March Dharma Friends: Art & Alchemy As Spiritual Allies with Megan Moo

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AFFILIATE PROGRAM

Mon • Mar 24, 06:30 PM EST.

March Dharma Friends: Art & Alchemy As Spiritual Allies with Megan Mook, Kevin Townely and Special Guests Nuala Clarke, Crystal Gandrud and Rob Ward

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DHARMA FRIENDS is a monthly community gathering hosted by resident Dharma teachers Megan Mook and Kevin Townely. Each month features a specific Dharma theme, guided meditations, and something special such as artistic guests and / or visiting teachers and scholars.

Monday, March 24
6:30-8:30 PM EST
In-Person & Online

CO-SPONSORED BY TARA MANDALA AND DHARMA GATES

Free / by donation for ages 18-35

Join Dharma Friends for the grand finale of our Winter Teaching Cycle as we celebrate the release of Nuala Clarke and Crystal Gandrud’s newest book Irish Moss of a Dead Man's Skull. Our capstone event explores spiritual transformation through abstract art, color, and healing. Nuala Clarke and Crystal Gandrud will share insights from their newest book, Irish Moss of a Dead Man's Skull, in addition to avante-garde viola with Rob Ward, and guided meditations with Megan Mook and Kevin Townley.

Join us for this very special Dharma Friends, followed by a book signing and light snacks.

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In an effort to be accessible, DHARMA FRIENDS is offered on a sliding scale. Please give according to your financial situation. Purchasing a "Genersosity Ticket" enables us to offer tickets at a discount for those in-need. While "Sponsorship Tickets" allow us to offer financial donations (dana) to the handful of teachers and special guests who freely offer their time and expertise each month.

*For participants ages 18-35, this event is free / donation-based via a sponsorship from Dharma Gates*. Simply select this ticket option when you register. To find out more, visit dharma-gates.org.

Registration and online programming is generously provided by Tara Mandala. To learn more, visit Tara-Mandala.org.

BIOS:

Megan Mook holds a Master’s in Buddhist Studies and is a long-term student of both Tibetan Buddhism and yoga. Megan has lived and studied in traditional monastic environments all over the world, thoroughly immersing herself in the practice of Buddhism, yoga, and natural healing. A member of the Tibetan Translators Guild of New York, Megan has worked on Tibetan scriptural translations with Dr. Robert Thurman and Dr. Lozang Jamspal, a Tibetan Lama with whom Megan studied and traveled for several years. The heart of Megan’s teaching is tender-hearted clarity, accessed through compassion and embodied awareness. Megan regularly offers Buddhist philosophy classes and meditation retreats, and leads international Buddhist pilgrimages for Tricycle Buddhist Review. MeganMook.com

Kevin Townley is a writer, performer, and meditation instructor. His first book, Look, Look, Look, Look, Look Again: Buddhist Wisdom Reflected in 26 Artists, delves into the Five Wisdom Families of Tantric Buddhism through the lens of secular women artists. Kevin’s primary teacher is Kyoun Sokuzan, a Zen priest, who was first authorized to teach by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1978. Kevin teaches regularly in Susan Piver’s Open Heart Project sangha, and has also studied at the Interdependence Project where he completed their teacher training in 2012. In 2022, Kevin guest-curated the Rubin Museum’s Brainwave Series. Kevin is passionate about exploring the interplay between meditation and art, always encouraging others to bring their own innate humor and insight to their meditation practice. KevinTownley.nyc

Nuala Clarke is an abstract painter living in the west of Ireland. Her work is shown throughout the world and has been supported through grants from The Arts Council, Ireland. She is engaged in a multidisciplinary research project into Robert Boyle and the healing probabilities of abstract art.

Crystal Gandrud is an experimental writer and acquiring editor living between Cambridge, New York, and Normandy. Her work can be found in many literary journals and often pushes the boundary between the written word and art. She has practiced Vajrayana Buddhism for over 20 years.

Rob Ward is the songwriter and lead vocalist for Food Will Win the War. A classically trained violist with extensive training in music theory and composition, Rob creates “soundscapes” using processed field recordings, electronically synthesized sound, and live performance on traditional western instruments. He also performs drone-based solo viola compositions and improvisations.