KALYANA MITTA NETWORK
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The Kalyana Mitta (spiritual friend) network offers meditators support 
for practice outside the retreat setting. The small group format of 6-12 
allows each member to participate fully in the group. Groups are 
facilitated by senior students with 5 or more years of practice and 
intensive retreat experience, who meet under the guidance of James 
Baraz.

There are currently 16 groups in the Bay Area serving 150-200 students. 
The following groups currently have openings for new members:

MARIN COUNTY
     "Caring for Aging Parents" - San Anselmo
2nd Tuesday evening. Eileen Rossman (415) 457-8788.
     "Right Livelihood" - San Anselmo
2nd & 4th Thursday evenings. Sue Hanson (415) 457-0783.

PENINSULA
     "Dharma Study" - Palo Alto
Bi-weekly on Saturday mornings. Jack Buktenica (415) 494-1731.

SONOMA COUNTY
     "Dharma Study & Sangha Building for Experienced Vipassana Students"
      - Cotati
Weekly on Wednesday mornings
Weekly on Wednesday evenings (women). Mary Porter-Chase (707) 664-8598.
     "Dharma Study" - Santa Rosa
Weekly on Wednesday evenings. Elliott Wolf (707) 538-1940.

SAN FRANCISCO
     "Practice in Everyday Life for Experienced Students"
Monthly on Friday evenings. Eugene Cash (415) 771-5852.

EAST BAY
     "Dharma of Family Life" - Berkeley
1st Friday morning/3rd Friday afternoon. Benita Gould (510) 548-1775.
     "Buddhist-Christian Perspective" - Albany
1st Wednesday evening. Patrick Thornton (510) 754-9235
     "Communication, Spirituality & Inquiry" - Oakland
Monthly on Sunday afternoon. Dan Clurman (510) 547-2320.
     "Deepening Practice" - Oakland
2nd & 4th Tuesday mornings (women). Margo Tyndall (510) 654-8677.
     "Deepening Practice" - Berkeley
1st & 3rd Tuesday mornings (women). Sandy Hunter (510) 548-7843.

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If you would like to receive additional information about these groups 
or about forming new groups in the Bay Area, pleasecontact the Kalyana 
Mitta coordinator, Sam Masser (707) 664-8598.
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