San Francisco)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Satipatthana and Jhanas
  Dates: 12 April - 21 April 2002
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 22 Feb - 21 Mar 2002
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 11 Sept - 20 Sept 2001
  Place: St. Augustines Retreat Center, Bay St. Louis, MS

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 17 Aug - 30 Aug 2001
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 21 June - 1 July 2001
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Satipatthana and Jhanas
  Dates: 6 Apr - 15 Apr 2001
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass.   Photos

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 23 Feb - 22 Mar 2001
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 18 Aug - 31 Aug 2000
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 28 July - 6 Aug 2000
  Place: Rocky Mountain Insight, Colorado Springs, CO

• Teachers: Leigh Brasington and Michael Freeman
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 22 June - 2 July 2000
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 15 May - 25 May 2000
  Place: Spirit House, Woodacre, CA (near San Francisco)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 29 Mar - 4 Apr 2000
  Place: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Barre, Mass   Photos

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema via video taped dhamma talks
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 18 Feb - 16 Mar 2000
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 6 Jan - 16 Jan 2000
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 24 June - 4 July 1999
  Place: Chupadero, N.M. (near Santa Fe)   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 17 May - 27 May 1999
  Place: Spirit House, Woodacre, CA

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 19 Feb - 4 Mar 1999
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 20 - 30 Nov 1998
  Place: Fayetteville, Ark

• Teacher: Self-Retreat, with video taped dhamma talks by Ven. Ayya Khema
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 1 - 31 Oct 1998
  Place: Metta Forest Monastery, near Kempten, Germany   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 30 Mar - 4 Apr 1998
  Place: Jerusalem, Israel
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 6 Feb - 15 Feb 1998
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos
  
  
• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema [Ayya Khema was ill and unable to teach this retreat]
  Substitute Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 18 Oct - 25 Oct 1997
  Place: Gaia House, West Ogwell, Devon, England   Photos
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Dates: 7 Feb - 13 Feb 1997
  Place: Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (1 hour North of Portland, OR)   Photos

Assistant at Residential Retreats

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: The Seven Factors of Enlightenment
  Dates: 29 Jun - 6 Jul 1996
  Place: Green Gulch Zen Center, Marin County, CA

• Teacher: Ven. Ayya Khema
  Assistant: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: States of Consciousness (Potthapada Sutta) Digha Nikyya #9
  Dates: 14 May - 9 Jun 1994
  Place: Land of the Medicine Buddha, Santa Cruz, CA

Non Residential Retreats Taught

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Focus and Freedom: Introduction to the Jhanas
  Date: 27 Oct 2012
  Topic: Understanding Is the First Step: The Buddha's Teachings on Right View
  Date: 28 Oct 2012
  Place: New York, NY
  Sponsor: New York Insight
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Date: 25 Aug 2012 - Basic Buddhism from a Practice Perspective
  Date: 26 Aug 2012 - Introduction to the Jhanas
  Place: Heart’s Rest Retreat Center in New Denver BC, near Nelson BC, Canada

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Dependent Origination
  Dates: 19 Mar 2011   9am - 5pm
  Place: Redwood City, California
  Sponsored by: Sati Center
  
  
• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Introduction to the Jhanas
  Dates: 26 Sept 2010
  Place: The Bodhi Garden, Brighton, England

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Introduction to the Jhanas
  Date: 7 Aug 2010
  Topic: Dependent Origination
  Date: 8 Aug 2010
  Place: Portland Insight Meditation Center, 6536 SE Duke, Portland Oregon

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Introduction to the Jhanas
  Date: 26 June 2010
  Topic: Dependent Origination
  Date: 27 June 2010
  Place: New York, NY
  Sponsor: New York Insight

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: The Fruits of the Spiritual Life
  Date: 19 March 2010 - 7:15p-9:00p
  Topic: Deepening Concentration
  Date: 20 March 2010 - 9:00a-5:00p
  Topic: Dependent Origination
  Date: 21 March 2010 - 9:00a-4:00p
  Place: UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  Sponsor: Westcoast Dharma Society

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Date: 5 Sept 2009 - Basic Buddhism from a Practice Perspective
  Date: 6 Sept 2009 - Introduction to the Jhanas
  Place: Heart’s Rest Retreat Center in New Denver BC, near Nelson BC, Canada

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: Sunday, 9 Aug 2009
  Place: Vermont Insight, Brattleboro, VT

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Dependent Origination
  Dates: 14 Sept 2008
  Place: The Bodhi Garden, Brighton, England

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Introduction to the Jhanas
  Dates: 2 & 3 Aug 2008
  Place: New York, NY
  Sponsor: New York Insight

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 14 - 15 June 2008
  Place: Moro Bay, CA
  Sponsor: White Heron Sangha

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Dependent Origination and Jhanas
  Date: 6 & 7 Oct 2007   9:00 - 5:00
  Place: Reno/Carson City, NV
  Sponsor: Dharma Zephyr Sangha

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Impermanence
  Date: 15 June 2007 - 7:15-9:00
  Topic: Deepening Concentration
  Dates: 16 & 17 June 2007 - 9:00-5:00
  Place: UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
  Sponsor: Westcoast Dharma Society

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Satipatthana Practices
  Date: 3 Feb 2007   9am - 4:30pm
  Place: Insight Meditation Center, 1205 Hopkins Avenue, Redwood City, CA

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Introduction to the Jhanas
  Dates: 9 & 10 Dec 2006   9am - 5pm
  Sponsor: Insight Yoga
  Place: 95 North Marengo Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 17 Sept 2006
  Place: The Bodhi Garden, Brighton, England

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Introduction to the Jhanas
  Dates: 29 & 30 Jan 2005   9am - 5pm
  Sponsor: Insight Yoga, 95 North Marengo Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Right View/Wrong View
  Dates: 13 Nov 2004   9am - 5pm
  Place: Redwood City, California
  Sponsored by: Sati Center

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 3 Oct 2004
  Place: The Bodhi Garden, Brighton, England

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 3 & 4 Apr 2004
  Place: Washington D.C.

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 20 - 22 Feb 2004
  Sponsor: Westcoast Dharma Society, 2224 Larch Street, Vancouver, BC V6K 3P7

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 27 & 28 Sept 2003
  Place: Toronto, Canada

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 26 April 2003
  Place: Reno/Carson City, Nevada

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 5 & 6 Apr 2003
  Place: New York Insight

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 18 & 19 Jan 2003
  Place: Open Door Sangha, Santa Barbara, CA

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: The Jhanas: An In-depth Look at the Meditative Absorptions
  Dates: 26 Oct 2002, 9am - 4:45pm
  Place: Sati Center, Insight Meditation Center, Redwood City, CA

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 1 December 2001
  Place: Modesto, CA

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas
  Dates: 10 & 11 November 2001
  Place: Arcadia Zendo, Arcadia, CA - near Los Angeles

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Date: 19 Nov 2000, 9:30 - 5:00
  Place: Nevada City, CA

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Date: 10 June 2000, 9:30 - 5:00
  Place: Nevada City, CA

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Date: 10 April 1999, 9:00 - 5:00
  Place: Reno/Carson City, NV

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Date: 27 June 1998, 9:30 - 5:00
  Place: Nevada City, CA

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Date: 3 May 1998, 9:30 - 5:00
  Place: Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Marin County, CA   Photos

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Jhanas and Satipatthana
  Date: Summer 1997 and Fall 1997, 9:30 - 5:00
  Place: Berkeley, CA

Talks Given at Interesting Locations

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: The Jhanas
  Date: 17 Feb 2013, 9:30am - noon
  Sponsor: Seattle Soto Zen, Seattle, WA
  

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topics: (various)
  21 Nov 2010, 3 Apr 2011, 4 Feb 2012, 15 July 2012, 23 Dec 2012, 27 Jan 2013
  Place: North Central Correctional Institution, Gardner, Massachusetts

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: The Jhanas
  26 Oct 2010
  Place: Metta Vihara, near Kempten, Germany

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Introduction to the Jhanas
  12 Oct 2010
  Place: Sharpham Trust, Totnes, Devon, England

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path
  5 June 2005
  Event: Change Your Mind Day, Seattle, Washington

• Teacher: Leigh Brasington
  Topic: Sharpening Manjushri's Sword
  25 Mar 1997
  Venue: American Academy of Religon/Western Regional, Berkeley, CA

Kalyana Mitta Group Facilitator

• Topic: Students of Ven. Ayya Khema
  Dates: Jun 1994 - Nov 2008
  Nbr of Students: 5
  
  
• Co-Facilitators: Emily Tibbot and Barbara Roberts
  Topic: Ongoing Meditation Support Group
  Dates: Sep 1994 - Feb 1998
  Nbr of Students: 8
  
  
• Co-Facilitator: Barbara Roberts
  Topic: New Meditation Students' Support Group
  Dates: Feb 1996 - May 1996
  Nbr of Students: 5
  
  
• Co-Facilitator: Emily Tibbot
  Topic: New Meditation Students' Support Group
  Dates: Jul 1994 - Jun 1994
  Nbr of Students: 8
  
  
• Co-Facilitator: Emily Tibbot
  Topic: New Meditation Students' Support Group
  Dates: Feb 1994 - May 1994
  Nbr of Students: 9
  
  
• Co-Facilitator: Scooby Beer
  Topic: New Meditation Students' Support Group
  Dates: Feb 1994 - May 1994
  Nbr of Students: 10
  
  
• Co-Facilitator: Nancy Van House
  Topic: Students from James Baraz's Meditation Class
  Dates: Sep 1992 - Jul 1994
  Nbr of Students: 10
  

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