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Clear Mind, Open Heart

Insight Meditation & Compassion

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June 16, 2013 – June 21, 2013
Location:
Rhinebeck, NY
Course:
SM13-2205-455
Teacher:
Matthew Daniell, Lila Kate Wheeler
Tuition:
$350
Continuing Education:
22.5 hours Learn More
SM13-2205-455Matthew Daniell, Lila Kate Wheeler,
Description

Insight teaches us the nature of change and opens us to a clear mind. Compassion teaches us that we can always be kind, even when conditions are difficult or painful. Like the two wings of a bird, these practices uplift our consciousness and guide us to live a life of devotion, authenticity, and courage.

This retreat-style workshop brings together training methods from ancient Buddhist India and Tibet, adapted to work within a contemporary life. Through dialogue, question-and-answer sessions, compassion exercises, and periods of silent and walking meditation, we explore a naturally relaxed awareness that helps bridge the gap between our spiritual and daily lives—to make our life whole.

As we refine and deepen our understanding, we begin to trust our innate creativity and wisdom, release harmful reactive patterns, unbind self-limiting attitudes, and move from harmful reactivity to kind responsiveness. With a mindful focus on the breath and body, we learn to rely on the love that impels us beyond blame and fear to live more openly and fully in the here and now.

No previous experience in meditation is necessary. This workshop is appropriate for laypeople and helping professionals.

Continuing Education
  • NBCC - Certified Counselors +$35
Schedule
Sunday
4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Check In (Rooms available after 5:00 p.m.)
8:00 p.m.–8:20 p.m.Omega Welcome (Orientation)
 
Monday
9:00 a.m.–NoonWorkshop
2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Workshop
 
Tuesday
9:00 a.m.–NoonWorkshop
2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Workshop
 
Wednesday
9:00 a.m.–NoonWorkshop
 
Thursday
9:00 a.m.–NoonWorkshop
2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Workshop
 
Friday
9:00 a.m.–NoonWorkshop
Noon–1:00 p.m.Check Out
Teachers
Matthew Daniell
Matthew Daniell

Matthew Daniell has studied Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, and Insight Meditation since 1985, including a year as an ordained monk in Thailand. He is founder and guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Center of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and part of the religious services department at Phillips Exeter Academy. imcnewburyport.org

Lila Kate Wheeler
Lila Kate Wheeler

Lila Kate Wheeler began practicing yoga when she was 12 and Buddhist meditation at age 21. She has practiced at Dharma centers in the United States, Europe, and Asia, including a monthlong retreat in a cave in Northern India. Teaching the Dharma since the 1980s, she is authorized to share teachings of Vipassana or Insight and Tibetan Vajrayana.

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