Retreats
Winter 2012 Session
Jan 9 - April 2, 2012
One Day Samadhi Meditation Retreat
Anne Mahoney
with Anne Mahoney
Sunday, February 26
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee:
$25 + dana for existing students.
$35 + dana for new students.
Please bring your lunch, journal and meditation cushion.
This is an opportunity for beginning meditators to experience concentration meditation and for seasoned meditators to deepen their concentration practice. Instruction given will be based on the Anapanasati Sutta.
The role of concentration practice in the Buddha's teaching, as well as the relationship between mindfulness and concentration, will be explored.
Anne Mahoney
Anne has been a student of Theravadan Buddhism since 1986. She has had the honour to study under both lay and monastic meditation teachers and Buddhist scholars including:
Shirley June Johannesen, Ayya Khema, Sayadaw U Pandita and Bhante Henepole Gunaratana.
Currently Anne is the principle teacher of the Calgary Theravadan Meditation Society and a founding member of Bringing Awareness to Life.
Anne is dedicated to helping people live life with awareness, harmony, joy and compassion.
Freeing the Heart with the practice of Loving-Kindness
Carmen Wyatt
Lyne Rivest
with Carmen Wyatt and Lyne Rivest
One day Non-Residential Retreat
Sunday, March 11
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee:
$25 + dana for existing students.
$35 + dana for new students.
Please bring your lunch, journal and meditation cushion.
Metta practice arises out of the intention to remove barriers of heart and mind, allowing us to see our own wholeness and that of each other.
A day of sitting, walking and mindfully eating in the practice of loving-kindness.
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." - Rumi
Carmen Wyatt
Carmen currently leads Intro to Vipassana and Buddhist Studies classes at the Centre and is offering a metta class over the winter session as well. She is enrolled in the Dedicated Practitioners program at Spirit Rock Meditation Centre in the interest of building community in the Dhamma and deepening her own practice.
Lyne Rivest
Lyne has been practicing vipassana meditation since her first introduction during a yoga teacher training course in the late 90s. She has found the practice of Metta useful in releasing the heart and the mind of unskilfull habits as well as developing kindness to herself and the people around her. She had the good fortune to meet many teachers who have helped her along the way and rejoices in the ability to share this teaching with others.
All residential retreats are sponsored by
Four Dharma Retreats
What is Dana?
Some retreats will be offered on a 'Dana' basis. Buddhist teachings are traditionally offered as 'Dana', which is a Buddhist term referring to the spirit of generosity. The cost of these retreats does not include any fee for the teachers. There will be an opportunity at the end of the retreat for participants to give to the teachers from the heart whatever feels appropriate.