Join Bronwyn Rorke for a Taiga Summer Retreat focused on Shamatha meditation.
Shamatha is the practice of attending continuously to a familiar object, without forgetfulness or distraction, to develop your skill of attention.
Few things affect our lives more than our faculty of attention. If we can’t focus our attention due to either agitation of dullness, we cant do anything well. Clearly, if we were to enhance our faculty of attention, our lives would improve dramatically.
Location: Fred Henne Camp Grounds, Kitchen Shelter 2
Dates: 23-25th August
Three days of meditation, communal practice sessions, yoga and Qi gong, right in our own Yellowknife backyard!
Friday
9:30 am Retreat starts
9:30 – 9:40 Information about the retreat and day
9:40 – 10:10 Yoga by Bronwyn Rorke
Silence Period Begins
10:20 – 10:40 Introduction to Part 1 by Alan Wallace (AW)
10:40 – 11:05 Guided Meditation 1 (25 Min) – AW
11:05 - 12:15 Session 1
12:15 – 12:45 Lunch break
12:45 – 1:15 Chi gong by David Klingbeil
1:15 – 1:30 Introduction to Part 2 (AW)
1:30 – 1:55 Guided Meditation 2 (25 Min) – AW
2:00 – 3.25 Session 2
3:25 – 3:35 Introduction to Part 3 (AW)
3:35 – 3:55 Guided Meditation 3 (25 Min) – AW
4:00 – 5.25 Session 3
5.25 – 6:30 Break then Dinner
6:30 – 7:10 Teaching 1
7:40 – 8:05 Teaching 2
Saturday
9:00am Retreat starts (silence period begins)
9:00 – 9:10 am Information about the retreat and day
9:10 – 9:45am Yoga with Tyler Rentmeister
9.45 – 10.10 Guided Meditation 1 (25 Min) – AW
10.10 – 10.35 Guided Meditation 2 (25 Min) – AW
10.35 – 10.45 break
10.45 - 11.10 Guided Meditation 3 (25 Min) – AW
11.10 – 12.10 Session 4
12:10 – 12:55 Lunch break
12:55 – 2:00 Teaching 3 (AW)
2:00 – 2:30 Chi gong by David Klingbeil
1:00 – 1:10 Introduction to Part 4 (AW)
1:10 – 1:35 Guided Meditation 4 (25 Min) – AW
1:40 – 3:00 Session 5
3:00 – 3:10 Introduction to Part 5 (AW)
3:10 – 3:35 Guided Meditation 5 (25 Min) – AW
3:40 – 5:00 Session 6
5:00 – 5:10 Quick stretch by Bronwyn
5:10 - 6:10 Teaching 4 (AW)
6:10 - 7:00 Break then Dinner
7:00 - 7:15 Introduction to Part 6 (AW)
7:15 - 7:40 Guided Meditation 6 (25 Min) – AW
Sunday
9:00am Retreat starts (silence period begins)
9:00 – 9:10 am Information
9:10 – 9:45am Yoga with Tyler Rentmeister
9:45 – 10:10 Teaching 5 (AW)
10:10 – 12:10pm Teaching 6, practice and Q & A – AW (break half way)
12:10 – 1:00 Lunch break
1:00 – 1:45 Teaching 7 - AW
1:45 – 2:10 Guided Meditation 7 (25 Min) – AW
2:10 – 2:45 Session 7 (only 1 practice)
2:45 – 3:30 Silent period ends – discussion and sharing
End of Retreat!
*Session = 24 minute seated silent meditation, 12 minute break. 24 minute seated silent meditation, 12 or 24 minute break.