Cache Valley Sangha

01/05/2026

Join renowned guest dharma teacher Susie Harrington (bio below) on Monday evening for our weekly meditation and discussion.

When: Monday, 01/05/26
Time: 7:00-8:15 p.m. MT

Location: Join us in person or online (click "Zoom" on the NUI webpage):
Unitarian House
596 E 900 N
Logan, UT

Bio
Susie Harrington teaches meditation internationally and is the guiding teacher for Desert Dharma, which serves many communities in the Southwest near her home in Moab, Utah. She has trained in the Insight tradition since 1989, and in 2005 was invited into teaching by Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Guy Armstrong. Her teaching is deeply grounded in the body and often emphasizes the expression of mindfulness in speech and daily life. Susie brings the skills of inquiry, relational Dharma and the psychological/spiritual interface from her training in Hakomi Therapy and the Diamond Approach. Believing nature to be a profound teacher and a gateway to our true self, she often offers retreats outside. For more information on Susie Harrington, visit desertdharma.org.

12/28/2025

Just a reminder that Sam offers a meditation and discussion on Sunday nights in Logan and Tuesday nights in Salt Lake City...

12/28/2025

Join Tim on Monday evening for a meditation and discussion on "Right Action: Acting with Wisdom and Compassion."

When: This Monday, 12/29/25
Time: 7:00-8:15 p.m. MT

Location: Join us in person or online (click "Zoom" on our webpage listing):
Unitarian House
596 E 900 N
Logan, UT

12/21/2025

Join Sam on Monday evening for Dharma IQ night - a meditation followed by audience questions and reflections...

When: Monday, 12/22/25
Time: 7:00-8:15 p.m. MT

Location: Join us in person or online:
Unitarian House
596 E 900 N
Logan, UT

12/21/2025

Two New Year's meditation opportunities, one short and one longer:

1. New Year's Day: one hour online practice with Sam from 10-11am
Practice will be guided as a radiating practice moving through all of the Divine Abodes of Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity.
Zoom Meeting ID: 825 1119 2184
Passcode: Friendly

2. New Year's Eve and Day Online Retreat with well-known teacher Susie Harrington, who will also be speaking at our Sangha meeting on Monday, January 5:
https://desertdharma.org/retreats/retreats/newyears26.html

12/20/2025

Salt Lake City: Sam will NOT be meeting in person on December 23 in SLC but WILL be holding an online meeting instead. Pass this along to fellow meditators.

Online link:
https://tinyurl.com/SLCSangha

12/14/2025

Join Tim on Monday evening for a discussion and meditation on "Wise Speech and the Path to Liberation."

When: Monday, 12/15/25
Time: 7:00-8:15 p.m. MT

Background video:
"The Buddha’s Instruction for Transforming Your Mind Through Right Speech"
youtube.com/watch?v=Y-8rZMI87bA

Join us in person or online (click "Zoom" on our webpage):
Unitarian House
596 E 900 N
Logan, UT

In this Dharma Talk, Oren Jay Sofer unpacks the Buddha’s profound teachings on right speech, a core factor in the noble eightfold path. Learn how the words y...

12/12/2025

Sam is offering a weekly meditation for therapists and social workers in Logan and another for therapists-only in Salt Lake City starting in January...please share with anyone you know who could benefit.

12/07/2025

On Monday Jeanne Corrigal, our guest speaker, will lead our discussion and meditation on "Wise Speech as a Guide for Meaning and Purpose in Life."

Date: Monday, December 8
Time: 7:00-8:15pm

Location: Join us in person or online (click on "Zoom" on our website)...
Unitarian House
596 E 900 N
Logan, UT

12/04/2025

Spring Retreat: The Nature of True Love
May 21–24, 2026 | Paradise, Utah
Registration is now open for our spring silent retreat with Northern Utah Insight and Sam Akers.

Together we’ll explore The Nature of “True Love” — Radiant, Boundless, Immeasurable through meditation, Dharma talks, yoga, and time in nature.

The retreat will be held in beautiful Paradise, Utah, with vegetarian meals, simple accommodations, and space for quiet reflection. Offered on a dāna (donation) basis, all are welcome—from beginners to seasoned practitioners.

Full details and registration:
https://www.northernutahinsight.org/events/may-2026-retreat

11/30/2025

Join Sam on Monday night for a meditation and discussion on:
"The 4 Gates to Wise Speech: Speaking in Service of Awakening"

Background reading:
Oren Jay Sofer: "On Waking up with Words"
https://mountainhermitage.org/2019/01/04/oren-jay-sofer-waking-words/

Join us in person or online (link on website):
Unitarian House
596 E 900 N
Logan, UT

11/26/2025

How do we meet the suffering of the world when oftentimes it feels like we can barely hold our own? How do we bear the responsibility of being a human in these times with loving acceptance for our very human limits? How do we contemplate these and other big questions and then live our way into answers together?