ONE-DAY BUDDHIST RETREAT IN HELENA

Flowing Mountains Sangha, a community of mindful living in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, will offer a Day of Mindfulness on Saturday, October 26 at Covenant United Methodist Church, 2330 East Broadway in Helena, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Day of Mindfulness is a one-day retreat, with sitting and walking meditation, sutra service, Dharma talk, silent community meal, and discussion. The theme is “Walking the Path Through the World: How We Practice to Help Ourselves and Others.”

For questions or to register, please call 406.495.0290 or email flowingmountains@gmail.com. No registration fee is required, and donations are gratefully accepted for the teacher. Please bring your own sitting cushion or bench and pad if sitting on the floor (chairs are available), a vegetarian sack lunch and mug for silent eating meditation, and an extra blanket for deep relaxation meditation.

Greg Grallo from Missoula will lead the day. He ordained as a Dharma Teacher in summer 2018 at a transmission ceremony in Plum Village Monastery and Practice Center in the Bordeaux region of France. Grallo trained as a Buddhist chaplain at the Upaya Center in New Mexico and serves as a hospice and hospital chaplain, as well as Spiritual Care Director for the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Missoula. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana.