Twin Cities Vipassana Collective
Mindful living in the greater Twin Cities area
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!
Hello all!
Our winter retreat with Rebecca Bradshaw and Chas DiCapua is full, but we do have a waiting list available. Registration for the summer retreat with Kamala Masters will open soon, so you can look forward to the newsletters in your inbox (and here) within the next month or two! Also, our sister organization, Common Ground, has their Winter 2018 Practice Period at Prairie Farm Retreat Center beginning on the afternoon of Saturday, January 13th and ending midday on Thursday, March 29th. Please contact Common Ground Meditation for more information about Prairie Farm Practice Periods or check out their Retreats Page for other retreat options.
Best wishes for 2018!
TCVC Board
Yellow Springs Dharma Center (not affiliated with TCVC) has now opened registration for their retreat in May 2018 with Rebecca Bradshaw. Please read the below information from Yellow Springs, take a look at their Vipassana Retreat Reg Form 2018, contact vipassana@ysdharma.org, or visit http://www.ysdharma.org/ for any questions:
Registration is now open for the Yellow Springs Dharma Center’s seven day Vipassana retreat with Rebecca Bradshaw from the Insight Meditation Society. Retreat dates are May 4-11, 2018. Rebecca will be assisted by Candace Cassin and Jessica Morey, both experienced practitioners and teachers. The retreat will take place at the Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford, Ohio (just north of Cincinnati). We will also be offering a two day weekend option from May 4-6…This retreat is suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators.
For any questions or additional information, please contact us at vipassana@ysdharma.org. Also, please visit us at http://www.ysdharma.org/.
Best wishes,
Yellow Springs Dharma Center Vipassana Retreat Committee
Yellow Springs Ohio
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 explore the topic of ‘walking the path of love and wisdom’ by practicing 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!
