Mountain Stream invites you to attend ~
Practicing the Path: A Four-Week Immersion in Living the Dharma
Teacher: Adam Stonebraker
Location: In Person and Virtual
Join us at the Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959.
Or join us via Zoom; see below.
Dates: Four consecutive Wednesdays: July 9, 16, 23 & 30
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 pm PT
Cost: Sliding Scale $70 - $108. Limited partial scholarships available. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Pre-registration is required for both in-person and virtual participants. The Zoom meeting link will be provided to all participants once registered and paid in full.
To register, please visit https://square.link/u/JvsgT2L3
Your emailed payment receipt is your registration confirmation.
For questions or scholarship requests, email juanita@mtstream.org
Course description: What does it really mean to “practice the path”? This four-week immersion invites you to explore the Buddha’s teachings as a living path—something to be walked, embodied, and directly experienced in your daily life. Through meditation, reflection, small-group connection, and powerful readings, you’ll explore key elements of ethical living, mindfulness, and insight. This workshop is ideal for anyone who is ready to renew or deepen their relationship with practice in a grounded, heart-centered way.
Week 1: Entering the Path – Aspiration, Faith, and the Ground of Practice
Week 2: Living the Path – Integrity, Relationship, and Everyday Practice (Sīla)
Week 3: Settling into the Path – Embodied Presence & Inner Stillness (Samādhi)
Week 4: Seeing with the Heart – Insight, Mystery, and Freedom (Paññā)
Dana: During the course, there is an opportunity to offer a financial donation to Adam as part of the Buddhist practice of dana (the practice of giving and receiving). All offerings are gratefully received and support the continuation of the Buddha’s teachings.
ADAM STONEBRAKER DONATION (DANA)
Adam Stonebraker has been dedicated to Buddhist practice and meditation since 1999 and serves as the Guiding Teacher for Mountain Stream Meditation in Nevada City, CA. Since 2010, he has been sharing the Buddha’s teachings with diverse audiences locally and internationally. His approach is deeply influenced by the Thai Forest Tradition, the Bodhisattva path, and the transformative power of meditation.
Adam has been mentored closely by Kittisaro & Thanissara as a retreat and meditation teacher in the lineage of Ajahn Chah and the Kuan Yin Dharmas as taught by Master Hsuan Hua. His teaching emphasizes trust in one’s innate wisdom, the cultivation of an open heart, and an embodied understanding of interdependence. While his primary focus is on Buddhism and meditation, his background in yoga and somatic practice informs his approach to embodied awareness and the integration of insight with daily life. Deeply attuned to the natural world, he draws inspiration from its rhythms and resilience as a source of practice and insight.
Adam has studied with a wide range of teachers, including Kittisaro & Thanissara, Sarah & Ty Powers, Zen Master Dae Gak, and Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. In 2019, he earned a Master’s degree in Mindfulness Studies from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is currently in the four-year Spirit Rock/IMS teacher training, further deepening his commitment to sharing the Dharma. Since 2020, his teaching and practice have been exclusively dedicated to Buddhism and meditation.