Past Gatherings
Photo: Alicia Zhao
SYDNEY/ GADIGAL
Solidarity as Sanctuary
Temple on the Park, Newtown
Wednesday 20 March, 2024
How can we resource ourselves as we continue to bear witness to the ongoing horrors and injustices in Palestine? How can we build our capacity and skillfulness for compassionate action in response to state violence, oppression and racism? What is the role of spiritual practice in anti-colonial struggle and activism?
This is our first Inner Fields Sangha gathering on Gadigal land/ Sydney, Australia.
With Elaine Su-Hui
Photo: Wissam Nassar
ONLINE PROGRAM.
New Years Sankalpa
with Inner Fields Sangha
Sunday January 7, 2024
‘Sankalpa’ is the Sanskrit word for deep intention. What will 2024 ask of us? How can we best show up for peace and liberation, within ourselves and within the world?
With Chelsea Bravo and Amira Pierce
Photo: ‘Forest’ 1962, by Peter Farb
ONLINE PROGRAM.
Practicing Peace
with Inner Fields Sangha
Sunday November 5, 2023
Sunday December 3, 2023
A gentle space for holding for those who stand in solidarity with Palestine. Together we will explore the role of spiritual practice in activism and build our capacity for all forms of anti-colonial struggle everywhere. This is a multi-faith gathering with Buddhist chanting, a reading from the Quran, and a Jewish peace blessing.
With Amira Pierce, Elaine Su-Hui, Chelsea Bravo and Sarra Alpert
Photo: unknown photographer
ONLINE PROGRAM.
Body as Home
with Inner Fields Sangha
Sunday October 1, 2023
What does it mean for us to be at home in our bodies? What rituals and practices can we implement to help bring us back when we have left?
With Chelsea Bravo
Photo: Andy Goldsworthy
ONLINE PROGRAM.
Close Listening
with Inner Fields Sangha
Sunday May 7, 2023
What is the sound of home? Capture the tone, character or attitude of your home through a recording on your phone, and bring it to our online sit in the creation of a contemplative listening experience.
With Jessica Angima
Photo: Abdolmajid Golzari
ONLINE PROGRAM.
Return and Renewal
with Inner Fields Sangha
Sunday April 2, 2023
“Repetition is what allows something brand new to occur. Repetition, like the lapping of ripples against a rock, gently shifts the ground on which we tread, and so alters our relationship to the things we experience. It changes our relationship to experience itself.” - Anne Kline
With Darlene Dubuisson
Artwork: Jethro Buck
ONLINE PROGRAM.
Hope in the Dark
with Inner Fields Sangha
Sunday March 5, 2023
Meditation practice and contemplative reading from Rebecca Solnit’s book ‘Hope in the Dark’. Together we explore how beauty, joy, pleasure, and an orientation around uncertainty offers a vital premise for resistance, change, wise action and hope.
With Elaine Su-Hui
Photo: Nils Udo, Maison d’eau (Water House)
ONLINE PROGRAM.
Uses of Anger
with Inner Fields Sangha
Sunday December 4, 2022
“When we turn from anger we turn from insight, saying we will accept only the designs already known, deadly and safely familiar.” - Audre Lorde, Uses of Anger
What does anger unexpressed turn into within the body? Who is allowed access to anger? Meditation, contemplation and discussion of what it means to be intimate with our anger.
With Jessica Angima
Photo: unknown photographer
ONLINE PROGRAM.
Fractures
with Inner Fields Sangha
Sunday November 6, 2022
“I think of fracture as both sites of chaos and potential. I wonder what concepts in Dharma and occurrences in nature and art speak to this way of seeing ‘fractures’. How does this concept resonate for you? When was a point of breaking also an opportunity for renewal? When was a crisis an occasion for healing?”
With Darlene Dubuisson
Photo: Charlotte Lapalus
ONLINE PROGRAM.
The Possibility of Equanimity Amidst Chaos
with Inner Fields Sangha
Sunday October 2, 2022
Meditation practice, light movement, Buddhist chanting, contemplative journaling, and group discussion.
With Jessica Angima, Amira Pierce, Darlene Dubuisson and Elaine Su-Hui
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
NYC SUMMER PROGRAM.
Mycelium Fields
An Inner Fields Birthday Celebration
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Saturday September 10, 2022
Celebrating Inner Fields 7th birthday through a contemplative exploration of mushroom ecosystems and what lessons can be learned in building our own communities. Facilitated by teaching artist and farmer-in-training Amanda Everich.
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
NYC SUMMER PROGRAM.
Seeding Hope
Summer Sit with Listening Meditation
Garden of Hope, Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
Sunday August 21, 2022
Hosted by the Inner Fields Sangha, this special evening will include a listening meditation with music, a communal altar, and an opportunity to practice with beloved community.
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
ONLINE PROGRAM.
Field Study: Collective Imagination.
February 8 - March 22, 2022
4 sessions
Creative study and communal readings of Alexis Pauline Gumbs’ UNDROWNED: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals, and Gloria Anzaldúa’s book LIGHT IN THE DARK: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality.
with Amanda Everich, Elaine Su-Hui, and Pia Mayor
Via Zoom
SPECIAL EVENT.
Honoring Thich Nhat Hanh
Sunday, February 6, 2022
3 - 5pm PST / 6 - 8pm EST
A special evening of meditation, dharma sharing, and honoring the teachings of Thích Nhat Hanh.
with Inner Fields Sangha
via Zoom
SPECIAL EVENT.
New Year’s Sankalpa
Sunday, January 16, 2022
3 - 5pm PST / 6 - 8pm EST (via Zoom)
Embracing the future’s potentiality through meditation, movement, and reflection.
with Inner Fields Sangha
Photo: Georgia Blake
SPECIAL EVENT.
Inner Fields turns SIX!
Sunday, September 5, 2021
3 - 5pm PST / 6 - 8pm EST (via Zoom)
Listening meditation, live music, and space for offerings
with Inner Fields Sangha
Photo: Jan Inge Helga
SPECIAL EVENT.
GRIEF PORTAL.
December 29, 2020
End of Year Closing: A Communal Space for Loss
with Peace Twesigye
via Zoom
Photo: Ghost Month - Reuters
ONLINE PROGRAM.
THE BARDO.
States of Liminality & Uncertainty.
October 27 - December 8, 2020
8 week creative study & practice group
with Elaine Su-Hui, paul singleton iii, Naomi Reis, and Marshall Kupka-Moore
Photo: Scott Irvine
SPECIAL EVENT.
SOUND BAPTISM.
September 16, 2020
An Immersive, Listening Meditation in honor of Hungry Ghost Month
with musician Shahzad Ismaily & Elaine Su-Hui
via Zoom
Photo: Artist Unknown
ONLINE PROGRAM.
LOVE & RAGE.
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Affinity Reading Groups.
July 7 - August 18, 2020
Communal reading of Love & Rage by Lama Rod Owens
with Elaine Su-Hui, Marshall Kupka-Moore, Naomi Reis, and paul singleton iii
Photo: Metzli Projects
ONLINE PROGRAM.
BRAIDING SWEETGRASS.
Inner Fields Reading Group.
May 19 - August 11, 2020
Communal Reading of Braiding Sweetgrass
with Elaine Su-Hui, Marshall Kupka-Moore, Naomi Reis, and paul singleton iii
Photo: Jan Inge Haga
TRUE NATURE.
A Still Life & Death Drawing Meditation.
May 10 - June 8, 2019
A month-long installation of flowers, with guided drawing meditations as they decay
with Elaine Su-Hui, in collaboration with Stilken Og Strom
Curated by Heather Jones
Prosjektrom Normanns, Stavanger, Norway
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
AS SPACE IS TO FORM, AS SILENCE IS TO SOUND.
October 7, 2018
A Silent Concert
with musician Shahzad Ismaily & Elaine Su-Hui
Figure 8 Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
LISTENING TO THE MOUNTAIN.
August 2, 2018
Mountain Philosophy & Poetry
with Jolie Holland, Stevie Weinstein-Foner, and Elaine Su-Hui
Secret outdoor location, Topanga Canyon, CA
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
ART & NATURE.
Inner Fields Weekend Retreat.
June 1 - 3, 2018
Dharma, Creativity, Qi Gong, & Silent Hike
with Kate Johnson, Elaine Su-Hui, and Tagan Swao
Red Hill Guesthouse, Benton, PA
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
THE US BETWEEN OUR THINGS.
October 12, 2017
Final gathering in the Inner Fields Studio
A Ritualized, participatory experience
with artist James Leonard
in partnership with Open Source Gallery’s program Reimagining Tradition
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
PRIMAL ECOLOGY.
Colláges of Mind & Landscape.
July 7, 2017
An 'Exquisite Corpse' Drawing Meditation
with artist Elaine Su-Hui
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
ALONE, TOGETHER.
April 30, 2017
A Participatory Music Performance
with experimental art group, The Other Instrument
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Rachel Frank
REWILDING. A RETURN
April 23, 2017
In honor of Earth Day
Field Recordings from the Innoko National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska
with artist Rachel Frank
Inner Fields Studio in Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Alexandre Tannous
SOUND AND THE GROUND OF BEING.
March 9, 2017
Sound Theory and Spiritual Materialism
with ethnomusicologist Alexandre Tannous
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Daniel Turner-Lazaro
WHERE THE HEART BEATS.
January 28, 2017
A Lunar New Year Longevity Meal & Ceremonial Gift Exchange
with artist Elaine Su-Hui
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui. Artwork: Cori Spencer.
THIS ETERNAL THREAD.
December 14, 2016
Full Moon Performance and Video Installation
with artist Cori Spencer
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Stone Bone Wood Cloth
SABI. Objects of Decay & Imperfection.
November 13, 2016
Curated Found Objects and Readings from ‘In Praise of Shadows’ by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
with Che F.M.
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Artist Unknown
DREAMS, ALCHEMY & JUNG.
October 30, 2016
A Lecture with Dr Grace Hogstad from Pacifica Graduate Institute
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
THE ETERNAL WAY.
October 22, 2016
Qi Gong and Breakfast
with martial artist Tagan Swao
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Artwork: Arrington de Dionyso
SPIRITS ON BOTH SIDES.
August 17, 2016
A Collective Memorial Space, in honor of Hungry Ghost Month
with experimental musician and artist Arrington de Dionyso
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
ASA - CHA.
Summer Morning Tea
July 23, 2016
Summer Morning Tea and Listening Meditation
with guitarist Kenji Herbert
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Unknown
LISTENING MEDITATION.
July 14, 2016
Clarinet, Flute, and Saxophone
with chamber orchestral musician Mara Plotkin
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
SOUND AND EMPTINESS.
May 22, 2016
Experiences of Silence in Music and Consciousness
with Gagaku musicians Chatori Shimizu, Hiroshi Ebina and Lish Lindsey
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Wolf Medicine Magic
LIVING AYURVEDA.
March 30, 2016
Ayurvedic Medicine Workshop & Consultations
with Wolf Medicine Magic
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Chatori Shimizu
HOW TO ENTER A DREAM.
March 12 - 13, 2016
An Overnight Sleeping & Dreaming Concert
with sound artists Hiroshi Ebina, Cameron Perry Fraser, Zak Hap, Chung Eun Kim, Anqi Liu, Yusuke Narita, and Chatori Shimizu
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Amy Lombard / T Magazine
IN THE SEED WE HAVE THE UNIVERSE.
February 6, 2016
An Immersive, Figure Drawing Performance
with dancer Leah Mulatrick
at the Inner Fields Studio in Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Liu Beining
DAI’ AN TEA ROOM.
January 30, 2016
Chinese Tea Ceremony and shakuhachi flute performance
with visual artist Liu Beining
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
AMAZÔNIA SUBTERRÂNEA.
January 15, 2016
Music and stories from the Amazon rainforest
with Brazilian composer Thiago Thiago de Mello
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Artwork: Unknown
THE ETERNAL WAY.
January 9, 2016
Qi Gong and Breakfast
with martial artist Tagan Swao
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: British Museum - Mesopotamian relief of Inanna
THE HEROINE’S JOURNEY.
December 30, 2015
Lecture with Dr Grace Hogstad of Pacifica Graduate Institute
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Artist Unknown - Kolam drawing
INFINITY KNOTS.
December 17, 2015
Communal Handcrafting, Skill-Sharing, and Story Telling
with artists Alyssa Dennis and Andrew Benincasa
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Unkown
ON LISTENING.
November 21, 2015
Perspectives on sound, music, and noise
with sound artist Chatori Shimizu and sound anthropologist Didier Sylvain
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Nate Martinez
SOUND MEDITATION
November 17, 2015
A sonic experience with breathwork, vocal toning, singing bowls and overtone singing
with integrative sound therapist Nate Martinez
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Unkown
A GENTLE ART.
Beginners Tai Chi
November 8, 2015
Beginners Workshop in the ten movements of the Laughing River Tai Chi form
with martial artist Dino Blanche
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Fie Cielen’s studio
FENG SHUI FOR ARTISTS.
November 1, 2015
An introduction to the practice & philosophy of Chinese metaphysics
with feng shui master Dr Li Lee
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Tea Urchin
LOOSE LEAF.
October 25, 2015
Tea Ceremony
with guitarist Kenji Herbert
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Nate Martinez
SOUND BATH.
October 17, 2015.
An immersive, sonic experience with shamanic drumming, Biosonic tuning forks, gongs, a shruti box, Himalayan singing bowls, mbiru, chimes, percussion and voice
with Nathan Thomas Martinez
(Two sessions)
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Elaine Su-Hui
SHIKI TO UNKAI.
September 19 - 20, 2015
A Talk on Gagaku and Sound Installation
with composer and sound artist Chatori Shimizu
(two sessions)
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Unkown
TAI CHI AS MEDITATION.
13 September, 2015
A talk and demonstration
with curator of the Asian American Arts Center Robert Lee
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY
Photo: Nate Martinez
OPENING CEREMONY.
September 5, 2015
Sound Meditation
with Nathan Thomas Martinez
Inner Fields Studio, Brooklyn, NY