Heart-Centered Being: Finding and Living Your Purpose
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Copper Beech Institute
- 303 Tunxis Rd., West Hartford, CT 06107
- Mar 10, 2018 (1 day)
- $65.00 - Tuition
About us
IDEAL FOR: All levels including beginners
What are your passions and values? Have you drifted away from them somehow? You’re not alone. It’s easy to lose sight of who we are in the urgency of daily life.
In this workshop, we will reconnect with and honor these deepest parts of ourselves through contemplative practices, such as meditation and mindful movement (for all ability levels). These practices will help you shift your focus of thinking from your head to your heart, clarifying and strengthening your passions and values. We will then integrate what you discover into personalized plans for daily living and greater lifework. When we attend to what deeply motivates us, our greater purpose emerges. This program will help you find and live in fulfillment of that purpose.
Tuition is $65.
About the Venue and Teacher
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Copper Beech Institute
WELCOMEWelcome to New England’s newest home and retreat center for meditation and contemplative practice. Copper Beech Institute envisions a future where mindfulness and contemplative practice are transforming our daily lives, our personal relationships, and every level of society affecting a healing shift in how we relate to one another and the earth. If you are a seasoned practitioner of meditation and yoga, you are welcome to deepen your practice here. If you have always wanted to explore mindfulness and contemplation but have never had the opportunity, we encourage you to discover something new here. If you simply need a space to rest, reflect, and explore the deep questions of life, you are most welcome to relax and play here.Copper Beech Institute is an independent, non-sectarian organization in West Hartford, Connecticut located on the idyllic campus of Holy Family Retreat & Conference Center which for over sixty years has been a refuge for those seeking quiet, contemplation, and peace. Our center occupies a renovated wing of the facility operating independently from the historic Catholic retreat center. Copper Beech Institute is an oasis of growth and transformation no matter your background or experience. We invite dynamic leaders and spiritual teachers from across the globe to share wisdom and practices to heal, transform, and empower us to live fearlessly with joy and resilience. We offer quiet places for you to rest, creative food to nourish your health, healing arts therapists to relax your body, 48 wooded acres for you to wander and a compassionate staff to support your growth and personal exploration. Join us on our journey to create a world of deeper awareness, connection, and compassion.Louise Cornetta September 17, 2018
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Kristen Picard
Kristen Picard (or Kris) is a teacher, speaker, and student. She took her first yoga class in 2004 and fell in love with the practice. In 2007, she became a certified yoga instructor through Central Mass Yoga and Wellness in West Boylston, MA. Yoga and meditation have since become a central part of her daily life. By embracing a contemplative and mindful lifestyle, Kris’s days are infused with purpose and peace. As a teacher and speaker, Kris focuses on encouraging various aspects of mindful living such as healthy lifestyle choices as well as mindfulness practices such as yoga and meditation. She offers participants a rich understanding of mindfulness by presenting a foundation of philosophy and research, which is solidified through experiential learning. Kris is currently a student at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA where she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Adult Learning and Development, a field that includes the study of adults’ capacity for change. In her research, Kris is exploring the growth experiences reported by adults as they develop and deepen their mindfulness meditation practices. The theories explored in her academic work serve as the foundation for her lifework as a teacher, a speaker, and a lifelong student.
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