Ceremony
5/23/2026 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Please Arrive 15 minutes early to ensure the ceremony begins on time.
More details to assist you with Navigation and Preparation for this assisted meditation ceremony will be given during the preparation meeting on:
Preparation Call
5/20/2026 from 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
@ https://us02web.zoom.us/my/sgcsatsang
We currently ask a $$200 donation for this ceremony with a sliding scale if you are truly experiencing financial hardship. If you would like to contribute more to help us to continue to offer these meditations with the spirit of inclusivity and to value each other's presence regardless of their financial situation, please make an additional donation here: https://www.sacredgarden.life/offers/Ugj4BYao
Please direct any questions to the facilitator for this ceremony,
David Samas: [email protected]
How to prepare...
- Please consider your intentions for engaging this meditation and be prepared to share them with the group.
- Avoid mentally / spiritually disturbing engagements before and after Ceremony (e.g., recommended to avoid political arguments on Facebook, violent movie or TV programming, etc.
- A broad goal is to bring a quiet mind with clear intentions and least distractions to the ceremony and for integration after.
- Please discuss with your Facilitator before engaging this meditation
- If you have had a substantial assisted meditation within the last 2 weeks
- If you are planning an assisted meditation within two weeks after this ceremony
What to expect...
- This entire Sacred Garden Community "Redwood Liturgy" ceremony will likely take about 4-5 hours
- This includes meeting, preparing, practice and soft integration
- The assisted meditation itself may last about an hour.
- That hour will include three chances top engage with the Sacrament
- The experience of the Sacrament is relatively short (10-30 minutes)
- Most often, Practitioners feel refreshed, clear and grounded by the ending time.
- Some of this group will be holding safety space while others may be engaging deeper meditation.
- You are invited to discuss the depth of meditation that interests you with the Facilitator before Ceremony or early on the day of.
- This will be a platonic ceremony.
- We ask that every participant refrain from "running" sexual energy during ceremony or while in group presence.
- This includes avoiding romantic overtures with participant during or after ceremony.
- We will discuss safety, boundaries and consent further during preparation.
What to bring...
- Your own lighter
- a regular bic style lighter is great
- Your own pipe
- a small glass, wooden or ceramic pipe with a screen
- not your regular cannabis pipe
- the spirit of Xanga is strong and may remain present in the pipe after the ceremony
- A full, durable, water bottle with a lid
- Optional - A beverage or snack to share (enough for at least 3 others)
- Optional - Any personal items you may need for your physical well being, comfort or meditation
- A cushion or mat to sit on
- Comfortable clothes (consider bringing layers if it might get cold)
- A shawl
- Eyeshades
What to eat...
- There can be varying degrees of dietary preparation for an experience. The particular meditation we will engage in is remarkably safe biologically and does not require special dietary preparation.
- In general, the "clearer" your body and energy are, the more aligned and able it will be to fully experience the energy that is opened by the forms of deep meditation we will engage.
- Sacred Garden community recommends eating lightly the evening before and day of any practice.
- Some traditional diets or “dietas” are more about preparing in subtle mental or spiritual ways rather than about specific physical contraindications.
What if something comes up and I need to ask for a refund
We are so grateful for the opportunity to sit with you!
Let the time we spend together open the way to direct experience of divine presence.