Wattle Hollow Schedule SUMMER/FALL 2024 **
Welcome dear yogis!
Joy will be on her own silent solo retreat for forty days in August and September.
(She will still receive text messages and email letters, albeit not every day)
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Following is the upcoming Summer & Fall listing of events:
** WITH THE SIMULTANEOUS AND FULL EMBRACE OF “ANNICCA”, THE BUDDHIST DOCTRINE ACKNOWLEDGING THE ETERNALLY SHIFTING AND UNFORESEEABLE FACTORS OF LIFE ON EARTH.
Registration is required. You may register anytime, friends…though my response may be somewhat delayed…
Friends, I suggest that you don’t wait too long to register for any of these offerings…They seem to fill up faster every year!
About Dharma Days
Dharma Days are a one-day opportunity, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to take a personal tour in the Theravadan Vipassana meditation traditional practices of sitting, walking, eating and loving-kindness/metta.
It’s a great chance for beginning meditators to get their feet wet, and for oldies to refresh their practice. We also do a mild 50-minute stretching/yoga/or creative movement session. An organic vegetarian lunch will be served. No charge for this day, though dana/donations are accepted. See Registration link below to register.
We will have chairs or cushions available for sitting, and yoga mats for our period of stretching, though you all are of course welcome to bring your own. I will send out an orientation letter well before the event.
All are welcome, though pre-registration must be submitted no less than three days before the retreat (e.g. the Wednesday before). These Dharma Days have been filling up the last couple of years, so don’t wait til the last minute to sign up, friends.
At Dharma Day, we also practice the Buddhist tradition of Noble Silence, though there will be group discussions and question periods. The participants’ silence allows them to sink down into the practice without distractions.
Dharma Day July 21
Sunday, July 21, 2024 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL, and a waiting list has begun!
We will be practicing the various forms of Vipassana Buddhist meditation:
** Sitting (no sessions more than 30-40 minutes), various types of practices.
** Walking (both indoor and outdoor)
** An hour-long movement/yoga session**Eating (lunchtime will be `silent, with special focus on the food)
** Metta/Lovingkindness practice
The practice of Noble Silence will be observed all day, except for group discussions, in order to deepen our meditative focus.
All Dharma Days are suitable for oldies and for newcomers…since we all need to arrive with “beginner’s mind,” anyhow.
No charge for this day, in the ancient Buddhist tradition.
Dana/donations are accepted, however.
Registration is required. Register – JoyFoxWath@gmail.com You will receive an orientation letter within a couple weeks, well before the event.
This will be last Dharma Day before Joy goes into private retreat.
Dharma Day September 15
Sunday, September 15, 2024 (10 am – 4 pm)
Dharma Days are an opportunity to take a personal tour of the Theravadan Vipassana meditation (traditionally practiced in SE Asia and in the West) practices of sitting, walking, eating and loving-kindness/metta.
It’s a great chance for beginning meditators to get their feet wet, and for oldies to refresh their practice. We also do a mild 50-minute stretching/yoga/or creative movement session. An organic vegetarian lunch will be served.
No charge for this day, though dana/ donations are accepted.
Dharma Day Sept 28
Saturday, September 28, 2024 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Dharma Days are an opportunity to take a personal tour of the Theravadan Vipassana meditation (traditionally practiced in SE Asia and in the West) practices of sitting, walking, eating and loving-kindness/metta.
It’s a great chance for beginning meditators to get their feet wet, and for oldies to refresh their practice. We also do a mild 50-minute stretching/yoga/or creative movement session. An organic vegetarian lunch will be served.
No charge for this day, though dana/ donations are accepted.
SONGWRITERS’ CREATIVITY WEEKEND
OCTOBER 4-6 , 2024
I’ve lost track of the number of fabulous weekends (29, maybe?) during which we have seen our “inner children” run free of their boundaries in a joyful exploration of what is possible, musically and creatively.
Our amazing and talented guides are Jack Williams and Still on the Hill musicians, Donna and Kelly Mulholland. It feels like a family reunion, and the newest members are lovingly absorbed right away.
The Songwriters’Creativity retreats are now scaled down in size to enrich our experience and minimize crowding. These retreats usually fill up, so contact Judy Williams (judy@jackwilliamsmusic.com, 205-572-0056) as soon as you realize that you want to come, for information about registration.
Dharma Day October 19
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2024
We will be practicing the various forms of Vipassana Buddhist meditation:
** Sitting (no sessions more than 30-40 minutes), various types of practices.
** Walking (both indoor and outdoor)
** An hour-long movement/yoga session**Eating (lunchtime will be `silent, with special focus on the food)
** Metta/Lovingkindness practice
The practice of Noble Silence will be observed all day, except for group discussions, in order to deepen our meditative focus.
All Dharma Days are suitable for oldies and for newcomers…since we all need to arrive with “beginner’s mind,” anyhow.
No charge for this day, in the ancient Buddhist tradition.
Dana/donations are accepted, however.
Email to Register
Being Where You Are Weekend
November 1 – 3 (Fri 6:00 pm – Sun 2:00 pm)
We are again quite fortunate to lure the amazing Mark Cain away from his extremely busy farm schedule to join us for this event, and to share his grace as a yogi-meditator. He and I will co-teach and guide you. This event has happened annually every year for (about?) seventeen years, minus the pandemic one year.
This is a deeper dive into the possibilities of witnessing our meditative focus and offering the mind and body a veritable “brainwash.”
No particular expertise is required for either meditation or yoga….but each participant in our sangha needs to pack equal parts of self-compassion and intention for the journey.
$125. Suggested donation, though of course no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
The weekend is held in Noble Silence, except for group discussions, and an interview with me (Joy).
Dharma Day Nov 16
Saturday, November 16th (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
(Our final activity before Wattle Hollow closes for the winter)
We will be practicing the various forms of Vipassana Buddhist meditation:
** Sitting (no sessions more than 30-40 minutes), various types of practices.
** Walking (both indoor and outdoor)
** An hour-long movement/yoga session
** Eating (lunchtime will be silent, with special focus on the food)
** Metta/Lovingkindness practice
The practice of Noble Silence will be observed all day, except for group discussions, in order to deepen our meditative focus.
All Dharma Days are suitable for oldies and for newcomers…since we all need to arrive with “beginner’s mind,” anyhow.
No charge for this day, in the ancient Buddhist tradition.
Dana/donations are accepted, however.
Joy’s Solo Retreat Time
August – September 10, 2024
Joy will be on her own silent solo retreat for forty days in August and September.
(She will still receive text messages and email letters, albeit not every day)