Human beings share a deep interconnection impossible to destroy. We are born, we develop, we hurt, we laugh, we gain, we lose, we live and we die. Living with our core vulnerability, our infinitely soft center, as something to revere and to look after, grows wisdom. Choosing not to fight with reality lends us more and more compassion and a better sense of seeing ourselves and others more clearly. We can see that our lives are precious and fleeting. Wisdom shares itself through inspiring, caring and fierce expressions of love that bring us together.

Retreat Schedule
Sat 8/24
10-11 am pst: Welcoming Ceremony
11:15 am-12 pm pst: Introducing Theme
12-1 pm pst: Lunch Break
1-2 pm pst: Teaching on Theme & Meditation
2:15-3 pm pst: Art Activity with Theme
3-3:30 pm pst: Questions & Group Sharing
3:30-4 pm pst: Closing Ceremony

Recommended Reading:
Embracing Each Moment by Anam Thubten
Barking to the Choir by Greg Boyle

Study:

  • Inter-being/Interconnection

  • Grasping & Fixation

  • Root of Anxiety

Practice:

  • Compassionate Abiding

  • Unhooking

  • Metta (Loving-kind state of mind)

“We all want to be happy. This seems to be our strongest impulse. Primarily our happiness comes from our state of mind, though we can’t deny the fact that outside circumstances play a big role. When we learn to embrace each moment of our lives, we’re empowered to let go of our emotional patterns and false beliefs about ourselves, discovering the compassion that’s been there all along.”
— Anam Thubten

Course Materials:

  • Journal to write in

  • Coloring utensils

  • Something to sit on for meditation
    (chair works great)

  • Comfortable clothes

  • Headphones

Retreat Cost:
Sliding scale
$50—$75

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