Coming soon: Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 12 noon New York time: “Embracing Jealousy, Cultivating Openness,” a live online teaching and guided meditation with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
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With the first full moon of the Tibetan New Year in March 2023, CyberSangha® has launched a new online program of 24-Hour Full Moon Practices, related live teachings and science/spirituality dialogs with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and invited guests, and small-group classes.

We invite you to join us! Every offering of the yearlong program is free and open to all. See the latest updates to the schedule, below.

This is the fourth consecutive year we have continued this tradition. This year, each month of the lunar calendar offers an opportunity to call up a specific uncomfortable emotion or other form of suffering that has been affecting our personal lives and the lives of others around the world. Supported by the teacher, fellow participants, and knowledgeable others, we will learn to embrace this pain with wisdom and compassion, heal and transform it, and open to clearer, more nourishing states of mind.

Whether you are a longtime meditation practitioner or a novice, you are welcome to attend any or all live broadcasts throughout the year. Except for the 24-Hour full moon practices, no advance registration is required. Simply view on the Facebook page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche or via the “Learn more” links in the Yearlong Schedule, below.
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Monthly Topics

Each full moon of the yearlong program marks the beginning of a full month of related practices, teachings, and dialogs. Month 1 features a March 3 teaching by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche on “Embracing Depression, Cultivating Joy,” followed on March 6 by a 24-Hour Full Moon practice on the same topic, and some days later by a related conversation among knowledgeable experts. Beginning April 4, Month 2 introduces us to a new topical focus and cycle of offerings.

As we deepen our familiarity with resting in a state of spacious awareness, we can acknowledge and embrace the obstacles and obscurations of our habitual patterns, allowing them to loosen and release in the openness of our true nature. In that openness, our positive qualities emerge, spontaneously arising for the benefit of ourselves and others.

Each month features:

A teaching and guided meditation with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, to introduce the practices for the month. View live on the Facebook page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, or via the “Learn more” links on this page.
A 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, beginning at 10 a.m. New York time on the day of the full moon and continuing until 10 a.m. the following day. Each 24-hour online session begins with a guided meditation related to the monthly topic and is followed by alternating periods of mantra recitation and contemplative breathing practice, as well as further periods of guided meditation. Each 24-hour full moon practice takes place via Zoom, in an online meeting space; there is no cost to participate, but registration is required.
A Science & Spirituality Dialog related to the topic of the month, with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and other featured presenters hosted by Alejandro Chaoul-Reich. These dialogs will explore the topic of the month in more depth from the perspective of both direct spiritual experience and scientific research. What happens and why as we bring open awareness to our emotions in meditation? How does our relationship to suffering change through spiritual or energetic practices? Can science and medicine inform what and how we practice meditation? These live online conversations will explore such questions and more. Viewable live on the Facebook page of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, or via the “Learn more” links on this page.

Occasional small-group classes will be made available for those wishing to go deeper into the practices.

Yearlong Schedule

Schedule is subject to change. For updates, revisit this section in coming days and weeks. If you miss a live broadcast, recordings will be available (does not apply to Full Moon Practices). To receive email reminders, subscribe to the CyberSangha News email list.

MONTH 1: March 3 – April 3, 2023

Friday, March 3, 12 noon New York time: “Embracing Depression, Cultivating Joy,” a live online teaching and guided meditation with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
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Monday, March 6, 10 a.m. New York time through Tuesday, March 7, 10 a.m.: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Embracing Depression, Cultivating Joy.” Opens with a teaching and meditation guided by Marcy Vaughn.
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Thursday, March 16, 12 noon New York time*: Science & Spirituality Dialog, “Life Beyond Depression: Finding Healing & Wholeness Through Meditation.” A live online conversation with Norman Farb, Juanita Campbell Rasmus, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich.
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* Note: In the United States, daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2023, so be sure to take this one-hour difference into account when determining the time conversion for scheduled events.

MONTH 2: April 4 – May 3, 2023

Tuesday, April 4, 12 noon New York time: “Embracing Anxiety, Cultivating Calmness,” a live online teaching and guided meditation with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
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Wednesday, April 5, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Embracing Anxiety, Cultivating Calmness.” Opens with a meditation guided by Alejandro Chaoul-Reich.
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Tuesday, April 11, 12 noon New York time: Science & Spirituality Dialog, “Breaking the Cycle of Anxiety: Finding Calm Within the Storm.” A live online conversation with psychologist Ann Friedman, Ph.D.; researcher and thought leader Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.; Tibetan meditation master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
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MONTH 3: May 4 – 31, 2023

Thursday, May 4, 12 noon New York time: “Embracing Loneliness, Cultivating Connection,” a live online teaching and guided meditation with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
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Friday, May 5, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Embracing Loneliness, Cultivating Connection.”
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Thursday, May 11, 12 noon NY time: Science & Spirituality Dialog, “Spacious Embrace: When Feeling Lonely, Find the Friend Within.” A live online conversation with renowned teacher and author Sharon Salzberg, researcher Emily Lindsay, Ph.D.; Tibetan meditation master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
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Begins Friday, May 12: “Embracing Loneliness, Cultivating Connection,” a free, month-long interactive online course. Four Fridays at 12 noon New York time with Aleezé Sattar Moss, via Zoom. Class size is limited. Includes weekly small-group sessions.
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MONTH 4: June 1 – June 28, 2023

Thursday, June 1, 12 noon New York time: Embracing Attachment, Cultivating Generosity,” a live online teaching and guided meditation with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
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Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Embracing Attachment, Cultivating Generosity.”
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Begins Wednesday, June 14: “Embracing Attachment, Cultivating Generosity,” a free, three-week interactive online course. Three Wednesdays at 12 noon New York time with Aleezé Sattar Moss, via Zoom. Class size is limited.
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Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 1:30 p.m. New York time: “The Spirit of Generosity: To Give from the Heart, First Learn to Let Go.” A live online conversation with Roshi Joan Halifax, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich.
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MONTH 5: June 29 – July 30, 2023

Thursday, June 29, 12 noon New York time: “Embracing Anger, Cultivating Love,” a live online teaching and guided meditation with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
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Sunday, July 2, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Embracing Anger, Cultivating Love.”
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Wednesday, July 12, at 11 a.m. New York time: “Fierce Love: Honoring and Transforming Anger,” a Science & Spirituality dialog with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Professors Robert Thurman and Barbara Fredrickson, hosted by Alejandro Chaoul-Reich.
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MONTH 6: July 31 – August 28, 2023

Tuesday, August 1, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Embracing Ignorance, Cultivating Wisdom.”
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Thursday, August 10, 1 p.m. New York time: “Embracing Ignorance, Cultivating Wisdom,” a live online teaching and guided meditation with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (rescheduled from July 31).
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Friday, August 25, 12 noon New York time: Science & Spirituality dialog, “Choosing Wisdom: Discovering Joy in Difficult Truths,” a live online conversation with professor of philosophy Emily McRae, Ph.D.; physician and author Margaret Plews-Ogan, M.D.; Tibetan meditation master Geshe Tenzin Wangyal; and host Alejandro Chaoul-Reich, Ph.D.
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MONTH 7: August 29 – September 26, 2023

Tuesday, August 29, 12 noon New York time: “Embracing Fear, Cultivating Confidence,” a live online teaching and guided meditation with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
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Wednesday, August 30, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Embracing Fear, Cultivating Confidence.”
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MONTH 8: September 27 – October 25, 2023

Wednesday, September 27, 12 noon New York time: “Embracing Jealousy, Cultivating Openness,” a live online teaching and guided meditation with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.
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Thursday, September 28, 10 a.m. New York time: 24-Hour Full Moon Practice, “Embracing Jealousy, Cultivating Openness”
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New! Begins Tuesday, October 3, 1 p.m. New York time
Free Online Course, “Embracing Jealousy, Cultivating Openness”
Join us for a free four-week interactive online course, designed to accompany Month 8 of the yearlong program. It takes place on four consecutive Tuesdays at 1 p.m. New York time with Juanita Rockwell, via Zoom. Class size is limited.
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