Twin Cities Vipassana Collective
Mindful living in the greater Twin Cities area
This summer, Kamala Masters and Steve Armstrong are leading an online retreat from 6PM on June 17th to 5PM on June 21st. The theme of the retreat is Well Being and Balance – Within Ourselves and Within the World.
Please read more about the retreat in the newsletter. If you have any questions about the upcoming retreat, feel free to reach out to retreats@tcvc.info.
This winter, Chas DiCapua and Rebecca Bradshaw will lead a 5-day online retreat. The retreat begins at 6:30 PM CST on Friday, February 18 and ends at 11 AM CST on Wednesday, February 23. The theme of the retreat is Compassion and Wisdom: Empowering the Heart and Mind.
Please read more about the retreat in the winter newsletter. If you have any questions about the upcoming retreat, feel free to reach out to retreats@tcvc.info.
This summer, Kamala Masters and Steve Armstrong are leading a 3 day online retreat from June 10th to the 13th, 2021. The theme of the retreat is Awareness with Kindness and Equanimity.
Please read more about the retreat in the summer newsletter. If you have any questions about the upcoming retreat, feel free to reach out to retreats@tcvc.info.
This winter, Chas DiCapua and Rebecca Bradshaw are leading a 5 day online retreat from February 12th to the 17th, 2021. The theme of the retreat is Navigating the world with an open heart.
Please read more about the retreat in the winter newsletter. If you have any questions about the upcoming retreat, feel free to reach out to retreats@tcvc.info. If you have other general questions, please contact us at info@tcvc.info.
The June 2020 retreat has been cancelled due to the pandemic.
This winter, Chas DiCapua, Rebecca Bradshaw and Shelly Graf are leading a 7 day retreat from February 14th to the 21st, 2020. The theme of the retreat is Living in Harmony with the Truth of Life. Participants will have the opportunity to practice with this theme in noble silence with the TCVC community.
Please read more about the retreat in the winter newsletter. If you have any questions about the upcoming retreat, feel free to reach out to retreats@tcvc.info. If you have other general questions, please contact us at info@tcvc.info.
This summer, Steve Armstrong, Kamala Masters and Vance Pryor are leading an 8 day retreat from June 7th to the 15th, 2019. The theme of the retreat is Mindfulness, Insight and Liberation in the Four Noble Truths. Participants will have the opportunity to practice with this theme in noble silence with the TCVC community.
Please read more about the retreat in the summer newsletter. If you have any questions about the upcoming retreat, feel free to reach out to retreats@tcvc.info. If you have other general questions, please contact us at info@tcvc.info.
This winter, Chas DiCapua and Rebecca Bradshaw are leading a 7 day retreat at Koinonia Center in South Haven, MN. Participants will have the opportunity to practice the four foundations of mindfulness in noble silence with the TCVC community.
Please read more about the retreat in the winter newsletter. If you have any questions about the upcoming retreat, feel free to reach out to retreats@tcvc.info. If you have other general questions, please contact us at info@tcvc.info. Have a great fall, and we look forward to seeing you this February!
Many of you may have already heard, but for those that have not… In the last days of February, while installing some prayer flags at the sanctuary on Maui, Steve noticed that he had trouble speaking to his friend Roger. He immediately went to the emergency room and has since had brain tumor surgery. He has a rare, aggressive, fast growing cancer (GBM: glioblastoma multiforme) that cannot be cured but is treated with a standard protocol of radiology and chemo which he is undergoing now.
You can visit his Caring Bridge Site for what is truly an inspiring and heart-connecting chronicle of his journey. The site name is stevenkarmstrong. Here’s the link: https://www.caringbridge.org/
Common Ground Meditation Center will be having an event on Tuesday, May 15th at 7 PM to help support Steve’s medical expenses. You can also make a donation directly to Vipassana Metta Foundation here: http://vipassanametta.org/wp/
There is still space for the June 15-24 retreat with Kamala Masters at Koinonia Retreat Center. Click here to register. You can register online or use the registration form within the newsletter to mail along with a check. The focus of the retreat will be “Deepening Awareness of Life with Equanimity.”
TCVC offers scholarships for up to half the cost of a shared room at the retreat. If you wish, you may request to share a room with another person attending the retreat and we will make every effort to accommodate your request. Beginning meditators and people of all races, ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities, religions and abilities are welcome. If you have any questions or concerns about attending the retreat, please talk to the registrar. Email her at retreats@tcvc.info.
Wishing you well,
TCVC Board
This summer Kamala Masters will join us at Koinonia Center to lead a retreat on ‘Deepening Awareness of Life with Equanimity.’
You can find more out about the retreat and other events in the Summer newsletter. If you have any retreat questions, let us know at retreats@tcvc.info. If you have other general questions, contact us at info@tcvc.info. We look forward to another great retreat with Kamala this summer!
