Come home to your senses with Trudy Goodman, Gullu Singh, Gabrielle Hammond and Lienchi Tran.
Along the path of Dharma practice, we cultivate the habit to connect with the truth of each moment — as it’s felt in the body, seen through the eyes, and heard through the ears of the heart. By doing so, we begin to transform our relationship with experience itself. Instead of resisting, fixing, or fleeing what arises, we learn to meet each moment with curiosity and care. From this intimacy with life as it is, peace and joy naturally emerge.
Meditation can also help balance our nervous system, moving us from fight, flight or freeze to rest and digest. This is profoundly healing. Not only do we learn to notice the habit of getting lost in troubled thinking that causes agitation, we practice creating a whole new relationship to thoughts.
Time in retreat allows us to step away from the demands of everyday life and listen deeply to our body, heart and mind. The purpose of this practice is to turn our attention to what brings true peace and happiness in life while cultivating more resilience, compassion and wisdom, both in responding to suffering in the world and in our own hearts.
Most of the retreat is held in silence, with periods of sitting and walking meditation. Expect guided meditations, teaching talks, qigong practices and a teacher-led practice discussion meeting for each participant.