We are a non-profit organization made up of directors, teachers, volunteers, and founding members dedicated to guiding meditation practitioners from suffering to awareness. We offer online classes and meditation retreats in various locations around beautiful Muskoka.
We are a non-profit organization made up of directors, teachers, volunteers, and founding members dedicated to guiding meditation practitioners from suffering to awareness. We offer online classes and meditation retreats in various locations around beautiful Muskoka.
The Eightfold Noble Path
Explore and contemplate theory and practices of the Eightfold Noble Path with Carolynn Barko and based on Gregory Kramer’s book, A Whole-Life Path. This 10-week course includes meditation, discussion, dyad/triad/quad/group contemplation, and support material.
Time & Location
Sep 15, 2022, 7:00 p.m. – Nov 17, 2022, 8:30 p.m.
Virtual Meditation Hall
About the event
Weekly classes - Thursdays 7-8:30pm
We will explore and contemplate theory and practices of the Eightfold Noble Path,General Description:
based on Gregory Kramer’s (Kramer, 2020). Each week includes meditation, DhammaWhole Life Path:
discussion and dyad/triad/quad/group contemplation. After each gathering material will be provided via email
as support for continued practice and further deepening of understanding.
Kramer, G. (2020). A Lay Buddhist’s Guide to Crafting a Dhamma-Infused Life. Primary Sources: A Whole-Life Path:
Insight Dialogue Community.
Week One:
Overview of contemplative dialogue
Exploring the six tenets of the whole life path including:
Ground in the Dhamma
Engage All the Teachings as Practices
Exclude No Moment, Experience, or Teaching
Find Each Teaching in the Here and Now
Let All the Teachings In Fully
Engage the Teachings Individually, in Relationship, and Socially
Path Factors. Inspire a deeper understanding of the Dhamma through exploration of suttas and practices.Week Two - Nine:
Going forth, going well. Harvest of insights and continued practice supportsWeek Ten:
Registraton fee: $35
This course is offered in the tradition of Dana.
Facilitated by Carolynn Barko
Carolynn is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher (CMT-P), Insight Dialogue Facilitator, Yoga Teacher, and more. In addition to Buddhist meditation retreats and regular practice, she is completing her Master of Theology, Buddhist Studies, Emmanuel College, University of Toronto. Several teachers have influenced Carolynn's practice including Bill Knight, Matt Flickstein, and Bikkhu Analayo. She currently lives off-grid in Nova Scotia with her dogs.