This unique 1-day retreat experience will blend a variety of mindfulness meditations with learning about the background meaning and origin of these practices as they are done in several traditions. What actually is "mindfulness"? Some people may think there is only one way to practice, mindfulness, but there are many methods across traditions. Combining little […]
Spend the day treating your body and mind right. We will mix light stretching and movement meditations with some relaxation meditations, and some compassionate visualizations, beginning with more self-compassion and release, and finally ending the day with a group compassion meditation for the world. Tea, coffee and light snacks included. Learning several compassion based meditations […]
Some may think of listening and communication as a skill that you either have or don't. But it is something that we can all train in and improve at. Increasing our capacity to listen can help immensely in both personal and professional relationships. Communication can be a complex dance in which the surface message does […]
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This one day retreat will mix educational presentations about the traditional meanings of mindfulness in Buddhist traditions with guided meditations, so you can put those teachings into practice. By learning the different tools of mindfulness throughout the day, you will be better able to find those practices that particularly suit you and your own mind, […]
Wind down for the start of the New Year with a day of guided meditation and relaxation. From morning through the afternoon, we will spend a full day traversing through several guided meditation techniques to let go of any tension from the previous year and enter 2025 with a fresh mind and heart. From basic […]
This contemplative tour takes you through beautiful back-road temples and shrines, before heading into the hidden mountain trails behind Fushimi Inari Shrine. We will begin the day visiting some small yet serene and gorgeous temples in the Sennyuji temple complex. We will learn some background about the historic statues and the key place of those […]
Hike in the mountains north of Arashiyama, Kyoto in a mountain gorge toward the beautiful Kuya Falls, a sacred waterfall on the remote grounds of an Eight Dragon King Shrine. We will practice numerous contemplative exercises on the way, learning about the origins of these hidden natural wonders as ancient contemplative spaces for mountain ascetics […]
Just a short trip outside Kyoto, visit the gorgeous and expansive 1300-year old temple famous for its large, ethereal rock formations. The main building of the temple features architectural styles similar to the famous Kiyomizudera. Numerous gardens, ponds, and trails on the temple grounds make for a stunning visual journey. This temple is a part […]
Hike in the mountains north of Arashiyama, Kyoto in a mountain gorge toward the beautiful Kuya Falls, a sacred waterfall on the remote grounds of an Eight Dragon King Shrine. We will practice numerous contemplative exercises on the way, learning about the origins of these hidden natural wonders as ancient contemplative spaces for mountain ascetics […]
When Kukai, the founder of Esoteric Buddhism in Japan, returned to Kyoto with new teachings, Jingoji was his first temple of residence. Well before Kukai founded the now-famous UNESCO heritage sites of Toji and Koyasan, he began teaching at this more remote mountain temple. It's soothing river just outside the grounds and the stone stairs […]
Just a short trip outside Kyoto, visit the gorgeous and expansive 1300-year old temple famous for its large, ethereal rock formations. The main building of the temple features architectural styles similar to the famous Kiyomizudera. Numerous gardens, ponds, and trails on the temple grounds make for a stunning visual journey. This temple is a part […]
