Your Life is A Work of Art: A Daylong Meditation Retreat
June 9, 2024
10-4 pm
New York, NY
All are welcome! Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs. The building is wheelchair accessible and there will be gender neutral bathrooms available.
"Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...build your life as if it were a work of art."
~ Abraham Joshua Heschel
As we engage in mindfulness practice, or embodied mindful awareness practice, we plant conscious seeds of intention: intentions to pause, intentions to show up with care and integrity, intentions to reflect, intentions to be a more present friend or community member, intentions to stand up for human rights, intentions to [fill-in-the-blank] – and then we strengthen our capacity to attend to those intentions. In other words, we treat our lives as works of art.
And yet it can be hard to carve out space to strengthen this capacity in the midst of a 21st-century world full of distraction and suffering. There may be nothing more important than choosing to slow down, deepen into awareness and compassion, and pay attention to the wisdom of the mind, heart, and body with care. Engaging in this process in a supportive communal context is what retreat is all about.
All of you are warmly welcome whether you've never meditated before or have been meditating for years.
We want to honor the Buddhist roots of this retreat format and the practices we're teaching. Our teaching has also been heavily influenced by other wisdom traditions.
The approximate schedule for the retreat is as follows (it is subject to change):
9:30-10 am ET: Arrive, meet a new friend, take your seat for our 10 am start time
10-10:45 am ET: Getting started (grounding practice, introductions, community invitations, brief teaching)
10:45-11:15 am ET: Mindfulness meditation instructions & first meditation period
11:15-11:45 am ET: Walking meditation instructions & walking meditation period
11:45-12:15 pm ET: Meditation period
12:15-12:30 pm ET: Introduction to mindful eating
12:30-1:30 pm ET: Lunch (bring your own or go out for lunch!)
1:30-2 pm ET: Afternoon teaching
2-2:45 pm ET: Compassion meditation instructions & meditation period
2:45-3:15 pm ET: Walking meditation period
3:15-4 pm ET: Closing circle
There are 36 spots available for this retreat, so please register as soon as possible if you would like to participate. Important note: If you would like to attend and the pricing is prohibitive for you, please contact us at info@mindfulnessconsulting.net. There is some limited financial assistance available.