The Role of Nature: Tapping into bio-intelligence in our practice with Ei Ei Samai

November 23rd, 2025
1:15pm - 3:00pm PST 

In-person & Online

📍 3111 Wissemann Dr, Sacramento, CA 95826

Community member Ei Ei Samai will lead a conversation drawing on the story of Siddhartha leaving the palace for the forest, exploring how integrating nature can deepen liberation and help us to de‑colonize our human‑centric ways of thinking and being.

In addition to this talk, Ei Ei welcomes all to participate in a intentional and symbolic Stone Soup communal meal.

We’ll share a vegetarian "stone‑soup" with a miso base. To keep the spirit of collaboration alive, we invite each participant to bring one ingredient to add to the pot. There’s no “wrong” contribution—every flavor enriches the whole.

By cooking together we model the very principles we’ll discuss—co‑creating nourishment, honoring the land, and practicing generosity beyond the self.

We look forward to seeing you and hearing your thoughts on how nature can guide our practice and our collective liberation. 

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More about Ei Ei Samai

Ei Ei Samai was born and raised in Burma, where she learned Vipassana technique before she started kindergarten. She started learning about Indigenous struggles when her high school changed its mascot and the learning journey continues to this day through her dissertation on stewardship of global Indigenous knowledge. Ei Ei spent over 2 decades working with youth, families , and communities all over California before becoming a consultant. She now supports social sector organizations with leadership and organizational development. She's a permaculture teacher and has the fortune of caretaking many fruiting, flowering, and medicinal kin.
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Zoom Information

BIPOC Sangha 11/23 @ 1:15PM - 3PM PST

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