About BIPOC Sangha
Mondays, September 11 & 25
The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a bi-weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners who meditate together and explore the teachings of the Buddha in the light of personal experience. Each bi-weekly session offers a short talk, guided meditation, and/or a silent sit for 30 - 40 minutes. Some gatherings add a 10 - 15 minute question and response period to help support the practice.
While we understand that many non-BIPOC people may be interested in participating, we ask that they refrain from joining this program which is specifically offered to provide shelter and respite to our BIPOC community.
This program will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing after the live sessions. On-demand videos will be available to registered participants for 90 days.
Meet Your Teachers
bruni dávila
bruni dávila has practiced Vipassana and Zen since 1995. A student of Andrea Fella and Gil Fronsdal, she practices and teaches at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA, and also teaches Dharma in Spanish in the wider Bay Area. She completed the IMS Teacher Training Program in 2021.
Dalila Bothwell
Dalila Bothwell’s (she/her) Dharma-meditation practice lives at the intersection of love for
community, land, justice, and 12-step recovery. The granddaughter of Claudia and
Gussie Pearl, she finds refuge and hope in the liberation teachings of revolutionary
lovers - from the Buddha to bell hooks. During her nearly decade-long tenure as a
director for New York Insight Meditation Center, she learned the priceless value of
sangha and the role relationships play in embodying the teachings and in creating kinder
human beings. Dalila is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leaders
Program and currently mentors with Ten Percent Happier and the Mindfulness
Meditation Teacher Certification Program. She has served with the Buddhist Peace
Fellowship, Insight Meditation Society, and Dharma communities throughout the US.