Tag: Andrea Fella

Cloud Mountain Retreat Center September 10 – 17, 2010 The Buddha taught four foundations of mindfulness. While each tradition of practice has as a starting point one foundation or another, liberating mindfulness includes all four foundations without preference. This retreat offers instructions on the four foundations of mindfulness with particular attention to Awareness of Mind, and will be taught in the style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. The initial instructions will be given by Sayadaw U Tejaniya through pre-recorded sessions.  Daily…

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August 16 – August 25, 2010 Concentration (samadhi) defined as the collection and unification of the mind, was emphasized by the Buddha as one of the aspects of the Eightfold Path. It can bring joy to your practice and develop the skillful use of pleasure in the meditative process. Whatever your level of practice, you can improve your Insight Meditation (Vipassana) by strengthening your concentration skills. Your ability to concentrate will develop in response to the attention you give it….

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Cloud Mountain Retreat Center July 16 – 21, 2010 With Andrea Fella and Greg Scharf This Vipassana and Metta retreat will emphasize how the understanding of wisdom in present moment awareness opens the heart to the beautiful qualities of love and compassion. We will explore how the wisdom teachings of Buddhism point us to directly touch and understand our experience. We will also offer the practice of Metta, or Lovingkindness, which brings kindness and compassion to our relationships, not only…

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June 28th – July 5th, 2010 With Philip Moffitt, Sally Armstrong, and Andrea Fella Further information about this retreat will be posted as it becomes available. For further information see: http://www.spiritrock.org/page.aspx?pid=561

Saturday and Sunday, April 10th and 11th, 2010 A two day non-residential retreat taught in the style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. During this non-residential  retreat we will explore the meditation style taught by Sayadaw U Tejaniya: a relaxed open awareness with an emphasis on exploring qualities of mind, and the attitude towards one’s experience.  The schedule for the retreat will alternate periods of sitting and walking with instructions and discussion.  Aside from the instruction and discussion periods, the days will…

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January 31 – February 28, 2010 with James Baraz, Carol Wilson, Sally Clough Armstrong, Howard Cohn, Andrea Fella An extended period of retreat offers the rare opportunity for sustained and dedicated practice. This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing profound clarity and depth of insight practice. Instruction will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, through a daily schedule of silent sitting, walking, dharma talks and interviews. Prerequisite(s): Completion…

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