Thurs 4pm – Wed 4 pm

This will be a week-long silent Vipassana-style meditation retreat, focused on the ways and means that we employ to deal with life’s inevitable stressors. . . e.g. Do we take refuge in food, addictive substances, relationships, or a particular mindset?

The length of this retreat offers us enough time to witness our own individualized patterns, and address them. We will use writing, yoga, and group sharing along with silent introspection to plumb the depths of our choices, and perhaps make some new ones.

In this week-long retreat, we will follow a more formal Theravadan schedule:
* starting the day at 6:00 a.m.
* somewhat longer sitting sessions (i.e. forty or forty-five minutes)
* fasting from lunch til breakfast. Meditators can experience the freedom from our cultural habit of always waiting to be fed the next meal, by having tea in the evenings.. And, there will be a crockpot of soup in the castle kitchen for those who need or wish an evening meal.

This retreat is being run by dana (a Pali word roughly translated as donation). Upon reflection, however, I’m asking for a $50. deposit when you register. It’s been my experience that, for those who haven’t somehow committed themselves, “something else” often comes up at the last minute. If you would like your deposit back, after participating in the week-long meditation, that can be easily arranged.

Although there is an option to do partial retreat, preference will be given to those who choose to attend the entire time.

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A day of silent introspection (Vipassana style) meditation, combined with yoga stretching.

A chance to go inside, as the dark days of winter set in, and re-kindle our intention
to take refuge in, and cradle the higher wisdom that already lives inside us.

This one-day silent guided meditation, led by Joy, is open to all levels of experience.
Cost: dana ( the Pali word for donation). Lunch is included.

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Together we will explore the patterns we created a long time ago, in forming the personae/personality, and how the mind continues to reach for this template. Silent meditative witnessing, automatic writing, and yoga will be the tools that we use to expand our awareness.

Led by Joy Fox, Wattle Hollow owner, therapist, and retreat leader.

Cost: $100. And no one is ever refused attendance at a Buddhist event for lack of finances.

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The Great Mother

Saturday, May 1st, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

This year we are inviting all the local NWA meditation groups to join us for a day of contemplative meditation focusing on the feminine principles of self-acceptance and unconditional lovingkindness.

We will tour the many Mother/Feminine meditation sites at Wattle (i.e. the Black Madonna, Virgen of Guadeloupe room, the Earth Mother, Gaia, Kuanyin), and silently discover what resonates from within. Meditation will be led by Joy Fox, with accompanying yoga.

Cost: dana/donation. Lunch will be provided.

You must reserve ahead of time, please.

Dharma Day – Sunday, April 19th 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Meditation and yoga will be guided by Joy Fox.
Cost: by dana (donation)