Term Intensives
A Term Intensive is a time of renewal, a time of experimentation, a time to explore and extend our practice.
We usually hold one or two Term Intensives each year, in the spring and autumn. Each one is 3 - 4 weeks long, and the main purpose of the Term Intensive (or TI for short) is to provide a supportive structure for people who would like to extend or renew their Dharma practice or make changes in their daily life. We each look at our own lives and see what feels in need of shoring up or cutting away, and then to make our TI commitments accordingly.
If your life feels just too crowded, what might be cut out of it, to allow for more space?
If your daily practice is shaky, what would help to make it more solid?
In what ways do you dream of changing habitual ways of thinking, talking, eating, or working?
Make a TI pledge
Once you have decided on your pledge, make a note of what you plan to do and bring it along to the Opening Ceremony. Part of the ceremony involves participants telling the group what their pledge is. If you won’t be at the opening ceremony Amala-roshi can read out your commitments for you.
Use this form to make make a TI pledge.
Show up each week
There will be short weekly group meetings (either after Tuesday sittings or by Zoom on Wednesday evening — the format varies) which give participants a chance to report on how their TI is going and hear from other people. This part of the TI is what gives it some fibre – we are each accountable to the whole group, and our efforts support and encourage each other. If you can't make one of the meetings, send an email report to Amala-roshi ahead of the meeting.
See Upcoming events for the dates of the next TI