Introduction to Zen Meditation (4-week) - Victoria Zen Centre

October 17-November 7, 2009 – Saturdays 9:00-11:30am

October 19-November 9, 2009 – Mondays 7:00-9:30pm

If you are interested in learning how to meditate, this is the course for you. For people that are seeking to reduce stress, clarify a busy mind, improve focus and awareness, boost immune function, improve sleeping patterns, or gain insight into the mental, physical, and emotional habits that are preventing you from living life fully, this course offers a gradual combination of study and practice, individual and group interaction, and personal guidance that will provide a strong foundation to experience the profound change that Zen meditation practice offers. The fee for this four-week course is $295 and includes:

• Four weekly Sessions for a total of ten hours of class time.
• Small class size (max.8).
• A meditation cushion for each participant to keep.
• Course manual and supplementary materials.
• Teachings and group discussions on eight core aspects of Zen Practice.
• Peer Support
• 2 chanting practice CDs
• The opportunity to become a member of the Victoria Zen Centre.

For program information:

Visit our website.

The Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre
In association with
The Vancouver Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Presents

THE DHAMMA BROTHERS


www.dhammabrothers.com

Saturday October 3rd at 7:00pm
By Donation

THE DHAMMA BROTHERS tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation as it closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates at Donaldson Correction Facility who enter into an intensive meditation program. This film, with the power to dismantle stereotypes about men behind prison bars also, in the words of Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking), “gives you hope for the human race."

Prior to the film a talk will be given. The speaker at this event will be Lama Margaret Ludwig. Lama Ludwig has eighteen years of activism in the penitentiaries of British Colombia as a Buddhist chaplain. Her selflessness has planted a seed of enlightenment for those who are most in need. She inaugurated the installation of a Buddhist garden shrine at the William Head prison which she hopes may be cultivated by a new generation of volunteers.

For more information: rangdral@yahoo.com

Maitreya Project Heart Shrine Relic Tour

Maitreya Project Heart Shrine Relic Tour

Friday August 21st 7 pm/10pm

Saturday August 22nd 10am/7 pm

Sunday August 23rd 10am/4pm

Cost: free

The Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre is pleased to host “The Maitreya Project Heart Shrine Relic Tour” on August 21, 22 and 23rd. An Opening Ceremony will be held at 7 pm on Friday August 21st, and the relic show will be open to the public from 10 am to 7 pm on Saturday 22nd and from 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday.

A unique and precious collection of more than 1,000 sacred Buddhist relics will be permanently displayed in the Heart Shrine of the completed Maitreya Buddha statue in Kushinagar. Meanwhile, it is the wish of the Spiritual Director of the Maitreya Project, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, that the collection should travel throughout the world to bring the blessings of the relics and the message of loving-kindness to people everywhere.

The relics were found among the cremation ashes of Buddhist masters. They resemble beautiful pearl-like crystals. Buddhists believe the relics are produced as a result of the master's spiritual qualities of compassion and wisdom. Since we can all develop these qualities, the relics are a reminder of our own essential nature of purity and our inner potential to manifest that. The collection includes relics of the historical Buddha and the Buddha’s closest disciples as well as many other well-known Buddhist masters from Chinese, Indian, Korean and Tibetan traditions.

The purpose of the Relic Tour is to inspire people of all spiritual traditions and paths to come together to experience the blessings of the relics. For full details about the Maitreya Project and the Relic Tour please click on www.maitreyaproject.org/en/relic

Pascal Auclair Evening

The Victoria Vipassana Community is pleased to host an Evening with Pascal Auclair, Friday, July 31st, 7:00-9:00 pm at the Helga Beer Yoga Studio, 202 - 1600 Bay Street (Shakespeare St. entrance). We will sit together, followed by a dharma talk by Pascal. This evening is by donation only and baskets will be set out for donations for the teacher, and for studio rental.

Pascal will be teaching a Week-Long Retreat at the Gatehouse on Salt Spring, starting the following day, August 1 – 8. Details on this retreat: http://ssivipassana.org/?cat=12

Pascal Auclair has been immersed in the Dharma since 1997, sitting retreats in Thailand, India and America with revered monastics and lay teachers. In 2006 he was invited by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield to join the teacher training program at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. He is now enjoying teaching retreats at these two centers, as well as for True North Insight and the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. Pascal works with families, teens, young adults, and yogis sitting short and long retreats.

Tibetan Art at the Art Gallery of Victoria

Sacred Arts of Tibet



Sand Mandala by Monks of Gaden Jangste monastery of Mundgod, India
(c) Tony Bounsoil Photo Design

August 14, 2009 to December 6, 2009
The art of Tibet is almost exclusively devoted to the service of Buddhism and is almost never practiced for art’s sake. Tibetan art is representative of the existential character of Mahayana Buddhism known as Tantrayana or Vajrayana (the diamond path or vehicle), which considers its art to be very sacred. Although Tibetan art is religious in nature, it is also rich in artistic or aesthetic value. Tibetan art is evocative and the portraiture, although often rigidly stereotyped, shows a great variety of styles rendered in a powerful and realistic manner, particularly in the treatment of facial features, costumes, appendages and backgrounds.

The making of religious art in Tibet serves several functions. Its actual commission and production are acts for which one received merit, the more images made, the greater the merit. The painted or sculpted image serves to inspire the faithful to reach a higher level of consciousness. This exhibition will feature the Gallery’s extensive collection of painted thankas, sculpted images and sacred or ritual objects. As part of the exhibition, the Gallery is looking to host a group of Tibetan monks to construct a sand mandala. A mandala, which is considered a magical and sacred realm, is a visual prayer and a means of representing the entire sacred universe. It is an all-inclusive symbol and is thought to represent both the mind and body of the Buddha. The basic configuration of a mandala, which is deceptively simple in appearance, is a ring or circle enclosing a symmetrical walled palace with a gateway in each wall facing one of the four cardinal points of the compass. Each detail of its construction has symbolic meaning.

Buddha In the Park This Weekend

Your Invitation to Buddha In the Park, SALT SPRING ISLAND, 3 Day Event
Forty Topics on the Buddha Dharma over a relaxing Friday, Saturday, Sunday,
Let Your Spirit Soar - the Buddha-way...
Full information at www.penlan.com or by calling 250. 710. 7594
AUG. 21, 22, 23 this Weekend 270 Scott Point Drive, Long Harbour,
Salt Spring Island 250. 538. 0965

THE MAKING OF A ZEN MONK

Victoria Zen Centre to hold Victoria's first Buddhist Ordination

Doshu Lars Rogers has a first-hand understanding of suffering and impermanence. In February 2002, he found himself in the intensive care unit of Vancouver General Hospital more dead than alive having been air lifted from his family’s homestead on Malcolm Island just off of Vancouver Island’s north coast. The diagnosis was acute leukemia, and the prognosis was not hopeful. Immediate chemotherapy left Rogers with no memory of the events that took place for about a month after his arrival at the hospital. In May of 2002, he was released from hospital for two weeks before a scheduled bone marrow transplant “to make some good memories with (his) family”. Upon his return to hospital he was subjected to intense chemotherapy and full-body radiation to ensure that all blood making cells in his body were thoroughly and totally dead. Following the bone marrow transplant, another month of isolation followed waiting for these new cells to take up residence deep within his bones and begin producing healthy blood.

Doshu has practiced Zen Buddhism since 1975-at times passively, and at times with great energy and zeal. Living remotely, his contact with any kind of Buddhist community was infrequent, but he maintained a personal practice and attended meditation retreats occasionally with Toronto Zen Centre, Zen Centres in Oregon and Washington States, and the Victoria Zen Centre. His life path had seen him educated at the University of Toronto in astronomy, travelling through Asia and Europe with his wife Soshin Ruth McMurchy, training and working in electronics and making a living as an entrepreneur in that field. Doshu and Soshin have two children together, and when Doshu became ill, the whole family moved to Victoria so that they could be there to support him, and each other. As he lay in the hospital wondering if he would make it to the next mealtime which Doshu describes as “a yellow-green goo that was pumped through my nose-tube and into my stomach”, a visiting friend asked him what he wanted to do when he got out of the hospital. Doshu had spent much of his time (when he was conscious and/or coherent) reviewing his life, coming to terms with his impending death, and letting go of any regrets of his life; but realized that he hadn’t seriously considered the possibility of recovery. The question he was asked provoked a heartfelt response that he says surprised him. “My family and Zen practice are my priorities.”

When Doshu was discharged from hospital in July of 2002, after the bone marrow transplant had “taken”, it was into the caring hands of his friends and family. As he slowly recovered, struggling through periodic and frightening infections, and dealing with the depression that often follows such severe illness, he gradually began to regain his strength. His resolve and commitment to his priorities also grew stronger. Eventually he overcame concerns about his physical fragility and emotional instability and reconnected with the Victoria Zen Centre. Knowing that Zen Buddhist practice can be demanding physically, mentally, and emotionally, Doshu expected a rough ride but says he was very kindly and gently received by the Zen Centre community and it’s teacher Ven. Eshu Martin. “In hospital I started to experience life more as a gift than a given - connecting with Ven. Eshu and the loving community he inspires has allowed me to grow toward a life based on practice and giving, to face my fears and to uncover the life I have longed for but never before managed to create”, says Rogers.

“Doshu’s commitment to his family, to his community, and to Zen practice raises the bar for everyone that comes into contact with him”, says Martin, who also acts as the Buddhist Chaplain for the University of Victoria’s Interfaith Services. “As the Zen Centre has grown and developed, Doshu has been involved in every aspect, and provides a joyous, humble, and compassionate example for all of us to follow.”

Doshu’s increasing involvement and commitment has led to his completion of a program of training and education at the Victoria Zen Centre that will see him ordained a Zen Monk at the University of Victoria’s Interfaith Chapel on at 10am on July 19, 2009 as a part of the Zen Centre’s semi-annual commitment ceremony. The first event of its kind to be held in Victoria, it promises to be a deeply powerful and moving event for everyone present, and will deeply impact Doshu, his family, and the Buddhist community of Vancouver Island. For more information, please contact the Victoria Zen Centre office@zenwest.ca 250-642-7936.

The Victoria Zen Centre is a federally registered charity that was formed in 1980. For more information please visit the website at www.zenwest.ca

HHDL visits Vancouver

Tickets for Vancouver Peace Summit On Sale June 20

CTVThe Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education is pleased to announce that ticket sales will soon be open for the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit: Nobel Laureates in Dialogue. Tickets for this special event will be available to the public on June 20 and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.ca.< /p>
Summit adds TED Prize winner to list of distinguished speakers

Winner of the 2008 TED Prize, Karen Armstrong joins the Vancouver Peace Summit to share her TED Prize wish, the Charter for Compassion. Armstrong is one of the extraordinary hearts taking part in the Nobel Laureates in Dialogue: Connecting for Peace event. Below is a complete list of events and speakers.

9 AM, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
World Peace through Personal Peace

WHERE: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British Columbia

WHO: The Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Eckhart Tolle and Matthieu Ricard

SPECIAL EVENT: Fetzer Institute Prize for Love and Forgiveness to be presented to His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu

1 PM, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2009
Nobel Laureates in Dialogue: Connecting for Peace

WHERE: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British Columbia

WHO: The Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Mairead Maguire, Betty Williams and Jody Williams

SPECIAL EVENT: TED.com Prize winner Karen Armstrong and the Charter for Compassion

8:30 AM, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
Creativity and Well-being

WHERE: Orpheum Theatre, Downtown Vancouver

WHO: The Dalai Lama, Sir Ken Robinson, Daniel Siegel, the Blue Man Group, Eckhart Tolle, Murray Gell-Mann and Matthieu Ricard
Heart-Mind Education

WHERE: Orpheum Theatre, Downtown Vancouver

WHO: The Dalai Lama, Clyde Hertzman, Kim Schonert-Reichl, Stephen Covey, Adele Diamond and Mairead Maguire

1 PM, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
Women & Peace-building

WHERE: Orpheum Theatre, Downtown Vancouver

WHO: The Dalai Lama, Maria Shriver, Kim Campbell, Mary Robinson, Nobel Women’s Initiative, Ashley Judd, Zainab Salbi, Fazle Hasan Abed, Swanee Hunt and Susan Davis (find tickets)

HIGHLIGHT: The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, in collaboration with Free The Children, also hosts "We Day Vancouver", a special Summit program at GM Place for 16,000 student leaders from BC schools. For information, go to www.freethechildren.com.

All events and speakers are subject to change.

Presented in collaboration with the Fetzer Institute www.fetzer.org
Fetzer Institute

Media Sponsors:
CTVThe Vancouver SunCKNW

For more information visit our web site at www.dalailamacenter.org

Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education
PO Box 3662 Station Terminal Vancouver BC V6B 3Y8 Canada
Tel: 604-215-2DLC (352) | E-mail: info@dalailamacenter.org
Web: www.dalailamacenter.org




Copyright 2008 Comité Canada Tibet Committee
300, Léo-Pariseau, Suite 2250,
Montréal, Québec H2X 4B3
514.487.0665 Fax 514.487.7825

Contact Information: If you have any comments or questions, please email ctcoffice@tibet.ca.

Help needed for monks' Victoria visit

Hello members and friends of CTC Victoria,

There is a strong possibility that a group of Tibetan monks from India could come to Victoria this coming September/October to create a sand mandala at the Art Gallery.

Over the years a number of sand mandalas have been created by visiting monks. It always creates a lot of interest in the community, which helps raise awareness of Tibet and raise funds for the monks’ monastery, and boosts interest and membership in CTC.

Such a visit always requires a lot of organization beforehand and help at the time. The decision as to whether on not to invite the monks to Victoria will depend, in part, on whether we have people who would like to take on some of the work involved.

At this point we aren’t sure of dates but if you think you might be able to help with this, please contact Joe Dorscher: victoria@tibet.ca, / phone 250-380-1235, as soon as possible as a decision will have to be made very soon.

Thanks for your support.

CTC Victoria

Copyright 2008 Comité Canada Tibet Committee
300, Léo-Pariseau, Suite 2250,
Montréal, Québec H2X 4B3
514.487.0665 Fax 514.487.7825

Contact Information: If you have any comments or questions, please email ctcoffice@tibet.ca.

ZenDotStudio - Local Artist Carole Leslie

Local artist, Carole Leslie, creates acrylic and mixed media work inspired by her Zen practice and offers originals, prints, cards and journals with a Buddhist theme under the name of Zendotstudio. Commissions are also possible. A recent commission included a Bodhi leaf brought as a gift for someone from Bodhgaya. One of her pieces called, "Forest Buddha" was featured in the summer issue of Tricycle Magazine and another, called, "Buddha, Dharma Bingo" will appear in the fall issue of Buddhadharma Magazine.

You can find her art for sale via:

http://www.zendotstudio.blogspot.com

http://www.zendotstudio.etsy.com

http://icraft.ca/zendotstudio

Or contact her directly at wordish@shaw.ca

May 29: "Peace Begins With Me" workshop

Below is a message I received recently from my family doctor, who is Buddhist and teaches meditation. I thought it might be of interest to folks in the Mahasangha so am posting it here with his permission.

I can't attach the PDF poster he refers to, so have pasted it in as a small image below at the end of his email. You can click on the poster to see a larger image. If you want more information or a copy of the poster to put up, contact Dr. Sherman at communityhealthcoop@gmail.com.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: "Peace Begins With Me" workshop at UVic
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 23:50:11 -0700
From: Mark Sherman

Dear VCHC members,

As part of the SpiritHeals Conference at UVic from May 29-31, I will be facilitating a pre-conference workshop called Peace Begins With Me. The 3 hour workshop will focus on mindfulness meditation as a practice and way of life to bring peace to you and to your relationships. We will review material from the Creating Inner Peace courses I have facilitated and then widen the circle to look at how our inner peace affects outer peace in our relationships, our communities, our environment, and our world. The workshop is meant to be experiential with lots of opportunity for practice, and is open to everyone.

The workshop will take place on May 29th from 1:30-4:30pm. Please see the the attached poster for more details on how to register, and please do forward this poster to friends or family who might be interested and/or print a copy to post at your workplace or community center.

The SpiritHealsconference is an incredible opportunity to learn about the relationship of spirit and health and will have several reknowned speakers present. Check out the website when you have the opportunity www.spiritheals.ca

I hope that you are able to make this important workshop, and I look forward to seeing some of you there! Thank you for your help in spreading the news of this workshop!

with joined palms.

mark

--
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world"
Gandhi

Buddha's Birthday Celebration-Victoria Zen Centre

What: Buddha’s Birthday Party

Who: Victoria Zen Centre, University of Victoria Interfaith Services

When: Sunday May 24th, 2009 at 10am-12noon

Where: University of Victoria, Interfaith Chapel – Parking lot 6 (free on Sunday)

A Buddha of a Birthday Party!

On Sunday May 24 from 10am-12noon, Victorians will be celebrating the birth of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni, in the traditional way… by having a Birthday party! This event, co-sponsored by the Victoria Zen Centre and the University of Victoria Interfaith Services, now in its 5th year, is open to the public and all children (with well behaved parents) are welcome! This event is free, and for those that wish to, a donation of $5-20 is suggested.

The Interfaith Chapel at UVic, amidst Finnerty garden, will be decked out in flowers provided by Yukiyasu Kato, a master of Sogetsu Ikebana, and the owner of Zen Floral Studio. The event will offer families the opportunity to hear the story of the Buddha’s birth, and to experience a brief Buddhist ceremony in a relaxed and welcoming community environment. Of course, there will also be a piñata, birthday activities for the kids, a display of Buddhist resources for families, cake, and music! Uminari Taiko, Victoria’s taiko (“big drum”) troupe, will help to ensure that everybody knows its Buddha’s birthday!

Venerable Eshu Martin, abbot of the Victoria Zen Centre, and the University of Victoria’s Buddhist Chaplain will preside over the ceremony and celebration. “From the beginning, the teachings of the Buddha tell us that just as we are, we are whole and complete.” Says Eshu, “There isn’t anything missing, and you don’t need to improve upon True you. As we get involved in careers, and feel the responsibilities of family and society, we lose sight of this underlying principle, and start trying to “fix” things, often with terrible results!”

In its first years the ceremony was held as a formal event, an opportunity for the community to learn about Buddhism, “…but it wasn’t the grown ups that got the most out of it” adds Martin, “it was the kids. There was a natural understanding and joy in the celebration of just being... I never expected that!” This year, Ven. Eshu hopes that many families will attend, and that parents will come ready to learn from their children.

Watch the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5zLULI34k0

For more information, please contact the Victoria Zen Centre.

Ph. 250-642-7936
Cell. 250-588-7936

Email: office@zenwest.ca

Website: http://www.zenwest.ca/

Changling Rinpoche in Victoria/CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE

New Director at the Victoria Shambhala Centre

With great delight, the Co-Directors and Council of the Victoria
Shambhala Meditation Centre are pleased to announce the outcome of the
Spontaneous Insight Assembly held on Sunday March 8th, 2009.

Following the heartfelt and thoughtful participation of all those
present, Mr. Jack Lalonde was selected as Centre Director, and he has
cheerfully accepted this position.

Jack has been practicing the dharma for more than thirty years, and
is well known and respected as a teacher and Shambhala practitioner.
His energy, sense of humour, deep commitment to practice, and
friendliness to all, will stand him in good stead as the Centre
Director.


The current Co-Directors will work with Jack during the transition
period between now and June. At that time, there will be an official
retirement and installation ceremony.

We would like to thank all those of you who participated in the
Assembly, and those who were unable to attend in person, but contributed their wisdom
through the voices of other members. Your contribution to the magical
process of Spontaneous Insight is very much appreciated.

Members at the Assembly expressed their wholehearted wish to support Jack’s work as Director in every way possible. We encourage everyone to do whatever you can to work together in whatever concrete way you can offer, for the benefit of our community, with Jack’s leadership.
This event will take place on June 23 after the routine sitting. This will start at 8PM-9PM
KI KI SO SO!

Victoria Vipassana Community Sit - May 3rd

7:00 - 9:00 pm
Helga Beer Yoga Studio
202 - 1600 Bay Street
(Shakespeare St. entrance)

On May 3rd, join us for a 45 minute sit followed by a taped dharma talk "Intention" by Tara Brach. Isabelle House will facilitate.

For details: http://www.victoriavipassana.org/weekly_groups.htm

Victoria Vipassana Community Special Non-Residential Weekend for New Meditators

The Victoria Vipassana Community is hosting a special non-residential weekend for new meditators on Sat and Sun, May 30 and 31, 2009 from 9am to 4:30pm each day at Goward House, 2495 Arbutus Rd., Victoria BC.

Heather Martin will lead this non-residential weekend meditation retreat. Using a workshop format, she will provide a basic introduction to Mindfulness Meditation (also known as insight or vipassana meditation). The weekend will include periods of instruction, explanation, and practice, with ample opportunity for questions and clarification. Heather will describe both the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of this profound yet simple practice, which benefits us in many obvious and immediate ways. You will learn how to reduce the stress and anxiety in which we so often find ourselves, while increasing your well-being and inner calm, and ability to respond appropriately and kindly to each other. This retreat is offered particularly for those new to or unfamiliar with meditation who are interested in learning about this brilliantly effective skill, and for those who have some understanding of the practice, but would like a more thorough foundation.

Registration:

Please complete the registration form below and email it back to the registrar, Rod House at rodhouse@shaw.ca with the word 'register' in the subject line. Once you have registered, he will contact you with more specifics about the retreat (what to bring, etc.). We strongly encourage people to set aside both days for this retreat, although there will be space for people only able to do one day. Preference will be given to new meditators attending both days. If you can only come for one day you would benefit most by attending Saturday instead of Sunday, because Sunday will provide longer periods of practice and build on Saturday’s teachings and discussion.

Cost:

The Victoria Vipassana Community uses the practice of generosity or dana (dana is the word for generosity from the language in the Buddha's time) to cover the costs of putting on the retreat (costs for rental, teacher's travel etc.) For your information, we suggest a $30 donation for the weekend to cover our costs. Any funds we receive over and above our costs are used for scholarships for those members of our community who wish to attend residential retreats but are unable to afford retreat fees. If $30 is beyond your means, please feel free to come and simply donate whatever is comfortable given your means. There is no need to submit your donation in advance; there will be a basket set out at the retreat for you to do so. The teachings are offered freely by the teacher in the Buddhist tradition of over 2500 years. If you feel the teachings have been of value to you, there will be an opportunity to also practise generosity or dana for the teachings at the end of the retreat; this money will go directly to the teacher. There will be another basket out at the retreat for this, and more information about dana will be provided at the retreat.

Teacher:

Heather Martin lives on Salt Spring Island is the teacher for Salt Spring Island, Bellingham and Victoria Vipassana communities. She began practicing meditation in 1973. She has been practicing vipassana meditation in the Thai Forest and Burmese tradition of Theravadan Buddhism since 1981. Heather has been taught by many of the western teachers from the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California, and Gaia House in the UK, including: Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and Christina Feldman. Trained by Jack Kornfield, Heather has been teaching meditation since 2001 both in Canada and The United States.

REGISTRATION FORM

Victoria Vipassana Community

2-day non-residential retreat for new meditators

Date: May 30 & 31, 2009

Teacher: Heather Martin

Place: Goward House

2495 Arbutus Rd., Victoria, BC

Thank you for your interest in our upcoming retreat. Please complete the following form and return it to the registrar, Rod House at rodhouse@shaw.ca as soon as possible. Rod will respond by sending further information about the retreat.

1. Name:

2. Email address (or street address, if no email):

3. Phone number:

4. Will you be attending both Saturday and Sunday? Yes or No

If no, please specify which day you will be attending?

4. Are you able to offer another meditator a ride? Yes or No

If yes, please indicate your neighbourhood or geographical location.

5. Do you need a ride? Yes or No

If yes, please indicate your neighbourhood or geographical location

6. Are you able to billet out of town meditators? Yes or No

If yes, please specify how many.

7. Do you need to be billeted? Yes or No.