Half-Day Meditation Retreat

Register Here Mindfulness Practice All levels of meditators welcomed! This half-day meditation retreat is an opportunity to "just sit" and steep in mindfulness practice. The main practice will be sitting meditation known as shamatha or peaceful abiding. We will alternate periods of sitting with walking meditation and brief Dharma readings. This is an opportunity to deepen your meditation and be able to practice with a community of meditators. Deepening in mindfulness meditation is appropriate for beginners to experienced meditators. Beginning meditation instruction available If you are new to meditation or have questions you would like to ask a meditation instructor, we will provide meditation instruction apart from the main group. With meditation instruction we give detailed directions on both basic sitting meditation and a "zen-style" walking meditation technique. We will talk a little about the view and understanding of meditation as well as go over some "best practices". This will provide you a good foundation on which to base an ongoing, consistent meditation practice at home. You'll have the opportunity to ask any meditation questions you might have in this instruction period. You are welcomed and encouraged to join the main group in the shrine room afterwards. General Schedule 8:45: Arrive at Karmê Chöling and settle in 9:00 - 9:30 Beginning Meditation Instruction in an instruction room OR 9:00 – 12:30 Community meditation practice in the shrine room. You don't need to stay for the entire period but can leave if you need to during the walking periods. These morning sessions will include: Opening chants Mindfulness meditation sitting practice Walking meditation Selected readings Midsummer's Day Celebration (click to learn more) 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch (suggested donation of $15, but not required) This is a great time to socialize and get to know the group of people you've been practicing with! 1:00 – 3:00 pm Kite flying, frisbee and other lawn games! This program is offered free but we do need you to register Register so we can anticipate how many will be here, the number of people who will need instruction, who will stay for lunch and so on. Donations Donations to the teacher or the center are greatly appreciated. To give a donation you can visit KCL's donation page