About the Retreat
We will train in three main inter-related modes of practice, considered the treasures of the Buddhist tradition. First, we will settle and stabilize our minds and bodies, becoming more concentrated, through both sitting and moving forms of meditation, including daily Qigong. As we settle, we then become better able to examine closely both our experiences of our bodies, thoughts, and emotions, and the general patterns of experience, both more personal and more universal. We see more clearly when there is reactivity, when we suffer, when there is a thick sense of self, and we learn to be more with the impermanent flow of experience. We can also tune in more, as we settle and see, to an increasingly unconfined and luminous awareness beyond reactivity, that is a source of freedom, wisdom, and compassion, both in retreat practice and daily life.
These practices are supported throughout by metta (lovingkindness) and gentle body-based awareness, creating a balanced and embodied approach to awakening. There will be daily instructions, evening talks, and meetings with the teacher. Each retreatant will have one small group meeting and two individual meetings with the teacher.
