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Q: I am interested in learning about meditation. Where would you suggest that I start? I read through your courses on the website but left feeling uncertain as to which one would be best for me (group or individual).

Ideally you would start with both a short retreat experience (one day or a weekend) and series of sessions over time, in either order. We offer a variety of ways to do this.

We have a weekly meditation group that is teacher led, so you have ongoing support. You might begin with a weekend course and follow up with the weekly meditation group and periodic courses. Or begin immeadiatley by becoming part of our meditating community, that is coming to the Monday night sittings and taking courses or retreats when they become available.

Q: I am interested in the meditation retreat. I see that you meet on Friday evening 7-9 and on Saturday from 9:30-3:30. Can you give me some idea of the schedule... what you do during this time?

The Friday night session is more interactive than Saturday. Friday is beginning instruction to prepare you for the retreat on Saturday. We review the basic insight meditation practice and walking meditation, practices that we do on Saturday.

During the actual retreat we alternate guided sitting practice of about 30 minutes with 30 minutes of walking meditation. The instruction in the guided practice is intended to give you experience with different ways to pay attention and to bring more cognizant awareness to the range of normal experiences from which our daily life is constructed.

The result of a retreat is a deepening familiarity with terrain of your own mind, greater awareness of its workings during normal daily events, and increased capacity to intercede in its processes (not to mention the resulting enrichment of all relationships!)

You will find that at different times in your life and your practice, varied aspects of retreats will resonate for you. Though retreats are similar in structure, you are different every time you do a retreat. The teacher is also different and brings a unique slant to every retreat.

Hope you can join us!