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SUMMARY:Retreat on the Tarot
DESCRIPTION:Image credit:N0cturbulous \nWhile Buddhism\, Sufism\, shamanism and other traditions offer us outstanding tools for our spiritual unfoldment\, they also require learning about foreign philosophy\, culture\, and sometimes even language. The tarot’s archetypes are something that all Westerners have grown up with since infancy (even if we didn’t realize it)\, and thus they are more easily accessible. The Tarot archetypes – such as the Fool\, the Empress\, and the Chariot – allow Westerners to do depth work and find greater meaning in our lives\, relatively easily. \nThe Tarot claims unique status as part of the Western Mystery tradition. It offers a powerful and concise path of liberation that draws on our own life experiences as Westerners and our native intelligence to help unfold the deeper wisdom and understandings of our mystical life.\nIn this two week-long retreat\, participants learn to use the 22 cards of the major arcana of the Tarot deck as a resource for reflection\, visualization and self-discovery. \nEach card embodies the characteristics of an archetype\, aspects of which exist within each of us\, and each card contains symbolism through which transformation can occur. In this retreat\, daily teachings focus on the knowledge base of the tarot tradition\, which leads us into deeper meditation on the archetypes and energies therein. Through these teachings and meditations\, we discover what aspects are stronger and weaker in our being\, ultimately teaching us how to integrate them more fully into our daily lives. Exercises incorporate art\, music and movement to help us contact the patterns of our being through sensing\, feeling and insight. \nLearning outcomes\nBy completing this course participants will: \n•   Receive daily teachings based on Tarot archetypes.\n•   Become familiar with the 22 Tarot cards of the major arcana and their main characteristics.\n•   Practice using meditation techniques using the Tarot cards for self-discovery.\n•   Reveal and relate deeper patterns from within our being to the major archetypes.\n•   Explore techniques in loosening patterns of thought and action.\n•   Enjoy the benefits of a week-long meditative practice of about 5-8 hours a day\n•   Enjoy the surrounding wilderness at Clear Sky Center.\nExpectations and inspirations\nTo awaken most speedily\, participants will: \n•   Arrive early and participate in all scheduled teachings\, group meditations and other activities scheduled during the course.\n•   Foster and maintain an atmosphere of trust and acceptance in the community of practice that has gathered for this course.\n•   Refrain from reading\, but use journal writing as a means of recording reflections.\n•   Make constructive use of additional time during the week for contemplation and spiritual unfoldment.\n•   Participate mindfully in daily scheduled Karma Yoga (“Path of Service”) practices at Clear Sky.\n \nDāna\nThis retreat is offered by Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat on the basis of dāna\, or generosity practice. Learn more about dāna. \nLocation & Registration\nJoin us for this mythical journey at Clear Sky Center in eastern BC\, Canada\, amidst supportive and nurturing 310 acres of natural beauty.  Visit the registration page for fees charged by the center for food and accommodation. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/retreat-on-the-tarot/
LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:10 Year Anniversary Celebrations at Clear Sky Retreat Center
DESCRIPTION:We’d love to have you join us as we celebrate Clear Sky retreat center’s tenth year running programs. We’ll be celebrating the past efforts and contributions of our members\, appreciating what we have now\, and welcoming in the future. \nTen years of learning together\nFriday\, July 31st: Arrivals. \nWelcome\, orientation\, & dinner. \nSaturday\, August 1st:  Clear Sky Annual General Meeting.  \nAnyone who has attended our past AGMs knows that learning together\, fun and joy are paramount. The day of the AGM usually involves team frisbee in the morning\, followed by highlights of the year and reports from board members after lunch and a celebration into the evening. \n  \n  \n  \nSunday August 2nd: Kalachakra Wong Kur.   \nThe teachers will offer a Kalachakra initiation in the profound\, fun\, and vibrant Tibetan tradition of empowerments.  The rest of the day will be dedicated to the Kalachakra practice.  Read more about Wong Kurs. \n  \n  \nMonday\, August 3rd: Meditation Platform Building and Group Activities \nThe prototype has been built\, sponsored and co-created by Catherine Sensei. It already has the paws up from Sultan\, and we think you’re sure to love them too.  To take this opportunity to sponsor a small meditation platform on the property. Find out more on the Clear Sky website. \n  \n  \n  \nTuesday\, August 4th: Activities with Evangelos & Maya \nDetails coming soon. \nWednesday\, August 5th: Departure Day \n\n \nWhy not continue your stay afterwards? Join the Tarot retreat led by Catherine and Doug Sensei\, starting August 7th. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/10-year-anniversary-celebrations-at-clear-sky-retreat-center/
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SUMMARY:Holistic Clearing Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Holistic Clearing – A Modern Liberative Practice\n \nJoin this retreat to learn a simple and transformative four-step approach that has amazing power to free us from persistent and tenacious blocks. Holistic Clearing offers a supportive and fully liberating self-contained practice. It is an original creation by Namgyal Rinpoche\, representing a new and unique stream in spiritual practices. In particular this meditation is designed to help us face and overcome paralysis\, any sense of being “stuck.” This practice empowers us to become unstuck\, to flow naturally and gracefully in sync with the energy of the universe that we call the awakened mind. The Holistic Clearing meditations are designed to purify\, balance and strengthen our transcendent natures\, the optimal manifestations of our being. Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat continue this lineage of authentic teachings. Let them skillfully guide you through this straightforward\, insight-style program that empowers us to luxuriate in greater freedom and joy in our lives. Join this retreat for the valuable opportunity to help share these unique Namgyal teachings in the contemporary world. \nCourse Outcomes\n•   Recognize\, identify and build on the strengths and positives already in our lives.\n•   Use your strengths to support your growth in other areas.\n•   Learn how to move beyond our strengths\, to develop our potential further and in more integrated ways.\n•   Recognize and clear elements of your persona that stand in the way of greater freedom and clarity.\n•   Identify and grow completely new areas of our own potential.\n•   Access more energy and focus to accomplish our aims and meet our aspirations.\n•   Balance all of the above.\n•   Continue the practices at home after course completion.\nExpectations and Inspirations\nTo succeed with this practice\, participants will: \n•   Show up early for classes and participate in all scheduled teachings\, group meditations and other activities scheduled during the course.\n•   Foster and maintain an atmosphere of trust and acceptance in the community of practice that has gathered for this course.\n•   Refrain from reading materials not related to this course\, while using journal writing as a means of recording reflections.\n•   Make constructive use of additional time during the week for contemplation and spiritual unfoldment.\n•   Participate mindfully in daily scheduled Karma Yoga (“Path of Service”) practices at Clear Sky.\n\nFurther reading:\nWhy holistic clearing is so unique and important: The Benefits of Holistic Clearing. \nDāna\nThis retreat is offered by Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat on the basis of dāna\, or generosity practice. Learn more about dāna. \nWhat others say about Doug & Catherine\n[tmls category=”20″ layout=”tmls_slider” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”14px” neme_font_weight=”normal” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”rand” order=”DESC” number=”3″ auto_play=”true” transitioneffect=”crossfade” pause_on_hover=”false” next_prev_visibility=”tmls_visible” next_prev_radius=”large_radius” next_prev_position=”” next_prev_bgcolor=”#F5F5F5″ next_prev_arrowscolor=”tmls_lightgrayarrows” scroll_duration=”500″ pause_duration=”9000″ ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \nLocation & Registration\nJoin us for the Holistic Clearing Retreat at Clear Sky Center in eastern BC\, Canada\, amidst supportive and nurturing 310 acres of natural beauty. \n \n  \n Photo credit: Cara Conroy-Low
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/holistic-clearing-retreat/
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SUMMARY:Karma\, Womb and Transcendence
DESCRIPTION:Probably the most important work to do in this lifetime in relationship to getting in contact with how you were made\, shaped and formed… By doing the retreat you’re bringing that which was unconscious into the conscious mind – which is hugely important for your liberation.  — Doug Duncan & Catherine Pawasarat \nAll of our tendencies and potentialities come from the womb experience. It literally shapes and forms us – before we were conscious. The exercises and practices in this retreat will bring these patterns to consciousness\, and only then can you be liberated from them. \nThis retreat will be taught by Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat at Clear Sky Meditation Center. The retreat will include individual and group exercises and meditations. It will be a challenging topic\, suited to those looking for a liberating experience. \nHear more about the retreat from teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat:\nhttps://youtu.be/C7Z6B4-p_F8 \n What others have said about this retreat:\n\n[tmls category=”19″ layout=”tmls_list” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”18px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”15px” neme_font_weight=”bold” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#000000″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”date” order=”ASC” number=”1″ border_style=”tmls_border tmls_dashed_border” border_color=”#DDDDDD” ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \nCan you imagine what gems of insight await you?\n \nCourse prerequisites:  Completion of the Online Course\, A Year of Dharmic Astrology. \nRecommended reading: The Womb\, Karma and Transcendence by Namgyal Rinpoche\, available from Bodhi Publishing \nImage credit: Top image is a painting by Sonam Senge\, from the cover of the book “The Womb Karma and Transcendence” by Namgyal Rinpoche.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/karma-womb-and-transcendence-retreat-2015/
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SUMMARY:21 Taras Meditation Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a week-long retreat where we will study\, contemplate and immerse ourselves in “Tara” – an archetype of support and nourishment\, protection and encouragement.  Tara is a female bodhisattva\, a being who delays their own Buddhahood or entry into nirvana in order to assist and alleviate the suffering of others. She is known as a saviouress and as the “mother of liberation” from suffering.  View the introductory video about the 21 Taras below. \nIntroduction Video with Doug & Catherine on the 21 Taras:\n \nWhat are the benefits of the practice of Tara?\nIn contemporary parlance we’d say Tara supports us as we transcend unwholesome states and integrate psychological shadow material. \nThe following are some of the benefits traditionally associated with the Tara practice: \nHas the power to dispel poisons such as toxic unwholesome states of being \nGuards us from both mental and physical dis-ease \nDispels conflict\, including unpleasant dreams \nLiberates “hosts of troublesome spirits” and “raised corpses” \nAbout the 21 Taras\nTara – her name also means “star” – has 21 primary emanations\, each of which performs a different kind of emancipating activity. As the female Bodhisattva of Enlightened Activity\, Tara manifests in four ways\, one for each of the four kinds of enlightened activity: pacification\, augmentation\, subjugation and wrath. \nWhite Tara represents the enlightened activity of pacification\, including the overcoming of sickness\, causes of untimely death\, and obstacles to success in one’s life or one’s spiritual practice. \nYellow Tara performs the enlightened activity of increasing the positive qualities conducive to a long life\, peace\, happiness and success in one’s spiritual practice. \nRed Tara undertakes the enlightened activity of power\, or overpowering external forces that cannot be tamed through the first two activities. This would include\, for example\, removing obstacles to sickness\, untimely death\, etc.\, and establishing conducive conditions for one’s spiritual practice. \nBlack Tara performs the enlightened activity of wrath. This involves using energetic methods to accomplish enlightened purposes when they cannot be accomplished through other means. \nEach of these four Enlightened Activity Taras is associated with an additional four Taras\, every one of which helps us to alleviate one of the 16 fears that humans are subject to according to the classic Buddhist canon. \nWong Kur / Initiation\nThe retreat will include at least one Tibetan-style empowerment (Wong Kur). \nDāna\nThis retreat is offered by Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat on the basis of dāna\, or generosity practice. Learn more about dāna. \nWhat others say\n[tmls category=”26″ layout=”tmls_list” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”15px” neme_font_weight=”normal” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#000000″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”date” order=”DESC” border_style=”tmls_border tmls_dashed_border” border_color=”#DDDDDD” ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \n Location & Registration\nThis retreat is held at Clear Sky Center.  Visit the Clear Sky 21 Tara Retreat page for registration\, accommodation & meal fees.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/21-taras-meditation-retreat/
LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Hero's Journey Retreat at Clear Sky Center
DESCRIPTION:The Hero’s Journey\nThis popular retreat offers a powerful mythical journey experience. Accepting the challenge of the Hero’s Journey will leave you with a healthier\, strengthened ego – one more fully integrated with the ‘shadow’ and thus accessing more energy and less susceptible to stress. \nIntroducing the shadow\nWhat do we mean by ‘shadow’? Our shadow aspects are the unconscious patterns and views that affect our behavior\, decisions and intentions to the extent that we’re not acting consciously for the benefit of ourselves or others. For most of us\, the ego is locked in a continual struggle with the shadow: it determines whether we like or dislike people\, situations and things\, without realizing why or being conscious of our responses. \nIn terms of lifetime patterns\, we may be undermining our relationships\, blocking our growth\, and limiting our spiritual unfoldment and thus our ability to benefit others. \nOr: we can choose to take a look at what’s really going on under the surface. Negative emotions like anxiety and depression are rooted in the ego’s need to ‘object’-ify our experience. We attempt to cling to things. Since all things have an impermanent nature\, this inevitably leads to struggle and dissatisfaction. Once we commit to the challenge to release the energy locked in there\, imagine the fountain of energy that becomes available to us then! \nEnter the Hero\nIn this retreat\, support your inner hero or heroine to undertake a courageous journey through the archetypes. The aim: not to destroy the shadow\, but to integrate it with the ego – releasing a healthy\, or awakening\, human being. \nWhen you explore and meditate on archetypes in place of your objects\, you provide a halfway house for your object addiction. In this way\, the Hero’s Journey slowly reveals to you the essential nature of reality – the ground of being. These insights are only accessible through direct experience – also known as ‘pure perception.’ \nDāna\nThis retreat is offered by Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat on the basis of dāna\, or generosity practice. Learn more about dāna. \nWhat Others Say\n[tmls category=”32″ layout=”tmls_list” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”15px” neme_font_weight=”normal” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#000000″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”date” order=”DESC” border_style=”tmls_border tmls_dashed_border” border_color=”#DDDDDD” ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ] \nLocation & Registration\nJoin us for this mythical journey at Clear Sky Center in eastern BC\, Canada\, amidst supportive and nurturing 310 acres of natural beauty. Visit the registration page for fees charged by the center for food and accommodation.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/the-heros-journey-retreat-2015/
LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Meditation Retreat: Enlivening the Mystical Life
DESCRIPTION:Are you longing for a greater sense of the mystical in your life?\nIt awaits us\, as part of the human birthright of awakening. This four-week retreat from December 19 addresses four stages of the mystical life\, and may be attended in its entirety or for particular stages: \n1) Building an Unassailable Spiritual Aspiration (Dec 20 – 26)\nLike any stable creation\, our spiritual life needs to be built on a strong and sound foundation. During this stage we lay or strengthen the groundwork for the fundamentals of the spiritual life. Highlights include teachings and meditations on impermanence and the preciousness of this human birth\, as well as cornerstones of spiritual aspiration such as generosity and others means of generating merit. \n2) Abiding with the Divine (Dec 27 – Jan 2)\nCompassion and loving kindness are two of the indescribably precious “divine abidings\,” where fully awakened beings spend all their time! We go in depth to craft our practice of building\, maintaining and growing these prized assets\, so that we spend more and more of our time there. This stage also reveals how we can continue to fertilize their growth while we go about our daily lives\, a crucial component to the virtual monastery. \n3) Catalyzing Growth Through Universal Archetypes (Jan 3- Jan 9)\n\nWe all live by creating and sustaining images and appearances – we have to appear somehow! This stage examines a variety of historical archetypes of how we humans have modeled ourselves around the world and over the centuries. What are the differences and similarities between Superman\, Apollo and Manjushri or between Athena\, the High Priestess and Prajnaparamita? More importantly\, how do we use each and all of these to catalyze psychic transformation in ourselves in order to help us lead more transformative\, productive\, and spiritually enriched lives? \n4) The Highest Attainment (Jan 10- Jan 16)\nSpacious\, clear radiant consciousness is the birthright of the human being. It’s ours for the taking! This stage is about how we get there\, and what we do when we get there. While we are exploring the “open clear sky mind” (yes we named our center after this state) through the stages of emptiness\, we pass through many ancient traditions\, including insight\, Mahamudra\, Dzogchen and Zen. We’ll practice these techniques in retreat in order to better manifest these in our day-to-day lives. Ask yourself: would you enjoy more spaciousness in your daily life? \nInterested in the retreat?\n\n \nDoug and Catherine offer their teachings by Dana.  For Lodging Pricing and Registration\, please visit the Clear Sky Meditation Center Website.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/meditation-retreat-enlivening-the-mystical-life/
LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Hollyhock Teachings\, Cultivating Awareness\, 2014
DESCRIPTION:Reclaim the personal power that’s every human’s birthright by growing mindfulness habits\, thereby liberating your finest qualities and decreasing obstacles to your best manifestations in the world. Together we explore receptive and active exercises\, solo and in small groups\, supplying useful tools for practice throughout the year in both daily and exceptional situations. \nConnect three times daily to hear teachings and play with creative visualization\, movement\, meditation\, speech/writing and artistic exercises. Become empowered to unveil mindful ease via the different senses and various parts of the brain. Rediscover your strengths and develop your weaker areas. Cultivate a more balanced\, holistic life full of the natural pleasures of relationships\, work\, humour and joy. \nFor more details and registration information\, please refer to the Hollyhock course page. \nLearn more about Hollyhock here. \nNew on the Hollyhock website\, our article “Spiritual Healing”.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/hollyhock-cultivating-awareness/
LOCATION:Hollyhock\, Manson's Landing\, Cortes Island\, BC\, V0P 1K0\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160131
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SUMMARY:Personal Retreats at Clear Sky Center
DESCRIPTION:Achariya Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei founded Clear Sky Retreat Center to offer spiritual practitioners the opportunity to speed up our spiritual unfoldment via living and working in an awakening conscious community and through personal and group retreats. \nTake advantage of private meditation retreat cabins to learn to better understand your own – and thus others’ – minds and hearts. To use others’ realization to further your own\, and vice versa\, see the in-person dharma retreats elsewhere on our website. \nParticipating in “awakening in action” through living and working in awakening community is another option\, as part of the Three Month Intensive karma yoga program. \nWe shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. \nT.S. Eliot — “Little Gidding” (the last of his Four Quartets) \nWhat others say\n[tmls category=”18″ layout=”tmls_list” style=”style2″ image_size=”large_image” image_radius=”large_radius” text_font_family=”” text_font_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” name_font_family=”” name_font_color=”#000000″ neme_font_size=”14px” neme_font_weight=”normal” position_font_family=”” position_font_color=”#777777″ position_font_size=”12px” order_by=”rand” order=”DESC” number=”1″ border_style=”tmls_border tmls_dashed_border” border_color=”#DDDDDD” ratingstars=”enabled” ratingstarssize=”16px” ratingstarscolor=”#F47E00″ ]
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/clear-sky-centre-canada-year-long-retreat/
LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, 3567 Cockell Rd\, Bull River\, British Columbia\, V0B1N0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140519
DTSTAMP:20170224T004735Z
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SUMMARY:Guatemala: Annual Meditation Retreat
DESCRIPTION:“Kasinas\,” “mandalas” and “psychedelia” are all different words referring to tools for the development of the mind. Kasinas comprise part of the ten recollections taught by the Buddha; they are known to develop calm and concentration while also leading to bliss. Using meditative objects — such as the four elements\, colors and breathing — together we unlock the power of the here and now\, opening the mind to its natural state: clear\, radiant\, spacious wonder.\nA traditional Tibetan empowerment (or “Wong Kur”) for White Tara will be offered during this silent retreat. White Tara represents our connection with the transcendental\, and is also known for her compassion\, serenity\, and ability to confer healing and longevity.\nThis silent meditation retreat is beneficial for all levels of practitioner\, from the beginning meditation student to advanced practitioners. It includes two daily teachings with Sensei plus an opportunity for personal interviews as well as three daily group sits and time for personal practice. There will be a one hour yoga class each day with our beloved and skillful teacher\, Rae Ishe. \nVilla Sumaya has generously priced this retreat to make it accessible to all practitioners.\nPlease contact Lizzy or visit Villa Sumaya website for more details.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/guatemala-annual-meditation-retreat/
LOCATION:Villa Sumaya Retreat Center\, Lake Atitlan\, Guatemala
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lizzy":MAILTO:Lizzy@villasumaya.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140506
DTSTAMP:20170224T004735Z
CREATED:20140109T012621Z
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SUMMARY:Brazil Dharma Trip and Meditation Retreat 2014
DESCRIPTION:Explore the Dharma in Brazil at this combined Dharma Trip and Meditation Retreat with Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat. \nDharma Trip Schedule\nSaturday\, April 19 – Monday\, April 21: We will spend time exploring Sao Paulo city and the wider environs of Sao Paulo state\, including attractions such as museums\, walks\, Atlantic rain forest\, dance\, amazing food\, caves\, beaches and cultural events.\nTuesday April 22 – Wednesday April 23: further exploration with the teachers\, or free individual exploration time.\nThursday April 24 – Daytime exploration.\nThursday April 24 – Evening public class – “How to be in a good state”\nHave you ever studied what conditions are present when you are in a good state? Imagine you could be in a good state 24 hours a day\, 365 days a year. And you can. Join Doug Sensei and Catherine Pawasarat to find out more about maintaining a positive wholesome state in every moment.\nFriday April 25 – Daytime exploration.\nFriday April 25 – Evening public class – “Modern paths to spiritual awakening”\nAwakening is the cure for our modern world.  Awakening brings bliss\, clarity and joy. Awakening heals the planet and all beings. But how do you awaken? Join Doug Sensei and Catherine Pawasarat describe the modern paths to spiritual awakening\, with particular focus on karma yoga\, the path of awakening through action.\nSaturday April 26 – Exploration\nSaturday April 26  – Public class: “Transforming anger into love”\nDo you have the strength to stand back\, breathe when there is rage\, anger and wild emotions coursing through your being?   “How could he”\, “I cannot believe she said that”\, “that is not fair”. The thoughts can go on and on. The stories we build up in our head create heaps of suffering. Do these negative emotions contribute to love and peace within you and the other person?   No!  Are you curious how to transform anger\, ill will and unhappiness into love and compassion?  Join Doug Sensei and Catherine Pawasarat  teach on transforming our negative emotions into liberation.\nSunday April 27 –Wednesday April 30 – Trip to explore wider Brazil. Exact trip to be confirmed\, but may include Rio\, the Atlantic rainforest\, Brasilia\, the world heritage cerrado\, or other attractions.\nFriday May 2 – Drive to Casa Namgyal\, a Namgyal retreat centre in the quiet rolling countryside 2.5 hours from Sao Paulo for retreat. \nMeditation Retreat at Casa Namgyal\nSaturday May 3 – Sunday May 4 2014\n\n2-day meditation retreat and Namgyal Wongkur at Casa Namygal –  What is enlightenment and how can I do it?\nWhen there is too much energy in the being\, attention to detail can go awry and you may miss an important detail at a business meeting at work. If there is too much identity in the outcome of a particular action\, true joy cannot be felt.  Imagine a life where your mind has been trained to be truly equanimous. Imagine a mind where inner resistance to people and situations in life is zero. Just true acceptance of what life presents\, resting in full presence and awareness without taking it personally.  A life beyond your wildest dreams. Take a leap in faith and come join Doug Sensei and Catherine Pawasarat for this 2-day retreat.\nThe retreat will provide an opportunity to explore more deeply the topics from the public classes: the 7 factors of consciousness; the paths of awakening; and the transformation of conflicting emotions and partial views.  Doug Sensei and Catherine will teach on awareness\, calm\, investigation\, concentration\, energy\, equanimity and joy and how they balance each other out to produce a wholesome state.\nOn May 4th the trip ends after the retreat. \nPlease contact Karen for full details\, inquiries\, and pricing.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/brazil-dharma-trip-and-meditation-retreat-2014/
LOCATION:Casa Namgyal\, Sao Paolo\, Brazil
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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ORGANIZER;CN="Karen McAllister":MAILTO:mcallister.karen1@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140411
DTSTAMP:20170224T004735Z
CREATED:20140116T010543Z
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SUMMARY:Moving Through Anxiety\, Habits and Addiction: Toronto Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Transforming the Traumas of Everyday Life \n There will also be Public Talks in Toronto\, March 29th & 30th\, 2014.\n \nWhat is at the core of the ultimate unsatisfactory nature of our daily modern lives? Three of the things many of us struggle with most are our habits\, our anxieties and our addictions. \nMuch of our lives’ activities are spent attempting to either distract or overcome these forces. Even spiritual practice can and is often used this way: to smooth over or suppress these elements that have such a hold on us. \nWhat if instead of attempting to defeat or conquer these parts of ourselves\, we turned and moved into them? What would a deeper\, compassionate examination of habit\, anxiety and addiction uncover? \nDuring this 10-day retreat\, Achariya Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat will guide participants to transform addiction\, anxiety and unwholesome habits into passion\, exhilaration\, and freedom. We will examine our ways of coping with the traumas life brings\, and reframe them; finding the leverage points to uncover a more compassionate\, loving and joyful way of being. \nThe retreat will feature daily morning talks\, daily movement sessions\, 3 group meditation sits per day (the last with discussion/Q & A)\, discussions or debates (on topics to be announced)\, and opportunities for private interviews with the teachers. \nFor more information\, please contact Ruth\, details below.\nTo register\, please contact the Dharma Centre of Canada: AdminOffice@dharmacentre.org \n\n\nSuggested Readings: \n\nIncognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman\nThe Trauma of Everyday Life by Mark Epstein\nThe Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/moving-through-anxiety-habits-and-addiction-toronto-retreat/
LOCATION:Dharma Centre of Canada\, 1886 Galway Road\, Kinmount\, \, ON\, K0M 2A0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ruth Levin":MAILTO:contact@dharmahub.ca
GEO:44.7739537;-78.5296539
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140324
DTSTAMP:20170224T004735Z
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SUMMARY:Germany Meditation Retreat: Self Love
DESCRIPTION:3-Day Retreat with Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\n \nFrom Thursday\, 20th of March 2014 (3pm) until Sunday\, 23rd of March 2014 (1pm). \nSelf-love is essential to feel compassion for other beings\, and for generally thriving in life. \nExperience and strengthen compassion and self-love under the experienced guidance of Sensei Doug Duncan and Sensei Catherine Pawasarat.  We’ll use these three days to grow and draw on compassion for self and other\, learning how to transform stress\, anxiety and defensiveness into more compassion and love.  If you are seeking greater unity\, healing\, compassion and understanding\, this short retreat will provide you with tools to get there.\nNewcomers and experienced meditators welcome. \nIf you are interested in attending\, please contact Andrea\, she would be very glad to help.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/retreat-in-germany-self-love/
LOCATION:Seminarhotel Seidenbuch\, Seidenbuch\, Germany
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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ORGANIZER;CN="Andrea ":MAILTO:andreaomtare@me.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140221
DTSTAMP:20170224T004735Z
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SUMMARY:Bali Dharma Trip
DESCRIPTION:Beginning with a 10-day silent retreat led by Doug and Catherine Sensei in a green and tranquil habitat\, meditative walks through local rice fields and swims in the flowing rivers of life will add to the already priceless experience of the teachings. \nThe Dharma trip will end in Ubud with many possibilities along the way for dharmic adventure and fruition with visits to beautiful temples\, colorful villages\, breathtaking views and the powerful ocean. The best part will be doing this with our gifted teachers and sangha.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/bali-dharma-trip/
LOCATION:Orchid Villa Bali\, Ubud\, Bali\, Indonesia
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nicole P":MAILTO:nicoleporter3@gmail.com
GEO:-8.5068536;115.2624778
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140221
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SUMMARY:Bali Meditation Retreat
DESCRIPTION:“The Five Great Elements” Retreat: \nOn Bali\, the “island of holy water\,” Earth\, Wind\, Fire\, Water and Ether (also known as Akasa or space) are at the core of its myriad spiritual ceremonies. With this backdrop of Hinduism and Bali’s ancient animistic roots\, Achariya Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat will lead us through a 10-day retreat focusing on Buddhadharma and the “The Five Great Elements.” \nThe elements are seen as the origin for understanding suffering and liberation from suffering connected to the chakras\, planets\, emotions\, senses\, and ego. \n“From the five elements arise the five senses and the five fields of sensory experience\, the five negative emotions\, the five wisdoms and five extensions of the body; the constituents of every physical\, sensual\, mental and spiritual phenomenon.”-Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche \nFor those in the Bali area please join us for this journey through emotion & intuition (water)\, grounding (earth)\, mobility (air)\, transformation (fire) and the space in between (ether).
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/bali-meditation-retreat/
LOCATION:Nirarta Center\, Sideman\, Bali\, Indonesia
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nicole P":MAILTO:nicoleporter3@gmail.com
GEO:-8.461988;115.441597
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140105
DTSTAMP:20170224T004735Z
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SUMMARY:Japan Annual Year-Launching Retreat: Guru Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, Dec 25\, 2013 – Saturday\, Jan 4\, 2014\nJoin us as we begin the year by deepening our commitment to awakening in this lifetime. \nDo-It-Yourself (DIY) Dharma and the maxim that we are all already awakened are enjoying much popularity nowadays. Certainly each of us is responsible for our own awakening\, and there’s truth to the concept that we’re awakened already… but the nature of a blind spot is that it is blind. The role of the guru or guide on the Path is to bring sight to the blind\, or shine light on what is dark\, our shadow. The path of guru yoga — also known as karma yoga\, service\, or dharma training — comprises a very dynamic and rapid way to wake up. This retreat takes advantage of the Japanese temple setting to provide an environment conducive to hours of meditative practice daily\, while the teachings will explore our resistances to getting over conflicting emotions and trouble-causing views that keep us asleep. The Buddha\, in his time\, was hailed as a ‘trainer’ rather than a teacher. Thus we know that the training is key to waking us up from the sleepwalking autopilot of our conditioning\, and for speeding up our awakening process. \nThe annual year-end retreat in Japan is renowned for the depth of the practice and the supporting conditions — world-class teachings\, a seasoned sangha with many years of meditating together\, a traditional Shingon temple in the countryside\, and the influence of Zen culture all around you in Japan. \nEmail Nicole to register for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meditate and receive contemporary teachings of awakening in a Japanese Buddhist context.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/japan-annual-year-launching-retreat-guru-yoga/
LOCATION:Zofukuji Temple\, Miki City\, Hyogo\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Retreats
ORGANIZER;CN="Nicole Porter":MAILTO:nicoleporter3@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131221
DTSTAMP:20170224T004736Z
CREATED:20131217T034504Z
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SUMMARY:Australian Dharma Trip & Three-Day Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Join Doug and Catherine Sensei on this unique custom exploration of Australia’s Tropical Far North Queensland. Starting in Cairns you will visit the World Heritage listed Daintree Rainforests\, World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef (all part of the Wet Tropics)\, Atherton Tablelands and Australia’s largest National Park Island\, Hinchinbrook Island. \nAfter immersing ourselves in the sacred and breathtakingly beautiful northern part of Australia\, we’ll truly engage with Aboriginal people and traditions through an “indigenous cultural day”. All is designed to correlate with the wonderful\, crowning teachings of the Dharma at a three-day retreat: Awakening Through Traditional Wisdom. \nHuman history includes many approximate maps of the archetypal journey of spiritual unfoldment\, including everything from shamanism and agriculture-based cosmologies\, through the likes of Christianity and Buddhism\, to modern self-realization methodologies. We explore how\, throughout the ages\, spiritual traditions have used archetypes to bring the heroines and heroes of our journey to remain deeply embedded in our unconscious\, or to make breakthroughs so as to become highly integrated and self-aware. These spiritual traditions and new methodologies hold in common the ability to bridge our worldly concerns to our enlightened nature\, which lies both beyond and within. Easy access to both the mundane and the transcendental is crucial for a balanced life and spiritual health\, as well as for fearless transitions through the various stages of life and death. Just as permaculture represents a radical yet very sensible combination of many practical traditions and methodologies\, awakening can be achieved in this lifetime by drawing on traditional spiritual wisdom of indigenous cultures and ancient spiritual practices such as the Kabbalah and Buddhism. \nPlease contact Emma to register for this life-changing experience.
URL:https://www.planetdharma.com/event/australian-dharma-trip-three-day-retreat/
LOCATION:Prema Shanti Yoga & Meditation Retreat\, Queensland\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emma Roberts":MAILTO:emma.destinationsunknown@gmail.com
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