The Gift of Queerness Schedule

This is a working schedule to help give you a sense of the flow for the retreat. It is subject to change, start and end times, including optional times will be similar to as posted.
Updated June 16, 2022

Note that this schedule is for Pacific Daylight Time, so please re-calculate it for your time zone. https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

A PDF for your convenience.

Friday, June 24, 2022  6 pm – 8:30 pm PDT
Attendance is via Zoom for everyone on Friday.

06:00pm: Welcoming and Opening the Space

06:30pm Introduction to the Practice and Orientation

07:15pm Introducing Queer Bodhissattva Practice 

08:00 pm Close for the Night

Saturday, June 25, 2022  7:00 am – 6:00 pm PDT

07:00 am Sitting with Introduction to Meditation (optional)

09:00 PDT Welcoming and Opening the Space

09:30 Meditation with Introduction to the Practice

10:00 Queer Bodhissattva Practice

10:25 – 10:35  Break 

10:40 Dharma Talk w/ Jo-ann on calming and stretching – body/mind science

11:40 Walk with pre-assigned walk homework 

12:00 pm Mindful Lunch

01:15 pm  Total Relaxation and Mindful Movement

02:00   Youth & Elders sharing on “ethics in our lives” practicing with the Five Mindfulness Trainings 

03 30   Dharma Sharing

04:30  Space to Connect (optional) 

05:30  Meditation and Closing for the Night

Sunday, June 26, 2022  7:00 am – 3:30 pm PDT

07:00 am Sitting with Introduction (optional)

08:00 Orientation for new arrivals online

09:00 Welcoming and Re-opening Space

09:30  Meditation

10:00 Dharma Talk – Being Queer Together: a Council of Elders and Youth and the Queer Bodhissattva Project, A Way Forward with Bk

11:00 Five Mindfulness Trainings Ceremony (All-Queer) incorporating Queer Bodhissattva Practice 

12:15 pm Lunch

01:15 Total Relaxation and Mindful Movement

02:00 Dharma Sharing

03:00 Close Retreat

Cleanup

Rest