Empty Mountain Calendar of Events
Updated March 14, 2024:
Community Potluck & Campfire
Saturday May 18, 5:00-8:00pm
Informal social hang time to ring in the new season of EM gathering opportunities. Kids, dogs, friends, partners welcome. More info to follow.
Day of Mindfulness
Sunday June 9, 10:00am-1:00pm
Join us for Walking Meditation in the Woods, a Practice Talk, a Sharing Circle, and BYO brown bag lunch. Free, donations appreciated. Please RSVP by June 2 to emptymountain406gmail.com
Day of Mindfulness
Sunday July 14, 10:00am-1:00pm
Join us for Walking Meditation in the Woods, a Practice Talk, a Sharing Circle, and BYO brown bag lunch. Free, donations appreciated. Please RSVP by July 7 to emptymountain406gmail.com
Camping Retreat Weekend: August 16-18
(Fri early evening to Sun after lunch)
Our 2nd annual EM retreat! More info will emerge as the time draws near.
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A Couple of Kind Requests
About Dogs. Please bring a leash if you bring along your dog friend to EM. While we welcome free-roaming canines, our Guest Master at EM is a handsome cat named Larch, who may need some crowd control support, depending on the excitement level of your pup. Also: during social gatherings or program events there may be other dogs around as well. (FYI: Allowing dogs at community events is an EM experimental endeavor. We’re still in the trying-it-out phase. While we dearly love dogs, they can be challenging to enfold into the practice, the mix of other humans, other dogs and all of the enticing smells & critters of the forest.)
About Alcohol & Drugs. Here at EM, we aim to be a safe space for folks wanting to live a sober life, which includes ourselves (Mike & Nicole). As such, we respectfully ask that alcohol and drugs not be brought on site. This includes marijuana. However, as we understand that some folks use marijuana for medical purposes, and we want to try to support our friends in this regard, our experimental policy is as follows: we respectfully ask that you not share it, and that you keep it & use it away from others.
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PAST EVENTS
Four Arenas: 4-week online practice group, Jan-Feb 2024
Mindful Community Conversation: Thursday October 5, 7:00-8:30pm at the Open Way Mindfulness Center in Missoula. Topic: In Our Own Voice, in honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week. Facilitator: Nicole Dunn. Speakers: NAMI of Missoula (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Hosted by Empty Mountain.
Mindful Community Conversation: Thursday September 7, 7:00-8:30pm at the Open Way Mindfulness Center in Missoula. Topic: Abortion. Facilitator & speaker: Nicole Dunn. Hosted by Empty Mountain.
EM Community Work Day: Saturday September 9, 2023
Camping Retreat: Aug 11-13, 2023
Day of Mindfulness: July 9, 2023; to listen to the talk Nicole gave during this DOM, please click here
Day of Mindfulness: June 11, 2023
Seven Roots of Wellness: 8-week series & online practice group, Jan-Mar 2023
Education session with TransVisible Montana: September 8, 2022
Inaugural EM day of mindfulness: August 14, 2022; to listen to the talk Nicole gave during this DOM, please click here