Guest Teacher Linda Alley-Sarnack
The Dharma Drop-In Group is IMT’s cornerstone gathering, offered since our inception in 2011. Dharma is a Sanskrit word meaning “teaching,” and most often refers to the words of the Buddha. Dharma also means “truth,” or “nature,” as in the truth of this moment, things as they are, or the nature of things. Our own direct experience is the most potent teacher we have, and the Buddha’s teachings show us how to pay attention to our lives, just as they are. This clarifies where and how we suffer, and therefore where and how we get free.
Each session includes a 30-minute guided meditation, dharma talk, plus discussion, reflection, and/or Q&A. Suitable for new and experienced practitioners.
This group is offered freely and no sign-up required. Your generosity — danā — is gratefully accepted, so we may continue offering dharma practice.
HYBRID OPTIONS
In-Person Location, Pima Friends Meeting House, 931 N 5th Ave., 85705
PARKING: is available in the back lot, along 5th Ave. between 1st and Speedway, and along 1st St. west of 5thAve. Some parts of this area require permit parking – the signs are clear, so check them if you’re not sure.ZOOM: Click on the button below
PASSCODE: sangha
DANĀ
All are welcome, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or class. The teachings of the Buddha are a priceless gift which are offered freely, and no one is ever turned away for financial reasons. We invite you to consider danā, generosity, as part of our practice together, and to give what you can to support this dharma service.
MEET THE TEACHER
Linda Alley-Sarnack has been studying Buddhism since 1995 and in 2000, set the aspiration to sit silent retreat, just once in her life! In 2002, she sat her first retreat and has been a dedicated practitioner of Insight Meditation since then. She sits deep retreat every year and has dedicated herself to weaving the wisdom and liberation found while on retreat into her everyday life.
Linda completed training in mindful yoga in 2009, Community Dharma Leadership in 2012, and Yoga Therapy in 2017. Starting in 2006, she taught mindfulness, lovingkindness, and yoga for teens in Tucson area high schools. She has also taught community classes combining the practices of yoga and insight meditation, and guided individuals in yoga therapy.
Linda is passionate about embodied practice, expressed in a variety of ways. She is an accomplished gardener, yogini, cook, and friend and considers gardening, cooking, relationship, creativity, appreciation of beauty, and most other forms of ‘real’ life to be paths to waking up to our true nature. Her current aspiration is to embody (as fully as possible) the qualities of patience, self-compassion, generosity, and love in each moment of life.