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Meditate for Peace on New Year’s Day
\n Janu ary 1\, 9-5

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Begin 2027 in community on New Year's Day! This is a great opportunity to meditat e with others and begin the year with peace and fr iendship. You don't have to be a Buddhist to parti cipate — all are welcome!
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\n Meditation sessions begin every hour on the hour. There will be a short bre ak between every sit allowing for snacks\, rehydra tion\, stretching etc. Participants may attend all or some of the day as they see fit. A vegetarian lunch is provided. If you'd like to volunteer for part of the day\, please contact Suddhayu at info@ aryaloka.org.

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Please arrive shortly before 9am if you plan on attending the first sit of the day. \n
\n Please RSVP below. Donations are appreciated.

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Click Here if you'd lik e to attend on Zoom.
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Schedule:
\n 9am Dedication and Guid ed Meditation
\n 10am Silent Meditation
\n 11am Guided Meditation
\n 12pm Silent Meditation
\n 1pm Lunch B reak
\n 2pm Gu ided Meditation
\n 3pm Silent Meditation
\n 4pm Silent Meditation and Transfer ence of Merits (done by 4:45)
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*ON NEW YEAR' S EVE we gather at 11:15 PM for light refreshments\, then shortly bef ore midnight we move to the shrine room where ever yone has the opportunity to ring our ancient gong to welcome in the New Year. 
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Our drivew ay: ~~Driving around Heartwood Circle you'll see a sign for Aryaloka\; take a right at the sign and then bear right\,~~ following the long dri veway that goes into the woods. Please ~~do not~~ bear left into our neighbor's driveway (the ir house is also a dome and sometimes people get t hem mixed up). Also ~~please drive around the circle slowly~~~~\, as there are often walkers i n the neighborhood. The main entrance to the cent er is between the two attached domes.~~
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As of May 1st\, 2025 we are no longer requiring covid testin g to attend overnight events at Aryaloka. You may consider testing on your own initiative but we wil l not be asking to see a negative test. We will co ntinue to run air purifiers in common spaces durin g all events at Aryaloka.
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We will be maintaining a few health related requests as follows:
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~~If yo u know you have been exposed~~ to Covid-19 or if you have h ad Covid-19 within a five day period of the event’ s start-time\, we ask that you not attend in-perso n.
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~~If you have cold or flu symptoms\, we ask that you do not attend in-person.~~
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Zoom options are available for some e vents. Transfer of fees or refunds are also availa ble for illness or illness-preventative related ab sence. ~~Please email info@aryalok a.org~~ if you have any questions\, or health related concer ns.
< /body> DESCRIPTION:Meditate for Peace on New Year’s Day\n \n January 1\, 9-5\n \n \n \n Begin 2027 in community on New Year's Day! This is a great opportunity to meditat e with others and begin the year with peace and fr iendship. You don't have to be a Buddhist to parti cipate — all are welcome! \n \n \n \n Meditation s essions begin every hour on the hour. There will b e a short break between every sit allowing for sna cks\, rehydration\, stretching etc. Participants m ay attend all or some of the day as they see fit. A vegetarian lunch is provided. If you'd like to v olunteer for part of the day\, please contact Sudd hayu at info@aryaloka.org. \n \n \n \n Please arri ve shortly before 9am if you plan on attending the first sit of the day. \n \n \n \n Please RSVP bel ow. Donations are appreciated.\n \n \n \n Click He re (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83164320487) if you' d like to attend on Zoom.\n \n \n \n Schedule:\n \ n 9am Dedication and Guided Meditation\n \n 10am S ilent Meditation\n \n 11am Guided Meditation\n \n 12pm Silent Meditation\n \n 1pm Lunch Break\n \n 2 pm Guided Meditation\n \n 3pm Silent Meditation\n \n 4pm Silent Meditation and Transference of Merit s (done by 4:45)\n \n \n \n *ON NEW YEAR'S EVE we gather at 11:15 PM for light refreshments\, then s hortly before midnight we move to the shrine room where everyone has the opportunity to ring our anc ient gong to welcome in the New Year. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our driveway: Driving around Heartwoo d Circle you'll see a sign for Aryaloka\; take a r ight at the sign and then bear right\, following t he long driveway that goes into the woods. Please do not bear left into our neighbor's driveway (the ir house is also a dome and sometimes people get t hem mixed up). Also please drive around the circle slowly\, as there are often walkers in the neighb orhood. The main entrance to the center is betwee n the two attached domes.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n As of May 1st\, 2025 we are no longer requiring covid testing to attend overnight event s at Aryaloka. You may consider testing on your ow n initiative but we will not be asking to see a ne gative test. We will continue to run air purifiers in common spaces during all events at Aryaloka. \ n \n \n \n We will be maintaining a few health rel ated requests as follows:\n \n \n \n \n If you kn ow you have been exposed to Covid-19 or if you hav e had Covid-19 within a five day period of the eve nt’s start-time\, we ask that you not attend in-pe rson.\n If you have cold or flu symptoms\, we ask that you do not attend in-person.\n \n \n Zoom op tions are available for some events. Transfer of f ees or refunds are also available for illness or i llness-preventative related absence. Please email info@aryaloka.org if you have any questions\, or h ealth related concerns.\n \n CATEGORIES:Workshop CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20270101T090000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270101T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270101T170000 LOCATION:Aryaloka\n 14 Heartwood Circle\n Newmarket\, NH 03 857\n United States\n URL:https://aryaloka.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=359 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR