Heart Magic - Trusting the Power of Loving Awareness

Language: English

In the Buddhist wisdom tradition, it’s taught that one can cultivate extraordinary power by focusing directly on the development of concentration.  It’s also taught that the four Buddhist forms of love–aka the brahamaviharas–can be used to cultivate concentration power. On this Meditation Retreat we will be learning how to tap into & trust the greatest power of all–that of an open heart.

📅 Schedule

While we don’t yet have the exact schedule for this retreat, you can see this sample retreat schedule for a good example of how it’s likely to be structured.

SAMPLE RETREAT SCHEDULE:

MONDAY, JUNE 27th

5:30pm Retreat Center Orientation

6:00pm Dinner

6:30pm Dinner Clean-up

7:30pm Retreat Opening

TUESDAY JUNE 28th – SATURDAY JULY 2nd

6:30am    Wake Up

7:00am    Group Practice

7:30am Breakfast

8:30am Yogi Job

9:30am    Morning Teaching Session w/ Emily & Vince

10:30am Self-Guided Practice

11:15am Silent Group Sitting

12:00pm       Self-Guided Practice

12:30pm       Group Practice

1:00pm Lunch

1:30pm Lunch Clean Up

2:30pm  Social Meditation Session w/ Emily & Vince

3:30pm Self-Guided Practice

4:00pm  Silent Group Sitting

4:45pm  Self-Guided Practice

5:15pm  Social Meditation Sitting

6:00pm Dinner

6:30pm Dinner Clean Up

7:30pm  Group Practice

8:00pm  Guided Qigong

8:30pm Evening Teaching Session w/ Emily & Vince

9:30pm Chanting

9:45pm         Rest or Further Practice

SUNDAY, JULY 3rd

6:30am    Wake Up

7:00am Group Practice

7:30am Breakfast

8:00am Breakfast Clean-up, Room Cleaning and Preparing to Leave

9:30am Group Practice and Retreat Closing

11:00am Snack

11:30am Snack Clean-up

12:00pm Retreat Ends

💰 Costs

There are 3 distinct costs associated with this retreat.

1) Registration Fee

In order to reserve your spot on this retreat, you’ll need to pay an up-front registration fee to Buddhist Geeks of €265 / $300.  This fee helps to cover the organizing, traveling, & accommodation costs for the Buddhist Geeks Team.  This fee is non-refundable.

REGISTER HERE

2) Lodging & Food Costs

After paying your retreat registration fee with Buddhist Geeks, we will provide information for you on how to register directly with the retreat center, Le Moulin de Chaves, for your retreat accommodations–including food–for 7 days / 6 nights.  Le Moulin has a variety of accommodation options, which you’ll be able to choose from, including the following:

• Moulin tent 2 people : €430 / $490 (per person)
• Moulin tent single : €520 / $590
• Shared room : €490 / $560
• Shared smaller attic room : €460 / $520
• Single room : €550 / $625
• Single room ensuite : €640 / $725
• Shared room ensuite : €610 / $690

3) Transparent Generosity

At the end of the retreat you’ll be invited to give directly to the teachers, to support their livelihood.  You’ll be provided with data on how much people have given to similar in-person retreats in the past, to inform your giving.  The retreat teachers do not receive any compensation for this retreat, aside from what you choose to give.