Exploring the Dharma Together
A Weekend of Insight Dialogue with Nicola Redfern
November 2 and 3, 2019, 10am - 5pm
Sangha House, 248 D Street, Salida,CO 81201
Registration for the weekend is $50 plus dana
Please bring your own lunch.
Registration will open September 1, 2019
 
Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice that brings together meditative awareness, the wisdom teachings of the Buddha, and the power of relationship. It has the same traditional roots as silent meditation: developing mindfulness, compassion and insight, while investigating present moment experience.
 During our weekend together, we will explore the six meditation guidelines that form the core of Insight Dialogue practice. These guidelines help establish and sustain the meditative qualities of mind while contemplating the Dharma together. We will engage in silent and guided meditation, with the majority of time spent engaging in meditative dialogue practice in dyads.
Nicola Redfern is an Insight Dialogue teacher with an extensive background in both Zen and Vipassana meditation. She has been trained to teach Insight Dialogue by founding teacher Gregory Kramer. With a strong belief that awakening is not simply a solo endeavor, she’s particularly interested in getting meditation off the cushion and fully integrated into life, work, and relationships. Nic has also taught Nonviolent Communication, and offers courses on unlearning racism.
For more info on Insight Dialogue visit metta.org

The Power of Stillness & PresenceSaturday, August 24, 2019 9:00 AM - Sunday, August 25, 2019 4:00 PM  (Mountain Time)
 
Meadowrock Ranch 
18555 CR 271 
Nathrop, CO

A ​2-day ​Non-residential ​Vipassana ​Meditation ​Retreat

At ​the ​still ​point ​of ​the ​turning ​world...Neither ​from ​nor ​towards; ​at ​the ​still ​point, ​there ​the ​dance ​is... ​–T.S. ​Eliot

This ​will ​be ​an ​opportunity ​to ​practice ​continuous ​mindfulness ​meditation ​in ​silence ​throughout ​the ​day—in ​sitting ​and ​walking ​meditation. ​In ​the ​silence ​we ​are ​freed ​from ​much ​of ​the ​daily ​barrage ​of ​stimulus ​that ​draws ​our ​attention ​outward, ​letting ​us ​delve ​deeply ​inward. ​Being ​aware ​of ​our ​experience ​from ​a ​place ​of ​stillness ​and ​equanimity ​allows ​us ​to ​see ​more ​clearly, ​and ​as ​insight ​deepens, ​compassion ​and ​wisdom ​can ​arise. ​This ​retreat ​is ​designed ​for ​beginners ​and ​experienced ​practitioners.

COST: ​​​ ​​​No ​​​Cost ​​​Retreat ​​​- ​​​Donations ​​​to ​​​the ​​​teacher ​​​and ​​​Sangha ​​​are ​​​gratefully ​​​accepted. ​​​Retreatants ​​​will ​​​have ​​​the ​​​opportunity ​​​to ​​​offer ​​​dana ​​​(donations) ​​​to ​​​the ​​​teacher ​​​and ​​​to ​​the ​​Sangha ​​​at ​​​retreat’s ​​​end. ​​The ​​​teacher ​​​will ​​​receive ​​​no ​​​other ​​​financial ​​​compensation.

Here is the link to the registration page:
https://www.regonline.com/registration/login.aspx?eventID=2562947&MethodId=0&EventsessionId=

Space ​​​is ​​​limited, ​​​so ​​​please ​​​register ​​​early. ​​​ ​​​
​If ​​​you ​​​have ​​​questions, ​​​please email the Salida Sangha