Town Hall meeting with Michael Gayner and SMC staff representatives, in which they share experiences of returning to the land after the fire, and offer updates about how the Cameron Peak Fire has impacted SMC and our initial plans to rebuild.
Town Hall meeting with Michael Gayner, in which he shares updates and answers questions about how the Cameron Peak Fire has impacted SMC and our initial plans to rebuild.
Town Hall meeting with Michael Gayner, in which he shares the latest information and answers questions regarding the impact of the Cameron Peak Fire on SMC. Timeline of topics and questions 3:00 – Future email updates 4:00 – Gratitude for support 4:50 – Yesterday’s visit – firefighters 5:25 – Cameron Peak Fire and Mullen Fire “We’re not out of the woods yet” 7:00 – “Nature is already beginning to reclaim and rebuild” 7:30 – The rebuilding of SMC 8:30 – Staff housing 9:30 – The finances of SMC 10:15 – Reopening 11:50 – Insurance – “insurance will not cover everything that is lost” 14:10 – What was lost and what survived (Kami Shrine, Tori Gate, MPE Kitchen are still there) 15:45 – What are the “legacy staff buildings?” Which are gone, which are still standing? 17:30 – Tent platforms 17:45 – General return to the land for staff – safety, finances, etc. 20:00 – Volunteer work 21:00 – Stupa art work – status and restoration 21:55 – Opening for visitors and programs 22:50 – Security …
By Travis Newbill Second generation member of the Shambhala community Doug Karr has brought a marvelous film into the world recently, and we at Shambhala Mountain Center are excited to share the news that our own Executive Director Michael Gayner has helped the film along, serving as Executive Producer (he’s an executive kind of guy). And, in related delightful news, Doug has generously offered up one of his producer points from the film so that a portion of the film’s profits will go towards the Shambhala Mountain Center. (Thanks, Doug!) The film, titled Art Machine, tells the story of a child prodigy painter who must make the difficult transition into adulthood–as an artist and human being. Throughout the film, notions of sanity, inspiration, madness, dharma, fame, and love are explored in a fun and edgy way. Recently, Doug took some time to speak with us about the film, which you can purchase in iTunes by following this link: Click Here SMC: It seems that, in Western culture, art is not always seen to be an …
By Travis Newbill Second generation member of the Shambhala community Doug Karr has brought a marvelous film into the world recently, and we at Shambhala Mountain Center are excited to share the news that our own Executive Director Michael Gayner has helped the film along, serving as Executive Producer (he’s an executive kind of guy). And, in related delightful news, Doug has generously offered up one of his producer points from the film so that a portion of the film’s profits will go towards the Shambhala Mountain Center. The film, titled Art Machine, tells the story of a child prodigy painter who must make the difficult transition into adulthood–as an artist and human being. Throughout the film, notions of sanity, inspiration, madness, dharma, fame, and love are explored in a fun and edgy way. Recently, Doug took some time to speak with us about the film. You can watch our interview below, or scroll down to stream/download the audio. And, you can view and support this film in iTunes by following this link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/art-machine/id794840957?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 If you’d …
Yesterday, Elephant Journal’s “Walk the Talk Show,” hosted by Waylon Lewis, featured SMC Executive Director Michael Gayner. In lively and huge-hearted conversation, the two longtime friends touched on some deep points about SMC life, land and vision. For those who missed the live broadcast, or would like to watch it again, we offer the recording below. May it inspire you on this final day of 2013!
