Portland, OR

The ID Project Portland began meeting in the spring of 2008. We officially launched in September 2008, when we hosted Ethan Nichtern for a day-long meditation retreat and launch party.

Our Thursday meetings focus on the fundamentals of meditation practice and Buddhist principles. In each class we explore the overarching theme of interdependence - that nothing exists in a vacuum - in 21st century life. We offer periodic guest lectures that explore this theme in more detail; for example, we've recently had guest lectures on mindfulness in psychotherapeutic practice, and on mindfulness in consumption practice. Each meeting begins with a sitting meditation, and beginners are always welcome.

For a list of upcoming lecture and discussion topics, please join our email list via our google groups page.

Laura Ross, ID Project Portland Director, began her meditation practice in 2005. She is also a regular yoga practitioner, and completed yoga teacher training in 2008. She has worked in neuroscience research for ten years and as a freelance oral historian for five. She holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Reed College. You can email her at laura@theidproject.com.

David Evans, ID Project Portland Meditation Instructor, a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, is a self-described “dharma nerd”. Studying the dharma for the last 24 years, he now attends annual Buddhist philosophy training with Khenpo Gawang at Karma Chöling and has developed a website devoted to Buddhist terms and their usage. Recently moving to Portland from San Francisco, Davee splits his time between his engineering business and supporting others’ study of Dharma at both the Shambhala Center & the Interdependence Project.