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Relational Dharma: Waking Up Together (5-day Retreat)
May 3, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - May 9, 2019 @ 11:00 am
with Oren Jay Sofer
and Bart van Melnik
- Bring more awareness to relationship
- Use dialogue as a spiritual practice
- Develop tools for skillful communication
Residential Retreat: Barre, MA.
Dates: May 3 – 9, 2018
Cost: Sliding Scale $390-$1074
plus donation to teachers
Registration: via Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
About the Retreat
As social beings our lives are inextricably interwoven. The Buddha emphasized the immense power of social harmony and spiritual friendship as factors conducive to awakening. In this course, we will explore relational Dharma teachings that foster peace both internally and externally. The integral part of this six-day retreat will be the practice of Wise Speech, a skillful vehicle for expressing the Dharma fully into our whole lives. We will study, contemplate and practice the Buddha’s teachings using Insight Dialogue and the contemporary discipline of Nonviolent Communication. These interpersonal Dharma practices bring the insight and tranquility of traditional Buddhist meditation into our interactions with others. Through an attentive weaving of meditative dialogue practice, silent mindfulness and kindness meditation, mindful movement and time in nature, we will deepen the essential meditative qualities that support the possibility of awakening together.
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About the Instructors:
Oren Jay Sofer is a Collaborative Trainer with BayNVC, and teaches communication and meditation both locally and nationally. He has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1997, holds a degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University, and is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for healing trauma. Oren is also a member of the Spirit Rock Teachers’ Council, founder of Next Step Dharma, and the author of Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication. www.OrenJaySofer.com
Bart van Melnik has been teaching insight meditation and Insight Dialogue meditation since 2009, with a special focus on diverse communities. He brings the practice to juvenile detention centers, homeless shelters and NYC public schools, and is passionate about supporting people finding new ways to relate to life’s stresses.
