• July 12, Saturday, is Guru Rinpoche Day.  We celebrate at 6 p.m. with a Shower of Blessings tsog. (Note: a tsog is a food offering ceremony.  Please bring flowers or finger food such as pretzels, cookies, chips, etc.).
  • July 20th, we'll have our monthly Tara tsog at 11 a.m.  this will be the long practice (over 90 minutes).  (Note  this tsog is slightly different; no meat for breakfast that day, and please don't bring any meat or wine as offering.)
  • July 27, Sunday, is Dakini Day.  We celebrate at noon. with a Yumka tsog.
  • August 5, Wednesday, is Chokhor Duchen, the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha's first teaching.  On this day, the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied 10 million times.  We celebrate at 7 p.m. with a Shower of Blessings tsog. 
  • August 10th, there will be no meditation, instead another group will be creating a sand mandala.  Please come and check it out if you can, this is a wonderful thing.
  • Every Sunday at 10 a.m. is a group meditation practice.
  • Every Sunday from 11 a.m. until noon is the practice of the Twenty-One Taras. 
  • Because of the retreat the Wednesday evening book study group will be suspended until August 13th. All other PCD activities will go on as usual.

Mindful Hands Gallery

211 King Street, 3rd floor

Old Town Alexandria, VA

703 683-2074

Call PCD-DC (301) 879-8903