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/visit/stevenkarmstrong
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
This summer, Steve Armstrong and Minneapolis’s own community member/teacher Shelly Graf are leading a 10 day retreat held at the secluded Koinonia Center in South Haven, MN. This retreat will offer an opportunity to cultivate awareness and insight in noble silence surrounded and supported by community.
Please read more about the retreat in the summer newsletter. The newsletter also includes TCVC’s annual treasury report, an invitation to our annual potluck meeting this April, and dates for upcoming retreats.
If you have any questions about the summer retreat, feel free to reach out to retreats@tcvc.info. If you are wondering about the annual meeting or have anything else we can help you with, contact us at info@tcvc.info. Have a great spring, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
This February, Chas DiCapua and Rebecca Bradshaw are leading a seven-day retreat called “Insight-full of the Heart.” During this time, we aim to cultivate both the heart practice (loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity) and our insight practice in order to deepen and enliven our practice as a whole.
You can find more about retreat as well as an article on heart practices by Rebecca and other TCVC news on our Winter 2017 Newsletter below.
Summer is almost ending and we wanted to give a quick update and a heads up for some local retreats happening soon. The TCVC summer retreat with Kamala Masters and Bonnie Duran was wonderful – the summer trees, animals, storms, and lake (as well as the awesome Koinonia staff!) supported our retreat as we were skillfully guided through the dhamma by Kamala and Bonnie. At the end of the retreat, Kamala presented TCVC with a gift of the recently published Manual of Insight written by one of her teachers, Mahasi Sayadaw. As said on the Widsom Publications website, “Manual of Insight is the magnum opus of Mahasi Sayadaw, one of the originators of the Vipassana movement that has swept through the Buddhist world over the last century. The manual presents a comprehensive overview of the practice of insight meditation, including the foundational aspects of ethical self-discipline, understanding the philosophical framework for the practice, and developing basic concentration and mindfulness. It culminates with an in-depth exploration of the various types of insight and spiritual fruits that the practice yields.”
We were filled with joy at this gracious gift (accepted here by board member Naomi Baer) as well as the teachings Kamala and Bonnie offered to us throughout the week, and we already are looking forward to our winter retreat with Rebecca Bradshaw and Chas DiCapua!
2016 Kamala Gift – Photo by Vanee Songsiridej
Other (non-TCVC) Retreats in the Midwest
Chicago
Acceptance and Compassion
Practicing with Life’s Milestones & Challenges
Fall Retreat: October 13th, 2016 to October 16th, 2016
With Santikaro Upasaka
Sponsored by Insight Chicago Meditation Community
Dates:
11:00AM Thursday, October 13th 2016 – 12:00PM Sunday, October 16th 2016
Spring Retreat: May 5th, 2017 to May 12, 2017
Two day option from May 5th to May 7th
With Rebecca Bradshaw and Candace Cassin
Sponsored by Yellow Springs Dharma Center
