- With Matthew Daniell

Embodying Ease - With Matthew Daniell

Sat 06/30/18 - 9:00am to 5:00pm

The Buddha said that the ‘whole world, its arising, and dissolution can be found within this body.’  Within these enigmatic words there is an invitation to find freedom in embodied experience. In this retreat we will follow the Buddha’s instructions on practicing embodied, mindful present moment awareness in ‘ the four postures’ of sitting standing walking and lying down.  As we build this foundation for our practice, we will be encouraged to bring curiosity, kindness, and balanced effort to our physical, mental, and emotional life in everything we do within the simplicity of our shared retreat experience. Learning to be grounded as we embrace the fullness of our life develops clarity and relaxation and provides a natural foundation to bringing embodied ease into our daily lives.

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There is also an optional morning half day retreat from 9am-12:30pm.

NOTE:  For those staying for the entire day, lunch is included with your registration fee.  However, if you register for this retreat after Thursday, ­­­­­­June 28th, please bring your own lunch as we have already taken a final count for the volunteer who makes the soup.

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- With Erica Marcus

Mindfulness for Teens Ages 13-18 - With Erica Marcus

Sun 07/08/18 - 10:00am to 11:30am

This offering is especially geared for teens who would like to experience insight meditation (or mindfulness) and learn how to manage stress, build compassion for oneself and others, and improve a feeling of well-being and joy. The science behind mindfulness will be introduced, along with discussions, mindful movement, "loving kindness" and mindful sitting and walking practice sessions. All teens, ages 13-18, are welcome to come and experience this unique program.

Erica Marcus, MAT, is a certified Mindful Schools Instructor and Kripalu Yoga Teacher. She pursued Mindful Schools training after years of teaching at a high performing charter middle school in Washington, D.C.  She has over 15 years of experience working with young people as a mindfulness educator, classroom teacher, outdoor educator, and senior wilderness youth therapy field staff member. Erica now offers mindfulness programming for students and teachers throughout New England. She also has developed workshops and curriculum around issues of screen dependency. In her free time, she paints, writes, hikes, runs, surfs, and eats ice cream. For more information or to see Erica's Mindful Schools Bio, please visit: http://www.mindfulschools.org/resources/certified-instructor/name/erica-marcus/.

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- With Ted Jones

Introduction to Insight Meditation (5 week series - July 12-August 9) - With Ted Jones

Thu 07/12/18 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Insight meditation is a time tested method of mind training that enables us to change our relationship to each moment’s experience, and thus our lives. In this seven week series we will systematically explore how to calm and steady the mind and see with more clarity into our lives.  As we strengthen this capacity we begin to move from suffering and reactivity to responsiveness, freshness and ease.  We learn to touch and live in the mindful moment.  Although this series is designed for beginners, all are welcome and students may choose to repeat this series as new material will be introduced each time.

This class will run from July 12-August 9.

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You must be pre-registered to attend.  There are no drop-in classes.

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- With Matthew Daniell

The Relaxed Mind: Exploring the Seven Meditations - With Matthew Daniell

Sat 07/14/18 - 10:00am to 4:30pm

Could you use a little more relaxation in your mediation practice? In your life? Kilung Rinpoche in his book, ‘The Relaxed Mind,’ leads us through seven meditations that may have a unique contribution to what it means to be ‘relaxed,’  The approach is based in mindfulness, but also draws deep inspiration from Tibetan buddhist wisdom, and is secular in its instructions. It emphasizes both ease, and relaxation, but also clarity.  It is designed to help us to undercut habits of making ourselves and others ‘right and wrong,’ and unlock a deep abiding capacity in ourselves for compassionate presence and relaxed wakeful ease. In this day long workshop we will be guided through exploring for ourselves the seven meditations, along with time for discussion. Our guiding teacher, Matthew,  has been authorized to teach these seven meditations and is looking forward to bringing them to you in this form. This offering complements the independent workshops that Matthew leads on the seven meditations, but is an independent offering. No previous experience with these meditations is necessary. If interested, the reading Kilung Rinpoche’s book would be a wonderful complement to the workshop, but is in no way required.

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