# Event Details - **Event Name**: Where the river deepens – Qigong & meditation for well-being with Teja Bell - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Teja will be bringing his inimitable combination of QiGong and meditation back to SBMG.About this EventThis RetreatTeja will teach this retreat in person in Sacramento.Let the river teach us how to move with life...Let breath become the bridget between effort and ease...Practice periods will be seated and standing. Suitable for both beginners and those with experience.RegistrationWe offer this program on a sliding scale of $30 - $150, which includes a donation for the teacher. However, we turn no one away for lack of funds. We have a sliding-scale option for individuals who pay below our registration range.Note: if you need a full scholarship, contact the coordinator, Patty, at patty.sbmg@gmail.com or for other questions.Our TeacherTeja Bell (Fudo Myoo Rōshi 老師) is a lineage dharma teacher and a recognized Rinzai Zen master, the 84th ancestor of Lin-Chi I-Chuan’s Chan lineage. He is a 6th degree Black Belt in Aikido and a life-long practitioner and teacher of Chinese Internal Arts and Qigong. Teaching Internationally (in China and Europe), Teja integrates meditation, dharma, with qigong/neigong’s somatic skills as embodied mindfulness. He conducts teacher-trainings and in-depth practice sessions along with regular online classes. He has taught over 150 retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center since 1999. Teja is committed to the lifelong pursuit and mastery of these evolving teachings and disciplines, and to the ethical and empowering communication and transmission of their essential qualities, for universal benefit. This RetreatPlease bring a bag lunch, your cushion (if you have one), a covered container for water, and masks as needed to protect yourself. SBMG will provide hot water and tea as well as cushions and chairs.Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group is a 501(c)(3). - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sacramento/where-the-river-deepens-qigong-and-meditation-for-well-being-with-teja-bell/100001986857388935 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, meditation, workshops, nonprofit, art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 150, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Sacramento - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Sacramento Dharma Center - **lat**: 38.5515138 - **long**: -121.3812008 - **full address**: Sacramento Dharma Center, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Where the river deepens – Qigong & meditation for well-being with Teja Bell - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/04c337d094bc27d101a91a4bcce5375ca509a49ed62d9afd12f9ad7ad49afafa-rimg-w1200-h1067-dc32444a-gmir.jpg?v=1775924647 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Where the river deepens – Qigong & meditation for well-being with Teja Bell being held? - **A:** Where the river deepens – Qigong & meditation for well-being with Teja Bell takes place on Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Sacramento Dharma Center, 3111 Wissemann Drive, Sacramento, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Where the river deepens – Qigong & meditation for well-being with Teja Bell? - **A:** Where the river deepens – Qigong & meditation for well-being with Teja Bell is organized by Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Where the river deepens – Qigong & meditation for well-being with Teja Bell is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Sacramento, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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"name": "Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/sacramento-buddhist-meditation-group/22622498", "description": "\"Spiritual friendship is Sangha.\"Miriam Davis,1998 FacilitatorMissionSacramento Buddhist Meditation Group is a peer-guided spiritual community (sangha) offering a place of inspiration, refuge and stability for the cultivation of mindfulness and compassion. We welcome people to a sangha that embraces diversity of members and Buddhist traditions.DescriptionOur IntentionWe seek to foster peace, wisdom and compassion in ourselves and in the world around us.Our IntentionWe seek to reduce suffering for ourselves and for all beings.We seek to provide a place of refuge and stability for the cultivation of mindfulness.Our PracticeThe Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group was formed in January, 1991 as a service to the Sacramento community. Our purpose is to create and sustain a spiritual community (Sangha) and to serve the Sangha by introducing and supporting meditation practice. We provide opportunities to meet and work with trained Dharma teachers who offer a range of Buddhist practices and ideas.Our central activity is a Sunday evening gathering which consists of a 40-minute silent meditation period followed by a talk by a visiting teacher or a Sangha member. It is our intention that presentations by Sangha members be based on their experience as students of meditation. We also regularly sponsor one-day meditation retreats.All Sangha activities are sustained through the practice of generosity (dana).It is our ongoing intention to build a community which is safe, open, wholesome and healing in tone and which is democratic and non-hierarchical in structure. Sangha activities are organized by a Board and various committees whose monthly meetings are open for participation or observation to anyone in the Sangha." } ] } ] ```