Nashville Buddhist Meditation Retreats Workshops

Daylong Mindfulness Meditation Retreat
Awakening Compassion and Insight
Saturday, June 1, 2013, First Church Unity Barn
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Led by Lisa Ernst

Please join us at a lovely location in Nashville for a day of sitting and walking meditation. In Buddhism, a balanced practice includes cultivating both compassion and insight. In this silent daylong retreat, we will practice extending compassion and lovingkindness toward ourselves and others, opening our hearts to the truth of interconnectedness. As we deeply experience this moment, just as it is, we naturally begin to awaken to the freedom and insight that resides in us all.

Led by meditation teacher Lisa Ernst, this retreat is suitable for both beginning and experienced meditators; it will include sitting and walking meditation, practice instructions and a dharma talk. Please bring a sack lunch. Refreshments will be provided at the end of the retreat.

Cost is $50 plus dana (donation) to the teacher. A deposit of $50 will reserve your spot and is due by Friday, May 24. You may bring your deposit to the center during one of our meditation sessions, or mail a check made out to One Dharma Nashville to: 12 South Dharma Center, c/o One Dharma Nashville, 2301 12th Ave. South, Suite 202, Nashville, TN 37204. Be sure to include your email address. Payments through Paypal are also accepted at this link. Directions and additional information will be emailed prior to the retreat. For quesitons, email onedharmaretreat@gmail.com

Lovingkindness and The Four Immeasurables
Three Day Residential Retreat with Lisa Ernst
Thursday Evening, May 2 - Sunday Noon, May 5 2013
Sautee Lodge, Sautee Georgia
Sponsored by Red Clay Sangha and Insight Meditation Community of Georgia

Please join us in the beautiful North Georgia mountains for a weekend of sitting and walking meditation. During this silent retreat we will cultivate what the Buddha called "the immeasurable states of heart and mind" - the Brahma Viharas or Divine Abodes. These are the qualities of love, compassion, joy and equanimity that reside in us all. Our innate lovingkindness will be strengthened and enhanced by sitting and walking practice, discussions and dharma talks. As our hearts awaken, we can discover a deeper sense of openness and interconnection with all of life.

This retreat is recommended for both beginning and experienced meditators. The lodge is located in the north Georgia mountains, surrounded by a national forest. The retreat begins Thursday evening and closes with lunch at noon on Sunday. Cost is $150 plus dana (donation) to the teacher.

Lisa Ernst is the founder and guiding teacher at One Dharma Nashville. She began meditation practice in the late '80's in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Lisa has also studied and practiced in the Theravada tradition since the late '90's. She has been teaching since 2005 and was given full dharma transmission from Trudy Goodman in 2010 in the lineage of the Thai Forest tradition of Ajahn Chah.

For more information or to register for the retreat, click on this link.

Spring Renewal Residential Meditation Retreat
The Path of Awakening
Thursday Evening April 11 - Noon Sunday, April 14, 2013
Bethany Hills Retreat Center
Led by Lisa Ernst
This retreat is complete. Our next local residential retreat is scheduled for December 5 - 8, 2013
For a recap of the Spring Renewal Retreat, go here.

The Dharma of Writing and Meditation Workshop
Saturday, February 2, 2013
10 a.m. - 4 p.m., 12 South Dharma Center
Led by Lisa Ernst
This retreat is completed, for a recap, go here.

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True Refuge Residential Retreat - this retreat is completed. A recap of this retreat is available here. Please save our next residential retreat date -- April 11 - 14 2013.
Steady Mind, Open Heart
7 p.m. December 6 - Noon December 9, 2012
Note: Early start option 7 p.m. December 5
Led by Lisa Ernst

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A recap of the photography retreat and photos are available through this link.
A 2013 Calendar with photos from the retreat will be available for sale through One Dharma in December

Contemplative Photography and Meditation Retreat
Cultivating Clarity, Receptivity and Joy With a Camera
Saturday, September 22, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Led by Lisa Ernst