Living Dharma
Exploring & Integrating the Eightfold Path in Daily Life
What if your spiritual path wasn’t separate from the messiness of daily life, but woven into it, breath by breath? Over eight months, find a steady rhythm of practice and community. Not a retreat from life. A return to it.
First 50 spots at $799 $999 · ends July 15
Taught live by
Dawn Mauricio & Yong Oh
★★★★★
“Did exactly what it
says it would.”
hours of live
online instruction
monthly modules on
the Eightfold Path
live Q&A sessions
with your teachers
lifetime access to
all course materials
Why Living Dharma
True practice doesn’t happen in isolation — it happens in the middle of our messy, beautiful lives.
It’s one thing to find clarity on retreat. It’s another to stay present when the dishes pile up, the calendar fills, and life gets hard.
Living Dharma offers a rare invitation: to stay close to your practice while staying close to your life — building spiritual steadiness not as an escape, but as a way of engaging more fully with the world. This is the Dharma lived, not just studied.
Reflections from past participants
Honest words from people who walked this path.
★★★★★
“It engaged both the intellectual and heart levels of the mind — making progress in knowledge of the Noble Eightfold Path, but also applying it in practice, both meditation and life.”
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Past participant
★★★★★
“The two teachers were most excellent — their dharma talks were so full of insight. I loved the structure: the monthly events, breakout groups, Q&A sessions, home groups, and all the resources.”
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Past participant
★★★★★
“I appreciated the depth of this program and the teachings — and yet it wasn’t too much. I was able to keep up and learn so much more about the Eightfold Path.”
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Past participant
What you’ll walk away with
This isn’t just inspiration. It’s integration.
By the end of the eight-month journey, you’ll carry a practice that’s steady, embodied, and alive in the moments that matter most.
A consistent practice rhythm anchored in monthly teachings and community support
Tools to stay grounded in mindfulness, even when life gets messy
Confidence applying Buddhist teachings in your relationships, work, and daily challenges
A felt sense of how life and practice nourish one another — in lived experience, not theory
A deeper understanding of liberation as a shared path, not just a solo pursuit
A spiritual community that walks with you and reminds you that you’re not alone
The approach
A living journey, woven into your real life.
Rooted in Real Life
Not a monastic retreat, but a living journey woven into your schedule, relationships, emotions, and everyday messes.
Collective Liberation
Your healing matters — and we explore practice as a path toward collective liberation. How we show up ripples outward.
Relational & Reflective
Through monthly sessions, peer sharing, and an optional community, we co-create honest reflection and mutual support.
Time to Integrate
We honor the pause. Between sessions you’ll have space to reflect through guided practices, journal prompts, and daily inquiries.
The course syllabus · 8 modules
Eight steps. Eight months. One path.
We explore the Buddha’s teachings not as distant ideals, but as tender companions — guiding us through joy, difficulty, and everything in between.
We begin by arriving fully — body, heart, and mind — and opening to the Eightfold Path as a living map. We explore sati (mindfulness) as both foundation and path, and begin with Wise View: seeing clearly, meeting life as it is, and remembering that freedom is possible.
What guides your choices? This month we explore the heart’s compass — how to align with wholesome intentions and live from the values that matter most.
Speech can heal or harm. We bring mindfulness to the ways we communicate — with ourselves and others — and practice speaking from truth and care.
How do we live in alignment with our deepest values? This month invites us to walk our talk — to embody wisdom and compassion in the everyday.
Work is more than a paycheck. We explore how to relate to livelihood as a sacred expression of care — for ourselves, others, and the world.
How do we engage with life without burnout or striving? This session explores skillful effort — energy rooted in kindness, discipline, and balance.
The path ripens in stillness. We explore the power of collectedness, tranquility, and deep presence as foundations for insight and liberation.
Mindfulness brings us into direct contact with the moment. We’ll deepen our capacity to stay with life as it unfolds, with curiosity and kindness.
The monthly rhythm
What a month actually looks like.
A gentle, repeating rhythm designed to fit around work, family, and a full life — not compete with it.
Gather
One 3-hour live session each month on Zoom — teachings, guided meditation, and shared reflection.
Connect
Meet in a small home pod between sessions for honest peer sharing and steady support.
Practice
Weave it into daily life with guided meditations, readings, and journal prompts at your own pace.
Ask
Bring your real questions to Dawn and Yong across four live Q&A sessions.
~3 hours live each month
~2 hours self-paced each month
8 months · October–May
Your guides
Two teachers, deep in this practice.
Lead Teacher (she/her)
Dawn Mauricio
A Filipina-Canadian teacher practicing Insight Meditation since 2005. A graduate of Spirit Rock’s Mindfulness Yoga & Meditation, Dedicated Practitioners’ Program, and 4-year Retreat Teacher Training. Author of “Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners,” she teaches with a playful, dynamic, and heartfelt approach.
Lead Teacher
Yong Oh
A Dharma Council teacher at the Durango Dharma Center and core teacher for Sacred Mountain Sangha. A graduate of IMS’s 4-year Retreat Teacher Training and Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders. A retired acupuncturist, he brings the practice of meditation into nature.
Watch a sample lecture
Experience the teaching before you begin.
Get a real feel for the tone, depth, and warmth of the program — straight from your teachers.
A short teaching with Dawn Mauricio & Yong Oh.
Is this for you?
You belong here if…
No matter where you are in your practice, you’re welcome here.
You long to bring more presence and meaning into daily life — without stepping away from it to do so.
You’ve tasted the depth of retreat practice, and want a way to sustain that connection at home.
You want support staying grounded through the ups and downs, not just when things feel calm or easy.
You’re navigating a big transition, a quiet yearning, or a sense that something deeper is calling.
You value spiritual practice and family, work, community — the full tapestry of a lived life.
You’re ready to shift from consuming teachings to embodying them, with guidance and companionship.
You’re curious how mindfulness and Dharma can support not only personal healing, but collective liberation.
Everything you receive
What's included in your enrollment.
One simple price — a complete container of teaching, practice, and community for the full eight months.
Live
8 monthly sessions
29 hours of teaching, guided meditation, and reflection — live on Zoom.
Live
4 Q&A sessions
Bring your real questions directly to Dawn and Yong throughout the program.
Anytime
Every session recorded
Can’t make it live? Watch the full recording whenever it suits your schedule.
Community
A small home pod
An intimate peer group that walks the entire eight months alongside you.
Practice
A practice library
Guided meditations, readings, journal prompts, and daily inquiries to weave in.
Forever
Lifetime access
Revisit every lecture, exercise, and meditation whenever you need it.
Enroll today
One program. Your choice of plan.
Both plans include everything — 29 hours of live instruction, 4 live Q&As, the online community, and lifetime access.
Early Bird
First 50 spots at $799 $999
Save $200
⏳ Ends July 15
11 monthly payments of $79 ($869 total)
Payment Plan
/ month
11 monthly payments · $869 total
Early bird · Save $130
✓Over 29 hours of live instruction
✓Online learning community
✓4 live Q&A sessions
✓Lifetime access to materials
Early bird · Save $200
Pay in Full
$999
One payment · early-bird, save $200 vs. $999 regular
✓Over 29 hours of live instruction
✓Online learning community
✓4 live Q&A sessions
✓Lifetime access · best overall value
Enrolling with a friend or group? Save 15% when you sign up together. Scholarships are available for those experiencing genuine financial hardship.
Course schedule
Eight monthly gatherings, live on Zoom.
October 10, 2026 – May 1, 2027 · 9:30am–12:30pm PT
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Our guarantee
Enroll with a settled heart.
If you need to cancel before the course begins, we’ll refund you with just a $25 fee. Full refunds (minus $25) are available through the end of day on November 5.
We embrace secure technology so you can focus fully on your practice. Questions? Reach us any time at courses@spiritrock.org.
Questions, answered
Course FAQ
Not at all. Living Dharma is built to meet you where you are. Whether this is your first encounter with the teachings or you’ve practiced for years, the eight modules start from the ground up and deepen gradually. No prior study, retreat experience, or background is assumed.
The rhythm is gentle and sustainable: one 3-hour live session per month, plus around 20–30 minutes of daily practice you fold into the life you already have. Sessions are recorded, so if you miss one you can catch up on your own schedule. This is designed to fit a full life, not compete with it.
You won’t lose your place. Every live session is recorded and posted, exercises stay open, and your small home group keeps you connected between sessions. Many participants move through at their own pace — the path waits for you.
Eight months of live teaching from senior Spirit Rock teachers, small-group support, four live Q&As, and lifetime access to every material — for less than the cost of a single weekend retreat. And if it isn’t right for you, our refund policy means you can step away without risk.
You can cancel before the course begins for a full refund minus a $25 fee, with full refunds available through November 5. We’d rather you find the right path than stay in the wrong one — so there’s no risk in starting.
The course is delivered live online over an 8-month period via Zoom — one monthly session, 9:30am–12:30pm PT, plus live Q&As and small home groups between sessions.
Yes. Once you’ve completed the course you retain lifetime access to all course materials — lectures, exercises, and meditations — to revisit whenever you need.
Cancel before the course begins for a full refund minus a $25 fee. Cancellations by end of day November 5 are refunded with $149 fee retained. After November 5, refunds are not available. Email courses@spiritrock.org.
Spirit Rock offers scholarships for those in genuine financial need. To apply, complete the form here.
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Log in at courses.spiritrock.org and open the program from your dashboard under “My Courses.” Note: this login differs from your main Spirit Rock login.
Join us
Let your practice be your life. Let your life be your path.
This is your invitation to stay with what is real — and to discover that the Dharma is already here, woven into the fabric of your days.
8 months · Oct 10, 2026 – May 1, 2027 · 100% risk-free guarantee
