The Ancient Practice of Awakening for Our Times

Introducing and Development the Path of Mindfulness, Insight, and Compassion
Chandasara & Solwazi Johnson

At this special time of year we celebrate joy, peace, wisdom, and compassion as the essence of pure, loving presence and relationship. This retreat will draw from practices and teachings from the Buddhist tradition as well as ancient and contemporary teachings of awakening that enable us to let go of the strivings and entanglements that obscure these natural qualities of awareness in ourselves and others so that they may become more manifest in our lives and world. The retreat, held in contemplative silence with some interactive inquiry, will be a safe and supportive space in which we can relax the body, open the heart, and release the mind through guided meditations and exercises, dharma talks, qigong.