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Practice Intensive Week
Week-Long Workshop
Winter 2012
Teachers: Susan Weir and Lou
Weir
Level: 2-3 / Continuing and Advanced
Anyone who has a meditation practice.
Note: Practice instructions will not be given, assume
students know how to meditate.
Cost:
Dana/Donation
Registration:
Pre-registration required.
Sessions:
7
Sunday, Jan. 8,
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Mon.-Fri., Jan. 9-Jan. 13, 6:30 am - 7:30 am
Saturday, Jan. 14, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Location: Deep Spring Center
We've often pondered how we could better bring the deep mindfulness of a retreat experience more fully into our daily lives. Here’s a wonderful opportunity for a retreat without walls; a week-long practice intensive to start off the new year.
This week will involve a commitment to start each morning with group practice, focus on mindfulness and other practices during the day, check in daily with a partner, sitting on your own in the evening.
The intensive kicks off Sunday, January 8th, at 6 pm with sitting and an overview for the week.
Each person will make a commitment to come and sit together every morning at Deep Spring Center from 6:30 am to 7:30 am Monday through Friday, and Saturday from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. (or whatever time we need -- so each participant can make it to their work or other morning obligations on time).
The morning sitting will be followed by short daily instructions relating to a mindfulness focus during the day. There will be a daily phone check in for each participant, and we will each make a commitment to sit again on our own in the evening. The last meeting, Saturday morning, will end with sharing our experiences.
Our orientation will be to more fully bring our practice into our daily lives. We're looking to cultivate a retreat-like atmosphere during the week, "retreating" without leaving our jobs or routines.
Schedule: (All meetings are at Deep Spring Center, 3003 Washtenaw Ave., Suite #2.)
Sunday—6 pm to 8 pm: Dedication, meditation, overview for the week.
Monday thru Friday—6:30 am to 7:30 am: Sit, mindfulness practices for the day.
Each day: Do assigned mindfulness exercises, phone check-in, and an evening sitting on your own.
Saturday—8:00 am to 9:30 am: Last sit together at Deep Spring, closing circle.
We support each other with group commitment and practice. Please join us! Offered on a dana basis, facilitated by Lou and Susan Weir.
Preregistration requested. Open to anyone with an ongoing meditation practice.
For questions or more information: Lou Weir, 734.657.1821 or louisweir@comcast.net.