Thanksgiving Meditation

Enjoy this Thanksgiving with a long holiday weekend retreat in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont.

Enjoy this Thanksgiving holiday with a meditation retreat in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont Slow down and relax during the holidays Savor a mindfulness-awareness meditation retreat Engage in gentle all-abilities Tai Chi Transform how you relate to everyday life and yourself New meditators - receive meditation instruction from seasoned teachers in a supportive environment Experienced meditators - deepen your practice in a rich and gentle space Learn to trust who you are This retreat will explore the principle of basic goodness -- that we are all at our core, worthy and complete just as we are. By experiencing this through meditation, we make friends with ourselves, drawing out our inherent gentleness and fearlessness. From this point of view, meditation is not a tool to fix ourselves or improve our abilities. Rather, it is a direct path to connect with our fundamental wisdom. As the retreat unfolds, we will discover an atmosphere in which we can trust in the experience of truly feeling ourselves, the natural world, and human society. We will also have Tai Chi interspersed into our days. The form we will use is Golden Ball Tai Chi as developed by Master Lam Kam Chuen. Golden Ball Tai Chi strengthens the body, relaxes the mind and lifts the spirits. Meditation Instructors for the retreat: Ella Reznikova Greg McNally Tune Faulkner JT Buck Vegan Aharonian Retreat activities & practices Meditation instructions Dharma talks and discussions Contemplative one-bowl meals Periods of silent sitting meditation Walking meditation Tai Chi sessions Contemplative work periods Program overview The program will begin Wednesday evening, November 22nd, at 7:30pm. On Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 23rd) we will enjoy a special Thanksgiving Dinner together. The retreat will conclude on Sunday, November 26th at lunch. Sample Schedule for a full day 7:00am Early Morning Practice Session 8:00am Contemplative One-Bowl Breakfast 9:00am Morning Practice Session 12:30pm Contemplative One-Bowl Lunch 1:30pm Work Period 3:00pm Meditation 4:00pm Tea Break 4:30pm Late Afternoon Practice Session 6:00pm Contemplative One-Bowl Dinner 7:00pm Evening Practice Session 9:00pm End of Day Arrival & Departure Please plan to arrive between 3 and 6 p.m. EDT, on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, in order to register and settle in for the program. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. The opening session will be at 7:30pm. The program ends on Sunday, November 26th, at 12:30pm with a celebratory lunch afterwards. If you would like to extend your stay at KCL in order to arrive earlier or depart later, contact KCL Guest Services at info@karmecholing.org Week-long Retreat Option You may register for the "Week-long Retreat" option which begins Saturday evening November 18th and concludes on Sunday the 26th.