
WELCOME |
ZOOM LINK |
PROGRAM STRUCTURE |
– Course Components |
– Reading Assignments |
– Writing Assignments |
– Service Work |
– Mentor Interviews |
– Optional Activities |
– Chaplain Consults |
COURSE INFO |
– Contacts, Communication and Slack |
– Academic Credit |
– Group Agreements |
– Payment, Withdrawal and Completion |
MONTH BY MONTH |
– Before Our First Class |
– September (09/30/22) Karuna – Compassion |
– October (10/21/22) Dana – Generosity |
– November (11/11/22) Sila – Virtue |
– December (12/09/22) Viriya – Energy |
– January (01/13/22) Panna – Wisdom |
– February (02/03-04/22) Nekkhama – Renunciation |
– March (03/10/22) Khanta – Patience |
– April (04/07/22) Sacca – Truth |
– May (05/05/22) Aditthana – Resolve |
– June (06/02/22) Metta – Lovingkindness |
– July (07/07/22) Upekkha – Equanimity |
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 2022-3 Buddhist Chaplaincy Training cohort, including their locations, in case this is useful information for carpool planning.
Program Participants
Letesa Isler | Berkeley, CA |
Christin Chong | Pacifica, CA |
Kei Van Arnam | San Francisco, CA |
Alan Schwartz | Woodacre, CA |
Casey Kho | Oakland, CA |
Allen Shah | Emerald Hills, CA |
Sharon Dow | Santa Cruz, CA |
Conrad Sherby | San Mateo, CA |
Barbara Dondero | Napa, CA |
Elisa Gill | Oakland, CA |
Sri Juvvadi | Palo Alto, CA |
Clarence Magno | Alameda, CA |
Sage Beringer | Stanford, CA |
Amy Jean Peterson (AJ) | Sonoma, CA |
Program Faculty
Jennifer Block | Santa Rosa, CA |
Paul Haller | San Francisco, CA |
Gil Fronsdal | Redwood City, CA |
Vanessa Able | Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE |