by Sarah Wiatrek | Aug 7, 2024
December 7 from 10 am to 4:30 pm ET Retreat Cost: $40 registration fee plus dana* for the teacher This retreat will focus on cultivation the first foundation of mindfulness (Sati) – the body. O friend, understand: The body is like the ocean, rich with hidden...
by Sarah Wiatrek | Jan 29, 2024
Saturday April 6 from 10 am to 4:30 pm ET Retreat Cost: $40 registration fee plus dana* for the teacher This retreat will focus on cultivation of Lovingkindness (Metta) and Mindfulness (Sati). “Loving Kindness is in everybody’s heart, everybody’s mind, everybody’s...
by Amanda Verkest | Sep 14, 2023
This retreat will focus on cultivation of Sati (Mindfulness) and Karuna (Compassion). “Compassion begins here: we sense the trembling of our hearts, and we learn to stay present. As much as we would wish this pain to end, there may be no immediate solution. As much as...
by Amanda Verkest | Jul 6, 2023
This retreat will focus on the cultivation of mindfulness (Sati) as it is described in the Satipatthana Sutta – a Discourse on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, the foundational teaching upon which our modern mindfulness movement rests. We will be practicing...
by Amanda Verkest | Jan 12, 2023
This retreat will focus on the cultivation of Mindfulness (Sati) and Appreciative Joy (Mudita). “Mudita strengthens the capacity to experience joy and happiness. It is likened to a flower at full bloom. It is the ability to appreciate something as it is blooming and...
