Just Be: A Time for Personal Renewal
With John Henderson
September 22 - 24, 2023
A DHARMAKAYA CENTER RETREAT
Leave the pressures of your normal life and immerse yourself in the tranquility of our Center. This is a time to focus on yourself and your practice.
Meditate in Milarepa Hall, in the privacy of your room, or on a rock outside. Spend afternoons in the library, perusing our extensive collection of dharma and other books. Walk our hill or through our woods. Contemplate the stars.
While this is largely unstructured time, there are some optional group meditation and yoga sessions. The weekend is designed for meditators with a developed practice—and for those seeking renewal in the serenity of a contemplative environment. Join us. Just be.
“Everyone was so kind, and helpful, and willing to support our practice.”
STAY SAFE DURING COVID-19: Please read our COVID-19 Precautions & Preparations to understand our strategies.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Partial scholarships are available for this program. Please write [email protected] for more information.
BRING A FRIEND DISCOUNT: Do you know someone who would like this program, but hasn’t been to the Center? Bring them, and you both get a 10% discount on your entire program package. For the discount to apply, there must be two reservations, at least one of whom has not taken a Dharmakaya Center class previously. At checkout, apply the Discount Code: BringAFriend.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
- Intimate setting with no mandatory schedule
- Option to meet with a Senior Teacher to plan your retreat goals
- Group meditation and guided meditation sessions (optional)
- Yoga (optional)
- Singing Bowls (optional)
- Delicious all-vegetarian meals with farm-fresh, local ingredients
- Extensive library of dharma and wellbeing books
- Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful flora and fauna
OPEN TO ALL
There are no prerequisites for this program; it is appropriate for all.
SCHEDULE
Friday, September 22
| 3:00 PM | Check in begins |
| 6:00-7:00 PM | Dinner |
| 7:15-7:30 PM | Welcome and Introduction |
| 7:30-8:00 PM | Outdoor Sunset Meditation, optional |
| 8:00-9:30 PM | Fire Pit, optional |
| 10:00 PM | Lights out on campus |
Saturday, September 23
| 7:00-8:00 AM | Morning Salutations and Meditation, optional |
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:30-10:30 AM | Group Meditation, optional |
| 10:30-11:30 AM | Free time |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:30 PM | Woods Walk, optional |
| 2:00-6:00 PM | Free time |
| 6:00-7:00 PM | Dinner |
| 7:30-9:00 PM | Singing Bowls, optional |
| 8:00-9:30 PM | Fire Pit, optional |
| 10:00 PM | Lights out on campus |
Sunday, September 24
| 7:00-8:00 AM | Morning Salutations and Meditation, optional |
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:30 AM-10:30 AM | Walking Meditation, optional |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Checkout and Departure |
Teacher
John Henderson has studied Buddhist philosophy and practiced meditation for nearly 30 years. Since 2003 he has been a senior student of the Dharmakaya Center’s founder, Rimay master Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche. John has applied the teachings in his professional life as a serial entrepreneur, leading both healthcare and real estate businesses, and as board member of numerous not-for-profit organizations in the Northeast. He has been teaching at the Center since it opened in 2017. “Studying Buddha’s teachings and practicing in meditation is a path to transform our day-to-day lives on both a very practical level as well as spiritual level.…
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