The Healing Power of Loving Kindness
Finding Peace Weekend with Kadam Donna Campanelli
November 8 – 10 | Registration Now Open
Sometimes life can seem like an endless repetition of the same old thing. It feels like we’re sleepwalking through our days, without meaning or purpose. Our heart can feel shut down, and we feel disconnected from life, from others, and even from ourselves. How can we find meaning and inspiration? How can we awaken our heart and expand into a new level of understanding, awareness, and experience?
Meditations on loving kindness are simple, potent, and accessible even to busy people. In this weekend retreat, we will look at four different meditations that will help us develop confidence, relax, and improve our relationships with friends, family, and coworkers.
We will emphasize how to integrate these meditations into your daily activities. You will feel empowered to use these practices throughout the rest of your life.
Teacher: Kadam Donna Campanelli
Kadam Donna is the Resident Teacher at Vajra Light Kadampa Buddhist Center in Westchester. She has been studying and practicing Kadampa Buddhism for over 25 years and is a close disciple of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. She is a wonderful example of Modern Buddhism – Dharma integrated into daily life. With skill and enthusiasm, humor and kindness, Kadam Donna shows her students how to transform day-to-day difficulties into a meaningful life.
Course Information:
There are three parts to registration: course fee, accommodations and meals. Certain types of accommodation may require booking for the full event. Dorm and BYO camping accommodations are usually available by the night. Please confirm availability at booking. Our meals are vegetarian, with vegan and wheat-free options, and are cooked onsite by our resident chef. You can book the entire event or just part of the event.
Full Retreat: $100 (includes all meals per schedule)
Friday: $20
Saturday: $60
Sunday: $20
Schedule:
There are four sessions each day, each for approximately 75 minutes. The sessions combine practical instruction and guided meditation that will allow you to connect with an experience of true inner peace, develop basic techniques that can help you to create a consistent habit of meditation and leave with practical inner tools to apply what you have learned to your daily life.
Friday | Check-In: 2 – 7:30pm | Dinner: 6 – 6:45pm | Introduction: 7:30 – 9pm
Saturday | Guided Meditation: 9 – 10am | Teaching & Guided Meditation: 11:30am – 1pm | Lunch: 1 – 1:45pm | Teaching & Guided Meditation: 4:30 – 16pm | Dinner: 6 – 6:45pm | Teaching/Q&A: 7:30 – 9pm
Sunday | Guided Meditation: 9 – 10am | Final Session/Prayers for World Peace: 11am – 12:30pm | Lunch: 1 – 1:45pm