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Maitri Space Awareness Meditation Retreat

May 19–25, 2025

Buddhist Path, On Land Retreats

Program Description:

In 1972, Trungpa Rinpoche introduced a unique way to work with the five buddha family teachings, called “Maitri Space Awareness.” This embodied practice is a powerful way to relate directly with our emotional energies and within the environment around us.

We will look at the emotions in terms of five basic energy patterns, or “buddha families,” and explore how these same elemental energies pervade all experience. Through the practice of Maitri Space Awareness, we discover how the same emotion can arise as either confusion or as wisdom. We will engage these often-challenging emotional/energetic patterns with curiosity, courage, and kindness. The mandala of the Five Buddha Families illustrates how the ordinary world of mind and emotions is infused with wakefulness and clarity.

MSA has been used in the fields of psychology, the arts, and education. The retreat will include sitting meditation, Maitri Space Awareness practice, sensory awareness exercises, talks, and small group discussions. No prior experience is necessary.

Tuition

There are three tuition tiers for this program. You may choose the tier that makes the most sense for you. Supporter tuition helps keep Drala Mountain Center open, while Basic tier helps keep our programming accessible.

You will choose your tuition when you choose what lodging you prefer.

Tuition Cost:
Basic: $450
Sustainer: $500
Supporter: $650

Program Arrival Date & Time:  May 19th  2:00 – 5:00 pm

Program Start Date & Time:
Orientation with Program Coordinator at 5:30 pm,
Dinner from 6:00 – 7:00 pm, and opening program session at 7:00 pm.

Program End Date & Time: May 25th at 12:00 pm (noon)

Retreat Faculty

Jane Carpenter Cohn

Jane Carpenter Cohn, MA is an Associate Professor and Director of the Naropa Center for Bhutan Partnerships at Naropa University.  She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Buddhism, Buddhist Psychology, Contemplative Education and the Arts. She has taught Maitri Space Awareness for over 30 years. Jane works collaboratively with the Royal University of Bhutan in […]

Carla Burns

Carla Burns is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Naropa University, where she leads the MA Contemplative Psychotherapy residential retreat programs. She also consults for the Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education, designing and facilitating programs and trainings, and contributes to Naropa’s Compassion Initiative. Specializing in the integration of corporeal, elemental, and spatial knowledge, […]

Program Details

Dates: May 19–25, 2025

Tuition: Tuition + 6 nights lodging
Faculty:

Jane Carpenter Cohn

Carla Burns

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Check in Instructions:

All participants must check in at our Guest Services Cabin. Check-in takes place from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm on your program start date.

(After hours guests will have a packet next to the door of Guest Services).

Your program begins with orientation, followed by dinner. Further specifics regarding your program's schedule will be available upon arrival.

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