Realizing the Path of Awareness:
“A Return to the Fundamentals of Mindfulness, Understanding and Compassion”
The Honey Locust Sangha Spring Retreat
Thursday, April 25 – Sunday, April 28
Creighton University Retreat Center, Griswold, Iowa
With teachings and meditations on breathing, walking, deep listening and loving speech, we will practice together. We will invite our ancestors, with both their suffering and their happiness, to join and support us, as we offer our awakening for the benefit of our families, our society and the Earth.
During this program we will focus on fundamental practices – skill building to solidify our experience of inner stability and freedom. Guidance on conscious breathing and walking will be a base for deepening our communication and understanding within ourselves and with our loved ones. Sessions of guided deep looking will support us to reflect on the way we have been living our life, to understand what deep habits and fears have been driving us, and to find new understanding and compassion to realize transformation.
Dharma Teacher:
Michael Ciborski
Michael Ciborski is a Mindfulness Dharma teacher in the Buddhist tradition of Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh. He was ordained as a monk for seven years at the Plum Village Monastery, France. Michael practiced mindfulness meditation and joined the monastic community to organize mindfulness retreats to lay practitioners around the world.
An eloquent musician, Michael also studied several European and Asian voice training and chanting traditions and served as an English language chant master in the monastery.
After leaving the monastery in 2003, Michael returned to the US and along with his wife Fern, has helped to establish spiritual community and mindfulness center in Southern New Hampshire known as MorningSun. He offers many workshops and retreats in mindfulness practice and meditation around the country. To listen to his Dharma talks, please visit (http://truemiddleway.org/dharma-talks/)
Held in the tranquil setting of the
Held in the tranquil setting of the
Creighton University Retreat Center
It is a quiet place in nature, near Griswold Iowa, about 45 minutes from Omaha. CURC is a full-service retreat center with excellent meeting/conference rooms, overnight facilities, dining hall, and chapel.
The comfortable facilities and hospitable environment are set in 157 acres of wooded area, with ambling trails along a river teeming with wildlife, song birds, and a sublime night sky.
Retreat Format
This residential retreat is designed for both beginning and experienced practitioners. It will center on periods of sitting and walking meditation and Dharma talks by our teacher. There will be small-group Dharma discussions, meal meditations, and active, mindful work practice. Periods of silence will deepen and enrich the experience by allowing time for personal reflection.
Retreat Pricing
Thursday Evening – Sunday
Double Occupancy: $310.00*
Single Occupancy: $375.00
Friday – Sunday
Double Occupancy: $240.00*
Single Occupancy: $305.00
Price includes meals, dana, room costs, and dharma hall fees
*Rooming with another person will allow us to increase the number of people who can attend the retreat, so if you are able to choose double occupancy, it would be appreciated.
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The Honey Locust Sangha / Omaha Community of Mindful Living is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.