Our 18th annual mid-summer morning mindfulness retreat will take place at the beautiful College of East Asian Studies in Middletown, CT. Our 3-hour morning retreat includes: basic sitting meditation instruction, conscious breathing, sitting, walking, and noble silence. This retreat will be led by meditation teacher, Melissa Lewis. Retreat Time: from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.…
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Experience Serenity with Meditation Teacher Melissa Lewis The 3rd annual Spring Mindfulness Retreat will take place on Memorial Day, at the beautiful College of East Asian Studies, at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT with meditation teacher Melissa Lewis. The 3-hour morning retreat will offer a little mental spring cleaning that includes: basic sitting meditation instruction, conscious breathing, sitting, walking,…
The Stoa Buddhist Philosophy Group offers a non-academic book discussion format where those interested in both Stoicism and Buddhism can come together and learn from the text being read and from each other through the guidance of a Stoic practitioner who is also an experienced Buddhist teacher. Our approach is to learn about the art…
Join Dharma Teacher Melissa Lewis for a winter morning retreat. Start 2019 right with tranquility of mind and great compassion. Our 3-hour morning retreat will include: basic sitting meditation instruction, conscious breathing, sitting, walking, voice, and noble silence. To learn more and enroll online, visit HERE
Class dates: January 27 & February 24, 2019 Open but Limited Enrollment: closes Jan. 12th Discover Buddhism as a timeless philosophy of life, that is existential, intuitive, and most importantly, learn how it offers effective techniques for working with our real life’s situations and coping with the blessings and challenges we share. Uncover an ancient…
Buddhism 1.0 Course: The Eight Steps to Happiness. How can you live a happy life with tranquility of mind? This course will look into what the Buddha discovered and his recommendation on walking the path of awareness and compassion. Registration ends September 30, 2018. Classes start October 14, 2018. Limited enrollment. The Eight Steps to Happiness…
A special workshop on meditation techniques used for clearing out and transforming emotional clutter. This body-mind treasury is composed of a variety of techniques utilizing breath-work, acupressure, and body postures, originally developed by ancient Himalayan mountain yogis in Tibet for the purpose of enhancing one’s meditative experience by reducing the power of strong emotional and…
This workshop will offer sacred chants, prayer, poetry, and song in synchronization with another’s breath provides an opportunity for deep relaxation for all involved. These practices have proven to be particularly effective at helping to relieve physical and emotional pain and distress. Date & Time: June 13th, 7 – 9 p.m. Registration ends: June 10th Location: Wesleyan…
Develop a fresh, dynamic approach to deepening your spiritual journey. Learn techniques for supporting your loved ones at any stage of life. Find peace in difficult life situations. 7 – 8 pm. Teacher: Melissa Lewis RN BSN Open to the general public Visit our web page for the details HERE.
Class dates: April 26, May 3, 10, & 24 Time: 6pm – 9pm Registration closes April 18, 2018 Location: Unitarian Universalist Society (Downstairs Meeting Room) 153 Vernon Street West, Manchester CT Moment of Death Training will meet over the course of 4 Thursday evenings. It will offer an introduction to simple and effective techniques which allow practitioners…