When Angie and Markus Nickol decided to put their careers as a judicial clerk and business consultant on hold for three months and temporarily decamp from Nuremberg to Los Angeles, they probably didn't expect to return to Germany with new names and a Dharma-family. But such is the transformative power of the Hazy Moon! Here are images from the double-jukai ceremony for Shinnyo (aka Angie) and Kansho.
_________________________________________   

Join us for our anual Pet Blessing Ceremony on Saturday, April 27, 12 noon.

Please bring your pets or pet photos.
Pet sitting provided.
Treats for honorees.
Please let us know if you and your animal companion would like to join us.

Our annual Pet Blessing always draws an impressive menagerie of two- and four-legged critters to the backyard at the Hazy Moon. Check out the slideshows below for images from past ceremonies.