Willow Branch Sangha
Our Practice
Willow Branch Sangha welcomes participation from any interested person regardless of spiritual background or level of experience in meditation practice.
Sunday* 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Church of the Loving Shepherd
Chanting of Sutra Opening Verse
A reading selected by the session host
First sitting meditation (25 minutes)
Walking meditation (10 minutes)
Second sitting meditation (10 minutes)
Recitation of Five Mindfulness Trainings (first Sunday of the month)
Touching the Earth***
Recitation of The Three Refuges**
Recitation of Sharing the Merit
Tea**
*All Sunday's except for the third Sunday of the month which is dedicated to the recitation of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings
**Optional - Included at host's discretion
***Optional - With reading from “Touching the Earth: Intimate Conversations With the Buddha”