FREE - The Art of Being Human: Weekend Meditation Retreat
When:
Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 9:00a -
Sunday, Feb 16, 2025 2:00p
Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 9:00a -
Sunday, Feb 16, 2025 2:00p
Where:
Shambhala Boston
646 Brookline Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Classes, Lectures & Conferences, Meetup, Social Good
Event website:
https://boston.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=765096
We are delighted to offer this Shambhala Training retreat at no cost! We need as many people as possible cultivating basic sanity in the year ahead - able to respond to challenges with genuineness, confidence, humor and dignity. Donations are welcome, but we simply ask that you commit to attend the full weekend, and to let us know if you won't be able to attend.
Registration is still required so we can prepare for the program. We hope you will join us!
In preparation, please let us know if you have any accessibility concerns - visual, sound, mobility or sensitivity to incense or chemicals. Please note the meditation hall is on the second floor and is only accessible by walking up a flight of stairs. Unfortunately, we have no way of accommodating wheelchairs at this time.
Shambhala Training weekend retreats are grounded in the view that human beings are, at the core, fundamentally awake. We discover this ground through simple yet profound practices of 'just being'.
Awakening is not about escaping from the world, but rather opening our hearts to our whole experience, instead of pushing it away. Through gentle precision in meditation practice and curiosity about what arises, we bring a light touch of mindfulness and awareness to every aspect of our lives: work, play, relationships, community.
The retreat provides a path to discover our own authentic being in this complex, difficult, yet joyful and alive, world that we live in.
We don't need to go somewhere else, or discover something outside ourselves. The first step is giving ourselves the time and opportunity to reconnect with the ground of our human existence — through direct experience of our five senses, the feeling of emotions in our body, even the awareness of thoughts across our minds. Over time, our practice provides a way to gain strength, develop resilience and to cultivate skillfulness -- the Art of Being Human.
Shambhala Training Weekends are designed for both new meditators and those looking to reconnect with their meditation practice. The teachers for the weekend will present teachings on how to trust our own experience, and offer instruction in meditation practice and how it impacts our daily lives. In addition, meditation instructors will be on hand to assist participants with one-on-one meetings, small group discussions and guided group meditation.
Saturday, February 15, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday, February 16, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
This Weekend Includes:
- Guided meditation practice
- Lively and helpful talks and small group discussions
- The option for one-on-one meditation instruction
- The support of practicing in a community of like-minded people
- A simple vegetarian lunch and snacks
- Concluding Sunday reception
Here is what some past participants have said about Shambhala Training weekends:
"It was a profound experience for me, and I felt very moved by the offerings of the teachers. I left with a deep appreciation of Shambhala and a firm desire to continue the practice."
"It was not until I left Shambhala and was continuing my walking meditation at the beach that I realized how rooted I felt... In addition, I found the practice of sitting with my eyes open offered me a new lens and a different perspective on the process."
"The fact that everyone was so deeply connected to the practice, it nourished my sense of well being."
This program is IN-PERSON at 646 Brookilne Avenue.
Registration Required: Please register with an email you check regularly. We will send important information about the program to you via email and don’t want you to miss it.
