3 Day Basic Buddhism: Immersive Meditation Retreat in Cragsmoor, New York

Immersive Meditation Retreat in the USA

You’ve been practicing meditation and want to go deeper—or maybe you just want to clear some time to reawaken your practice. The focus of this weekend is Buddhist meditation in the core areas of stillness, analytica,l and generative meditations. Supported by discussion of core Buddhist teachings, the weekend time will concentrate on sessions of meditation practice followed by discussion and Q&A to better understand how to develop your personal practice.

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Highlights

Personal and guided sitting and walking meditations
Interactive sessions with question and answer periods
Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful flora and fauna
Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced ingredients
Intimate setting with personal access to the teacher
Extensive library of dharma books
2 nights accommodation

Skill level

Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced

3 days with instruction

Group size: Maximum of 10 participants

Accommodation

Check-in Time:

15:00

Check-out Time:

13:00

Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing's two residence halls offer a simple, peaceful environment that supports your retreat experience. Rates include breakfast, lunch, and dinner. To maintain an atmosphere of calm, the rooms do not have televisions, telephones, or internet access.

Program

Event highlights

Intimate setting with personal access to the teacher
Interactive sessions with question and answer periods
Personal and guided sitting and walking meditations
Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced ingredients
Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat
Extensive library of dharma books
Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful flora and fauna

Program description

Meditation is the core practice in Buddhism. Buddhism encompasses many subjects, but it is through meditation that we explore and apply those teachings. In Tibetan, the word for meditation is translated as “to become familiar with.” In meditation, you quiet your mind and open your heart to become familiar with yourselves and the world around you through the lens of Buddhist teachings.

This weekend program will concentrate on core Buddhist meditation practices with supporting related teachings. You will apply yourselves in stillness meditations to quiet an active mind; generative meditations to build positive emotions and thoughts; and analytic meditations to open your understanding. There will be a lot of time ‘on the mat’ in order to go deep in your practices.

You will leave with valuable skills that can change how you choose to relate to, react to and view the world around you, and the tools to establish or deepen your personal meditation practice.

Open to all

There are no prerequisites for this program; it is appropriate for meditators at all levels and those simply interested in exploring the teachings.

Schedule

Friday

15:00 Check-in begins
18:00 - 19:00 Dinner
19:30 - 21:00 Welcome and introduction
Calming meditation techniques

Saturday

07:00 - 08:00 Morning salutations and meditation (optional)
08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
09:30 - 11:30 Program
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:30 Program
18:00 - 19:00 Dinner
19:30 - 21:00 Evening meditation (optional)

Sunday

07:00 - 08:00 Morning salutations and meditation (optional)
08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast
09:30 - 11:30 Program
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 Checkout and departure

Location

Perched on a beautifully wooded hillside in the village of Cragsmoor, New York, this 90-acre campus is a world apart, a place to shed the intensity of modern life, a place to find yourself. The design is intimate, elegant, simple, with outdoor spaces for walking meditation and two terraces with lovely views of the woods.

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Food

Eating farm to table

Ancient wisdom describes the food as a source of prana, or life force. The Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing was founded on the premise that nourishing food is integral to wellbeing. The chefs are passionate about creating meals that are both flavorful and healthy. They use the freshest, most nutritious, least processed foods available; when possible the ingredients are organic and locally sourced.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Coffee
Tea

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Vegetarian

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

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