A Place That Helps You Make a Difference!
The California Central Coast Dharma Center (CCDC) provides a place for study, practice and spiritual growth using Buddhist principles. CCDC honors the value of all traditions and attempts to learn whatever we can from each one. We host formally-affiliated sanghas such as Rissho Kosei-kai as well as several lay Buddhist groups. We serve the greater California Central Coast region in-person and the world online.
We offer a wide-range of Buddhist classes, programs and services to help you live the best life possible. Our classes are taught by credentialed teachers as well as community members. We also periodically invite teachers from various faith traditions to lead services and retreats. We offer certified Chaplaincy classes as well as trauma-informed certifications through the California Practical Chaplain Association (CPCA) and Ontario Critical Incident Stress Foundation (OCISF).
The CCDC is led by "Chaplain Linda" Palmer who is the Captain of Training & Development for the CPCA. She is a certified trainer for the Global Critical Incident Stress Foundation's Achieving Workplace Homeostasis(c). She is the Lay Leader for the Rissho Kosei-kai California Central Coast Branch and one of the facilitators for Rissho Kosei-kai International North America's (RKINA) Online Sangha.
We offer a wide-range of Buddhist classes, programs and services to help you live the best life possible. Our classes are taught by credentialed teachers as well as community members. We also periodically invite teachers from various faith traditions to lead services and retreats. We offer certified Chaplaincy classes as well as trauma-informed certifications through the California Practical Chaplain Association (CPCA) and Ontario Critical Incident Stress Foundation (OCISF).
The CCDC is led by "Chaplain Linda" Palmer who is the Captain of Training & Development for the CPCA. She is a certified trainer for the Global Critical Incident Stress Foundation's Achieving Workplace Homeostasis(c). She is the Lay Leader for the Rissho Kosei-kai California Central Coast Branch and one of the facilitators for Rissho Kosei-kai International North America's (RKINA) Online Sangha.