{"id":7846,"date":"2018-05-16T21:51:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T01:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/?post_type=ctc_event&#038;p=7846"},"modified":"2018-05-16T21:51:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T01:51:17","slug":"summer-mindfulness-retreat-2","status":"publish","type":"ctc_event","link":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/events\/summer-mindfulness-retreat-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Mindfulness Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our 16th annual morning mindfulness retreat will take place at the beautiful College of East Asian Studies in Middletown, CT. The theme is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">This Present Moment<\/span>, which underscores non-judgmental awareness, the Now, and the vast web of interconnectedness. Our 3-hour morning retreat includes: basic sitting meditation instruction, conscious breathing, sitting, walking, and voice meditation, and noble silence.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sign up in advance only.<\/b> See web page for registration deadline <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/summer-mindfulness-retreat\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>No prerequisites:<\/b> for beginner to the most experienced<\/p>\n<p><b>Cost:<\/b> $35 for friends &amp; public, and $25 for supporting members<\/p>\n<p><b>Open to the general public<\/b> including friends, non-buddhists, buddhists &amp; supporting members<\/p>\n<p><b>What to wear?<\/b> Loose, causal, &amp; non-distracting clothing and socks. Participants may bring a bottle of water. Zafus (cushions) and chairs are available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Unique Meditation Space <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our meditation space is unmatched in Connecticut. You might have to go to Japan to experience a similar traditional atmosphere. The room is adorned with lightly colored wood with traditional designs that create a serene ambiance that soothes the mind and senses. An entire wall is a clear glass window that overlooks a spectacular Zen garden and adjacent tatami room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our 16th annual morning mindfulness retreat will take place at the beautiful College of East Asian Studies in Middletown, CT. The theme is This Present Moment, which underscores non-judgmental awareness, the Now, and the vast web of interconnectedness. Our 3-hour morning retreat includes: basic sitting meditation instruction, conscious breathing, sitting, walking, and voice meditation, and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_event_category":[],"class_list":["post-7846","ctc_event","type-ctc_event","status-publish","hentry","ctfw-no-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/7846","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=7846"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/7846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7847,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event\/7846\/revisions\/7847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bffct.org\/bff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_event_category?post=7846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}