Drawing by Jane Brenner. Not to be
reproduced or transmitted without
the express permission of the artist.
“Bear Versus Buddhist” in the Summer 2008 issue of Tricycle, the Buddhist Review. Available at many bookstores or online to current subscribers.
Dharma and Writing Retreat, Summer 2009 in Bainbridge Island, WA
Joy in Mindfulness, December, 2008 in Clatskanie, OR
Adventure in Mongolia Sandy went to Mongolia to the Sakyadhita (International Association of Buddhist Women) Conference in early July, where she presented a paper and led a workshop. The experience held many surprises--including a "living emanation of Tara" and participation in a women's tantric ceremony. Read Sandy's account of her adventure and see photographs of the Mongolian women she encountered.
Upcoming: "The Voice from the Other Room" in Buddhadharma: The Practitioners Quarterly.
Attend one of Sandy’s scheduled writing workshops or retreats, or talk to her about organizing a retreat or workshop in your part of the country. She is open to travel and flexible in her arrangements for retreats.
Cultivate your capacity for joy as you meditate and celebrate with Sandy and her partner Martha Boesing in their “Joy in Mindfulness” retreats.
Alternate meditation and writing practice in a “Dharma and Writing” retreat. Open yourself to the compassionate energy of the goddess Kwan Yin during a “Discovering Kwan Yin” retreat.
Satisfy your curiosity about meditation practice and the great truths of Buddhism in Sandy’s books, which embody a strong female and feminist perspective.
Sandy’s most recent book is Dancing in the Dharma. Described as a "beautifully written book about a splendidly unique teacher," it tells the life story of Ruth Denison, a pioneer of Buddhism in the West.
Read a chapter from Dancing in the Dharma.
Look at her other books on meditation and Buddhism.
Sandy coaches writers, both individually and in writing workshops, as well as combined meditation and writing retreats, inspiring you to reach deep and discover how to do your best work. Develop your writing in Sandy’s Memoir and Autobiography workshops in the S.F. Bay Area, and her “Dharma and Writing” retreats in the Northwest.
Get private help and coaching for your writing project through consultation with Sandy, either face to face or by e-mail and telephone.
Read her article on eliminating fears in the writing process.