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Spring & Summer 2008 Retreats Friends of the Heart is offering the following long retreats: Retreats are held at Harmony Dawn Retreat Centre. Our retreatants say this about it: "Harmony Dawn is just about perfect, as a retreat centre!" "Thank you, thank you thank you. I found this experience to be a wonderful gift." - Spring 2007 Lovingkindness retreatant Comments on our Spring 2007 Lovingkindness retreat "Despite having never meditated before, I felt very comfortable on this retreat with the instructions, guidance, and the teacher, who was very approachable and went out of her way to give me extra consideration." "While I originally found the silence discomfiting, I eventually got used to it. Well done and well organized." "The timing of the schedule was impeccable. Stillness and activity felt perfectly balanced."
Friends of the Heart is offering a May retreat, with Richard Johnson and Gwen Robart at Harmony Dawn Retreat, Friday May 30 to Tuesday June 3, with an option to attend the first weekend only. The weekend portion of the retreat will be based on Metta - Kindness for oneself and others and on Tonglen - the transformation of suffering into kindness. On Sunday, we move from the open heart practices into investigation or Vipassana meditation. Vipassana or Insight Meditation is a practice that emphasizes the development of clarity and equanimity with awareness. Vipassana means 'to see separately' or to see clearly, distinctly and with penetration. This going deeply with awareness allows for transformation and release from our conditioning. The everchanging flow in mind and body is experienced with joy, affection and calm as we learn to take ourselves less seriously. Our retreats look to balance mind and body in our meditation practice. We include in the daily schedule, yoga in the morning and evening, formal walking and sitting meditation and time to be with nature. We ease naturally into silence. The reduction of inner chatter supports the outer silence just as letting go of social chatter and engagement enhances inner silence. Integrated into every retreat is kindness or in the meditation language of Buddhism - metta. Retreat costs include food, accomodation and teaching. We help coordinate ride sharing amongst retreatants. See below for PayPal credit card payment options. Preference is given to those attending the full retreat, however we usually have spaces for weekenders. Please register early.
Registration Retreat Precepts At the beginning of retreat and for the duration of the retreat, all participants are asked to undertake a commitment to harmonious living. We take at least the first 5 Precepts and depending on retreat and teacher, the additional 3 precepts. These will be explained in depth prior to start of retreat. If you have any questions, please contact us. The retreat organizer or teacher will be happy to answer any questions. Email us at Also please download an interview questionnaire to fill out and bring with you to the retreat. These are some questions about your meditation experience to help teachers give you individual guidance. download questionnaire. Friends of the Heart is offering a summer retreat, with Catherine Jetsun Yeshe at Harmony Dawn Retreat.
Retreat Description
Registration
Retreat Precepts At the beginning of retreat and for the duration of the retreat, all participants are asked to undertake a commitment to harmonious living. We take at least the first 5 Precepts and depending on retreat and teacher, the additional 3 precepts. These will be explained in depth prior to start of retreat. If you have any questions, please contact us. The retreat organizer or teacher will be happy to answer any questions. Also please download an interview questionnaire to fill out and bring with you to the retreat. These are some questions about your meditation experience to help teachers give you individual guidance. download questionnaire. Email us at
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