Weekly Drop-In Meditation
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
5800 Prescott Rd, Soquel, CA 95073, USA
Aug 16, 2026 - Jan 3, 2027
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Venerable Yangchen ordained in 2001. She is a lifelong learner who has devoted many years to study, practice, and retreat. She has a deep and enduring connection with Land of Medicine Buddha (LMB) and has also offered service at Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s house in California, Shantideva Center in NYC, and in the Bay Area at Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center (OCBC) and LMB. She continues to offer meditations, classes, and pujas and is dedicated to transforming her mind by putting the Dharma into practice—however long it takes—while sharing the fundamentals of Buddhism and meditation with others.
Details of this retreat
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am
No meditation Sunday 8/23
These guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to complete newcomers to the Buddhist path. No doubt this is partly thanks to the wisdom, warmth of heart, and straightforward sincerity with which the meditations are delivered.
How to Prepare for the Meditation
Come a little early to find a seat and settle in. Venerable Yangchen will give a brief explanation of how to adjust your mental and physical posture. We typically begin with concentration meditation, focusing our awareness on the breath. After a quick break approximately midway through to stretch our legs and make any needed adjustments, we sit back down for another 15–20 minutes of contemplation on various Dharma topics—lessons taught by the Buddha and the centuries of later Buddhist masters.
These guided meditations are free with your $20 entrance fee or annual membership. Offerings of generosity for the teacher are welcomed.
No meditation Sunday 8/23
These guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to complete newcomers to the Buddhist path. No doubt this is partly thanks to the wisdom, warmth of heart, and straightforward sincerity with which the meditations are delivered.
How to Prepare for the Meditation
Come a little early to find a seat and settle in. Venerable Yangchen will give a brief explanation of how to adjust your mental and physical posture. We typically begin with concentration meditation, focusing our awareness on the breath. After a quick break approximately midway through to stretch our legs and make any needed adjustments, we sit back down for another 15–20 minutes of contemplation on various Dharma topics—lessons taught by the Buddha and the centuries of later Buddhist masters.
These guided meditations are free with your $20 entrance fee or annual membership. Offerings of generosity for the teacher are welcomed.
Getting Here
Land of Medicine Buddha, 5800 Prescott Rd, Soquel, CA 95073, USA
