Mountain Stream invites you to join an Eco Dharma Art Workshop (Half Day)
Invisible Becomes Visible: Compassionate Practices through Sutta and Art to Reconnect to Self and Earth
Guides: Ameera Godwin & Lakshmi Prasad
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: In Person Only, Mountain Stream Meditation, Nevada City Insight Center
710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959
This workshop takes the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta —the Buddha's final journey and teachings — as its living thread, drawing us into contemplative encounter with one of Buddhism's most profound and tender texts.
We situate ourselves within this time of ecological and societal "polycrisis," turning to the Dhamma as teaching, refuge, and living expression of nature unfolding. The sutta becomes our map: through its landscapes of transition, letting go, and interdependence, we find language and practice for our own moment.
From this contemplation, we invite the invisible to become visible through process-based art, guided more by curiosity and quiet attention than technique, as forms emerge and dissolve, mirroring the sutta's own patterns of refuge, impermanence, and interconnection.
No prior art experience needed — only a willingness to notice, explore, and engage.
Half Day Art Workshop Registration Fees (art supplies included):
Service Trade
For those who are unable to pay, we offer a service trade option where volunteer hours are traded for attending the program.
For those with physical limitations or disabilities, full scholarships are available without offering service- reach out to lauren@mtstream.org
Scholarship — $40
Reserved for those who live on a limited or fixed income
Helps cover basic operating costs for the program like utilities, flowers and supplies
Standard — $70
For those who are on a tight budget, but who have some funds available to support social and spiritual activities.
Covers program expenses for the day
Sustaining — $90
For those who are on a modest budget but who are more financially comfortable
Helps sustain Mountain Stream’s ongoing offerings
Covers operating expenses for the day, as well as program expenses
Steward — $125
For those who have the means to give a bit more in support of the Dharma
Helps Mountain Stream break even, provide ongoing dana-based programming and builds the foundation for us to grow and thrive
Covers operating and program expenses and helps provide scholarships for others
Pre-registration is required and encouraged by noon on Friday, May 1
To register: visit https://square.link/u/oe7gbjeW
Your emailed payment receipt is your registration confirmation.
Dana: During the half day, there is an opportunity to offer a financial donation to Ameera & Lakshmi as part of the Buddhist practice of dana, the virtue of giving and receiving. All offerings are gratefully received. Teacher Dana
Bio: Ameera Godwin is a multimedia artist, arts educator, and Buddhist practitioner based in Nevada City, CA. As co-founder of Myrtle Tree Arts (myrtletreearts.com), Ameera combines digital photography and video with mixed media, sound recording, and collaborative musical performance to explore fragile interrelationships with land and place. As an educator and continuous learner, she works with people to build connections with nature using art practice, meditative observations and deep listening.
Bio: Lakshmi Prasad is a dedicated student and practitioner of the Buddhadharma, rooted primarily in the Theravada lineage and inspired by Mahayana, Vajrayana, and her Hindu upbringing. After recently stepping away from a career in public health and international development, she is sitting with questions about how spiritual practice might help support healing and collective action to build a world of greater wellbeing and equity.