Spring Weeklong 2020
4/24/2020
4:00 PM
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5/1/2020 11:30 AM
at Pearlstone Retreat Center (Reisterstown)
This retreat has been canceled. Friday, April 24-Friday, May 1. The focus of this weeklong retreat is to enhance intimacy with ourselves and the world.
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Jhanas and Insight Retreat
4/30/2020
4:00 PM
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5/10/2020 12:00 PM
at Claymont Society, Great Barn (Charles Town)
This retreat has been canceled. Thursday, April 30-Sunday, May 10. This retreat will focus on development of the Jhanas (deep concentration states) in a regular sitting practice for the purpose of enhancing insight practice.
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Inquiry and Insight Weekend Online Retreat
5/22/2020
7:00 PM
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5/24/2020 5:00 PM
at Zoom ()
Friday, May 22-Sunday, May 24. In this retreat, we will focus on perspectives and practices that enhance the process of inquiry. A number of principles of inquiry will be discussed and practiced. Much of the retreat will be held in Noble Silence, though there will be periods when we will be interacting in small groups or with partners.
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Opening Our Hearts to Everything Weekend
5/29/2020
4:00 PM
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5/31/2020 11:30 AM
at Claymont Society, Great Barn (Charles Town)
This silent retreat will focus on cultivating the qualities of loving kindness (metta in Pali), infusing our hearts, minds and bodies with a strong caring wisdom.
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Mid-Atlantic Family Retreat 2020
6/26/2020
4:00 PM
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6/30/2020 12:30 PM
at Sevenoaks Retreat Center (Madison)
Friday, June 26-Tuesday, June 30. Gift your family quality time together to relax and reconnect in supportive community amidst the beautiful Shenandoah foothills.
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A Direct Path to Awakening 5-Day Retreat
7/16/2020
4:00 PM
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7/20/2020 12:30 PM
at Sevenoaks Retreat Center (Madison)
Thursday, July 16-Monday, July 20. During this retreat, we’ll explore the famous Sattipatthana Sutta, or The Four Foundations of Mindfulness, which the Buddha called “the direct path to awakening”.
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New England Family Retreat 2020
7/22/2020
6:00 PM
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7/26/2020 12:30 PM
at Prindle Pond Conference Center, Hilltop (Charlton)
Wednesday, July 22 - Sunday, July 26. Gift your family quality time together to relax and reconnect in supportive community at the beautiful Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, Massachusetts. The retreat is open to parents, grandparents, and guardians with children up to age 19 interested in cultivating deeper presence, joy, resilience, and connection in everyday family life.
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Four Noble Truths Weeklong Retreat
8/23/2020
4:00 PM
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8/30/2020 12:00 PM
at Sevenoaks Retreat Center (Madison)
Sunday, August 23-Sunday, August 30. The Four Noble Truths are the heart of the Buddha’s teaching for moving from suffering toward freedom. These teachings, when cultivated through reflection and meditation, have the capacity to move us into a greater sense of peace, joy, and aliveness.
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Cultivating Mindful Presence Weekend
9/4/2020
4:00 PM
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9/6/2020 5:00 PM
at Wellspring Conference Center (Germantown)
In this retreat, we will focus on cultivating a deeper experience of mindfulness. Then we will practice contemplation of engaging that mindfulness more fully in our lived experience.
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Opening to Life Weekend
10/2/2020
4:00 PM
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10/4/2020 12:00 PM
at Capital Retreat Center (Waynesboro)
Friday, October 2-Sunday, October 4. In this retreat we will delve into teachings and practices that cultivate and deepen equanimity to experience peace even in the most challenging times.
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