Body, Feelings, Mind
Led By: Ananta & Todd
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
10 am - 1 pm EST
In person at New York Zendo Shobo-ji
223 East 67th Street
New York, NY 10065
Event Description:
We’re so grateful to be able to gather and have fun in person once again, so we’ve been organizing monthly weekend practice days in NYC as a chance to come together and practice in community. For this March NYC day retreat, the theme will be Life With Full Attention: Body, Feelings, Mind.
Our mindset and inner narratives can limit us. Using mindfulness as a tool, we can learn to work with noisy, chaotic thoughts in order to become more creative and energetic. We can become more able to face the challenges of life: managing stress, coping better with illness, and reducing anxiety and depression.
There can be even more when we put mindfulness back into its Buddhist context, so it becomes more authentic and effective. Life with Full Attention does just this; it guides us in practical ways, taking into consideration the pressures of modern life so we can move towards reality itself and open up to the possibility of the Enlightened Mind, here and now.
This day retreat complements the 8-week, Monday evening Life With Full Attention course, and it’s accompanied by another day retreat in April. It can be attended in conjunction with the course or as a stand-alone event.
Taken together, you’ll get a thorough grounding in mindfulness practice as we move towards the limitless potential of our mind. For newcomers and those wanting to revisit the fundamentals of mindfulness practice or wanting to renew their inspiration.
Join us at the New York Zendo (223 E 67th St, New York, NY 10065) for a morning of meditation, discussion, ritual, and connecting with community, followed by lunch at 1:15 pm @ Le Botaniste UES, which serves 100% organic, plant-based food. You can find it at 833 Lexington Avenue (between 63rd & 64th St). After that, you can join us for a cultural excursion nearby.
This event is OPEN TO ALL—all are welcome. Join us as early as 9:40 am.
Agenda:
Gathering
Meditation
Discussion
Meditation
Closing
About the Leaders:
Ananta has practiced within the Triratna Buddhist Community for 25 years and has spent over three years on retreat. He was Ordained in 2007 and is a leading teacher of Triratna New York and of the Triratna US & Canada Men’s ordination training team.
He is the CEO of Karuna USA, a Buddhist-inspired international nonprofit tackling poverty and discrimination in South Asia, and formerly led global youth empowerment initiatives with the United Nations. He is a certified Mindfulness teacher with Brown University.
Todd is a Mitra within the Triratna Buddhist Community and has been practicing meditation regularly for over five years. He began his Buddhist journey in the United Kingdom and for the last year and a half has been an active member of the New York/New Jersey sangha. Todd has recently received his Letter of Invitation to Join the Order and will be Ordained this year.
Registration:
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Payment:
Suggested donation of $25-40.