Retreats

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 […]