Grit City Dharma Collective

03/03/2026

Beautiful 1st run of a GCDC t-shirt. Big thanks to The Tsmshop here in Tacoma! 👏.
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If folx are interested let me know! I’ll do a bulk order and figure out shipping and/or local handoffs. Once I have enough interest I’ll share out exact pricing, but can assure they’ll be $35 or less w/ shipping in the US.
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03/01/2026

We’re up and running on Apple podcasts, Spotify and other known casting platforms!
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Give us a follow/review if you could, and tune in for weekly recordings of the Saturday dharma talks and guided meditations! 2/21 and 2/28 are up, and all future recordings will be added weekly 🎉

Buddhism Podcast · Grit City Dharma is a meditation community in Tacoma, WA, founded in 2025 by Joe Conniff. Joe has been studying the dharma for 11 years, having come to mindfulness and meditation following his experie…

02/17/2026

New sharp-looking flyer created by Debby who is associated with our space at Tacoma IPC. Come sit with us!
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02/13/2026

👀 This is a beautiful natural setting and opportunity!

🌿 Now Hiring: Resident Manager / Land Steward
(Part-time, seasonal | On-site)

At RMERC, work is not separate from practice.

The Resident Manager / Land Steward helps care for the land and ensures retreatants, volunteers, and teachers are welcomed into a safe, well-held environment. This role weaves together land stewardship, operational support, and community care.

A meaningful opportunity to embody stewardship of land, people, and practice as a lived expression of Dharma.

Learn more at https://rmerc.org/employment/

02/11/2026

👀 Heads up! We’ve finally got a space for weekly sits, check out our schedule below, and we hope to see you one of these Saturdays 🙏

01/13/2026

We’re on for Saturday!
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Short talk on the three marks of existence; the impersonal, impermanent, and often unsatisfactory nature of the human experience. Hope to see ya there!
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4707 S Junett St Ste B Tacoma 98409
$10 suggested donation, no one turned away 🙂
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01/13/2026

Some pics of the hardcover edition of my memoir, Causes and Conditions: A Life Experience in Addiction and Recovery.
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Second slide is a little dharma and recovery excerpt from one of the later chapters, discussing my early understandings of mindfulness and its role my healing journey.
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01/07/2026

Heads up followers: There will NOT be a community sit this weekend 1/10/26.

We do plan to be on track for weekly sits with conistent location and times beginning the weekend of 1/17/26, stay tuned!

01/03/2026

Deep gratitude for everyone who made it out to our 2nd community talk and sit this morning, especially our Seattle/King County-based folx!
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We plan to have our weekly time/location hammered out within the next few days, and will communicate the details via this page, our IG, and via text/email for those we have contact numbers on hand for. Stay tuned!
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01/03/2026

Check this out y’all, definitely some goods you won’t want to miss!
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I’ve been working with Dave for 5 years and his knowledge and teachings on early Buddhism are 🔥

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