Dzogchen Circle with Ken Bradford
Location: In Person, Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA
Date: Sunday, February 7
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Drop-ins welcome.
Cost: Suggested donation $15 - $30. Temple Dana (Donation)
Description: This is an introduction to a series of half-day circles that will meet throughout 2026, devoted to recognizing and more deeply embodying the natural wakefulness of mind. As a follow-up to Dzogchen retreats and those drawn to the direct path of nondual presence, this circle integrates a range of approaches, including tonglen and shamatha-vipassana, in opening conditioned mindstates to their intrinsically lucid, already free nature.
The afternoon involves informal discussion (Q&A) and practice in the round.
Bio- Ken Bradford is a contemplative yogin, author and Dharma teacher integrating a wide arc of Buddhist, Dzogchen and psychological thought and practice. His heart teachers include Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Joseph Goldstein, Ruth Denison and Tsoknyi Rinpoche, among others. Formerly, he maintained a psychotherapy practice in the San Francisco Bay area and was Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and CIIS. His publications include Opening Yourself: The Psychology and Yoga of Self-liberation (2021); The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis & the Question of Sanity (2013); and Listening from the Heart of Silence: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, Vol. 2 (2007, with John Prendergast); as well as numerous peer-reviewed articles intertwining psychology and spirituality. Website: www.authenticpresence.net