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COMMUNITY GATHERINGS In 2010, we will be offering seasonal gatherings for those who are interested in meditation to come together and celebrate and practice. The evenings will include - but are not limited to! - a combination of concentration meditation, meditation for healing - of self, others, the planet - and movement meditation. Time and place to be announced. THREE DAY MEDITATION RETREAT For those who would like to develop a meditation practice, a three day retreat can be an intense and wonderful opportunity to learn and anchor the basics of the practice. For those who already have a practice, a three day retreat is an opportunity to deepen your practice in ways that you cannot when you are balancing your practice with outer world demands. 7 PM Thurs. Feb. 4 - 4 PM Sun. Feb. 7, 2010 $250.00 - meals and accommodation included INTRODUCTION TO INNER CHRISTIANITY RETREAT Many of us who were raised in a Christian tradition have moved away from the faith because it doesn't speak to us, because it doesn't feel inclusive enough, because it has been used too much as an oppressive force, because....... you fill in the blank. This 3 day retreat seeks to introduce you to the ancient inner path of Christianity, a path that doesn't focus on dogma, but instead focuses on deepening your experiential awareness of the Divine and on releasing that which separates you from the Divine. It seeks to help you find a way back to your spiritual Self, within the Christian tradition. Jesus
proclaimed "I and
the Father are one," (Jn. 10.30)
indicating that the union of God and man is attainable. For the
Christian following the inner path, the goal is to come to understand
this and experience this as fully as possible. Great Christian
mystics through the ages - like the Desert Fathers and Mothers, St.
Teresa of Avilla, St. John of the Cross, St. Francis of Assissi to name
a few - have succeeded on this path, helping us to see that it is
possible, and giving us beautiful writings to guide us. This
retreat combines discussion, teaching and practice to introduce seekers
to this wonderfully transformative inner path. 7 PM Thurs., Mar. 4 - 4 PM Sun, Mar. 7, 2010 WEEKLY MEDITATION CLASS For those who want to learn how to meditate or develop their meditation practice, we will be offering a new weekly class in the new year. This class runs for 10 weeks, with an option to continue if people are interested. Weekly classes focus on the basics of concentration and awareness meditation, and with the experiences and pitfalls that one can encounter during practice. It is a combination of practice and discussion. Learning to meditate in a group can be inspiring and supportive, much like the support that geese get from one another when they fly in V formation - our practice carries others along, and we are bouyed by their practice as well. All who attend say that meditating in the weekly class is a different experience than meditating on their own, and that it gives them the push to keep their practice going through the rest of the week. $100.00/ 10 weeks Beginning Thurs., January 28th, 2010 12:00-1:00 PM To ask a question, join the email list, sign up for a course, or go on a waiting list, please email info@meditatebythesea.com |
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