The Fall Practice Period starts with the September 2025 Integrated Intensive 9/14/25-9/20/25 and ends with the Rohatsu Intensive 11/30-12/6.
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Dear friends,
This fall, Appamada will hold a ninety-day practice period. A practice period is a time to return to the essentials and meet what arises with presence and care. We begin again—not to start over, but to enter more fully into what’s already here.
Our shared inquiry for the season is:
How do we transmit the Dharma in our thoughts, words, and deeds?
There’s no need to add or strive. A practice period isn’t about doing more or being better. It’s about turning toward what’s already here with intentionality and care. As we sit, work, and tend to ordinary life, we take this time to live the inquiry together.
This fall, our sangha will also be preparing for the Dharma transmission of Nathan Smalley. Rather than naming a Head Student for this period, we invite the sangha to support this moment by sitting regularly, joining offerings, and walking alongside Nate in this shared season of practice.
As always, the practice period is held by the shared vows of those who choose to participate. This is an open invitation—to take part, to lean in, and to discover what this season of practice might offer you.
We hope you’ll join us!
With appreciation,
The Teachers of Appamadagoes here