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Day of Practice

Saturday, November 7th

Nothing to Attain: Effortless Awareness and a Sky-Like Mind

with Martin Aylward

7-10 am PST / 10 am-1 pm EST / 3-6 pm GMT / 4-7 pm CET

Awaken to a way of being that is natural, easeful, already here

What might become possible if you stop trying to:
– Do meditation
– Improve your practice
– Manage or control your experience

This Day of Practice with Sangha Live's guiding teacher, Martin Aylward, is an invitation to recognize and rest in the naturally open, always aware quality of mind.

Through guided meditation, shared inquiry, and periods of reflection, we’ll explore how awareness can embrace the full range of experience.

Together, we'll point to the spaciousness already, inherently available to us, and we’ll explore at the dimensions of ordinary and awakened mind.

Day of Practice - Martin Aylward - Nov 07, 2026

The day with Martin will include teachings and practices for:

  • Settling body and mind, and recognizing awareness amidst habitual thinking
  • Receiving and responding more freely, to whatever is happening
  • Combining relaxation and focused attention

What is Day of Practice?

Sangha Live’s 3-hour, LIVE Day of Practice allows for you to drop in deeper, develop your meditation skills, and reset your intentions through sustained sitting.

Days of Practice includes longer periods of meditation, interspersed with wise teachings, an interactive Q&A with our teacher, and more.

Replay access will be available to all registrants within 48 hours of the live session.

How is Day of Practice different from Sangha Live’s Daily/Sunday classes?

Our shorter Daily Meditation (60 mins) and Sunday Sangha (90 mins) programs emphasize dharma teachings, while our longer Days of Practice (3 hours) emphasize development of meditation practice.

Daily practice is crucial for watering seeds of mindfulness, but extended periods of deep attention such as these, away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, can be uniquely fruitful.

Cost

Day of Practice is offered on a sliding scale basis, with a suggested rate of $35. We wholeheartedly welcome all to practice with us; no one turned away for lack of funds.

Questions?

Please email us at info@sangha.live.

About Martin Aylward

photo of Martin Aylward smiling

Martin Aylward is the founding teacher of Sangha Live. After spending his early adult years in Asian monasteries and with Himalayan hermits, Martin settled in Southern France with his wife Gail and their 2 children, co-founding the Moulin de Chaves retreat centre where he lives and teaches.

Martin teaches meditation, guides students and leads retreats internationally, emphasising the integration of the deepest wisdom teachings into the midst of the lives we live. He is also a director of the Mindfulness Training Institute. Martin’s book Awake Where You Are: The Art of Embodied Awareness (2021) is now available via Wisdom Publications. Click here to learn more about Martin Aylward.

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