Embodied Life Retreat with Russell and Linda Delman
Schedule
Thu Dec 02 2021 at 07:00 pm to Sun Dec 05 2021 at 01:00 pm
Location
Santa Sabina Center | San Rafael, CA
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Deepening into Gratitude and ForgivenessIn all Embodied Life retreats we work with three main forms: sitting and walking meditation, Feldenkrais® movement lessons and Guided Inquires. The meditation is based on the Zen practice of "just siting", the movement lessons are gentle, brilliant explorations of "Awareness Through Movement"®, based on the work of Moshe Feldenkrais and Guided Inquiry which includes a variety of awareness practices based in the focusing work of Eugene Gendlin.
Gratitude
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was 'thank you', that would suffice"
-Meister Eckhart
Cultivating the Field of Gratitude is an essential practice in the Embodied Life teachings. Through learning to guide our attention, we begin to notice that each day offers many touching moments that can be experienced and re-experienced, creating a neurologically based ground of gratitude. We can say that through the power of attention we are led to moments of being touched by life, which then invites authentic gratitude.
We will discover how gratitude is perhaps the simplest, most reliable way to invite positivity into our hearts. The life and health giving effects of gratitude are inestimable.
Forgiveness
"Forgiveness is choosing love. It is the first skill of self-giving love"
-Mahatma Gandhi
Forgiveness of self and others is often the key ingredient for letting go of "unfinished business" that we are carrying from the past. After being in Rwanda, I learned a great deal about the complexity of authentic forgiveness. Sometimes forgiveness requires steps and stages, other times a total letting go is possible. Deep, warm-hearted listening is essential to make these distinctions. We will experience practices that invite this capacity so that we can go forward with an unburdened heart.
We gather together Thursday evening for dinner followed by and opening circle with Russell and evening meditation. Silence is observed in the morning through breakfast the following day. Each day begins with meditation followed by breakfast and a break. There are morning and afternoon sessions, which cosist of movement lessons, talks and other explorations to support your practice. Ample breaks are provided for rest, reading, walks and contemplation. An evening meditation completes each day. The retreat concludes with lunch on Sunday.
Please join us for a restorative weekend so that we can freshly enter the season and new year...Russell and Linda
"Human transformation requires the movement from fear to love as our basic operating principle. Presence is the door, Embodiment is the key"
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Where is it happening?
Santa Sabina Center, 25 Magnolia Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: