For People of color

 
 

Meditation with our sangha

 
— Weekly BIPOC sangha (Hybrid)
Every Tuesday 6:30 to 7:30 PM Mountain time
Chanting, Guided meditation, Small group sharing and a short teaching by Kanko
Please register here.
 
— Intro to Zen meditation
Recordings available. See details here.
 
— People of Color 2026 retreat 
July 6-12 2026 (In person)
Co-led by Kritee Kanko, Ramon Parish and others
For those who want to be in space dedicated to BIPOC community and centers Black and Indigenous experience. See details here. 
 
We do two sits of 25 min each followed by a sharing circle.  Please ask us for Zoom and home address. In-person gathering at Kritee and Imtiaz’s home.
 
— Half day of meditation led by Kanko
7 to 11:30 AM Mountain Time (In person and Zoom)
Five periods of 25 minute meditation, abdominal chanting and bowing, a dharma talk on meditation techniques. Ecodharma and Zen tradition  
 
— Silent Zen Buddhist retreat at the RMERC Ecodharma Center led by Kanko
 May 2026
For those who want to immerse in silent intensive meditation practice. This will not have discussions and rituals. This is not exclusively for BIPOC but centers BIPOC experience. See more long courses and retreats organized by BIM here.
 
 
Selected Ecodharma/Climate justice resources
 
— Islands of Sanity (Video interview on trauma, grief circles, burnout as activists, escapism as spiritual practitioners)
 
 
— White Supremacy = Mother of climate crisis (by Kanko), see other resources on the relationship of racism with climate crisis here.
 
— Whiteness in Ecodharma by Kanko
 
— Fierce vulnerability network: An excellent handbook on how to build movement at the intersection of racial justice and climate sanity