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Join Melissa McKay this New Year’s for a 4-night silent meditation retreat at the beautiful Mary and Joseph Retreat Center.

A retreat provides an opportunity to deepen our meditation practice and gain a deeper understanding of the mind enabling us to release old patterns and gain an inner peace.

Most of the retreat is held in silence, with periods of sitting and walking meditation. There are dharma talks, guided meditations, and time for questions and answers. Three healthy vegetarian meals are provided for.

Retreatants are encouraged to practice mindfulness in a continuous way, staying with their own present experience as it unfolds, moment to moment. In this silent and mindful environment, awareness sharpens, the body quiets, the mind clears, and space opens for insight and understanding to develop.

By cultivating the power of awareness, clarity and kindness, we discover our path to inner freedom and a peaceful heart for the benefit or our relationship to ourselves, our community and our wider world.

Dana/Generosity: Teacher compensation is not included in the registration fee. There will be an opportunity at the end of retreat to make a donation to the teachers. Thank you for your support!

Schedule
Sunday, December 28th
• 3:00pm – 5:00pm  Arrive and Settle
• 5:30pm – 6:30pm  Dinner
• 7:00pm – 9:00pm  Opening Ceremony

Thursday, January 1st
• 11:00am  Retreat Ends

 

Melissa McKay

Melissa began her path of meditation in 1998 with a small group of dedicated practitioners in Oakland, CA with her beloved, though not known, teacher named Barbara Janus who introduced her to the teachings of Sayadaw U Pandita of Burma. Her first retreat was with Sayadaw U Pandita and the profound changes she saw in... Read more

Pricing Options
Single Room $1050
Shared Room $805

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