SAGE Institute for Creativity and Consciousness

SAGE Institute for Creativity and Consciousness www.sagetaos.com
Nonprofit org dedicated to mindfulness, meditation, creativity, and expression See our website for details. www.sagetaos.com

Sage Institute is dedicated to education in the areas of creative expression, environment, and human consciousness. Our areas of concern range from creative arts and literature to contemplative, meditative, and mindfulness practices, as well as the sciences, social sciences, and environmental/ecological preservation. SAGE Institute has been offering a wide array of programs since 2009, in conjunc

tion with the University of new Mexico - Taos, the Town of Taos, SMU in Taos and Taos, New Mexico's Return to Sacred Places 2011 theme. Workshops, courses (for credit and non-credit) lectures, creative performances and exhibitions include such notable scholars, spiritualist, artists and organizations as Ram Dass, SAGE YOUTH, Andrew Harvey, Sophy Burnham, Ralph Metzner, Sean Murphy, Mirabai Starr, Dora E. McQuaid, Father Murray Bodo, Jennifer Ammann, Tenryu Steve Allen, Paul Rudy, Diana Rico, among others. We have an exciting schedule for creative and spiritual exploration, study and application.

As part of our Meditation Leader Training Program, students complete a service project to give back to their communities...
05/22/2026

As part of our Meditation Leader Training Program, students complete a service project to give back to their communities. MLTP student Steven joined others at Sunset Memorial Park in Albuquerque to place flags on veterans’ graves over Memorial Day weekend.

It was humbling, emotional, and a beautiful reminder of what Memorial Day truly means. Steven even found the grave of a classmate — it was a tender, unexpected moment of connection.

In September, Steven also helped with Scatter Day, supporting families as they laid their loved ones’ ashes to rest in the rose garden. It was moving to hear their stories and witness so much love and remembrance in one place.

And with his spiritual community, he has been helping prepare a new May Pole — from choosing and carving the tree to honoring it with song, ritual, and gratitude. The work continues as they prepare for spring’s renewal.

Learn more about our Meditation Leader Training Program at www.sagetaos.com

As part of our Meditation Leader Training Program, students complete a service project to give back to their communities...
05/22/2026

As part of our Meditation Leader Training Program, students complete a service project to give back to their communities. MLTP student Steven joined others at Sunset Memorial Park in Albuquerque to place flags on veterans’ graves over Memorial Day weekend.

It was humbling, emotional, and a beautiful reminder of what Memorial Day truly means. Steven even found the grave of a classmate — it was a tender, unexpected moment of connection.

In September, Steven also helped with Scatter Day, supporting families as they laid their loved ones’ ashes to rest in the rose garden. It was moving to hear their stories and witness so much love and remembrance in one place.

And with his spiritual community, he has been helping prepare a new May Pole — from choosing and carving the tree to honoring it with song, ritual, and gratitude. The work continues as they prepare for spring’s renewal.

Learn more about our Meditation Leader Training Program at www.sagetaos.com

MEDITATION TIPAim to practice first thing in the morning. You can also try “habit stacking” your practice by doing it im...
05/11/2026

MEDITATION TIP

Aim to practice first thing in the morning. You can also try “habit stacking” your practice by doing it immediately before or after one of the things you normally do in your morning routine, such as brushing your teeth. This will help ensure your practice has a space in your daily schedule, limiting the risk of forgetting to practice or running out of time as the day becomes more hectic. Plus, it can help you start your day with a present, grounded mind.

Comic image description: "For the last time, thinking of nothing and barking at nothing are NOT the same thing!" ...Say...
04/19/2026

Comic image description: "For the last time, thinking of nothing and barking at nothing are NOT the same thing!" ...Says a Buddhist monk to a dog as they sit together in meditation, while the dog barks at nothing.

Establish, refresh, or reignite your meditation practice with our annual "Spring Forward" 28-Day Online Meditation Chall...
04/17/2026

Establish, refresh, or reignite your meditation practice with our annual "Spring Forward" 28-Day Online Meditation Challenge! You’ll receive 28 days of supportive instructional emails and daily guided audio meditations that you can listen to on your own time from the comfort of your own home. Register today to get started automatically with Day 1.

This year, our Meditation Challenge is comprised of nearly ALL NEW audio and video recordings! If you’ve done this challenge in the past, now is a great time to refresh your practice with new techniques from new meditation leaders. Teachers include Sensei Sean Tetsudo Murphy, Tania Casselle, Ven. Lani Banner, Zendo Without Walls teachers, and Meditation Leader Training Program graduates.

Whether you are new to meditation or an experienced practitioner, the "Spring Forward" 28-Day Online Meditation Challenge is a valuable resource accessible for 8 weeks total — you’re welcome to go back and listen to the recordings as many times as you’d like during this time. Sliding scale registration — no one turned away for lack of funds.

Our annual "Spring Forward" 28-Day Online Meditation Challenge begins on April 13th! You’ll receive 28 days of supporti...
04/01/2026

Our annual "Spring Forward" 28-Day Online Meditation Challenge begins on April 13th! You’ll receive 28 days of supportive instructional emails and daily guided audio meditations that you can listen to on your own time from the comfort of your own home. Register now to get started automatically on April 13th at www.meditation.thinkific.com

This year, our Meditation Challenge is comprised of nearly ALL NEW audio and video recordings! If you’ve done this challenge in the past, now is a great time to refresh your practice with new techniques from new meditation leaders. Teachers include Sensei Sean Tetsudo Murphy, Tania Casselle, Lani Banner, Zendo Without Walls teachers, and Meditation Leader Training Program graduates.

Whether you are new to or an experienced practitioner, the "Spring Forward" 28-Day Online Meditation Challenge is a valuable resource accessible for 8 weeks total — you’re welcome to go back and listen to the recordings as many times as you’d like during this time. Sliding scale registration — no one turned away for lack of funds.

Register now: https://meditation.thinkific.com/courses/spring-forward-28-day-online-meditation-challenge-2026

Celebrate the Spring Equinox in Sean's Zoom writing retreat "Writing from the Heart: Seeds of Renewal," 2 short writing ...
03/06/2026

Celebrate the Spring Equinox in Sean's Zoom writing retreat "Writing from the Heart: Seeds of Renewal," 2 short writing sessions over 2 days, March 20-21, for a total of 6 hours. Led by Sean Tetsudo Murphy Sensei and Tania Casselle (both award-winning writers) the retreat is all live on Zoom with a small group (not prerecorded!) with a sliding scale fee and low income spaces. Info and registration here: https://taniacasselle.com/writing-seminars-coaching-manuscript-editing/writers-online-writing-retreat/
In this Spring Equinox retreat we’ll nurture our inner balance and welcome the season’s renewal, opening our imagination to fresh ideas and the blossoming of our creative potential. Spring feels pregnant with possibility, as the earth lives itself into its new clothes, and as we humans also live ourselves into our new skins, our new selves. Let's explore what is possible within us!
Mindfulness and other contemplative practices will center and ground us, helping us drop below the surface of our busy lives to connect with the deeper river that flows and sustains us.
In the writing, we'll explore ways to free our natural flow of expression, bypass our inner critic, express our authentic voice and access our true source of creativity.

02/27/2026

Imagine if students went to a meditation session instead of detention!

As part of our Meditation Leader Training Program, students complete a service project to give back to their communities...
02/26/2026

As part of our Meditation Leader Training Program, students complete a service project to give back to their communities. MLTP graduate Richard volunteered with a local group dedicated to preserving and restoring Te Tātua a Riukiuta (known locally as Big King), a volcanic cone and sacred Māori site in New Zealand.

Once part of a larger volcanic caldera, much of this land was quarried away and urbanized over the past 150 years. Our work aims to help restore the mauri — the life force — of this land through hands-on environmental restoration. His projects included weeding to protect young native Pūriri trees, which are vital to local birdlife, as well as predator control to help reduce invasive rats and possums that threaten native species.

Balancing the precept of “no killing” with “affirming life” has been a powerful koan for Richard. This work reminds him that restoration, like the Bodhisattva path, is never truly finished. We act as we must, with care and responsibility.

Learn more about our Meditation Leader Training Program and other meditation offerings at www.sagetaos.com

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