Learn to Meditate: An Introduction and Retreat for Everyone

Learn to meditate with Buddhist monk Loden Nyima!

Why Learn to Meditate?

Meditation is a simple, natural, healthy activity that absolutely anyone can do. You do not need to be interested in a religious path in order to learn and benefit from meditation. Meditation has survived for thousands of years because it works. Your own peace of mind is your birthright, and everyone has the capacity to connect with this peaceful aspect of mind.

In meditation, we learn to hold, embrace, and accept ourselves and all the ups and downs of life with gentle, loving, trust, and strength. This can be an especially helpful tool in modern times when so many of us feel stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, or need some TLC. Even more, meditation can be an important source of grounding, healing, resiliency, strength, and inspiration. The practice of meditation and learning to relate with our own mind can be the basis for how we engage with others and a catalyst for our own growth and awakening./

What Will I Learn?

This gentle weekend is designed to support you in learning how to meditate. There will be time to practice, lots of guidance and support, one-on-one meetings, discussions, and time in nature. In this program you will learn and practice:

• • How to Meditate
  • Working with Stress and Difficult Emotions
  • On-the-Spot Methods You Can Use in Life
  • Supporting Yourself with Daily Meditation

A feel for our approach:

Please enjoy the following essays from Loden as a bit of an introduction to his approach and leading style:

• How to Meditate
• Becoming Our Own Best Friend
• Freedom from Inner Netflix
• Our Self-Healing, Self-Rejuvenating Mind

What Comes Next?

This is a stand-alone offering with no strings attached. While Loden is an ordained Buddhist, this class is a non-secular offering that focuses on working skillfully with one’s mind through time-tested meditation practices. If you decide you would like to go further after the Learn to Meditate class, we offer a Path of Meditation with regular weekend and week-long retreats, as well as one-on-one support online whenever you’d like. Supportive resources such as articles, videos and podcasts are added periodically.

Please review and understand DMC’s current COVID-19 policy before visiting DMC.

Program Arrival Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Program Arrival Time: 2:00-5:00pm

Program Start Time: 7:00pm after dinner

Program End Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Program End Time: 12:30pm