Weekend Single Day Retreats

Spring Metta Meditation Retreat (Wed., May 30th-Wed., June 6th-seven nights)(Saturday Only Option)

Sat 06/02/18 - 8:30am to 9:00pm

For the third year in a row, Burmese meditation master Sayadaw U Inndaka is joining ATS Boston's guiding teacher Chris Crotty to offer a residential retreat on the East Coast, just an hour north of Boston.

This seven-night silent retreat will offer instruction in metta or loving-kindness meditation, and will include periods of sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks, and one-on-one teacher interviews.

This retreat is suitable for both beginning and experienced meditators, and will be held at IMCN's beautiful rural meditation center in West Newbury, Massachustts.  

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**Because this is being co-sponsored by an outside organization (Against the Stream) and taught by a non-regular IMCN teacher, the member and non-member fees will be the same.  We have worked hard to make this affordable as possible for everyone. 

Cost:  $90; plus donation (dana) to the staff at the end of the day.

Please plan to arrive at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 9 p.m.  Full schedule details will be provided to this day. Attendees should plan on being at IMCN for the entire day throughout the retreat.

Full payment is due May 16, 2018 (two weeks before the start of the retreat with no refunds after the end of the day on Wednesday, May 16^th).

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Exploring Four Flavors of Compassion: Kwan Yin, Tara, Mary, and Tinkerbell - With Rebecca Bradshaw

Sat 06/09/18 - 9:00am to 5:00pm

In this experiential retreat, we will explore the essence of compassion, allowing ourselves to integrate on physical, emotional, and energetic levels its depths and how it expresses itself. We will investigate common misunderstandings about compassion and enjoy the power and connection that true compassion embodies.

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There is an optional morning half day also offered.

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 7th, please bring your own lunch as we have already taken a final count for the volunteer who makes the soup.

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Mindfulness for Teens Ages 13-18 - With Meghan Dutton

Sun 06/10/18 - 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.

Meghan Dutton lives in Newburyport, MA and currently works as a special educator, certified yoga instructor, and certified Mindful Schools mindfulness educator in schools throughout Massachusetts. She has worked with youth for the past ten years as an educator, yoga teacher, mindfulness facilitator, and staff member of Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) teen retreats. Her work has incorporated mindfulness practices in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms, along with leading Professional Development in schools on mindfulness in education. She is passionate about bringing mindfulness tools to the lives of families, schools, educators, and youth. For more information or to see Meghan's Mindful Schools Bio, please visit: http://www.mindfulschools.org/resources/certified-instructor/name/meghan-dutton/

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Insight Meditation for Beginners: A Retreat for Beginning and Newer Students - With Matthew Daniell

Sat 06/23/18 - 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 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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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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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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