Somatic Meditation: The Journey Home 2019

Meditation is a coming home. Through the practice of embodiment, through developing a sense of familiarity with and fidelity to immediate experience, we reconnect with the life we are living and the person we are. The effects of this are considerable.

Under the guidance of senior teacher Neil McKinlay, this week-long retreat will explore the foundational methods of somatic meditation offered by the Dharma Ocean lineage. We will unfold the basic elements of the Somatic Practice of Pure Awareness – one of the simplest and most profound practices of this tradition – and support this experience with walking meditation and periods of silence. With everything during our time together held in the enriching container of community, we will be given opportunities to glimpse – in fact, to touch – the depth and vastness of human life.

As our relationship with this life deepens, we will begin to see our way through the confusion and distraction that so characterize our days. We will start to receive the body’s wisdom without judgement and carry this into the world without agenda. We will further develop our capacity to become beacons of possibility for others in this grand community of being – a true sign we have found our way home.

Scholarships

There will be scholarships available for this program. If you are interested,  please fill out an application by April 1, 2019. After the deadline, applications will be considered and notified of any remaining funds. Click here for more information, and to find the online financial aid application. Applications will be reviewed shortly after the scholarship deadline.