Browse Schedule by Category: Retreats / Online Courses
Planetary Awakening, Calgary Teachings
Human Potential 360, Calgary 1231 9 Ave SE, Inglewood, Calgary, AB, CanadaJoin Dharma teacher Catherine Pawasarat in Calgary AB, for a weekend exploration of “Planetary Awakening”. Catherine will give Discourses on Deep Sustainability, covering such questions as:
-What needs to shift for humans to live in balance and harmony with the planet?
-How can we support this process in our day to day lives?
-How does the concept of sustainability translate to our mind states?
Foundations of Buddhist Philosophy (Online)
Much of the mindfulness, self-awareness and self-improvement courses that are available today are modern derivatives of ancient traditions and methods that could be called fundamentally Buddhist. These five streamed courses will give an overview of the foundations of the Buddhist teachings of liberation, helping us better understand and make optimal use of contemporary interpretations.
Holistic Clearing Retreat
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd, Bull River, British Columbia, CanadaHolistic Clearing - A Modern Liberative Practice Join 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. Course Outcomes • Recognize, identify and build on the strengths and positives already in our lives. • Use your strengths to support your growth in other areas. • Learn how to move beyond our strengths, to develop our potential further and in more integrated ways. • Recognize and clear elements of your persona that stand in the way of greater freedom and clarity. • Identify and grow completely new areas of our own potential. • Access more […]
10 Year Anniversary Celebrations at Clear Sky Retreat Center
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd, Bull River, British Columbia, CanadaWe'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. Ten years of learning together Friday, July 31st: Arrivals. Welcome, orientation, & dinner. Saturday, August 1st: Clear Sky Annual General Meeting. Anyone 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. Sunday August 2nd: Kalachakra Wong Kur. The 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. Monday, August 3rd: Meditation Platform Building and Group Activities The 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. Tuesday, August 4th: Activities with Evangelos & Maya Details coming soon. Wednesday, August 5th: Departure Day Why not continue your stay afterwards? Join the Tarot retreat led by Catherine and Doug Sensei, starting August 7th. Visit the […]
Retreat on the Tarot
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre 3567 Cockell Rd, Bull River, British Columbia, CanadaImage credit:N0cturbulous While 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. The 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. In 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. Each 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 […]
Online Course: The Paramis
The Perfections of Virtue Gather online with teachers of awakening Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat for these 60-minute webinars, one day a week for six weeks. We’ll strengthen our practice of the paramis, often translated as “The Perfections of Virtue.” Earnest and ongoing cultivation of the qualities of the six paramis leads to our speedy awakening for the benefit of all beings. Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat will be teaching this course online, on Saturday afternoons (3-4 pm Mountain Time, August 29th, September 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, October 3rd). Sessions will be 60 minutes long. * NOTE: webinars must be attended live; no recordings will be available. Registration numbers are limited to 25 people; please confirm that you’re able to attend live before you register for this course.* Determine your local time here. Cost: This course is being offered on the basis of the progressive and precious practice of dāna (generosity), the first parami. Traditional teachings hold that, while we practice all the paramis simultaneously, they are perfected in order. Course description The Paramis are one of the most fundamental teachings on the path to awakening. These teachings are found in the Prajñapāramitā Sūtra, the Lotus Sutra, and other classic texts. They are consummately relevant to every practitioner, for they are accessible to people of all spiritual backgrounds and may be practiced under a wide variety of conditions: in relationship, while meditating, while working, etc. Deceptively simple, with ongoing application, our understanding and practice of the Paramis matures and deepens to unimaginable profundity and richness. Your […]
Dharma & Astrology: Presentation at Banyen Books
Banyen Books & Sound 3608 West 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC, CanadaJoin dynamic Dharma teachers Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat for an engaging and empowering talk on Dharmic Astrology. Fresh off the success of their innovative online course, A Year of Dharmic Astrology, Doug and Catherine will share their insights and learnings gleaned from decades of study in how the system of astrology can be used to maximize personal growth and unfoldment. Astro Dharma takes the position that a better understanding of the patterning that has influenced us through our natal chart is a powerful key to unlocking greater degrees of freedom. Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat offer a truly empowering lens with which to explore these aspects of ourselves. For more about Doug and Catherine, click for this recent interview with Banyen Books: "On Integrating Eastern and Western Awakening Traditions, The Hero's Journey and Dharma-Astrology". You can also read more about astrology and Dharma in their blog post "Use AstroDharma to Increase Joy and Integrate the Shadow." For more Information about this presentation at Banyen Books: https://www.banyen.com/events/astro-dharma
Hero’s Journey, Inner Alchemy at Hollyhock
Hollyhock Manson's Landing, Cortes Island, BC, CanadaFor most of us, the ego is locked in a life-and-death struggle with the shadow. We’re continually pulled back and forth between the excitement of exploration on one hand, and the fear of abandonment and rejection on the other. The Hero/ine undertakes the courageous journey to assimilate ego and shadow, tapping into inner, previously unknown gifts to triumph over lifelong challenges in the guise of opponents. The results blossom as the harmonious union of light and dark that characterizes a truly healthy, integrated human being. Exquisitely humbled by the process, we offer all that we have learned to benefit all beings in our lives. This program features teachings, exercises and guided meditations to shepherd us through the fearless, meditative and experiential path of the hero’s journey. Video: Hero's Journey Retreat For further insight and inspiration, read Doug and Catherine's recent article on Transforming Demons to Allies and Six Benefits of the Hero's Journey. What others say about our retreats Dāna This program on the hero's journey is offered on the basis of dāna, or generosity practice. Learn more about dāna. Location & Registration This program is presented at beautiful Hollyhock retreat center on Cortes Island in BC. Please visit the Hero's Journey course page for registration, accommodation and meal fees at Hollyhock. There is a generous discount currently available for meals & accomodation. Scholarships are also available: apply at Hollyhock's Scholarship Program.
Zen and Daily Life in Calgary, Alberta
Human Potential 360, Calgary 1231 9 Ave SE, Inglewood, Calgary, AB, CanadaUrban Retreat: Saturday & Sunday Nov 7-8, 9am-4pm This two day retreat is a perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in Zen practice and insight with Doug Duncan Sensei and the Dharma Hub community. Your awareness, calm and insight will deepen greatly from two days of focused practice, transforming your experience of daily life. Each enriching day will start at 9am and finish between 3:30-4pm. We recommend also attending the public talk on Friday night to establish the philosophical foundation for the retreat. All experience levels are welcome. About the Teacher Achariya Doug Duncan has been teaching the Buddhist path to awakening for over three decades. In 2005, Duncan founded Clear Sky Meditation Center in Cranbrook, BC. He continues to travel around the world leading retreats and classes with his partner and co-teacher Catherine Pawasarat. Known for his direct and compassionate engagement with students, Doug embraces the full spectrum of the various traditions he employs in order to mentor beings to a more awakened state. His great sense of humour, caring attitude and sometimes very direct involvement makes him an effective catalyst for opening the shadow, for very practical application of the teachings, for humorous and gentle relief when tensions mount and through a diverse range of explorations expands the teachings to include all aspects of life. Public Talk: Friday 7pm, November 6 To kick off the retreat, join Doug Duncan Sensei on Friday night for an engaging class on the fundamentals of Zen. Zen was traditionally a sitting practice […]
Teachings in Sao Paolo, Brazil
From Thursday November 12th to Sunday November 15th Doug Duncan Sensei will be teaching in Sao Paulo. Details of classes and locations below – visit our Facebook page or contact [email protected] for more information. To register simply use this link: Registration Form Thursday November 12 7.30pm Impact HUB, Villa Madelena, Sao Paulo Dharma and Social Change, how to work with intolerance in self and others Come join Doug Sensei speak about getting in touch with your own struggle with intolerance, anger, rigidity and criticism. And transform these strong emotions or poisons to really be of service to other people. Learn how to transform rage to empathy, strength, loving kindness and compassion. Learn to make a true difference. For more information visit: Impact HUB Facebook Page Friday November 13 7.30pm at Rua Fradique Coutinho, Sao Paulo The Path of Dharma: learning to ride the dragon to freedom. Doug Sensei will talk about the experience of walking the path of dharma to liberation and freedom. Learn how to understand yourself better, how to deal with your frustrations & doubts, the ups and downs that appear as you walk this incredible path to a life of non-clinging awareness. For more information visit: Rua Fradique Coutinho Facebook Page To register: Registration Form Saturday November 14 10am - 4pm at Casa Maitri, Sao Paulo The Hero's Journey For most of us, the ego is locked in a life-and-death struggle with the shadow. We’re continually pulled back and forth between the excitement of exploration on one […]
