{"id":14164,"date":"2025-09-24T18:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T22:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/?post_type=ctc_event&#038;p=14164"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:48:56","slug":"beginning-anew-mindfulness-retreat-winter-2026","status":"publish","type":"ctc_event","link":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/events\/beginning-anew-mindfulness-retreat-winter-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginning Anew Mindfulness Retreat \u2013 Winter 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Sunday, January 11, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enrollment ends<\/strong> Saturday night, Jan. 10.<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Mansfield Freeman Center, Wesleyan University, 343 Washington Terrace, Middletown, CT<br><strong>Contribution:<\/strong> $58 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start 2026 with presence, gratitude, and renewal at our Beginning Anew Mindfulness Retreat. This 2.5 hour Sunday morning retreat will be guided by Dharma Teacher Rev. G.R. Lewis. This retreat invites you to pause, reflect, and set compassionate intentions for the year ahead over looking the inspirational <em>Sh\u00f4y\u00f4an Teien Zen garden<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BFF-garden.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6384\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In a supportive community and atmosphere of noble silence, we\u2019ll practice mindfulness together to let go of past burdens and welcome the possibilities of the new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spaces are limited and this annual retreat fills quickly. Reserve your spot early and give yourself the gift of renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is so much more to tell you. Visit our web page to learn more and to enroll today, <a href=\"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/beginning-anew-mindfulness-retreat-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: Sunday, January 11, 2026 Enrollment ends Saturday night, Jan. 10.Time: 9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PMLocation: Mansfield Freeman Center, Wesleyan University, 343 Washington Terrace, Middletown, CTContribution: $58 Start 2026 with presence, gratitude, and renewal at our Beginning Anew Mindfulness Retreat. This 2.5 hour Sunday morning retreat will be guided by Dharma Teacher Rev. G.R. Lewis.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_event_category":[],"class_list":["post-14164","ctc_event","type-ctc_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ctfw-has-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/14164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14164"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/14164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14969,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/14164\/revisions\/14969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event_category?post=14164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}