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Ryan Burton ~ From First Sit to First Shift
Join us for a four-session journey over two weeks, moving from the first taste of recognition to living from awake awareness in daily life. Each session builds on the last, tracing a direct path from initial recognition to expressed realization, and is intended for practitioners ready to move from first glimpse to sustained recognition — from "first sit" to a genuine shift in how life is lived. Ryan Burton is a meditation teacher and guide in the non-dual traditions, with over seventeen years of practice across Dhammakaya Theravada, Dzogchen, Vedanta, and Zen. He teaches post-awakening integration — the territory that opens after the initial recognition. His work also draws on Tibetan Buddhism, Dream Yoga, and Robert Monroe’s Focus Levels system.
Monday, September 28, 2026 @ 9:00am-11:00am (Pacific Time), part of a 4-Part Series, includes Sept 28, Oct 1, 5, 8 at Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)Ishita Sharma ~ The Spiritual Ego and Walking in Joy
Spiritual bypassing is inevitable, and often invisible. The spiritual ego is often one of the subtlest mechanisms of obscuration on the path to awakening. As our sense of self expands, our ideas of that expansion can themselves become veils to it. Let's explore the metaphysics of that innocence and ignorance and find a sweeter, softer way to relate within and without that liberates, heals and empowers. Ishita Sharma serves as a spiritual teacher, healing mirror, embodiment partner, and Core Energetics Practitioner of body-based psychotherapy. Teaching Universal principles of healing and mysticism, she is devoted to supporting healing and awakening in all those committed to living a bright and connected life, sharing their gifts for the good of the Whole.
Sunday, October 11, 2026 @ 10:00am - 11:30am (Pacific Time) at Online Video Meeting (phone access also available)
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