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The following is an announcement from the TransBuddhist Online Sangha:<\/div>\n
\nFor trans and gender non-conforming people who have a connection with Buddhist practice<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<\/div>\nWe will start with meditation, followed by an opportunity to get to know each other and discuss our experiences.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nSunday, Feb. 8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n6:30pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>*Eastern time*<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u2013<\/span>\u00a0join us for a 30 minute sit<\/b>. You can log onto our \u201cTransbuddhists\u201d group on the Insight Timer App, if you have it, as we support each other in practice in this virtual way. And if you don\u2019t have the app, you\u2019ll still know that there are others sitting at the same time.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n7:00pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>*Eastern time*<\/span><\/b>\u00a0log onto the video hangout\u00a0<\/b>to meet each other, chat about practice, share info about retreats, and whatever else may come up.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n++For the google hangout link and call-in number, please email\u00a0transbuddhists@gmail.com<\/a>++<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\nTo read more about the creators of transbuddhists.org<\/a>, see my August 2014\u00a0interview with them here<\/a> (also featured at Huffington Post<\/a>).<\/strong> Those in the NY City area may also be interested in Shambhala New York\u2019s\u00a0QueerDharma<\/a>: \u201can open community of meditation practitioners led by and for LGBTQIA [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual] people. Join us monthly at the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York City for meditation practice followed by discussion, light refreshments, and fun!\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The following is an announcement from the TransBuddhist Online Sangha: For trans and gender non-conforming people who have a connection with Buddhist practice We will start with meditation, followed by an opportunity to get to know each other and discuss our experiences. Sunday, Feb. 8 6:30pm\u00a0*Eastern time*\u00a0\u2013\u00a0join us for a 30 minute sit. You can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":4460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,9],"tags":[520,138],"class_list":["post-4459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activism","category-american-buddhism","tag-buddhism","tag-trans"],"yoast_head":"\n
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