The Five Skhandas: human form, feelings, thoughts, choices and consciousness.

There is still room, so contact us to register.

The 4 week introduction offered on Tuesday evening starting May 8th still has space for a few more individuals to sign up. See our calendar for the details.

Thank you for your interest in Nagaloka.

If you have any questions, please contact us (above link), or call Dharmasuri at 207-329-8041.

Sunday, Apr 22
Holistic Health Day for Women
8:30 am to 3 PM

Wear comfortable clothes and bring your yoga mat!

A yummy program for all ages. Nagaloka will help to support and share the proceeds with the Bridge of Light, women who have asked for ordination into The Triratna Buddhist Order. Below is outlined the program. The cost is low $30-$50 sliding scale and the lunch sounds absolutely tasty. There is a limited number of participants, so register soon! If you would like to take part in any part of the day, please feel free to pick and choose and register accordingly. You can register by contacting Dharmasuri@gmail.com or mailing payment to the address below. If you have any questions, please ask.

Program:
8:30 ~ register with tea & social time
9:00 ~ meditation (mindfulness of breathing) led by: Dharmasuri
9:45 ~ Yoga ~ led by Jessica Curran
10:45 ~ Laughter meditation ~ led by Katie West
12:00 ~ cooking vegan ~ led by Chris McClay
12:00- lunch ~prepared by Chris, vegan chef
1:00 ~ Past life regression ~ led by Anne Archambault
2:00 ~ Talk on women’s health ~ led by Leigh Baker, DO
• 3:00 ~ ends ~

Some of the leaders:
Dharmasuri will lead the mindfulness of breathing meditation. Dharmasuri is the center chair for Nagaloka. She has 20 years experience practicing meditation and has been teaching meditation for over 12 years. Her experience not only comes from many years of practicing and teaching meditation, but from her active role as a committed Buddhist with the Triratna Buddhist Community. She was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2006 in Scotland. In 2010 she completed the Jon Kabat-Zinn Mindful Based Stressed Reduction (MBSR) course at University of Southern Maine. www.Dharmasuri.com

Leigh Baker D.O. will give a talk on women’s health with focus on cancer prevention screening. Questions are welcome. Leigh was a family practice physician for 13 yrs and now specializes in Osteopathic manipulative medicine. She is the chair of the board of the nonprofit Birth Roots a community supported parenting center located at 101 State St. in Portland. She has been a practicing Buddhist since 1991.

Chris McClay, vegan chef, will demonstrate and explain techniques and tools, alongside showcasing common ingredients in the vegan lifestyle. She will also explain the recipes she will be serving for lunch. Lastly, she will offer her philosophy on healthy and compassionate eating. www.modern-vegan.com

Jessica Curran has been a student of movement since she was 5 years old, beginning with ballet and jazz dance, and continuing on to study hip-hop and burlesque, which she continues with today. Jessica began her practice of yoga as a support and compliment to her daily Buddhist meditation practice. Currently she teaches at Portland Power Yoga. Jessica loves guiding others to the discovery of their own power, strength, potential and joy through yoga and her teaching style is reflective of her love of life, yoga, and connection with others. Besides teaching at Portland Power Yoga, Jessica teaches beach yoga at nearby beaches to individuals and groups. Her Facebook page is www.facebook.com/BeachBlissYoga. Jessica will be teaching a Vinyasa Flow class, suitable for all ages, body types and abilities.

Nagaloka Buddhist Center
54 York Street
Portland, ME 04101

“Buddhist teachings enable us to experience our lives in more meaningful, joyful and creative ways.” says Nagapriya, the author of “Exploring Karma and Rebirth.’

To find out more about what is happening at Nagaloka, see our calendar.

May you be well and happy!

Learn more by searching our website and viewing our calendar.

Questions? email us
or call Dharmasuri 207-329-8041.

“We become what we think” (the Buddha.)

MISSION STATEMENT:
Nagaloka is a Triratna Buddhist Community center. Our sangha seeks to
teach, explore and live the path towards Enlightenment. We supportively
encourage members to apply the Buddha’s teachings to daily life through
meditation, study, discussion and other activities.

We will discontinue Friday 6:30 PM meditation sessions.

The new meditation session:

Thursday ~ 5:30 PM led by John ~ Alternates between the “mindfulness of breathing” and the metta bhavana” (loving-kindness) meditation practices.

New meditation/discussion session:

Sunday morning ~ 8:30 AM (new start time) – 10 AM. ~Meditation session, tea/coffee and open discussions on Buddhist practices and teachings and how they can influence and enrich our lives.

Happy Holidays!

From all of us at Nagaloka

PLEASE JOIN US ON JAN 1ST FOR OUR OPEN HOUSE. Check out the details on our calendar.

Our Wednesday Friends’ Night has just finished up with the book “Sailing the Worldly Winds” by Vajragupta. We started off this book in conjunction with the Urban Retreat. Our sangha found it to be a very useful and practical guide on identifying how the worldly winds blow in our every day life. Our weekly discussions were full of personal insights into how windy things can be yet also what we can do to slow our swinging between the opposites of gain and loss, praise and blame, fame and disgrace, and pleasure and pain.

Our Friends’ Nights will finish the year out by spending time with the Five Jinas (Buddhas), a puja (devotion ritual) and a talk by Dharmasuri on the system of practice. In January we will start up with a study on ethics. What a great topic to go along with all our New Years Resolutions!

January 1st will bring an open house for Nagaloka. We will have intro to meditation, a mindfulness movement class for children, potluck lunch and information on the Triratna Buddhist Community. Our special guest Ian Tuski will be playing classical guitar. It should be fun for all ages!

Thanks you to Narottama and Amala for coming to Nagaloka to lead day retreats this Fall on the Metta Bhavana. Our sangha so appreciates having visiting Order Members join us for a full day of meditation and study.

Our mitra study of the Bodhisattva Ideal continues into the new year. Thanks you Maitrimani for leading our mitras through this deep and inspiring study. Also thank you to Louise for leading a children’s mindfulness and movement class for 10 weeks this Fall. The children truly
loved it…and LuLu! Louise’s next class starts in January (see our calendar for details).

Please continue to visit our website for upcoming events! Our winter program is in the works with some great events and day retreats.

Thank you.