Thanks for Supporting the BIPOC Retreats
Many members of the TCVC Community have donated to the BIPOC Retreat Fund over the past couple of years. This spring the accumulated BIPOC donations ($4,542) were offered to Common Ground Meditation Center in support of a week long BIPOC retreat in July. The funds were used to pay for travel expenses and also offered as dana to teacher Tuere Sala. It was a very special retreat for the 17 participants. Click here for their photos and comments.
Tuere will be returning to Common Ground next summer and TCVC intends to offer dana from our community to support this retreat and possibly other BIPOC retreats in the region. Click here and select “BIPOC Retreat Fund” to make a donation on our website.
Discount on Rebecca Bradshaw’s New Book
Longtime TCVC retreat teacher Rebecca Bradshaw has a new book coming out in November. Down to Earth Dharma: Insight Meditation to Awaken the Heart weaves together classical Theravada Buddhist teachings and mindfulness practices to explore ways to balance the masculine archetype qualities—action, focus, individualism, achievement, and transcendence—with the often underdeveloped feminine—feeling, embodiment, relaxation, receptivity, and intuition. TCVC members can get a 30% discount by pre-ordering the book at Shambala Publications. For the discount, please enter the code DTED30 in the shopping cart.
Upcoming Madison Insight Meditation Retreat
Ayyā Medhānandī and Ayyā Anuruddhā will teach a residential retreat at St. Anthony Spirituality Center, Marathon, WI October 13–19, 2024. The theme of this retreat will be “Noble Mind, Fearless Heart” and practice will be structured as if visiting a Theravada monastery. For more information and registration click here.
Future TCVC Retreats
Save the date for future TCVC retreats at Koronis Ministries.
February 16–23, 2025 with Chas DiCapua and Rebecca Bradshaw.
Registration opens November 1, 2024.
June 8-15, 2025 with Deborah Helzer and Annie Nugent
Click here for other opportunities for retreat practice in the upper Midwest.
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Wishing you well,
TCVC Board