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Join monastics from Sravasti Abbey to learn practical steps toward peace of mind through growing kindness. Discussions are based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life", co-written by Sravasti Abbey founder and Abbess Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University Professor and Clinical Psychologist Russell Kolts. No registration necessary. All are welcomed.

Join local historian Dr. Dave Beine on a short trip along the Centennial Trail to the Horse Slaughter Camp. This historic site near Stateline is the place where, over two days in early September 1858, Col. George Wright had over 800 Indian horses slaughtered in his campaign to “impress the Indians with our power.” This devastating act did, indeed, dishearten the Indians who recall the following winter as the “winter of starvation,” in which many of their elderly and very young perished. Dr. Beine will tell the story of the place while sitting along the banks of the Spokane River.

The journey to the Horse Slaughter Camp can be experienced either as a short 1-mile (each direction) bike ride or hike along the Centennial Trail to the location of the Horse Slaughter Camp. Participants will meet at the trailhead and those opting to ride need to bring their own bikes for the journey.

Join monastics from Sravasti Abbey to learn practical steps toward peace of mind through growing kindness. Discussions are based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life", co-written by Sravasti Abbey founder and Abbess Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University Professor and Clinical Psychologist Russell Kolts. No registration necessary. All are welcomed.

Join monastics from Sravasti Abbey to learn practical steps toward peace of mind through growing kindness. Discussions are based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life", co-written by Sravasti Abbey founder and Abbess Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University Professor and Clinical Psychologist Russell Kolts. No registration necessary. All are welcomed.

In 1993, journalist Rita Reif published an article in the New York Times called “Rare Gold Baubles: Small, Ancient and Radiant.” Reif’s article set off a chain of events that would bring a little-known Mycenaean Greek cemetery near the village of Aidonia into the spotlight. The resulting cultural heritage case brought to light a story of tomb robbers, smugglers, eagle-eyed archaeologists, and an ill-fated donkey. In the end, archaeology won the day (sort of), and the so-called ‘Aidonia Treasure’ was repatriated to Greece.
Twenty years later, attention – and looters – returned to Aidonia, prompting the initiation of a new archaeological project aimed at investigating and protecting the site. The Tombs of Aidonia Preservation, Heritage, and exploration Synergasia (TAPHOS) began with the goal of conducting systematic excavation at the Late Bronze Age (1600-1100 BCE) cemetery. In the process, the project has uncovered new information about the Mycenaean Greek burials. This talk will introduce the audience to the dramatic archaeological discovery of the site, describe the work that TAPHOS has completed over the last decade, and outline findings that are changing the way scholars understand the lives and deaths of the Mycenaean Greeks.

Join Nathan Sackett, MD, MS (Director of the Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry at the UW School of Medicine), for the Next Generation Medicine lecture. Dr. Sackett will share insights into the world of psychedelics, focusing on breakthrough clinical research for substance use disorders, PTSD, anxiety, and mood conditions. Discover how psychedelics are reshaping modern psychiatric care.

Join monastics from Sravasti Abbey to learn practical steps toward peace of mind through growing kindness. Discussions are based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life", co-written by Sravasti Abbey founder and Abbess Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University Professor and Clinical Psychologist Russell Kolts. No registration necessary. All are welcomed.

Join monastics from Sravasti Abbey to learn practical steps toward peace of mind through growing kindness. Discussions are based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life", co-written by Sravasti Abbey founder and Abbess Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University Professor and Clinical Psychologist Russell Kolts. No registration necessary. All are welcomed.

Join monastics from Sravasti Abbey to learn practical steps toward peace of mind through growing kindness. Discussions are based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life", co-written by Sravasti Abbey founder and Abbess Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University Professor and Clinical Psychologist Russell Kolts. No registration necessary. All are welcomed.

Join monastics from Sravasti Abbey to learn practical steps toward peace of mind through growing kindness. Discussions are based on the book "An Open-Hearted Life", co-written by Sravasti Abbey founder and Abbess Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University Professor and Clinical Psychologist Russell Kolts. No registration necessary. All are welcomed.