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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

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

Re-Generation Youth Program: Where Spirituality, Ecology and Community Meet

In Person

START DATE: Monday, June 29, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, August 29, 2026
LOCATION: Fort Steele, BC
ORGANIZATION: Clear Sky Meditation Center
TEACHER: Catherine Pawasarat Sensei

Jowo Atisha’s Lamp for the Path

Both in person and online

START DATE: Friday, July 3, 2026
END DATE: Thursday, July 9, 2026
LOCATION: Newport, WA
ORGANIZATION: Sravasti Abbey
TEACHER: Geshe Gendun Samdup

Dhamma Talk and Q&A with Venerable Thai Elder Monastics

Both in person and online

START DATE: Thursday, July 9, 2026
END DATE: Thursday, July 9, 2026
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
ORGANIZATION: Clear Mountain Monastery

Vajrasattva, Green Tara, and Chenrezi Empowerments with Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing

In Person

START DATE: Friday, July 10, 2026
END DATE: Sunday, July 12, 2026
LOCATION: Portland, Oregon
ORGANIZATION: Kagyu Changchub Chuling
TEACHER: Lama Tsang Tsing

Slowing Down & Dropping In: A Daylong Mindful Movement Retreat

Both in person and online

START DATE: Saturday, July 11, 2026
END DATE: Saturday, July 11, 2026
LOCATION: Portland, OR
ORGANIZATION: Portland Insight Meditation Community
TEACHER: Jim Dalton

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

Lotus Insight Sangha

Teacher: Sangha led with Vipassana Teachers Invited for Retreats and Days of Mindfulness. Arinna Weisman, Guiding Teacher Emeritus
Location: Seattle, WA

Seattle Koyasan Buddhist Temple

Teacher: Reverend Taijo Imanaka
Location: Seattle, WA

Seattle One Drop Zendo – Water Moon Dojo

Teacher: Shodo Harada Roshi (Abbott of Sogenji Monastery), who visits 3x/year
Location: Seattle, WA

Heruka Institute

Teacher: Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche
Location: Mountlake Terrace, WA

Ellensburg Zen Group (Rai Un Zan Ji)

Teacher: Genjo Marinello Osho
Location: Ellensburg, WA

No-Rank Zendo & Zen Temple

Teacher: Rinzan Pechovnik Osho
Location: Portland, OR

Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism

Teacher: His Eminence Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche, Her Eminence Dagmo Kusho Sakya
Location: Seattle, WA

Open Gate Zendo

Teacher: Koro Kaisan Miles
Location: Olympia, WA

Taradhatu

Teacher: Phyllis Moses
Location: Kirkland, WA

Anacortes Mindfulness Community

Teacher: Guest Teachers vary
Location: Anacortes, WA

Portland Community of Mindful Living, Thursday Night Sangha

Teacher: There are 7 ordained members of the Order of Interbeing in this group
Location: Portland, OR

White River Buddhist Temple

Teacher: Rev. James Hozen Warrick
Location: Auburn , WA

Northwest Buddhist Recovery

Teacher: .
Location: Seattle, WA

Cherry Blossom Sangha

Teacher: Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh
Location: Seattle, WA

Northwest Zen Community – Eishoji Soto Zen Temple

Teacher: Rev. Kosho Itagaki
Location: Bellevue, WA

Chenrezik Practice Group

Teacher: Terri Luoto
Location: Port Townsend, WA

Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship

Teacher: .
Location: Portland, OR

Pema Kilaya Sangha

Teacher: H.E. Kilung Jigme Rinpoche
Location: Clinton, WA