Drawing by Jane Brenner. Not to be
reproduced or transmitted without
the express permission of the artist.
Dharma Talk: "Five Obstacles to Creative Expression" at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, June 16, 2011. Listen to the talk at www.dharmaseed.org.
"Women in Global Buddhism" Presentation at East Bay Meditation Center, November 8, 2010, with visuals, featuring a clandestine nuns' ordination in Thailand.
Guest Editor of Inquiring Mind Sandy is the guest editor of the Fall 2011 issue of Inquiring Mind. The theme of the issue is "The Bodhisattva Path."
Associate Editor of Persimmon Tree Sandy is ongoing Associate Editor of Persimmon Tree: An Online Magazine of the Arts by Women Over Sixty.
Editor for the latest Pema Chodron book Sandy edited Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron (Shambhala Publications, Fall 2009).
“Living with What Cannot Be Undone” in the February/March 2012 issue of Shambhala Sun. “The Incredible Sacrifice of Princess Miao Shan” in the Fall 2011 issue of Inquiring Mind. “My Life as a Gay Grandma,” a Real Families personal essay on Salon.
“Free at Last” in the Fall 2010 issue of Inquiring Mind.
Dharma and Writing Retreat, March 2012 in Seattle, WA
Meditation and the Spirit of Creativity, April 2012 in Woodacre, CA
Writing Teacher, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, June 14-21, 2011 Along with SRMC teachers Anna Douglas, Wes Nisker and Anne Cushman, Sandy joined painting teacher Barbara Kaufman for seven days of creative exploration. With her 33 students, Sandy spent seven days playing and working with writing, mornings and evenings, in the beautiful meditative environment of Spirit Rock. All in all, it was motivating and inspiring for the participants and Sandy as well.
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.