Metta
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![Liz Heffernan, E-RYT 500,Integrative Yoga Therapist - C-IAYT]()
Liz Heffernan, E-RYT 500,Integrative…![Peggy Profant E-RYT 500]()
Peggy Profant E-RYT 500Liz Heffernan, E-RYT 500,Integrative Yoga Therapist - C-IAYT +1
Your guides![200-Hour Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training Zen Spirit Yoga Resort Playa Coyote, Costa Rica]()
Dec 1 - 18, 2019 (18 days)-
Airport pick-up available (extra cost), Airport drop-off available (extra cost)
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24 People per group
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3 Meals provided each day. Vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian, includes-meat, organic, gluten-free, dairy-free options available
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Private, shared rooms available
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Nishan DisanayakeNishan Disanayake
Your guide![60 Hour Meditation Teacher Training]()
Dec 3 - 14, 2019 (12 days)Meditation Teacher Training Foundations & Inner Healing Retreat (10 days, 60hrs) Cultivate deeper inner peace and deeper unconditional love Your own state of inner peace and unconditional love brings peace and inspiration to people you guide, this may be the most important factor in your success as a meditation teacher. Psychic readings and deep healing meditations throughout the course will… -
Metta Organizations
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Hendrik van der MerweHendrik van der Merwe
Your guide![12 Day Thai Yoga Massage Training Retreat Garden Route South Africa]()
Nov 18 - 30, 2019 (13 days)-
Airport pick-up available (extra cost), Airport drop-off available (extra cost)
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10 People per group
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3 Meals provided each day. Vegan, vegetarian, organic, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free options available
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Private, shared, camping rooms available
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![Here Comes the Sun: New Year's Dharma, Yoga & Devotional Chanting Retreat]()
Dec 27, 2019 - Jan 1, 2020 (6 days)On this retreat we will invoke Krishna-Radha, Sita-Ram, Lokeshvara, Tara, and Hanuman, celebrating their tireless divine efforts to save the world from needless suffering with chanting, learning, meditating, and energizing and healing the body. This retreat combines Krishna Das’ bhakti and universal love teachings—descended from his guru, Maharaj Neem Karoli Baba—with Bob's teachings on… -
Metta Teachers
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David RomaDavid Roma
Your guide![8 Day Thai Massage Training]()
Feb 15 - 22, 2020 (8 days)Tambon Ban Pao Chang Wat Chiang Mai Thailand Tambon Ban Pao Chang Wat Chiang Mai Thailand-
20 People per group
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3 Meals provided each day. Vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian, ayurvedic, organic, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free options available
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Private, shared rooms available
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Ioannis SampsonidisIoannis Sampsonidis
Your guide![16 Days Thai Massage Training and Yoga Retreat Crete Island, Greece]()
Mar 15 - 30, 2020 (16 days)Chania Greece Chania GreeceThai Massage Training in a family-like setting:Υou will learn the basic routine of this wonderful healing art from Thailand. At the end of the program, for which you need no prior knowledge, you will be able to safely conduct a whole body Traditional Thai Massage. You will also be taught a special Qigong form, a special Yoga routine, and a Self-massage program, all tailored to the needs of a Thai… -
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Gregory KramerGregory Kramer
Your guide![Living the Six Tenets of a Whole Life Path]()
Dec 5 - 9, 2019 (5 days)Insight Dialogue / Metta Programs – Kincumber South New South Wales Australia Kincumber South New South Wales AustraliaDuring this retreat, with the support of Insight Dialogue and silent meditation, we will explore six tenets that will help us to craft a whole life path rooted in early Buddhist teachings, and one that suits our character and circumstances. This retreat will empower us to touch the suttas as living teachings, and to participate in a community dedicated to the development of meditative qualities… -
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Maya MagennisMaya Magennis
Your guide![Align & Unwind in Maui with Maya Magennis]()
Mar 14 - 19, 2020 (6 days)The magic of Maui is the perfect backdrop for this special 5-day retreat full of yoga, meditation, and self-care. The lush grounds of Lumeria are the perfect place to rejuvenate and retreat, offering the ultimate sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of the rest of your life. Nestled between the two historic plantation towns of Makawao and Paia, the six-acre property is surrounded by stunning… -
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Venerable CandaVenerable Canda
Your guide![The Barn: Love To Break All Boundaries: Metta Retreat with the Venerable Canda (6 nights)]()
Dec 8 - 14, 2019 (7 days)Metta, or loving kindness, is a boundless quality of heart that embraces all beings, including oneself. Metta overcomes the tensions that arise from human interaction, by gradually dissolving the forces of selfishness at their root. It is therefore a great peace-maker and promoter of harmony. The Buddha said that whatever one frequently reflects upon becomes the inclination of the mind… -
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Jill ShepherdJill Shepherd
Your guide![Liberation through Non-Clinging: An Exploration of the Five Aggregates]()
Dec 3 - 8, 2019 (6 days)The goal of the Buddhist path is sometimes defined as “liberation through non-clinging.” But what is meant by clinging? In the First Noble Truth, the Buddha proclaimed that there is dukkha (suffering, stress, distress, unsatisfactoriness), and he defined dukkha in short as “the five clinging-aggregates” of form, feeling-tone, perception, formations, and consciousness. To have any… -
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Nov 17, 2019 (1 day)Join Ranger Hazel our River Campus naturalist November 17, on National Take a Hike Day! An annual event created to get you outdoors for some fresh air, scenery, and exercise. Take a scenic walk across the river and prairie trails, get that heart pumping and breath in the crisp fall air while Hazel interprets the local landscape. You never know what you’ll find out on the trail! Hike… -
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Ranger PineRanger Pine
Your guide![Post-Thanksgiving Hike 2019]()
Dec 1, 2019 (1 day)Sticking with our annual tradition, we’ll be hiking off the holiday calories with a hike along the late autumn trails of the Mountain Park. Please join us for a nice dose of nature as an antidote to the busyness of the holiday season that is getting underway! Hike Difficulty: Moderate Dress to be outdoors. Wear good hiking shoes. Bring water and a light snack. Trails are generally in good… -
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Janet SurreyJanet Surrey
Your guide![Mindfulness, Embodiment, and Deep Listening: The Practice of Insight Dialogue]()
Nov 23, 2019 (1 day)Insight Dialogue is a relationally engaged meditation practice in the Theravadan Insight tradition. The practice rests on the power of meditating together to cultivate wisdom and compassion and to release the tangled roots of our shared human suffering. In this workshop, we will introduce the six meditation guidelines of Insight Dialogue (pause, relax, open, attune to emergence, listen deeply, and… -
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Apr 22 - May 6, 2020 (15 days)Experience practicing Metta (unconditional love and kindness) and Vipassana (insight) meditation on beautiful Cortes Island. Discover the four immeasurables (unconditional love, wise compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity) through meditations that fuse these fundamental spiritual emotions with the intuitive wisdom of Vipassana. Develop compassionate awareness and a more loving heart with a… -
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Dec 28, 2019 (1 day)The 9th Annual Raptor Resolution Run will take place at the Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center River Campus at 10:00 AM on Saturday December 28, 2019. There will be a 5-mile run and 2 ½-mile walk. The course is relatively flat and winds through a scenic area near and sometimes next to the Arkansas River to the west of the Center. Register now for a lower price! Online registration ends on… -
You are free. You are the infinite space. The craving to be free is yet another bondage. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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Gregory KramerGregory Kramer
Your guide![Living the Dhamma Every Single Day]()
Dec 1, 2019 (1 day)Insight Dialogue / Metta Programs – Camperdown New South Wales Australia Camperdown New South Wales AustraliaWe will come together to practice Insight Dialogue, an interpersonal process that brings together meditative awareness, the wisdom teachings of the Buddha, and the power of relationship to support insight into the nature, causes, and release of human suffering. In solo silent meditation, and meditating in dialogue with one another, we will cultivate inquiry into this shared human experience and… -
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Dec 7, 2019 (1 day)In this season of diminishing daylight, we cultivate and celebrate the light of awareness as we turn toward the darkness of night and winter. The words “make of yourself a light” are said to be the Buddha’s last words. In this daylong retreat, we will introduce the engaged co-meditation practice of Insight Dialogue and explore the flow and rhythms of practicing alone in silent practice and… -
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OngoingInsight Dialogue / Metta ProgramsEarthkeeper Nature School is now taking pre-registrations for the 2019/2020 school year, with classes scheduled to begin the week of August 12, 2019. You can pre-register for the 2-half day/week preschool, 4-half day/week preschool, the 2-half day/week kindergarten or the 4 half-day/week kindergarten. If you want to be sure your child has a spot, please pre-register. We will then send you the… -
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Feb 29 - Mar 29, 2020 (30 days)Insight Dialogue / Metta ProgramsAn Integrated Practice of Insight Dialogue and Vipassana Meditation Registration to Open in November. Please join us for this wonderful opportunity to experience a depth of practice that benefits from the strengths of both relational and individual silent meditation. It has been a long-held wish of Gregory’s to offer a month-long retreat. He describes it as an opportunity for extending our… -
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Bhikkhu SukhacittoBhikkhu Sukhacitto
Your guide![Die Kraft des gemeinsamen Meditierens/ The Power of Meditating Together]()
Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2019 (3 days)Die Kraft und die Herausforderung des gemeinsamen Meditierens: Einsichtsdialog ist eine zwischenmenschliche Meditationspraxis auf der Grundlage von Vipassana. Durch den Dialog wird die Achtsamkeit und Geistesruhe der traditionellen stillen Meditationsübung in die Interaktion mit anderen eingebracht. Das ermöglicht uns Dinge, die wir normalerweise in der Geschäftigkeit unseres Lebens übersehen,… -
![Field Guide: Plants of Pueblo Mountain Park]()
OngoingInsight Dialogue / Metta ProgramsThe park's wildflowers are popping up as the springtime takes hold. If you would like a field guide to help you identify the many wildflowers that call Pueblo Mountain Park home, then PLANTS OF PUEBLO MOUNTAIN PARK is the perfect companion to have with you as you walk the park's roads or hike its trails. Written by MPEC's Founder Dave Van Manen, the book provides an in-depth look at dozens of… -
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OngoingThe group meets in the evenings, 8-10:30pm. Please contact us for more information and scheduled meeting dates. -
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Your guide![Easter Retreat with Tara Frances]()
Apr 10 - 13, 2020 (4 days)Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre – Medlow Bath New South Wales Australia Medlow Bath New South Wales AustraliaTara encourages a relaxed and spacious approach to meditation to support the development of confidence and independence in practice. The retreat comprises instruction and formal practice sessions in both metta (lovingkindness) and mindfulness meditation, as well as an engaged attention to everyday activities. These will be presented within the context of the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. -
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Vito PolitanoVito Politano
Your guide![La Vita Bella: Yoga in Italia with Vito Politano]()
Sep 19 - 26, 2020 (8 days)Join Vito for a week of yoga and metta meditation in Umbria, Italy — a culturally and energetically rich region known for its medieval hillside towns, dense forests, and divine cuisine. During this retreat you will enjoy twice daily yoga practices with Vito that will help you explore, strengthen and open your body and mind through deep asana and meditation practices. You will also have the… -
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Dec 12, 2019 (1 day)Full Moon Winter Solstice Walk 2019 Hundreds of luminaria will glow along the river trail on this magical evening as we celebrate the approach of the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year. Take a stroll through this winter wonderland. This program is free of charge though $5 parking fee is required. Warm refreshments and treats are available for a donation in the Main Riverfront Building.… -
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Feb 29 - Mar 29, 2020 (30 days)The retreat is currently full with a short waiting list. We are still taking applications and recommend filling out the registration form soon if you are interested in attending The 2020 Month-Long Retreat of Integrated Practice of Insight Dialogue and Vipassana RETREAT DESCRIPTION In a whole life path approach to Dhamma, periods committed solely to meditation have a special place. When the… -
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Jill ShepherdJill Shepherd
Your guide![Freedom Here and Now: Insight Meditation + Insight Dialogue]()
Jun 6 - 12, 2020 (7 days)Insight Dialogue / Metta Programs – Douglas Park New South Wales Australia Douglas Park New South Wales AustraliaThis seven-day retreat draws on the strengths of both silent and relational insight meditation to support an engaged exploration of the Buddha’s core teachings on freedom: freedom from afflictive states such as anger, fear, sadness, greed; and freedom to live with more ease, happiness, and peace. In conjunction with the Newcastle Insight Meditation and Insight Dialogue communities*, this… -
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Sayādaw U IndakaSayādaw U Indaka
Your guide![Nine Day Metta Retreat with Sayādaw U Indaka]()
Nov 20 - 29, 2020 (10 days)Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre – Medlow Bath New South Wales Australia Medlow Bath New South Wales AustraliaSayadaw U Indaka is the abbot of the Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centres (CMMC) in Yangon and Pyin Oo Lwin. 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 teaches abroad. This is an… -
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Venerable VirañaniVenerable Virañani
Your guide![Nine Day Retreat with Venerable Virañani]()
Jul 31 - Aug 9, 2020 (10 days)Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre – Medlow Bath New South Wales Australia Medlow Bath New South Wales AustraliaThis retreat is suitable for beginners and more experienced meditators, and will include both Metta & Vipassana practice The practice of loving-kindness (mettā bhāvana) aims at the cultivation of a loving, benevolent attitude towards all living beings. Since the time of the Buddha, this form of meditation has been used as a practice in itself, and as a support for the development and… -
![Friendship on the Path: Meeting Life’s Challenges Together]()
Feb 20 - 23, 2020 (4 days)This course will explore the central importance and practice of noble friendship (kalyāṇa-mitta) in engaging the four noble truths of suffering and the end of suffering. We will introduce the guidelines of Insight Dialogue as a formal practice of noble friendship. Walking the path together, we can investigate how to fully receive and be with the challenges of our lives. We will contemplate… -
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Apr 10 - 12, 2020 (3 days)Details to follow – for now, please save the dates.
