Welcoming 2026 with Heart and Clarity: A New Year Reflection with Catherine Pawasarat Sensei

 

As we stand at the threshold of a new year, there is a natural invitation to pause, reflect, and orient ourselves toward what lies ahead. On January 1st at 2:30 pm MT, Catherine Pawasarat Sensei offers a special online gathering—New Year Reflection & Intention—to mark this turning point with presence and purpose.

This talk carries deep significance. It is Catherine Sensei’s first New Year reflection since the passing of her teacher, Qapel (Acariya Doug Duncan), whose guidance and lineage have profoundly shaped the Clear Sky and Planet Dharma communities. From this place of transition, she shares what is most alive and present as we collectively step into 2026.

Looking Back, Letting Go, and Looking Forward

As 2025 comes to a close, participants are invited to reflect on what they are carrying forward and what they are ready to release. Through Dharma reflections, contemplative pauses, small group sharing, and Q&A, this gathering creates space to meet the new year with clarity, courage, and open hearts.

Whether you arrive with clear intentions or simply a willingness to listen deeply, this intimate community setting supports a meaningful reorientation toward what calls us forward.

Dharma for 21st-Century Life

Rooted in ancient wisdom yet firmly grounded in contemporary life, Catherine Sensei’s teaching brings Dharma into direct conversation with today’s challenges and uncertainties. Drawing on decades of committed practice, Buddhist philosophy, and universal spiritual tools, her perspective invites participants to meet life’s transitions with wisdom and grace.

This is not a simplified or “watered-down” approach to spirituality—it is an uncompromising, practical exploration of awakening as it lives in everyday experience.

What to Expect

The talk is open to all experience levels, from longtime practitioners to newcomers. Those unable to attend live will have access to video recordings. Above all, this gathering offers a chance to pause, reflect, and step into the new year together—in community and with intention.