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REGULAR PROGRAMS AT PZI's SANTA ROSA CENTER 

Please Check the Calendar (you can sort for SR events) for the
latest information about possible canceled dates or changes.


MONDAY EVENING DHARMA PRACTICE in S.R.
DHARMA PROGRAM - MONDAY 6:50pm to 9:00pm

Weekly Monday evening practice at the Santa Rosa Center includes meditation, a short sutra service,
dharma talk, tea and discussion.

Please consult the Monday Night Schedule for details about
who is scheduled to give the evening talks.
Usually it is either John Tarrant or Rachel Howlett.

Schedule for a typical Monday Evening Program:

6:40pm: Gather & welcome, place flowers on the altar
7:00pm: 40 minute sitting meditation
7:40pm: 5 to 10 minute break
7:50pm: Tea and dharma talk with discussion, followed by sutra service and announcements
8:45pm: Great Vows

ORIENTATION & MEDITATION INSTRUCTION
is offered on the first and third Mondays of the month
at 6:15pm, and by special arrangement.

Email Carol Spooner or Gregory Wonderwheel
or call them at (707) 526-2867
if you are interested in orientation & meditation instruction.

We suggest a $10 donation for attending Monday
evening programs if you are not a member.

TUESDAY EVENING Work In The Room (Dokusan)

WORK IN THE ROOM - TUESDAY
starting at 6:30pm, please arrive by 7:30pm


Tuesday evening Work In The Room
(Private Interviews/ Dokusan)
with PZI Teachers is available for PZI Members

It is usually offered by the teacher who
gave the Monday evening talk the
previous evening.

Please go to Work In The Room
to read more about this powerful practice,
how you can get involved,
and to see which teacher is scheduled
on a particular night.

THURDSAY MORNING TAI CHI

TAI CHI - THURSDAY 8:00am to 9:00am

(Do not park in the lot for this program - please use street parking or nearby public parking lots.)

Bob Flannery leads a Tai Chi practice session beginning July 20th.
The foundation of these sessions is the 108 steps of Royal Form.

These programs are designed for both total beginners
and experienced Tai Chi practitioners.

Bob Flannery on Royal Form and his own background and experience with Tai Chi:
Beng Ho, a graduate student from Malaysia, founded and led the Michigan State University Tai Chi Chuan Club. He taught Royal Form, and old Yang style. I completed his course in 1976 and have been enjoying the practice since then. In 1978 Lui Hok Hoi began teaching workshops at Central Michigan University. He taught Tai Chi as a "living, growing art," creating new forms from traditional Yang and Wu styles. I studied for years with Mr. Lui and still attend the annual reunion of his students. Other teachers have shared additional forms and philosophy.

I began teaching Tai Chi in Michigan in 1979. My archives contain pictures from a class in 1992 at the Rohnert Park Community Center, which indicates I've been teaching there at least that long. My intent for the new Thursday classes in Santa Rosa is that they should allow students from my Tuesday Rohnert Park class to intermingle with new Santa Rosa students. The mutual inspiration from a group helps everyone to make an effort to practice and benefit, and to do their best and grow.

THURSDAY EVENING ZEN, ART & LIFE

ZEN, ART & LIFE - THURSDAY 6:50pm to 9:00pm

Join artist and Zen teacher Brian Howlett for this creative new program devoted to cultivating our ability to
pay attention to life through art.

Whether you're an experienced artist or you've never before
picked up a brush - join in and see what you discover.

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