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Spirit and Nature: Land of the Medicine Buddha

  • Ananda Community 240 Monroe Drive Mountain View, CA 94040 United States (map)
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8:00 am: Meet to arrange carpools 
8:15 am: Leave from the community

Bring water, a bag lunch, and dress in layers

Join us for a day of inspiration and adventure along the stunning North Pacific Coast in Marin County. We’ll hike the at Land of the Medicine Buddha in Soquel, CA.

If you plan to attend, email Lakshmi at lakshmi@anandapaloalto.org by Wednesday 9/10 so we can have an estimation of group size.

Guided by Shanti & Lakshmi

 
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Nayaswami Shanti

Nayaswami Shanti is a lifelong devotee and is now a co spiritual director here at Ananda Palo Alto. She teaches, counsels and still maintains a practice of medicine through her coaching practice of “Transformational Medicine.” Her talks are rich with stories from her life as a physician and her many years on the path. With her warmth and wisdom, she is a much-loved counselor and teacher. Shanti’s talks online.

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Brahmacharini Lakshmi

Lakshmi is an Ananda minister and one of the co-managers of Ananda Palo Alto. She also serves as an English teacher and a mediator at a local high school, dedicated to merging mindfulness and academics in a professional setting. She is a thoughtful and delightfully engaging teacher at Ananda, as well. Lakshmi serves Ananda Palo Alto in many ways, with a rare gift for organizing major projects with ease.

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