A new Paradigm

Going Against the Stream: Mindfulness and Compassion to Awaken
the Heart


During this 7-day Insight meditation retreat, we will learn to
develop a greater sense of care for ourselves and for our world
through the revolutionary practices of the Dharma. Using a
hybrid of mindfulness, loving-kindness and compassion meditation
techniques, we will develop emotional balance by uncovering what
blocks us from our own well-being, and begin to free ourselves
into the heart of wisdom and compassion.


Each day will include periods of sitting and walking
meditation, Dharma talks, interviews and some group process.
Through meditative insight, we see clearly that our thoughts and
emotions don’t need to define or control us. In their greatest
capacity, they can guide us towards what is most meaningful in
our lives. At their most destructive, we’re caught by them: lost
in the grip of anger, sadness, fear, or overwhelm. This suffering
is natural and human, but we can learn to create more space,
choice, and ease in the face of life’s inevitable ups and downs.