Upcoming Offerings

Being Dharma: Monthlong Retreat at Big Bear Retreat Center 2027

Tuesday, April 6 – Thursday May 6, 2027

About
A Month-long Residential Retreat for Dedicated and Experienced Practitioners. Taught by Kittisaro, Thanissara, Yong Oh, assisted by Djuna Devereaux.

The overall intention of this retreat, which synthesizes essential teachings and practices from Theravada and Mahayana traditions, is to offer a graduated sequence of complementary and mutually supportive Dharma approaches that guide the practitioner into liberating insight and realignment within the inherent intuitive wisdom of our natural state of being.

    Ānāpānasati: Mindfulness of Breathing

    A live five-week course

    October 4th – Nov 8th, 2026
    Sundays, 12:00 – 2:00 pm PT
    Thursdays 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT

    About the Course
    We will explore how the Buddha’s method includes healing and rejuvenation for the body, emptying out reactivity to pleasure and pain, unifying the body/mind, and touching with the body deep peace, as the mind is freed from confusion. All the 2-hour classes will be recorded, so if you miss a session you can catch up with the recording.

    Everyone is welcome.

      Sacred Mountain Sunday Sangha

      Sundays, 9:00 – 10:20 a.m. PT.

      About Sunday Sangha
      Sunday Sangha sessions are weekly opportunities to be in community, practice together, and receive dharma reflections from SMS core teachers. Sessions include chanting, meditation, a short Dharma reflection, and close with an optional period for community sharing and Q&A.

      Everyone is welcome.

      Key information

      • ​Meets weekly on Sundays from 9:00-10:20 a.m. PST, Pacific, U.S.
      • ​This offering is shared on a suggested donation of $15 per drop-in session. No one will be turned away due to financial need.

      Guardians of the Sacred Chanting Circle with
      emiko Yoshikami & Kareem Ghandour

      Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays of every week from 8:30-9:00 a.m PT.

      This chanting circle, inspired by Dharma teachings, combines sacred chants, protective mantras, and meditative prayers to help uplift and protect ourselves and all beings. It is also an offering to uplift our world. This circle, also inspired by the Buddha, who recommended his disciples do protection chants, particularly in times of peril, strife, and difficulty. In this spirit, we offer this practice. All welcome to drop in as you are available.

      Key Information

      • This chanting circle is currently being offered ongoing.
      • This offering is shared freely. If you would like to make a donation to support Sacred Mountain Sangha, please adjust the suggested donation amount from $1 (the registration platform requires us to put in a value) to the amount you feel called to give, including $0.

      Full Moon Kuan Yin Ceremony

      Saturday closest to full moon each month, 9.00 – 10.30am PT

      About Offering

      ​Throughout the year, we gather on the Saturday closest to the full moon each month to offer the Kuan Yin Compassion & Renewal Ceremony. Drawing from the Chinese Mahayana tradition, this practice honors the eternal vow of bodhicitta—offering compassion, healing, and protection to all beings.

      Key Information

      • As this offering is practice based, it is not recorded.
      • ​​This offering is tiered based from $1-$30. No one is turned away due to financial need.
      • ​​Details, text, and materials will be sent before the ceremony.
      • Zoom: Registration for the event closes one hour before it starts.

      Ekayāna: Being Dharma Training with Kittisaro & Thanissara

      Yearlong Program Beginning Saturday, January 17th – Sign Ups Still Welcome

      About Offering

      ​Ekayāna: Being Dharma, a yearlong, self-paced, online journey of study and practice offered through Sacred Mountain Sangha. This transformative course is grounded in a unique synthesis of Theravāda (Thai Forest), Mahāyāna (Pure Land & Chan/Zen), and engaged Dharma traditions.

      ​The training is structured around six “baskets” of transmission, offered over four modules. This course offers 36 lessons over three core modules and an additional 6-lesson Sacred Activism module. We’ll be there ourselves, alongside SMS teachers, to support you at two bi-monthly sessions online. One will be a sangha group check-in and Q&A session with an SMS teacher, and the second will be a guided practice session with a practice leader. The course can be taken at your own pace, with each lesson designed for about 2–3 hours of engagement per week. Please find our more here, and meet our facilitator team.

      ​Drawing on decades of combined Dharma practice, we aim to focus less on academic study and more on embodied realization in the spirit of Ajahn Chah’s teaching: “Read the book of the heart.”