Monarch Mountain Meditation
The Buddhist Path to Happiness & Love
with Robert Beatty
7 days (September 19-25)
The Buddha taught that our essential nature is wise, loving, and joyful. The key lies in self-awareness. Buddhist psychology and meditation practices, proven over 2500 years,
provide skills to set you free from anxiety, depression, self-doubt, fear, and loneliness. Learn mindfulness meditation, which can be applied in every activity of your life. A
revolutionary way of being no longer tied to moods, the racing mind, compulsions, or scripts from the past allows you to face and overcome your deepest fears, forgive others,
and love yourself. Suffering diminishes over time as you learn to quiet your mind, observe and release difficult states.
This retreat is suitable for newcomers to meditation and to experienced practitioners. Individual guidance will be available to each participant.
In sitting and walking meditation, talks and discussions, music and movement, and sacred silence, a loving community develops safety to open to your deepest truth. Return to
your life and relationships rested, renewed, and inspired.
There is no instructor fee for this retreat. Donations may be made to the teacher.
Robert Beatty, LCSW, is a Buddhist Dharma teacher and therapist in Portland, Oregon. A Vipassana practitioner since 1972, he has studied with renowned meditation teachers in
Burma, India, and North America. Robert integrates Western psychotherapy with the systematic training of the mind and heart offered by Buddhism. His teaching emphasizes relationship,
family and work as vehicles for spiritual development. Robert is also the founder and guiding teacher of the Portland Insight Meditation Society. For more information about Robert,
check RobertBeatty.com. You can also downlaod some of Robert´s dharma talks from Portlandinsight.org. These will give you a good idea of Robert´s style as a meditation teacher.
Location
We have found that the ideal venue to hold this retreat is the Atin Art Centre, which is situated above scenic Atlin Lake on the flank of Monarch Mountain, just outside of
Atlin, B.C. The Centre encompasses 15 acres of land, and borders on thousands of acres of pristine wilderness. To reach the Centre drive to Atlin from Whitehorse (roughly 2
hours), and then follow the Warm Bay road for a few kilometres beyond the Pine Creek bridge. The road to the Centre is well marked, and is located shortly before you reach the
parking area for the Monarch Mountain trailhead. Follow the road to the end.
Accommodation
accommodation includes one residence building (for 12 people) and 3 wall tents. The residence building includes 3 separate units, each unit with a kitchen, dining and living area, with adjoining sleeping room (2 bunk beds). The wall tents sleep 3 to 4. There is also space for a few personal tents (you need to bring your own camp stove and cooler), as well as campers or vans. Let me know on your registration if you have any preference for room/tent mates.
We will be using the Art Centre artists studio as our meditation space which can sit 20 to 25 people comfortably. The residence units, as well as the “meditation “studio’ are all equiped with wood stoves, and the wall tents have propane heaters. On site there is also a wood fired sauna and a wood fired hot tub.
What to Bring
In addition to the obvious (ie. clothes, toiletries, towel, etc) bring:
1. Meditation mat, cushions or stool, blanket
2. Bathing suit (if you intend to use the sauna or hot tub and prefer to be covered)
3. Sleeping bag or blankets
4. Sturdy footwear if you plan to hike the Monarch mountain trail
5. Warm clothes (winds coming off the Llewellen Glacier and Atlin Lake can be quite cool. ;Come prepared for cool windy weather as well as warm spring sunhine.)
We are intending to hold some walking meditation sessions outside.
6. Breakfast food. There are fridges and cooking facilities available in each unit of the residence building. Wall tents have gas burners.
Costs:
The costs include accommodation, meals (excluding breakfasts), a nominal administration fee, facility rental (meditation and kitchen/dining spaces), as well as Roberts travel
and food expenses. Robert's time is paid by donation.
3 Day Retreat
7:30 pm Friday to Monday after lunch TBA
6 Day Retreat
7:30 p.m. Friday to Thursday after lunch TBA
* Have dinner before you come on Friday and try to arrive in time to get settled in to your accommodation before the retreat starts
Deposit Required: $100 (for 3 day participants) + gst = $105
$200 (for 6 day participants) + gst = $210
(Please pay by cheque to SILA SOJOURNS)
Remaining fees due first day of retreat
In Order to Keep Costs Down,
Participants are asked to bring their own breakfast, as well any snacks or drinks you may want during the day outside of meal times. The 2 prepared (vegetarian) meals
per day are nutritous and hearty, and are served buffet style. As well, participants will be expected to pitch in on meal clean up. There will be a sign up sheet available
outside the meditation room.
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