Entering the Heart: A Day-long Meditation Retreat

This is a hybrid event. Join in person or online!

In Theosophical teachings, the Heart is the seat of Buddhi—the spiritual consciousness. Known by mystics of all traditions, the light of Buddhi transcends the confinements of the mind and provides a perception of the reality beyond it.

Reflected in the intellect, this light appears as spiritual understanding; reflected in the emotional nature, it manifests as spiritual love. The awakening of the Heart marks the gradual shift from identification with the separate personality to participation in the deeper life of the One Self.

This retreat explores the Heart as a faculty of knowing and the inner sanctuary where wisdom and compassion are indivisible. Through meditation, sacred reading, mantra, conscious movement, and self-observation, we seek to refine perception, quiet the restless mind, and allow the light of spiritual consciousness to illumine our daily life. A full schedule can be found below.

Location: Join in person at 1926 N. Main Street in Wheaton, IL, or online

*Both in-person and online registrants will receive on-demand access to recording(s).

*In-person attendees may bring a vegetarian lunch or eat at a nearby restaurant during the lunch break.

Juliana Cesano is a third-generation Theosophist who has been actively involved in the work of the Theosophical Society for over 25 years. She currently serves as Member Education Director and National Secretary of the Theosophical Society in America. An international speaker, her main focus over the past 15 years has been the transformational power of contemplative practices.

Retreat Schedule

9:30-9:45 Introduction

9:45-10:15 Talk: Teachings of the Heart

10:15-10:45 First Practice

10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-11:30 Talk: The Nature of Buddhi from a Human Perspective

11:30-12:00 Second Practice

12:00-12:30 Self-observation exercise / Sharing

12:30-1:30 Lunch Break

1:30-2:00 Lectio Divina: Inspirational passages

2:00-2:15 Conscious Movement

2:15-2:45 Third Practice

2:45-3:00 Break

3:00-3:30 Talk: The Gayatri Mantra

3:30-4:00 Fourth Practice

4:00-4:30 Sharing

Program Format

This is a live, interactive hybrid program that will also be recorded. Registrants will receive on-demand access to recording(s) that can be viewed for four weeks following the conclusion of the program.

Join us in person at 1926 N. Main Street, Wheaton, IL 60187 or join online via a Zoom link that will be emailed during the week before the program.

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