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Retreats
Retreat: The Six Yogas of Naropa
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd, Bull River, British Columbia, CanadaThis retreat on the Six Yogas of Naropa with Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat will be held at Clear Sky Center, in BC.
Year of Joy – 2018 Program for Spiritual Awakening
Year of Joy: 2018 Program for Spiritual Awakening How would you like to spend the year cultivating joy? Alas, one can’t awaken from a state of bliss. But it provides the juice to continue deepening our practice of insight. And it feels fantastic. Most of all, joy is a natural and essential component of the awakening mind. Besides cultivating joy, the aim of this year-long program is to support beings to awaken joyfully in this very lifetime. On y va! Vamos! 行きましょう！ Embora gente! To us, the teachers, the benefits for participants in the past two year-long programs (the Year of Awakening and Year of Victory) have been very clear. They have been a game-changer in the practice and dedication to the path for people who've engaged in a committed way. The growth we’ve seen in participants has been remarkable. About the Program Teachers: Combined, Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat have been teaching, practicing and living spiritual awakening for more than 60 years. They’re well versed in Buddhist and Western philosophy and practices, as well as contemporary psychology, consciousness studies and art. Since Doug and Catherine have lived and traveled extensively overseas, they also draw on inter- and transcultural experiences. This helps broaden the range and depth of their understandings of spiritual awakening and liberation to an experience that knows no country. To implement these teachings and experiences in the world, they founded the beautiful and innovative Clear Sky Meditation Centre in BC in 2005. Their engaged compassion, sense of humor, adventurousness and combined […]
Meditation Retreat: Becoming a Work of Art
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd, Bull River, British Columbia, CanadaIs the Buddhist body of practice somewhat new to you? If so, this Easter long weekend meditation retreat provides fundamental resources to develop a practice for the rest of your life. (Early Bird Special until February 27th.)
Meditation Retreat: Body of Truth & Star Group
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd, Bull River, British Columbia, CanadaStrengthening your abilities to creatively visualize at this Retreat at Clear Sky Center. Visualization give you greater power to interrupt negative arisings. What's more, you acquire skills to imagine new and more diverse positive (joyful) arisings. (*Early Bird Special until April 10th, 2018*)
Astrology & Dharma Course: Awakening Through AstroDharma (Hollyhock)
Hollyhock Manson's Landing, Cortes Island, BC, CanadaAstrology and dharma are two powerful tools for awakening. This course helps you identify opportunities and gifts in your chart for deeper self-realization. Held at Hollyhock, BC, Catherine Pawasarat Sensei will take you on a journey into deeper awareness & joy.
Retreat: Buddhas in Action
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd, Bull River, British Columbia, CanadaReceive hands-on training in mind, body and feeling as Doug & Catherine guide you through Karma Yoga and Dharma Training via classes, assigned exercises and practice in community. You will also discover the powerful holistic clearing technique and other forms of meditation at this life-changing summer retreat. (Early Bird Special until June 26th, 2018.)
Meditation Retreat at Maitreya House, UK Body of Truth & Star Group
Maitreya House Lower Maes-coed, Hereford, England, United KingdomStrengthening your abilities to creatively visualize at this Retreat in the UK. Visualization gives you greater power to interrupt negative arisings. What's more, you acquire skills to imagine new and more diverse positive (joyful) arisings.
Golden & Dark Shadows: A Shadow Work Retreat
Dharma Centre of Canada 1886 Galway Road, Kinmount, , ON, CanadaIntegrating our shadow may be the fastest way to unfold spiritually, and reduce our suffering. Join Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat at the Dharma Centre of Canada in Ontario for this powerful five day retreat.
Retreat: Six Yogas of Naropa – Dream Yoga & Light Yoga
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd, Bull River, British Columbia, CanadaThe Six Yogas of Naropa form a path to freedom. During this second retreat on the yogas, we will be explore Dream Yoga and Light Yoga. These yogas develop a deep understanding into the way things and formations arise and pass away. (Early Bird Special until November 6, 2018)
Year of Pureland Program for Spiritual Awakening
“Why awaken?” may be the most important question a spiritual practitioner ever asks themself. Join a group of dedicated practitioners in this year-long program that empowers and supports awakening in the modern age. Year of Pureland: Program for Spiritual Awakening How do you deepen your spiritual practice amidst day-to-day demands? Enrich your journey to the Pureland in a program that will support and empower your practice, wherever you are on the path. Join our global community for a year of online courses, meditation retreats (at home or in person), and mentorship opportunities. The benefits for participants in our past year-long programs (the Year of Awakening, Year of Victory and Year of Joy have been very clear. For those who engaged in a committed way, this program has been a game-changer for their practice and dedication to the path. The growth we’ve seen in participants has been remarkable. Meet the Teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Centre, BC, Canada. Achariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct, humourous and compassionate engagement with students, Doug embraces various traditions, contemporary psychology, and science, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. Catherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist […]