Sometimes we feel anxious, depressed, powerless, restless, stressed out. 

Sometimes we feel stable and ready to offer support and encouragement.

The Wellness Group is a support group for everyone. We will recite Maylie's Prayer for Peace together. We will practice deep listening. We will share how we care for ourselves. We will help each other to continually cultivate the ground of peace for ourselves and others.

Meetings are at 6:45 pm in the Sangha home (113 house). There is also the option to attend via Zoom.

Maylie Kushin Seisho Scott, 1994, Founding teacher of Arcata Zen Group

Maylie’s Prayer for Peace

(recited not chanted)

May I be well, loving, and peaceful.

May all beings be well, loving, and peaceful.

May I be at ease in my body, feeling the ground beneath my seat and feet, letting my back be long and straight, enjoying breath as it rises and falls and rises.

May I know and be intimate with body mind, whatever its feeling or mood, calm or agitated, tired or energetic, irritated or friendly. Breathing in and out, in and out, aware, moment by moment, of the risings and passings.

May I be attentive and gentle towards my own discomfort and suffering.

May I be attentive and grateful for my own joy and wellbeing.

May I move towards others freely and with openness.

May I receive others with sympathy and understanding.

May I move towards the suffering of others with peaceful and attentive confidence.

May I recall the Bodhisattva of compassion; her 1,000 hands, her instant readiness for action, each hand with an eye in it, the instinctive knowing what to do.

May I continually cultivate the ground of peace for myself and others and persist, mindful and dedicated to this work, independent of results.

May I know that my peace and the world’s peace are not separate, that our peace in the world is a result of our work for justice.

May all beings be well, happy, and peaceful.