Foundations of a Soulmaking Dharma

This online intensive is a contemplative and thoughtful look into the Soulmaking Dharma teachings. For more information, please visit the program page.

Rooted in the Buddha's teaching of emptiness, ethics and meditative training, Soulmaking Dharma is a rich and resonant contemporary flowering of the Dharma.

Our Buddhist practice reveals to us that perception is empty and shapeable. We see that we inevitably participate in making the world through the ways we sense and see. Understanding this, the soulmaking practitioner learns to open and tune their heart, body, imagination, desire and intellect to form an instrument for soulful perception: sensing and seeing self, others, and world in ways that bring more beauty, dimensionality, and meaningfulness, and that restore, open, and expand senses of sacredness.

Here, the depths and subtleties of meditative practice, the particularities of the individual and their personal journeys, and the gifts, complexities, and sufferings of our time can all find their specific place in a responsive, intelligent, and soulful Dharma.

Cancellation Policy:

We understand that personal circumstances may require you to cancel your registration. In these cases, please contact us right away. If you cancel before the program starts, you are eligible for a full refund minus a $50 administrative fee (($100 for Online Immersive Programs). Registration fees are nonrefundable after the program starts.

Online Schedule:

This program is hosted on Zoom and closed captions are available. You can check the time of the group sessions in your timezone here: https://www.worldtimebuddy.com. The schedule for this program (shown in US Eastern Time) is as follows:

10 Sunday program meetings led by Catherine McGee and Yahel. Sundays 11:30-1:30 PM US ET, Sep 15, 22, 29; Oct 6, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 17, 24, Dec 1 (2 hrs)

Optional Live Meditation/Workshop. Tuesdays 1:00-2:00 PM US ET (1 hr)

Optional Connect and Digest: A drop in for connection around this program, checking in and mutual support during digestion week. A long term Soulmaking Dharma student will open and hold the space for those who would like to connect. Saturday Sept. 28 and Sunday Oct. 13 at 11:30 AM US ET (1 hr)

Optional Affinity group spaces will be offered to program participants on the two Saturdays at the end of each digestion week. First date: TBD 

Upon acceptance into the program, participants will be placed in small Home Groups of four. You will have an opportunity to ask to be in a group with others who may share an essential identity/social location and who may ask for this.

Please note that sessions will not be recorded.