| WELCOME |
| ZOOM LINK |
| PROGRAM STRUCTURE |
| – Course Components |
| – Reading Assignments |
| – Writing Assignments |
| – Service Work |
| – Mentor Interviews |
| – Optional Activities |
| COURSE INFO |
| – Contacts, Communication and Slack |
| – Academic Credit |
| – Group Agreements |
| – Payment, Withdrawal and Completion |
| MONTH BY MONTH |
| – Before Our First Class |
| – September Karuna – Compassion Seminar 09/08 Workshop 09/29 |
| – October Dana – Generosity Seminar 10/13 Workshop 10/20 |
| – November Sila – Virtue Seminar 11/10 Workshop 11/17 |
| – December Viriya – Energy Seminar 12/04 Workshop 12/08 |
| – January Panna – Wisdom Seminar 01/12 Workshop 01/19 |
| – February Nekkhama – Renunciation Seminar 02/02 Workshop 02/09 |
| – March Khanta – Patience Seminar 03/08 Workshop 03/15 |
| – April (04/12/24) Sacca – Truth Seminar 04/09 Workshop 04/12 |
| – May (05/10/24) Aditthana – Resolve Seminar 05/03 Workshop 05/10 |
| – June (06/07/24) Metta – Lovingkindness Seminar 05/31 Workshop 06/07 |
| – July (07/12/24) Upekkha – Equanimity Seminar 06/28 Workshop 07/12 |
| RESOURCES |
| – Action + Reflection = Learning |
| – General |
| – Return to Sati.org |
Contacts and Communication
Slack
In between workshops, the best way to reach out to fellow students and faculty members is through Slack. You can register for Slack by clicking here. If you need any help using the platform, please email Vanessa on vanessa.able@gmail.com
- Please fill out your profile on Slack, including uploading a photo and writing your email and pronouns
- We will be using Slack for messaging one another through the year. You will also be submitting your essays through Slack.
- If you’re not familiar with Slack, check out this page for an intro to the basics.
Ways to access Slack: - Through your regular browser (ie Chrome, Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc) – AND/OR –
- Download an app for your computer – for Windows, click here. For Mac, click here. – AND/OR –
- Use Slack on your phone: for iPhone click here; for Android, click here.
Below is a list of the 2023-4 Online Buddhist Chaplaincy Training cohort, including their locations, in case this is useful information for communication through time zones.
Program Participants
| Joyce Duncan | Massachusetts, USA |
| Melinda (Mindy) Taylor | Colorado, USA |
| Carmen Coleman | Washington, USA |
| Randall (Randy) Weingarten | California, USA |
| Bernadette Prinster | Washington, USA |
| Patricia Zaw | New Zealand |
| Nancy Waring | Massachusetts, USA |
| Sumreen Chaudhry | Pennsylvania, USA |
| marilyn lemon | British Columbia, Canada |
| Kalyana Bliss | Portugal |
| Brandie Devall | California, USA |
| Heidi Ahrens | Quebec, Canada |
| Mary Schjeldahl | Maui, Hawaii |
| James (Jim) Teschner | France / New York, USA |
| js fash | Ontario / British Columbia, Canada |
| Ben Rosenthal | Illinois, USA |
| Stephen Hedt | Washington, USA |
Program Faculty
| Jennifer Block | California, USA |
| Dawn Neal | California, USA |
| Trent Thornley | California, USA |
| Vanessa Able | Provence, France |
Buddies
Jim and Kalyana and Sumreen
Nancy and Mindy
Mary and Brandie
Randy and js
Heidi and marilyn
Joyce and Bernadette
Carmen and Patricia
Ben and Stephen
Small Groups
GROUP 1 – js + marilyn + Brandie + Sumreen + Jim + Stephen
GROUP 2 – Mary + Patricia + Randy + Bernadette + Carmen
GROUP 3 – Heidi + Joyce + Kalyana + Nancy + Mindy + Ben