Featured Retreat

Many of us long for a deeper intimacy with life, hoping for a life that will be more profound or more moving or simply different. Dhamma practice responds directly to this kind of dissatisfaction. By coming to sit and walk among a community of folks with similar aspirations, we are supported to develop balance and stability, enabling us to be with all of the fullness of a human life. And further, we can find and cultivate the motivation and courage to change our ways of responding to life, our life as it is now. This is the discovery of the Path of acceptance and change. Without avoiding or backing away from life’s unfolding, we meet experience moment-by-moment and develop greater clarity about what it is and ways to respond skillfully, reducing dissatisfaction and cultivating joy.

The thoroughness of this exploration of and response to life is ‘fully living.’ In this way, we allow mindfulness and patient, persistent investigation to open doors to the depth and breadth of the many facets of life, leading to understanding, insight, and an appreciation of our unique unfolding. Qualities such as contentment, curiosity, compassion, gratitude, and equanimity are the fruits of this practice.

Come join us and experience the support of sangha on this retreat. The weekend option will provide an overview and model for this with opportunity to practice — the weeklong will take the dive deeper and harvest what ripens.

This retreat is taught by Dhammadipa and Jeff Rosenberg, and takes place at Seven Oaks retreat center. Register now on the IMCW website. Scholarships are available.