I'm very happy to let you all know that Devin Maroney and I are teaching a retreat together -- Arriving Home through Mindfulness of the Body -- at Seven Oaks in Madison, VA, March 6-9. Registration just opened today: https://imcw.org/event/?eventId=1592
Mindfulness of body is an infinitely rich exploration, and foundational to practice. In this retreat, Devin and I will weave together our reverence for traditional silent retreat with our wide-ranging experience as therapists who bring meditation into the work of embodied healing. The schedule will include guided and silent practice, Dharma talks, group interviews, and time to be present in nature as we touch the beginnings of spring.
Devin and I first met as classmates in graduate school for social work. There, we bonded over our shared love of Dharma practice, while immersing ourselves in Western psychological teachings. (Many Sunday nights during grad school, Devin was teaching at Downtown Dharma!) Since then, we have remained friends and colleagues. On my breaks from training at the monastery, I almost always drove across town to visit Devin and talk about life and practice. I'm thrilled that we will serve together as a teaching team for the first time.
As many of you know, silent retreat can be an experience of profound challenge and profound beauty. When I consider my many months spent on retreat, I don't regret a single day -- and I feel such gratitude.
We'd be very glad to practice with many of you there in March. Please feel free to reach out to either of us with questions.
Warmly,
Dechen // Ellen
-- https://www.downtowndharmadc.org/
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