Intimate with Life: Awakening with Breath, Body, Heart and Mind

Bethany Hills Retreat Center, December 10 – 13 with optional extension to December 15

Led by Lisa Ernst

In this silent meditation retreat we will stabilize attention and deepen concentration through the breath and body, then gradually open our awareness to the boundless space of mind and heart. The retreat will include mindfulness, open awareness and compassion practices. These practices help us cultivate a quality of compassionate presence that embraces even our most difficult experiences with equanimity and insight. The practices also empower and support us in our challenging everyday lives. As we awaken from the illusion of separateness, we experience intimacy and interconnection with all things.

With a warm community of participants, teacher guidance and a supportive practice schedule, this silent retreat will help you access the liberating power of awareness right where you are. It will include periods of sitting and walking meditation, instructions, dharma talks, q&a and optional group or private meetings with the teacher.

This retreat is suitable for all levels of experience from newer meditators to long term practitioners. The cost is $585 for three nights and $785 for the five night option.  Reduced fee scholarships are available for those who need financial assistance.  Please inquire to onedharmaretreat@gmail.com . We appreciate donations to our scholarship fund to support those who need to pay less.

To sign up, click the Register button. After you’ve completed the form it will direct you to the payment page. If you would like to support the scholarship fund, please add to your payment any amount you’d like to contribute. Thank you!

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Please note that there will be a separate opportunity at retreat’s end to make a dana offering (donation) to the teacher.

If you are unable to pay the full fee at one time, please email us at the address above to arrange for two payments. At this time, we are unable to offer or guarantee single rooms. If you have a medical or other condition that may affect your ability to share a room, please contact us before registering so we can discuss whether suitable accommodations are available.

Lisa Ernst is a fully authorized meditation teacher in the Thai Forest/Spirit Rock lineage of Ajahn Chah, Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman. She teaches and leads retreats internationally. Her writing on meditation and Buddhist practice has been widely published in Lion’s Roar and Tricycle. 

Cancellation Refund Policy: Up to six weeks from retreat date, $50. Six to four weeks from retreat date, $100. We are unable to offer refunds less than 30 days from retreat start date. Please note that cancellations are costly in that we can’t always fill spaces last minute. If you cannot attend please let us know as soon as possible.