Metta Retreats
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Dec 10 - 16, 2018 (6 days)Date: Monday, December 10, 3:00pm – Sunday, December 16, 11:30am Cost: Sliding Scale $1505 – $685, plus a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 220R18. Will open for registration on 8/8/2018 This silent retreat will focus on cultivating the quality of loving kindness (metta in Pali), infusing our hearts, minds and bodies with a strong caring wisdom. Mindful presence and… -
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Nov 23 - Dec 2, 2018 (10 days)Sayadaw U Indaka is the abbot of the Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centres (CMMC) in Yangon and Pyin Oo Lwin. On his first retreat at BMIMC Sayadaw will conduct a 10-day intensive metta (lovingkindness) retreat with the support of his translator Mimmi. Mimmi (May Myint Oo) has practiced vipassana and metta meditation for many years. Since 2004 she is Sayadaw’s translator whenever he travels and… -
Metta Centers
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Come stay at Casa Metta, House of Loving Kindness, to Metta-Morphasize your life!Included in a weeklong stay:Two Vibrational Healing Treatments…
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Spirit Rock Meditation Centeris dedicated to the teachings of the Buddha as presented in the vipassana tradition. The practice of mindful awareness,…
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Metta Programs is a non-profit organization that offers specific relational meditation practices and teachings to support a wise and compassionate…
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$450
Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2018 (3 days)Experience exotic stretches and Thai Yoga bodywork —a synthesis of acupressure, rhythmic compressions, ancient breathing arts, and meditation. Utilized therapeutically in Thailand, Thai Yoga produces balance and harmony within the body, mind, and spirit. You will: Study a 3,000-year-old traditional Asian folk art that creates radiant whole health Enjoy strengthened vitality through bandhas (body… -
OngoingThursdays at 7:00pm-8:30 pm ET Facilitated by ID Practitioner Dave Leggatt Drop-in sessions are open to anyone with some experience in a contemplative practice and familiarity with Insight Dialogue through reading or practice. You may join a drop-in session once or every week; it’s up to you. Session format includes silent practice, a contemplation offered by the facilitator, and… -
OngoingOur practice group meets for 8-10 week terms, on Wednesday evenings from 7-9pm. We also have Insight Dialogue days 3 or 4 times a year. We collect donations to cover costs of renting a room and to contribute to Metta Programs. The group is facilitated by Jane Cutler and Jane Whitehead. They have both attended retreats and facilitation workshops with Gregory Kramer since 2005 and are in ongoing… -
Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2018 (3 days)The power and challenge of meditating together: insight dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice based on Vipassana. Through dialogue, the mindfulness and serenity of the traditional silent meditation practice is brought into interaction with others. This allows us to overlook, perceive, and understand things we normally do in the bustle of our lives, and to gain more acceptance for… -
Metta Teachers
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AcroYoga International AY Level 2 (AcroYoga)Body Mind Institute (Raw Food)Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 (Sattva Yoga)Maria Kiekari She is the co-founder of…
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Steve Armstrong began his dhamma practice in 1975 with senior Western teachers Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield. After 10 years of…
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Sayādaw U Indaka is the abbot of the Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centres (CMMC) in Yangon and Pyin Oo Lwin. At both these centres, and throughout…
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$420
Dec 16 - 21, 2018 (6 days)Awareness and love (metta) are essential and beautiful aspects of any spiritual life. Awareness as developed through mindfulness practice leads to clarity, insight, and understanding. Love opens the heart, allows a kind embrace of ourselves, and connects us intimately with life. The fusion of love and mindfulness supports a compassionate response to the pain that we encounter in ourselves and in… -
Jan 12 - 20, 2019 (9 days)Insight Dialogue practitioners are invited to spend a week exploring what it really means to live the practice in community, to experience the practice unrestrained by the structure of formal retreats, and to explore ways of bringing continuity of practice into our daily lives as we meditate together while sharing our daily tasks. Our vision is to provide the freedom to practice with what is…-
Mar 23 - 31, 2019 (9 days)
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OngoingThis group meets on the first and third Friday of each month, 7:00-8:30pm, and is led by Anita Bermont. Those with prior Insight Dialogue experience are welcome. Our practice together includes a silent sit, contemplation and guided Insight Dialogue practice, group reflections, and metta. -
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Jan 11 - 13, 2019 (3 days)A disciplined mind brings happiness. — The Buddha The teachings of the Buddha (dharma) and the practices of Insight Meditation (vipassana) and Loving-Kindness (metta) are at the heart of early Buddhist teachings. They are vehicles for awareness, wisdom, and compassion. Practicing Insight Meditation develops mindfulness and clarity into the conditions that limit and liberate our experience of… -
OngoingThere are two practice opportunities. Both are led by Anna-Brown Griswold, Insight Dialogue Teacher Trainee. First Sunday of every month; 7 -8:30pm in at the Seattle Mindfulness Center, 6306 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103-5559, United States Join us for a dive into Insight Dialogue contemplations and meditation. Part of the evening will be dedicated to introducing one of the 6 Insight…-
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Mar 5 - 11, 2019 (7 days)CRAVE is:Community. Reverence. Awareness. Vulnerability. Empowerment.It is what You, the higher self, craves of you, the conscious self, to live, do and be. Join us in Costa Rica for a conscious-living retreat unlike any other. CRAVE brings together divine community, world-class yoga, fitness, movement, bountiful nature and a variety of nutritiously delicious food.What makes CRAVE… -
Mar 30 - Apr 7, 2019 (9 days)A professional training designed to prepare instructors to teach Interpersonal Mindfulness Teaching Presence in Relationship is a training designed to prepare MBSR & MBCT instructors to teach Interpersonal Mindfulness to graduates of mindfulness-based programs. Awareness, mental stability, and calmness associated with silent meditation are developed in practice with others. Based on the… -
Mar 1 - 3, 2019 (3 days)This is an introduction to Vajrayana practice as skillful method. Rituals are a feature of all known human societies. While Buddha reminded us that spiritual rituals cannot replace actual cultivation, he approved of their use to gladden and stabilize the mind in momentary goodness. Rituals are a “reminder” of our intentions that can transform the structure of appearances and create… -
$450
Apr 26 - 28, 2019 (3 days)Experience exotic stretches and Thai Yoga bodywork —a synthesis of acupressure, rhythmic compressions, ancient breathing arts, and meditation. Utilized therapeutically in Thailand, Thai Yoga produces balance and harmony within the body, mind, and spirit. You will: Study a 3,000-year-old traditional Asian folk art that creates radiant whole health Enjoy strengthened vitality through bandhas (body…
