Weekend Single Day Retreats

Awakening to the Present Moment: An ONLINE Retreat for Beginning and Newer Students - With Matthew Daniell

Sat 05/30/20 - 10:00am to 12:30pm

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 online retreat, specially designed for beginners and those with limited meditation experience, we will systematically explore (through sitting and walking meditation periods, teachings, and discussion) how to calm and steady the mind and see more clearly.  As we strengthen this capacity we begin to move from suffering and reactivity to responsiveness, freshness and ease. We learn how to touch and live in the mindful moment.

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ONLINE Loving Kindness Series: Part One: Learning to Love Ourselves - With Matthew Daniell

Sat 06/13/20 - 9:30am to 1:00pm

The Dalai Lama said that “love is not a luxury, but a necessity,” yet in our hearts, we often do not feel love for ourselves or others and we bear the painful consequences.  In this series of online 1/2 day retreats, we will explore time tested Buddhist practices which tap the power of kind intention through the repetition of phrases and mindfulness. 

The Buddha said there is no one more worthy of receiving our love than ourselves.  Inner respect and care is nourishing and healing in itself and provides a healthy foundation for caring for others, which will be emphasized in later retreats.  In the first of this three part series we will wish well for ourselves. You may take part in any or all of these retreats.  Meditation guidance in sitting and walking as well as shared silence and discussion will be included.  This may be taken as a stand-alone retreat or as part of the three part series. Suitable for all levels.

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The Four Qualities of a Strong and Tender Heart Online Half Day Retreat (Combo Option) - With Rebecca Bradshaw

Fri 06/19/20 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

This online half weekend retreat will be the culmination of our yearlong exploration in Buddhism from the feminine paradigm and the beginning of a year of exploring the four qualities of a strong and tender heart, known as the Brahmaviharas or heavenly homes. When times are tough, either in our individual lives or our collective lives, we need love, lots of it. In these times, how do we keep the heart open and receptive and yet still feel strong and resilient? Together we will support the heart through grounding our attention, and begin our exploration of the qualities of loving kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity, both as formal practices in themselves and as qualities to nurture in our insight practice and our daily lives. Recommended to attend both parts but they can be attended separately. All are welcome!

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You can sign up for one or both of Rebecca's weekend offerings.  To sign up exclusively for the evening talk, go to "Online/Special Offerings" and choose "Grounding the Heart".  To sign up for Saturday only, please go to Online/Weekend Single Day Retreats and choose  "The Four Qualities of a Strong and Tender Heart- Saturday Only".

This is the Combo option for the Friday and Saturday offerings.  Please see the Saturday only option for start and finish times.

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The Four Qualities of a Strong and Tender Heart Online Half Day Retreat (Saturday Only) - With Rebecca Bradshaw

Sat 06/20/20 - 9:00am to 12:30pm

This online half weekend retreat will be the culmination of our yearlong exploration in Buddhism from the feminine paradigm and the beginning of a year of exploring the four qualities of a strong and tender heart, known as the Brahmaviharas or heavenly homes. When times are tough, either in our individual lives or our collective lives, we need love, lots of it. In these times, how do we keep the heart open and receptive and yet still feel strong and resilient? Together we will support the heart through grounding our attention, and begin our exploration of the qualities of loving kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity, both as formal practices in themselves and as qualities to nurture in our insight practice and our daily lives. Recommended to attend both parts but they can be attended separately. All are welcome!

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You can sign up for one or both of Rebecca's weekend offerings.  To sign up exclusively for the evening talk, go to "Online/Special Offerings" and choose "Grounding the Heart".  To sign up for Saturday only, please sign up below or to sign up for both the Friday evening talk and Saturday morning half day, go to "Weekend Single Day Retreats" and choose "The Four Qualities of a Strong and Tender Heart- Combo Option".

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The Buddha’s Recipe for a Strong and Gentle Heart Online Half Day Retreat & Talk (Combo Option) - With Rebecca Bradshaw

Sun 07/12/20 - 1:00pm to 8:00pm

We are living during turbulent times, in a world that is manifesting huge amounts of uncertainty, animosity, and change. We need help and support navigating this world; we need a strong and resilient heart. During a six month series of talks and retreats, we will explore the Buddha’s practices to develop this heart. Each program we will look at beautiful mind/heart states that the Buddha encourages us to nurture, including the four divine abodes (Brahmaviharas), forgiveness and gratitude.

This retreat we will begin with the first Brahmavihara, the basic friendliness of heart and mind, also called metta. How can we develop and strengthen our friendly heart of unconditional and universal goodwill? How can we express metta in our lives? Through exploring metta and these other mind/heart qualities, we will support our hearts to manifest strength, gentleness, and resilience, a perfect recipe for challenging times and our best protection for living in an uncertain world.

The half day afternoon will include instructions in metta practice and time for questions and discussion.

The evening program will include meditation, a dharma talk and practice with an easy-to-learn metta chant in English. 

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You can sign up for one or both of Rebecca's Sunday offerings. 

To sign up for both the Sunday afternoon half day Part I and Sunday evening talk Part 2, go to "Weekend Single Day Retreats", please sign up below.

To sign up for Sunday Half Day Retreat Part 1 only, go to "Weekend Single Day Retreats" and choose "The Buddha’s Recipe for a Strong and Gentle Heart-Part 1 (retreat only)".

To sign up exclusively for the Sunday evening talk, go to "Online/Special Offerings" and choose "The Buddha’s Recipe for a Strong and Gentle Heart Online Talk-Part 2 (talk only)". 

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The Buddha’s Recipe for a Strong and Gentle Heart Online Half Day Retreat-Part 1 (retreat only) - With Rebecca Bradshaw

Sun 07/12/20 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm

We are living during turbulent times, in a world that is manifesting huge amounts of uncertainty, animosity, and change. We need help and support navigating this world; we need a strong and resilient heart. During a six month series of talks and retreats, we will explore the Buddha’s practices to develop this heart. Each program we will look at beautiful mind/heart states that the Buddha encourages us to nurture, including the four divine abodes (Brahmaviharas), forgiveness and gratitude.

This retreat we will begin with the first Brahmavihara, the basic friendliness of heart and mind, also called metta. How can we develop and strengthen our friendly heart of unconditional and universal goodwill? How can we express metta in our lives? Through exploring metta and these other mind/heart qualities, we will support our hearts to manifest strength, gentleness, and resilience, a perfect recipe for challenging times and our best protection for living in an uncertain world.

The half day afternoon will include instructions in metta practice and time for questions and discussion.

The evening program will include meditation, a dharma talk and practice with an easy-to-learn metta chant in English. 

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You can sign up for one or both of Rebecca's Sunday offerings. 

To sign up for Sunday Half Day Retreat Part 1 only, please sign up below.

To sign up exclusively for the Sunday evening talk, go to "Online/Special Offerings" and choose "The Buddha’s Recipe for a Strong and Gentle Heart Online Talk-Part 2 (talk only)". 

To sign up for both the Sunday afternoon half day Part I and Sunday evening talk Part 2, go to "Weekend Single Day Retreats" and choose "The Buddha’s Recipe for a Strong and Gentle Heart (Combo Option)".

To pay by check or read our refund policy, click here