by Sharon Wright | Dec 4, 2024 | Retreats
Riding the Waves of Change
Led by Peter Carlson
This retreat is suitable for beginning and more advanced meditators. The practice will progress from cultivating mental tranquility with mindfulness of breathing meditation to developing vipassana, the Buddhist term for ongoing awareness of the changing nature of mind states, with the goal of reducing distress and developing a more joyful engagement with life, no matter what the circumstances might be. The retreat will be held in noble silence.
The teacher has been actively practicing vipassana since 1982, and brings a rich mixture of Eastern and Western psychology to his teaching. Click here for more information about the teacher.
WHERE:
Deerhaven Retreat and Conference Center located at the southern end of the beautiful Ocala National Forest. All rooms are private with private bath.
Deerhaven website and directions
WHEN:
The retreat begins with dinner at 5pm on Saturday, March 15, 2025, and ends with lunch on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
FEE:
- All rooms are Private Rooms & Meals are Vegetarian. The breakeven cost that OIMG pays for the retreat is $1130. We are offering the choice of $1330, $1130, and $930. You may choose the payment according to your current financial means. Higher payments provide scholarship money for those who need it. OIMG and Deerhaven makes every effort to keep costs as low as possible and in comparison to similar retreats in other locations.
- $200 non-refundable deposit due upon registration, non-refundable after February 1, 2025.
- Some further partial scholarships may be available. Please email Sharon.
Email Sharon for more information.
REGISTRATION
Please complete the registration and payment below. You will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours. If you do not, please email Sharon.
by Sharon Wright | Nov 26, 2024 | Retreats
Joyful Living: Finding Our Home in Our Body
Overview: We would love to have you share in meditation teachings and the beauty of the Warren Willis Camp and Conference Center near Fruitland Park, Florida. Centered on a peninsula of Lake Griffin in Lake County, this setting is ideal for calming our mind, reducing our suffering, and gaining in love and wisdom. Participants can expect instruction and guided meditations, Q & A, and time for self discovery. Beginners are welcome.
Costs: $300 for a single occupancy room and food. Financial assistance is available. Options are available for your diet. Please consider donating to the teacher or to Lakeland Insight Meditation Group.
Andy Quin, from the Lakeland Insight Meditation Group, will lead this retreat. Andy has been practicing Vipassana Meditation since 1993. Andy was taught and is currently guided by the founder of Orlando Insight Meditation Group, Peter Carlson.
For more information and to register
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by Sharon Wright | Jul 24, 2023 | Classes
In addition to our weekly Sangha, we invite you to join the monthly LifeArt Meditation Group, offered on the second Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
In these sessions we explore the habits of the mind and the structures of living that allow us to live with more presence, more clarity about what matters, and more capacity for being of benefit.
Meeting format:
- A short talk on developing skillful means for maintaining a satisfying meditation practice. The emphasis here is on how to address all manner of hindrances that damage our motivation or hobble our mental capacities to remain concentrated and focused.
- A 20-minute guided meditation designed to help you put into play the ideas addressed in the talk.
- A Q&A session to gain clarity and insight about the practice.
When: Second Tuesday of the month from 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: Zoom Meeting ID 867 2496 7080; Passcode:622152
Click here to join the zoom meeting.
Teacher: Lezlie Laws. Click here to contact Lezlie.
by Sharon Wright | Nov 25, 2012 | Listen to Dharma Talks
Listen in as Bob Allen shares insightful and humorous thoughts on Gratitude on the eve of Thanksgiving
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by Sharon Wright | Sep 29, 2012 | Listen to Dharma Talks
In this Dharma talk, Tommy and the Sangha explore the Buddha’s teachings on abiding in contemplation of the body, feelings, mind, and dhammas—diligent, clearly knowing, and mindful, free from desires and discontent in regard to this world. These are considered essential mental qualities.
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