Lila Kate Wheeler

Rebecca Bradshaw

Lila Kate Wheeler wanted to be a saint when she grew up. Nowadays she’s
aiming for a more open heart and a moment-to-moment encounter with reality.
As ‘Kate’ she’s a fiction writer, essayist, and travel journalist with books
and prizes to her credit. As ‘Lila’ she teaches and practices in the Vipassana
and Tibetan Nyingma Buddhist lineages. She is married to a poet/professor/
anthropologist, lives in the Boston area, hopes to contribute to the welfare of all
beings.

LISTEN to Lila’s retreat recordings at http://dharmaseed.org/teacher/109/ .

Listen to Rebecca’s retreat recordings at www.midamericadharma.org/audio.html

Upcoming  Activities

2025

2025 Awakening Joy Course: 10 Steps to a Happier Life
Affiliate Event
Online with James Baraz
Meeting Times: see the course description
Registration is open

Cultivating a Wise Heart
A Residential Retreat
with Annie Nugent
March 6 -11
Mercy Center, St Louis
Registration is open, closes February 11,2025

Sutta Study Spring / Summer 2025
An Online Study Group
with Philip Jones
Apr. 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, and Aug. 20, 2025
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Central Time
Registration Opens February 5, 2025

Insight Dialogue and Spiritual Friendship:
An Experiential Retreat
An Online Retreat
with Donna Strickland
and Sue Brown
June 6-8
Registration Opens: March 6, 2025

Intimacy With All Things
A Residential Retreat
with David Chernikoff
July 30 - August 3, 2025
Creighton University Retreat Center, Griswold, IA
Registration Opens: April 13, 2025

Mindfulness in Everyday Life
An Online Householder Retreat 
with Robert Brumet
and Joe McCormack
September 7, 9, 11 & 13, 2025
Registration opens June 7, 2025

The Happiness of a Well-trained Mind
A Residential Retreat
with Bridget Rolens
October 30 - November 2
Mercy Center St Louis
Registration Opens: July 15, 2025

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