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Steady in a World of Change

In Person

START DATE: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
END DATE: Wednesday, June 24, 2026
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
ORGANIZATION: Mindfulness Northwest
TEACHER: RJ Rongcal

Monday Morning Meditations in June with Kate Davies

Online Event Only

START DATE: Monday, June 1, 2026
END DATE: Monday, June 29, 2026
ORGANIZATION: Portland Insight Meditation Community
TEACHER: Kate Davies

Meeting Loss and Transition with Self-Compassion Course

Online Event Only

START DATE: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
END DATE: Tuesday, July 7, 2026
ORGANIZATION: Mindfulness Northwest
TEACHER: Catherine Duffy

Children’s Mindfulness Circle

In Person

START DATE: Sunday, June 7, 2026
END DATE: Monday, December 7, 2026
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
ORGANIZATION: Seattle Insight Meditation Society
TEACHER: Cubba Reese

Sunday Open Meditation: Lama Tenpa and Eight Verses for Training the Mind

Both in person and online

START DATE: Sunday, June 7, 2026
END DATE: Sunday, July 5, 2026
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
ORGANIZATION: Nalandabodhi
TEACHER: Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen

Climate Action Group

Online Event Only

START DATE: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
END DATE: Thursday, December 31, 2026
ORGANIZATION: Seattle Insight Meditation Society
TEACHER: Iris Antman

Summer Solstice Daylong Retreat: Meditation, Movement & Sound Healing

In Person

START DATE: Saturday, June 20, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, June 20, 2026
LOCATION: Portland, Oregon
ORGANIZATION: Portland Insight Meditation Community
TEACHER: Candle Summers & Phyllis Moses

Discovering Unconditional Happiness through Pristine Mind Meditation: A Workshop Based on the Dzogchen Teachings on the Nature of Mind

In Person

START DATE: Saturday, June 20, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, June 20, 2026
ORGANIZATION: Pristine Mind Foundation
TEACHER: Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

We are a unique regional association of more than 150 Buddhist groups and 4,000 individual supporters in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Idaho, and Montana. 

The mission of the Northwest Dharma Association is to support Buddhist teachings, practice, and community in the Pacific Northwest.

We foster a network of friendship and support among Buddhist groups and individual Buddhists from all traditions. We promote communication among Buddhists and with the larger community. We sponsor activities of interest and benefit to Northwest Buddhists.

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NW Dharma News

Winter 2026, Volume 39, #1

NW Dharma News

Compassionate Action

Dharma Education

Dharma Healing, Arts

Sangha News

Celebrating 50 Years of KCC!

2025 Financial Statement

Regional Teachers and Leaders Gatherings

Campaign to Recognize the Vesak Holiday in Washington State

Group Membership in the Northwest Dharma Association

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NW Buddhist Groups

Dzogchen Nyingthig Samden Ling

Teacher: Lama Jacqueline Mandell
Location: Portland, OR

Foundation for Active Compassion

Teacher: Lama John Makransky
Location: Portland, OR

Nipponzan Myohoji Bainbridge Island Sangha

Teacher: Rev. Senji Kanaeda
Location: Bainbridge Island, WA

Whidbey Island Insight Meditation Group

Teacher: Kate Davies
Location: Langley, WA

Bellevue Dharma

Teacher: Bill Cooper
Location: Bellevue, WA

Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery

Teacher: Ajahn Ritthi
Location: Woodinville, WA

NO Sangha (North Olympic)

Teacher: Kristen Larson Roshi
Location: Port Angeles, WA

Upright Noble Zen

Teacher: Dana Kojun Lederhos
Location: Anchorage, AK

Co Lam Pagoda

Teacher: .
Location: Seattle, WA

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington

Teacher: Gen Kelsang Khedrub
Location: Seattle, WA

Nalandabodhi

Teacher: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Location: Seattle, WA

Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji

Teacher: Genjo Marinello
Location: Seattle, WA

Empty Field – Zen West

Teacher: Debra Seido Martin
Location: Eugene, OR

Portland Friends of the Dhamma

Teacher: Sakula Mary Reinard, Matthew Grad
Location: Portland, OR

Pacific Hermitage

Teacher: Ajahn Sudanto
Location: White Salmon, WA

Living Bodhicitta

Teacher: Joe Evans (Pawo Zangpo)
Location: Port Townsend, WA

The Way of Awareness and Love

Teacher: Daeja Napier
Location: Ashland, OR

Natural Awareness

Teacher: George Draffan
Location: Seattle, WA