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Retreats and Special Events
We offer retreats and special events with invited teachers primarily from the Insight Meditation tradition, often from our affiliated Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC [IMC-W].
The retreats are held at the Lewes Library, St. Peter's Parish Hall or at The Biden Center in the Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes. The retreat is an excellent format for deepening one's practice.
Here is the current upcoming schedule:
August 21, Saturday, 9:00 am to Noon - Insight Meditation Morning
Join us for the morning meditation session. Brief instruction will be given with a talk/tape and reading as well as a group discussion. Led by our local facilitators. A wonderful time to come together to practice in a group. No experience needed.
Suggested Donation / dana: $5.00
Location: St. Peter's Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE.
Contact: Nick Edge at 302-945-4094 or Contact Us
September 25, Saturday, 10:00 am to Noon - Introduction to Insight Meditation
An ideal way to learn or refresh your practice of Insight Meditation - a special two-hour session providing the basic view and the basic Insight meditation techniques for seated, standing, walking and laying down meditation.
Suggested Donation / dana: $5.00
Location: St. Peter's Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE.
Contact: Frani at 302-947-9212 or frani14@aol.com
October 1, Friday and October 2, Saturday: Impermanence and Aging with Luisa Montero-Diaz
Impermanence, the ever changing nature of phenomenon, is at the core of the Buddha's teaching. Impermanence is not a uniquely Buddhist insight. Change is a central feature of life. Reality is not static, but dynamic. It can be exhilarating, frightening, exhausting, or relieving. It can spark sadness or happiness, resistance or grasping. The beauty of flowers, the buzz of bees, a sunset's glory, these bodies, our homes and cars, monuments - all undergoing change. And the contents of our minds too - constantly moving. The Buddha implored us not just to talk about impermanence, but to use it as an instrument to help us penetrate deeply into reality and obtain liberating insight. In fact, according to the suttas, the Buddha's last words were "Change is inherent in all component things. Work onward with diligence."
Luisa Montero-Diaz has been practicing and teaching meditation for over 20 years. She completed the first three-year Community Dharma Leadership program offered by the Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Luisa has been affiliated with Insight Meditation Community of Washington, DC since its inception.
October 1, Friday, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Impermanence and Aging with Luisa Montero-Diaz
Luisa will explore how the teaching of impermanence can help us through some of the suffering triggered by aging, not so much the physical unpleasantness; more so the reaction and hellipthe sometimes not so beneficial response to the aging process in this body.
Suggested Donation / dana: $5.00
Location: St. Peter's Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE.
Contact: Kathy at 302-703-2634 or kidz@comcast.net
October 2, Saturday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Impermanence and Aging with Luisa Montero-Diaz
In the Saturday Retreat, we will have a chance to "work onward with diligence"; to pause long enough to note and accept the changing nature of our moment to moment experience; to explore how working with impermanence can be helpful in dealing with the suffering that comes from our "stories" about aging. Using the tool of mindfulness and attention, we drop below our usual sense of "aging body", and open up to what is actually sensed and experienced just in this moment - moving from an outer, external experience to an inner experience that can be peaceful, accepting and light. The day will include silent and guided sitting practice, walking practice and dharma talks.
Suggested Donation / dana: Saturday Retreat, $45.00 with Lunch
Location: St. Peter's Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE.
Contact: Kathy at 302-703-2634 or kidz@comcast.net
November 5, Friday & November 6, Saturday: Sound Healing
Carol Colacurcio is a classically trained musician, skilled in the use of cross-cultural music and sound healing and a long time Nyingma Tibetan Buddhist practitioner. She lives in Front Royal, VA where she sees clients for music and healing work and is an expert in Music in Hospice. She has taught at local community colleges and has produced her own original music including two CDs - Sound Accord and Tibetan Singing Bowls.
November 5, Friday, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Sound Meditation and Healing with Carol Colacurcio
Carol will lead us in music meditation and introduce us to using sound to enhance our health - mentally, physically and emotionally. Open to everyone, no experience.
Suggested Donation / dana: Friday Talk - $5.00
Location: St. Peter's Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE.
Contact: Nick Edge at 302-945-4094 or Contact Us
November 6, Saturday, 9:00 am - Noon: Sound Meditation and Healing with Carol Colacurcio
Carol will focus on using music to enhance and restore mental, physical and emotional health. We will be using the chakra system (central channel) as a guide to release stagnating energy to help us reconnect with the dynamic stillness within. Please bring yoga mats/blankets and wear comfortable clothing for lying on the floor.
Suggested Donation / dana: Friday Talk - $5.00; Saturday Half day - $25.00
Location: St. Peter's Parish Hall, 2nd & Mulberry Streets, Lewes, DE.
Contact: Nick Edge at 302-945-4094 or Contact Us
All programs and events are open to everyone of all traditions, without any requirements or commitments.
What is Dana?
In the Buddhist tradition, the teachings are considered so precious as to be priceless; they are given freely, with the opportunity to offer voluntary donations. Dana is the ancient Pali word for "spontaneous generosity of the heart" or simply, generosity. We are a small group and all our expenses are supported by these donations. Thank you for your generosity.
Suggested Donations / Dana:
Limited income discounts are available for all our programs – 50% off all our suggested donations or any amount that you are able to offer.- Friday night talks and events - $5.00
- Introduction to Meditation Workshop - 2 hour session and other in house sessions: - $5.00
- Half day programs - $25.00
- Full day programs/retreats - $45.00 with lunch
If your budget does not allow for any dana, we welcome your attendance. Simply show up, no explanations are needed or requested.
You may also only attend mornings of our full day retreats – suggested dana $23 (limited income discount policy also applies, so 50% off, or whatever you can give.)
For our Friday Public Talks and Saturday Programs and Retreats, you are welcome to attend the Public Talk only and/or the Saturday Retreat, whatever your interest and schedule allow.
Everyone is welcome, no previous experience is necessary.
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