We are a Non-Profit. Our Mission for this center is to provide a location in which to share teaching
Located in Kelseyville,California, our vision is to spread compassion and loving-kindness throughout our world. We offer many different classes, all of which shine with A Positive Light.
Join us as Joanie Lane guides two meditations and shares a talk: Bring Calm into our Lives and Love into the World
To cultivate equanimity and clam practice meditating. Each time your mind wanders gently begin again with a new breath.
I breathe in calm
I breathe out love
This accomplishes three things:
We bring calm into our mind and exhale the intention to bring more love in the world. And when we do this we are part of the solution that we want to see in the world.
~Joanie Lane is the Director and Dharma Teacher at "A Positive Light" Meditation center. www.apositivelight.com
6470 Kelsey Creek Dr. Kelseyville, Ca. (707)328-6072
01/09/2026
Don’t miss this. Such an amazing documentary about our lake!
Join us as Joanie Lane guides two meditations and shares a talk on: Creating more joy by embracing fresh starts over and over again….
“If you want to make lasting change in your life, practice starting over." ~ Phillip Moffitt
Take a moment to reflect—what are you ready to let go of that no longer serves you? And what small things could you add to invite more joy into your everyday life?
Remember, each new day, hour, and moment offers a fresh beginning. If you slip back into old habits that no longer help you, simply start anew—over and over. This gentle practice helps form new, positive habits, and as we keep retraining our minds towards healthier choices, they start to feel more natural and effortless.
~Joanie Lane is the Director and Dharma Teacher at "A Positive Light" Meditation center. www.apositivelight.com
6470 Kelsey Creek Dr. Kelseyville, Ca. (707)328-6072
Join us as Joanie Lane leads two sittings and a brief talk on:
Setting Our Intentions for this New Year
“If you want to make lasting change in your life, practice starting over.”
~ Phillip Moffitt
As Thupten Jinpa says, “The process of setting intentions and joyfully reflecting on them is how, over time, we transform extrinsic into intrinsic motivations, and thereby sustain the energy and purpose to live true to our best aspirations.”
The Path of Peace-
“This is what should be done by one who wishes to know the path of peace:
Let them be able and upright,
Straightforward and gentle in speech,
Humble and not conceited,
Contented and easily satisfied,
Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways,
Peaceful and calm and wise and skillful,
Not proud or demanding in nature,
Let them not do the slightest thing that the wise would later reprove.”
~ The Metta Sutta , Pali Canon-teachings from the Buddha (Sn 1.)
~Joanie Lane is the Director and Dharma Teacher at "A Positive Light" Meditation center. www.apositivelight.com
6470 Kelsey Creek Dr. Kelseyville, Ca. (707)328-6072
Join us as Joanie Lane leads two sittings and a brief talk on:
The Generosity of Sharing our Light
“The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.” - Maria Popova
We have many rituals having to do with lights and candles and the light that resides in our hearts. Winter has begun and the day’s light begins to lengthen. Our own Buddha nature nurtures our inner light and we can share this blessing with those we meet, lighting their candles along the way.
Inexhaustible Generosity: Master Sheng-Yen
“When out of gratitude we use our candle to light other people’s candles, the whole room gets brighter. This is why we transfer merit to others. This kind of light is continuous and inexhaustible.“
~Joanie Lane is the Director and Dharma Teacher at "A Positive Light" Meditation center. www.apositivelight.com
6470 Kelsey Creek Dr. Kelseyville, Ca. (707)328-6072
Join us as Joanie Lane leads two sittings and a brief talk on:
Finding balance in times of fear and uncertainty.
Long ago, the Buddha gave a heartfelt teaching known as the “Discourse on Burning,” also called the Fire Sermon. He gently reminded us that everything is on fire with greed, anger, and delusion.
In these uncertain times, how can we find our way?
Our practice provides guidance. As humans, we constantly face the unknown. By learning to sit quietly and face our inner fires with kindness and patience, we begin to awaken to clarity, wisdom, and love.
Mindfulness becomes our safe haven, giving us the strength to be present, understand what is happening inside us and around us—and to see how our attitudes influence our perception.
~Joanie Lane is the Director and Dharma Teacher at "A Positive Light" Meditation center. www.apositivelight.com
6470 Kelsey Creek Dr. Kelseyville, Ca. (707)328-6072
A Positive Light meditation center Kelseyville, Ca Lake County
12/11/2025
**Your Help is Needed**
Our local food pantries are struggling to collect and distribute food and many in our community are suffering. The line of cars waiting at the Gleaners in Finley for food continues to grow, and nearly all those waiting are elderly.
No one should have to face the heartbreaking choice between medication and food. No one in THIS country should go hungry!
At A Positive Light, we've created a donation button for our local food pantry, which collaborates with other pantries in the county to support those in need.
Please visit www.apositivelight.com to find out how you can help our neighbors—whether by donating food or cash. Together, we can make a difference and bring hope to those who need it most. 🙏🪷
A Positive Light meditation center Kelseyville, Ca Lake County
12/08/2025
**Streaming via Zoom - No Cost
Monday Night Meditation 7pm to 8pm
**ONLINE information at www.apositivelight.com
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Tonight Joanie Lane offers two sittings and a talk on:
Keeping Balance During the Holidays
The holidays are upon us. For some this can be a joyful and exciting time, full of laughter and shared joy with family and friends.
But for others it can mean stress, anxiety, feelings of foreboding, loneliness or depression. These uncomfortable emotions, are a sign of being out of balance with life.
Part of living a full life is finding a healthy balance in all the goings on of life. In the endless moving parts of life balance too is always moving. It sways this way when we celebrate a joyful occasion and sways that way when we experience fear or sadness. It is a moving target. We never really achieve a permanent state of balance.
Life is a balance,
of holding on
and letting go. ~Rumi
Whether you are someone who loves holidays or someone who simply tolerates them we can all find ways to open to them with a joyful heart.
Join us this evening as Joanie discusses how to find balance during the ups and downs of the holidays.
Led by Joanie Lane, this session includes two sittings and a brief talk on: Living in Balance
"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go." — Rumi
Discover how practicing patience with yourself, allowing emotions to flow without judgment, and embracing both joys and pains help cultivate inner balance.
Regular meditation can shift your perspective, fostering a peaceful mindset that prevents overreactions and nurtures fulfillment and contentment.
Learn to recognize stress mindfully and develop a healthier relationship with it to bring more balance and joy into your life.
Joanie Lane, Director and Dharma Teacher at "A Positive Light" Meditation Center in Kelseyville, CA, looks forward to guiding you on your meditation journey.
11/24/2025
Monday Night Meditation - 7 PM to 8 PM. No cost
In-Person Classes and Streaming on Zoom
**For the Zoom link, visit www.apositivelight.com
Joanie Lane will lead two sittings and give a brief talk on:
Generosity and Gratitude
We all want to be happy and gratitude is the easiest way to get there.
Gratitude leads to Generosity.
Generosity leads to Joy.
Joy can be described of having a lack of desire and clinging.
The Buddha said: “Giving benefits the mind by ridding it of greed and ill-will, and all giving serves to benefit others.”
Each benefit of giving has its own use, and giving with no expected benefit is the best benefit.
**To join us online via Zoom, visit www.apositivelight.com.
Text 707-328-6072 for the password.
Joanie Lane is the Director and Dharma Teacher at
"A Positive Light" Meditation Center in Kelseyville, CA.
(707) 328-6072.
11/17/2025
Monday Night Meditation - 7 PM to 8 PM. No cost
In-Person Classes and Streaming on Zoom
**For the Zoom link, visit www.apositivelight.com
Joanie Lane will lead two sittings and give a brief talk on
How Meditation leads to Freedom from the Three Poisons
Meditation plays a crucial role in addressing the Three Poisons—greed, hatred, and delusion—by fostering mindfulness and awareness, which are essential for personal transformation.
Overall, meditation cultivates a mindful awareness that allows individuals to recognize and transform the Three Poisons, leading to greater emotional balance and spiritual growth. By practicing regularly, one can develop the qualities that counteract these poisons, such as generosity, loving-kindness, and wisdom.
**To join us online via Zoom, visit www.apositivelight.com.
Text 707-328-6072 for the password.
Joanie Lane is the Director and Dharma Teacher at
"A Positive Light" Meditation Center in Kelseyville, CA.
(707) 328-6072.
11/10/2025
Monday Night Meditation - 7 PM to 8 PM. No cost
In-Person Classes and Streaming on Zoom
**For the Zoom link, visit www.apositivelight.com
Joanie Lane will lead two sittings and give a brief talk on
Mindfulness
One of the reasons we seek out meditation and Mindfulness practice in order to relax and restore ourselves is because we cling to the idea that our view is the “correct” view. When our reality is questioned it upsets the foundation that we stand on. This feeling of groundlessness can feel quite destabilizing. Like trying to find our way blindly across a stream on slippery rocks with nothing to cling to. Nothing to help us feel stable.
Joseph Goldstein-
“One of the great misconceptions we often carry throughout our lives is that our perceptions of ourselves and the world are basically accurate and true, that they reflect some stable, ultimate reality. This misconception leads to tremendous suffering, both globally and in our personal life situations.”
Every day we experience pleasant feelings and these are not only welcome they are what we search for in order to feel happy. But true happiness comes from being able to experience pleasant, neutral, and unpleasant feelings and still accept them all with equanimity.
…”one of the most radical, far-reaching, and challenging statements of the Buddha is his statement that as long as there is attachment to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant, liberation from suffering is impossible.” ~ Joseph Goldstein
**To join us online via Zoom, visit www.apositivelight.com.
Text 707-328-6072 for the password.
Joanie Lane is the Director and Dharma Teacher at
"A Positive Light" Meditation Center in Kelseyville, CA.
(707) 328-6072.
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Joanie Lane opened "A Positive Light" in May of 2010. Her vision for the center is to share positive teachings with the intention to spread loving kindness through the experiential techniques of meditation, Qigong and Reiki.
Set at the base of beautiful Mt. Konocti in Kelseyville, Ca. we offer a peaceful, open and loving environment. We hold weekly meditation classes in Mindfulness, Loving-kindness, and Insight meditation.
We welcome other teachers to share their knowledge and experience with students. If you are a teacher with a positive message to share please contact us, we would love to add your class to our calendar.
About Joanie: Joanie Lane is the Creator and Director of "A Positive Light" Center for Spiritual Awakening. She is also a Guiding Spiritual Teacher of Meditation, Qigong, and Reiki, as well as a Life and Spiritual Coach, Author & Poet. Joanie began her meditation practice in 1989. She received training in Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism as well as Zen and considers her education in the Buddhist practices "mixed" through her extensive training with monks, Lamas and Rinpoches. Her initial training was received through Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County, Ca. and gratefully acknowledges Jack Kornfield, Ajahn Amaro, Mark Coleman, James Baraz, and Ayya Anandabodhi, among some of her teachers. She continued her education in 2008 in Bali and again in 2010 at Brahmavira Arama Buddhist Monastery in deep study ending with 14 days of Bodhisattva study and vows receiving her robes and Pali name "Heart of Light". Surprisingly Lama Kunga Rinpoche bestowed the same name "Heart 'With' Light" during her Bodhisatva vows in 2011 at Ewam Chodron Tibetan Buddhist Center.
She lives at her meditation center in Kelseyville in Northern California where she teaches and leads classes. She has developed several of her own unique energy healing systems such as "Healing Movement Qigong" and "Prasava" (mindful birthing). She is a student of internationally renowned Qigong Masters - Ken Cohen and Mingtong Gu. In addition she holds Certifications as a Reiki Master/Teacher and Life & Spiritual Coach.
~ A POSITIVE LIGHT IS A NON-PROFIT ~ All donations are applied to our classes, their promotion, and the upkeep and improvements of the center with the intention to provide health and wellness to our communities.
