Days of Mindfulness
We will hold Days of Mindfulness (DOM) on the 3rd weekend of each month in 2025 and will alternate Sundays and Saturdays each month starting Sunday, Jan19 followed by Saturday, Feb 15, and so on throughout the year. The program is held at Dharma Gate from 8:45 am to 4 pm. You can join in-person at 1910 24th Ave S, Seattle 98144 or connect by Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87896094299?pwd=ZmsxOGlZUXpnQ0NCNEZrZjJWQWR0UT09
Themes for each of the first 6 Days of Mindfulness in 2025 are:
Sunday, January 19: Kindness and Compassion of the 4 brahma viharas.
Saturday, February 15, Joy and Equanimity/Inclusiveness of the 4 brahma viharas.
Sunday, March 16, The 5 Mindfulness Trainings (5 MTs) with a dharma talk & panel of speakers who have taken them in the past and who will share the impact of the 5MTs on their lives.
Saturday, April 19, Offering of The 5 Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony for people who would like to take the 5 MTs and receive a dharma name. The ceremony will be conducted by dharma teacher Brian Kimmel in the morning and we will have related activities in the afternoon.
Saturday, May 17 (Notice date change), Spiritual Friends with a plan for developing a “Dharma Buddies” program for the summer months of 2025.
Saturday, June 21, Living Free of Fear, a theme offered in the Plum Village Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Course, that helps us expand our sense of what we can offer the world.
Activities offered will include sitting and walking meditation, a dharma talk and discussion, a mindful noon meal, songs and deep relaxation or gentle movement activities, a mindfulness practice related to the theme, and recitation of the 5 Mindfulness Trainings. If you come to the in-person DOM, bring a vegan food item to share.
Resources for the DOMs, including the dharma talk can be found here. (link to Resources for DOMs)
Roles that help make a DOM: Contact us at dom@mindfulnesspugetsound.org if you would like to help with any of the following for DOMs in 2025:
- Facilitate a DOM, Coordinate practice activities such as facilitating the formal meal, deep relaxation or other gentle movement activities, songs and other mindfulness practices or activities.
- Set up Zendo, and make coffee and Tea: Arrive at 8 am
- Greeter to welcome everyone: Arrive at 8 am
- Set up the lunch offerings around 12:30pm
- Kitchen Clean Up & post Lunch work activities at 1:30 pm
- End of Day Clean Up at 4 pm
Parking is available at Light House for the Blind parking lot on Plum and 25th street.
Dana: There is no fee to attend the Day of Mindfulness but you are welcome to offer a donation in the range of $10-20 to help cover the costs of supplies and facility. Dana can be made in person at the DOM or on the MCPS website: https://mindfulnesspugetsound.org/dana/
Other Considerations: Please bring rain gear (gore tex, umbrella) for walking outdoors in the rain if there is rain in the forecast and please bring a sun hat, sunscreen and sunglasses if sunshine is in the forecast. Wearing of face masks is highly recommended and some are available on site. Please don’t attend in person if you have symptoms of an illness that could be contagious. Just join the DOM virtually at the link above.
RSVP if you will attend virtually or in-person to a Day of Mindfulness by sending an email to dom@mindfulnesspugetsound.org .
Your Ideas and Suggestions for DOM themes, speakers, videos for dharma talks or guided meditations and practice activities are welcomed by the Day of Mindfulness Committee and please send them by email to that address above. We are also interested in having a family program so let us know if you have children or youth who would like to attend and their ages.
The Role of the DOM Committee: Our role is to facilitate monthly Days of Mindfulness for MCPS that are inclusive of all our members and support them with teachings, practices, rest, and community connection that meet their needs and give them more agency to effect positive change in their lives and the world. Members of DOM Committee as of 12/24: Cecily Kaplan, Cristina Mullen, Elaine Waller-Rose, Ellie Graham and Vera Garibaldi
Past DOM Resources
2025
(Link to Resources for Days Of Mindfulness)
2024
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Nov 16, 2024: Practices to Lessen Negative Habit Energy.
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Oct 19, 2024: Building Harmonious Communities.
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Sep 21, 2024: Learning from Earth & All Our Ancestors.
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Mar 16, 2024: A New Way of Being Together. Building Agency and Community.
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Feb 17, 2024: Deep Listening and Conflict Resolution.
Resources for Day of Mindfulness Jan 20, 2024: Interbeing and Changing Yourself.