Sara Shinei Monial

Sara Shinei Monial was an ordained monastic Great Vow for over 8 years. She has been practicing meditation intensively since 2007, and has practiced closely with various teachers including Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi, Hogen Bays, Roshi, and Satya Vayu. Shinei has a BA in Education, but left the field 15 years ago to pursue full-time spiritual practice. She is one of the founders of Touching Earth Sangha in Portland, whose intention is simple living in harmony with the natural world. Shinei also teaches yoga and recently completed a 3000 mile pilgrimage by foot through Mexico and Central America with her husband. (@walkingtogetherblog).

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Upcoming Programs by Sara Shinei Monial

Wilderness Backpacking Sesshin: a weeklong meditation retreat

Also With Danney Soten Lynch

August 25 - September 1, 2024
This retreat will be held in the Mt. Hood Wilderness, Oregon. Previous meditation retreat and backpacking experience is highly recommended. Immerse yourself in the silent wisdom of the forest, mountains, and sky. Allow these wild places to awaken within you and inform how you experience and embody this life.

Wilderness Backpacking Sesshin: Resting in Wild Spaces

Also With Danney Soten Lynch

September 22 - 29, 2024
Previous meditation retreat and backpacking experience is highly recommended. Immerse yourself in the silent wisdom of the forest, mountains, and sky. Allow these wild places to awaken within you and inform how you experience and embody this life.

2nd Wilderness Backpacking Sesshin: a weeklong meditation retreat

Also With Danney Soten Lynch

September 22 - 29, 2024
This retreat will be held in the Mt. Hood Wilderness, Oregon. Previous meditation retreat and backpacking experience is highly recommended. Immerse yourself in the silent wisdom of the forest, mountains, and sky. Allow these wild places to awaken within you and inform how you experience and embody this life.

November Sesshin - Gratitude

Also With Patrick Bansho Green

November 11 - 17, 2024

  With gratitude for our beloved sangha near and far, the Monastery joyfully offers another sesshin. This sesshin has no set price. All are welcome to attend, and donations from the heart are welcome. During this week of practice, we will eat only the offerings brought to us specifically for this retreat. So food donations, […]