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| RETREAT INFORMATION - 2019 |
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Mount
Mary Retreat Centre, Ancaster
May 5-11, 2019  Retreat
is an integral part of
Buddhist meditation practice,
providing the conditions for deepening one’s practice and
understanding. In
this 6-day retreat, we will cultivate an inner stillness and relaxed
awareness
of the mind/body process, and the qualities of mind and heart
that enable
us to be present, and at ease, with life as it unfolds in each moment
of our
experience. meditation, gentle movement and awareness exercises, nature meditation, and evening Dharma talks. Instruction and guidance with your personal practice will be available. This retreat is suitable for both beginning and experienced meditators. The retreat will be held from the evening of Sunday, May 5 until midday on Saturday, May 11 at Mount Mary Retreat Centre in Ancaster, ON (one hour from Waterloo). All meals will be vegetarian. All rooms are single occupancy, and have sinks. Registration is limited to 25 people. The cost is $750 for early registration (by February 4, 2019) and $775 after February 4 , 2019. A deposit of $375 is required at the time of registration, and is non refundable after March 18, 2019. The balance of the retreat fee is due March 18, 2019, and is non refundable. Teacher: Susan Child began practicing meditation, and engaging in spiritual inquiry in the 1970s. Since 1991, she has been involved 
extensively in Buddhist study and practice in Asia, Europe and North
America, with respected Dharma teachers, primarily in the
Theravadan and Tibetan traditions of Buddhism. She has
completed a 3-year Buddhist teacher training program with Ken McLeod.
She has professional training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
with Jon Kabat Zinn, and has studied Buddhist psychology and Buddhist
ministry. Susan is the founder of The Waterloo Riverview Dharma Centre―
a non-sectarian centre for meditative practice in the Buddhist
tradition ― where she is the spiritual coordinator, and teaches
meditation. To download a retreat flyer, click here. To download a retreat registration form (word), click here. To download a retreat registration form (pdf), click here. To register online, fill out and email us your registration form, and pay using the payment button below. A $5 servide charge will apply to Paypal paments. |
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3-Day Residential Retreat Mount Mary Retreat Centre in Ancaster Nov. 14-17, 2019 Registration information available soon. |