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SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Community Classes for Inner Well-Being (Online or In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Foundations of Meditation Classes (Online or In-Person at Clear Sky)Thursdays 7:30pm MST \nHow do you grow your inner well-being?  These community classes at Clear Sky center help you develop a stronger meditation practice.   \nJoin us for Meditation Circle\, Thursday nights (7:30-8:30pm MST) at Clear Sky Center.  You can attend in-person\, or join us online.   \nThese classes will run each season of the year. This current series of classes will run from September 29th to October 13th.  We encourage you to attend all classes. \nThere are two ways to attend – in person or online. Just click the appropriate button to register. See you soon!  \n  \n  Registration – In Person   Registration – Online  \nQuestions?  \nContact Cara via email or phone: \ncara@clearskycenter.org | 250-421-8280 \n \n\n“Meditation is like turning on a light in a dark room. The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships. Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes.” \nDuncan Cryle\n\nCourse Overview\nThese classes will cover foundational meditation instructions\, and teach you how to properly practice breathing meditation. \nIn these sessions we will also practice creative guided meditations together. \n  \n\n“I feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that meditation is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.'” \nKaren McAllister\n\nMeet the Teachers\n \nMaureen Smith\nMaureen Smith (MSW\, RCSW) is a therapist and meditation teacher. Passionate about what she does\, she will guide you to a more alive\, aware and mindful path of living. \nMaureen is a well-respected Cranbrook-based therapist and educator. She works with individuals and couples in the public sector in addictions and mental health. Not only was Maureen the first acting caretaker at Clear Sky Meditation Center in BC\, she has studied numerous meditation practices intensively for over 10 years. She has a Master of Social Work degree and is a Registered Clinical Social Worker in British Columbia. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n  \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nCara Conroy-Lau\nCara brings a joyful East meets West approach to meditation and holistic health. \nAs a New Zealand-born citizen of the world\, she grew up in New Zealand\, Singapore\, Japan and China. Cara has trained in mind-body integrative health for over 15 years. She is the founding acupuncturist at Cranbrook Acupuncture Clinic. \nCara has been training in meditation and Buddhist philosophy since her early 20’s\, and has a paritcular interest in Asian philosophy.  She is a long time resident at Clear Sky Centre\, and was the Centre’s first farm and food forest manager from 2009-2012.  \n  Registration – Online   Registration – In Person  \nCourse Cost: Dāna\n \nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna.  If you’re not familiar with dāna\, you may have come across related approaches such as “pay from the heart.” \nDāna is a Sanskrit term that translates as “generosity” in English. The practice of generosity is central to spiritual unfoldment\, whatever path you follow. In our own Buddhist lineage\, teachings have always been given on the basis of dāna\, and we are committed to this practice and its development in the West. \nDāna is a radical and – we believe – viable economic alternative to capitalism. We all know there must be something better than capitalism or its hungry cousin\, consumerism. We maintain that\, together\, we can offer a financial model that is based in life-affirming mutual support. Please join us in co-creating this promising economic alternative. \n \n \nTo help you choose an amount that feels right for you\, we recommend this heart-based exercise from our friends at Planet Dharma.  \nChecking in with your heart\n1) Take a few quiet breaths and center yourself. Spend a few moments to reflect on each of the below: the beauty and integrity of dāna practice; the value of receiving direct teachings from lineage holders in a recognized spiritual tradition; the reality of your financial situation. \n2) Spend another few moments contacting a sense of health\, strength and abundance. You have a healthy mind\, a body\, senses\, the good karma to have heard the teachings\, and conditions to support your practice of Dharma. Celebrate this! \n3) Now check with your heart and mind what amount feels both consistent with your situation\, and expressive of your aspiration. \nIt’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \n Register Now – Online   Register Now – In Person
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-community-classes-for-inner-well-being-online-or-in-person/
LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Beyond Coping (Online and In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:An Alive Mindfully Course with Maureen Smith & Dean Nicholson\nOctober 4 – 25\, 2022\nTuesdays at 7:00-8:30pm MDT \nClick here to see your timezone \n \nIf the ever increasing stresses and demands of our modern world have you feeling that you are just coping with life\, rather than living it\, then Beyond Coping is the course for you.   While managing the daily challenges it can be easy to lose sight of your deeper goals and it can be difficult to feel rejuvenated and connected to the passion you have for your work and life. \nBeyond Coping gives you the opportunity to connect with others who want to find a balance between life’s demands and their personal vision.  Take this opportunity to ground and strengthen yourself while creating a new way to engage with life that is sustaining and generative. \nIn this course you will learn Buddhist wisdom teachings on living a wholesome and awakening life.  You will explore how to develop wholesome conduct\, meditation and wisdom practices\, to ground and guide you.  You will learn simple and sustainable meditation practices that will help you to be centered in the midst of whatever you are doing. \n\n\n\nRegister Now\n \nWe are delighted to share that this course is being offered in collaboration with our friends at Alive Mindfully. \nCourse Details\nWho This Course is For:\nIf you are interested in: \n\nlearning how to unite the aspirations you have for your career and personal life\nlearning meditation practices that you can practice everyday\nfeeling more balanced\, generative and nurtured in all you do\n\nThen this four week course is for you. \nWhat Can I Expect?\n\nIn this course you will learn essential tools to develop Deep Mindfulness.\nYou will have the support of like minded people who share similar concerns and challenges and want to stay engaged and enlivened in their work and life.\nYou will learn how the Buddhist Eightfold Noble Path can be applied to your life today.\n\n\n\n \nMeet your Teachers\n\n \nMaureen Smith \nA Registered Clinical Social Worker\, Maureen has been a Mental Health and Substance Use Counsellor for over 9 years and previously worked in Hospice and Palliative Care.   She is a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) facilitator and meditation teacher. \nSince 2005\, Maureen has been a resident and co-manager of the Clear Sky Retreat Center.  For over 20 years Maureen has been studying meditation and mindfulness with awakening masters Doug Duncan Sensei and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei.   Maureen gets excited finding ways to blend her spiritual and professional work life in a delicately woven tapestry.  Her life’s purpose is exploring consciousness and gaining wisdom into human nature in order to support people to grow into fully developed human beings. \nDuring her time-out relaxation moments\, Maureen enjoys gazing at the sky through leaves on tree branches\, hiking\, creating art and reading. \nDean Nicholson \nDean has a Masters in Counselling Psychology.  He is the Executive Director of East Kootenay Addiction Services Society with over 35 years clinical counselling experience in health care\, and is a therapist in private practice.  Dean has facilitated hundreds of therapy groups\, is an educator and popular speaker and has presented at national and international conferences. \nA Buddhist meditation practitioner and resident at the Clear Sky Meditation Center\, Dean is a student of Doug Duncan Sensei and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei. Dean actively lives the healing practices he teaches his clients. \n \nCourse Details\n\nLocation: Online (Zoom)\nDates: October 4 – 25\, 2022\nTime: Tuesdays from 7-8:30pm MDT\nCost: $200 CAD\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\nDean is a very skilled\, knowledgeable and interactive presenter. He delivered a two day introductory Counselling Skills Training for the Akisqnuk First Nation Health and Administrative staff which was very well received and beneficial to all participants.\nGerard GregoireAkisqnuk First Nation Health\nYou are never quite sure how the unknown is going to be\, but mindfulness will exceed your expectations and open your eyes to how beautiful the mind really is. Maureen’s warm personality and patience helped ease us into it\, especially for those of us in unfamiliar waters. Her delivery\, tone and pace were perfect for me to digest.\nGareth WebbCounsellor\, Youth Substance Use\nAs I mentioned I have some experience (but don’t have a structured daily practice except in times of Crisis). The wording that Maureen used was very clear and could easily be understood and added to my knowledge. Also she made it very easy to incorporate into everyday life. The second best thing was the profound peace that I felt by the end of the second day. I left feeling absolutely lovely and this state lasted the rest of the weekend. Thank you.\nAnn Morin MSW\, Invermere BC\nDean is a professional with an amazing ability to understand what I couldn’t. Dean never did the work for me and he always seems to know what to say to help guide me towards making up my own mind and figuring out my issues. Having Dean as a counsellor is like having a caring knowledgeable friend help you through hard times.\nPK
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LOCATION:BC
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SUMMARY:Integral Spirituality: New Dimensions of Awakening (Online)
DESCRIPTION:An Online Course\nOctober 17 – November 13\, 2022\nMondays: 7:30pm-9:00pm MDT *Click here to see your timezone \n* Recordings available for those who cannot attend live\n* Optional: Sunday Master Classes & a Weekend Home Retreat  \n“We don’t think full liberation is possible any more without an understanding and an integration of the stages” \n–Qapel and Sensei \nDo you experience a gap between traditional wisdom teachings and the complexities and challenges of the 21st century? Would you like to integrate all aspects of awareness\, including  body\, mind\, spirit and shadow? And what does that really look like in practice? \nDiscover new dimensions of awakening in this course on Integral Spirituality. \n\nRegister Now\n\n \nIntegral Spirituality: New Dimensions of Awakening\nApplying Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory to modern spiritual practice.\nDo you experience a gap between traditional wisdom teachings and the complexities and challenges of the 21st century? Would you like to integrate all aspects of awareness\, including body\, mind\, spirit and shadow? Perhaps you are feeling like your meditation practice is in one box\, and the rest of your life is in another. How do you bring them together as a complete\, integrated\, aware human being? \nDiscover new dimensions of awakening in our four week online course on integral spirituality. Integral spirituality is based on integral theory\, developed by Ken Wilber\, who is often regarded as “the Einstein of consciousness”. \nAn integral spirituality approach combines authentic Buddhist or other spiritual lineage teachings with the latest insights in psychology\, consciousness\, business management and other fields. It helps to provide a vibrant and comprehensive framework for 21st-century awakening. \nThis course is about what an integrated spiritual practice looks like\, when we take it beyond theory to walking our talk. Qapel and Sensei draw on examples and lessons from years of Dharma teaching focused on an integral approach. Their home\, Clear Sky\, is a living lab for integrating the spiritual path into every aspect of life\, community\, shadow work\, and functionality. \nBasic Course Schedule\nIntegral Spirituality Class Dates\, 7:30pm Mountain Time:\n\nMonday October 17th\nMonday October 24th\nMonday October 31st\nMonday November 7th\n\nTo deepen and integrate your experience\, we are also offering three optional weekly Master Classes (Sundays October 23rd\, 30th\, November 6th) during the course and an at-home Flash Retreat November 11-13th). \n\nRegister Now\n\n \n“Only death would have prevented me from attending this course\, and even then\, my consciousness would most likely have been eavesdropping from another realm/bardo.”\n-Brendan R.\nCourse Learning Goals \n\nLearn a framework that integrates your meditation/spiritual practice with your everyday life.\nLearn a tool set that allows for deep transformation in your work\, relationships\, intimacy/sex\, the shadow\, and other areas of your life in need of growth and development.\nLearn how to skilfully combine traditional wisdom teachings with the latest discoveries in science and psychology\, to foster a well rounded spiritual practice suited for the complexities of the 21st century.\nExplore real-life examples of the integral path of spiritual training to help guide how you can recognize stages directly in your language\, body and behavior.\n\n \nMeditation is essential – but there are parts of us\, such as\, how we show up with others\, that aren’t touched by this alone. Meditation can help us get in a good state but doesn’t necessarily lead us to higher stages of maturity. Stages reflect hard-won growth of understanding\, emotional and social range and depth\, integration and functionality in the world\, and incorporation and transformation of the shadow. Without transformative work that touches every part of our lives\, our spiritual growth and our capacity for compassion is incomplete. \nOnly by working on our stages\, in parallel to developing a clear radiant meditative state\, can we truly blossom on our spiritual paths.  This means learning how to recognize how stages are ingrained in the subtleties of our lives\, bodies\, language and behaviors\, so that we can highlight the areas for development. Ultimately the stages work presented in integral spirituality helps us find the strength and wisdom we need to flourish in difficult times\, to be of service to the world. \nIntegral spirituality is a comprehensive approach of transformation working with body\, mind\, spirit and shadow. Planet Dharma’s training path consisting of the 4 pillars of karma yoga/meditation-in-action\, study (of Dharma\, science\, psychology\, etc)\, meditation\, and shadow – embodies this integral approach. \nQapel and Sensei’s 30+ combined years of training work with students shows the great power of this work of developing stages\, both for deepening a student’s Dharma practice\, as well as their functionality and flourishing in life. \n \nCase Study on States and Stages – Duncan Cryle\nMuch of my life I’ve been a nice guy on the surface\, and aggressively competitive underneath. On one hand\, I wouldn’t like to hold people accountable or get into conflict. And on the other hand I would roll over people to get what I wanted.  Working with the Teachers and inside the melting pot of sangha at our meditation centre\, I eventually hit a point where this ego strategy simply stopped working. \nDespite having a strong meditation practice and experiencing clear meditative ‘states’ I had to finally witness these blind ‘stages’. I started to see the huge cost this was having to me and others. This was immensely healing as I began to see how these unseen ‘stage’ related patterns drove so many unhelpful and unhappy patterns in my life. \nVideo: The Fourth Turning (Integral Spirituality and Integral Buddhism)\nKen Wilber\, the founder of integral theory\, describes the ‘fourth turning of the wheel’ for the world’s great spiritual traditions\, including Buddhism. \nWilber describes the need to make a new spirituality – one that transcends and includes the old traditions\, while also adding new material. These new additions should be compatible with the old\, but brings paths like Buddhism up to date in the modern and post-modern world. \n \n“World class teachings from world class people! Doug and Catherine Sensei are the real deal and they ultimately want one thing for you – to guide you toward awakening with totality and intelligence.” -Nishta M.\nMeet Your Teachers\nQapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, BC\, Canada. \nAchariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct\, humourous and compassionate engagement with students\, Doug embraces various traditions\, contemporary psychology\, and science\, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. \nCatherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies. \n \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei\n \nQapel Doug Duncan\nCourse Details\nTime and Location\nEach of the four weekly classes in this online course will be video streamed live at 7:30pm MST. The recording will be available for one week after each class. \nStudy and Meditation Opportunities in addition to the classes include Master Classes on three Sundays at 3pm MST\, and a weekend Flash Retreat following the final Monday class. \nWhat Does the Course Cost?\nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna\, as well as an admin fee of $100 (USD). The admin is to cover the costs of running these online courses – for equipment and software to provide you the teachings online. \nFor our teachings itself – You may have come across this is the form of “pay from the heart”. Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”. With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. We suggest a range between $120 and $500 for this four week course. \n\n\nRegister Now\n \nMaster Classes\nThree Sundays\nThere are weekly Master Classes (akin to online Q&A Office Hours) during this online course to support your deepening learning and practice\, on the following dates at 3pm MST: \n\nSun. October 23\nSun. October 30\nSun. November 6\n\nYou can elect to attend all three or individual dates. \nFlash Retreat\nNovember 11-13\, 2022\nElect to deepen your practice via a Flash Retreat during the last weekend of this course.  The retreat provides practitioners a valuable opportunity to integrate and seal the learnings from the online course\, in a format well suited for our contemporary lives. \nThe retreat will include instructions\, online check ins\, and a Master Class on the Sunday. \nWe encourage you to attend this weekend retreat at Clear Sky Centre\, or together with your local sangha\, or if those not available to you\, in your home. \nRegistration and Dana links for the Flash Retreat will be accessible to you when you register for the course.\n\n \nWhy We Study Integral Spirituality\nWe use and study integral theory and spirituality because it is our lineage’s mandate to take the teachings of awakening to new places. \nNamgyal Rinpoche was known for incorporating diverse teachings of awakening\, and we continue to do so – whether from traditional Buddhism\, western mysteries\, psychology\, science and even business management. \nWe aim to co-create a universalist and 21st-century framework for international students of Dharma. Planet Dharma’s four pillars and five principles for bringing depth practice into every aspect of life – embodies a very integral approach. Our home meditation center\, Clear Sky\, is a living lab for integrating the spiritual path into every aspect of life: community\, shadow work\, and functionality. In short\, integral spirituality is not a textbook to us\, but something we are actively embodying every day. \n\n\nRegister Now\n\n \nPart 2: Integral Spirituality Workshop\nFebruary 2023\nA follow-up Workshop series starting February 2023 will dive deeper into applying and developing integral spirituality lines and stages to real-life scenarios. \nThe Integral Spirituality Workshop will combine further teachings along with working groups to explore different lines of development around topics such as: work\, career\, karma yoga\, generosity\, money relationship\, community relationships\, sangha health and more. \n \nSangha power – consider organizing or joining regional in-person or online sangha groups to support one another during the online courses and Flash Retreats.  \n\nRegister Now\n \n“Such a privilege to be part of the clear\, flowing\, powerful current of a living teaching—–it sweeps you along into unimaginable depths of peace\, unboundedness and pure heartedness.” -Renata D.
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/integral-spirituality/
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SUMMARY:16 Buddha Body Practice (In-Person Meditation Retreat)
DESCRIPTION:16 Buddha Body Practice\n“With meditation we realize that not only are we in union with the stream of the universe\, we realize that we are the stream.” \n-Catherine Pawasarat Sensei \nThis retreat is for people who are tired of functioning in the world and want to experience something else. \nUsing self arising symbology as deepening layers of penetration to open greater and greater mind space doors to journey the far reaches of inner space. This practice is a door to past and future lifetimes. \nImportant: Registration closes December 1st\, 2022\n\nRegistration Closed\n\n \nAre you tired of the routine of daily life? Journey to new lands of the mind. Using self arising symbology as deepening layers of penetration to open greater and greater mind space doors to journey the far reaches of ‘inner space’. This practice is a door to past and future lifetimes. \nPrerequisites/Preparation: Completion of one million Chenrezi mantras is required preparation. For those who have completed that previously\, please also complete 100\,000 Vajrasattva mantras. \nHistory of the Practice\nThis meditation practice is originally from Tibet\, though it was taught to our Teacher\, Namgyal Rinpoche\, in Thailand\, by a Theravadin monk. The northern schools of Thai Buddhism share much with the Tibetan tradition\, being linked through students of Milarepa. \nAs far as information is available\, there is only one temple – Wat Pak Nam- in Thailand that taught this system\, and that was some years ago. \n\n \nWhat’s Expected of Me if I Come to This Retreat?\n\nPre-requisites/Preparation: Completion of one million Chenrezi mantras. For those who have completed that previously\, please complete 100\,000 Vajrasattva mantras.\nA strong foundation of parami and a willingness to see other dimensions\, drug free.\nDue to the intensive nature of this practice\, we require participants to not currently be taking prescription medication or recreational drugs.\nThe more extensive meditation experience you’ve had the better. This is not a beginner’s practice (we suggest the Breathing Retreat for newer practitioners).\nYou are responsible for your own wellbeing.\nTo maximize your depth of practice\, we ask that you refrain from reading\, using the internet\, phone or listening to music during the course.\n\n“Online or in person\, a wonderful source of Buddhist wisdom.”\nStephen \nPlus Nine Vajrayana Empowerments (Wongkurs)\n\n \nDecember 25th will be the final day of 16 Buddha Body practice during the retreat. After this\, until December 30th\, there will be nine rare Vajrayana Wongkur Empowerments given by Qapel and Sensei. \nLearn more about the Empowerments being offered here. \nWhat is Wongkur? (Vajrayana Empowerments)\nInitiations\, empowerments\, or wongkur (Tib. དབང་\, wang) are considered the spring from which all blessings flow. More literally\, these are ritual celebrations in which a specific teaching is transmitted from Teacher to student that enables the student to practice a new form of “Arising Yoga” or “Deity Practice”. \nFor more information about wongkur\, we recommend reading ‘What is Wongkur’\, which includes ‘A Western Psychological Orientation to Deity Yoga’ by the Venerable Namgyal Rinpoche and ‘A Traditional Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist View’ by His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin. It is extensive article\, published by Wesley Knapp. Visit and support his archival work at the Sakya Namgyal Archive. \n\nDownload PDF – What is Wongkur\n \nMeet the Teachers\n\n \nDoug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, BC\, Canada. Achariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct\, humourous and compassionate engagement with students\, Doug embraces various traditions\, contemporary psychology\, and science\, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. Catherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies. \n\nRegistration Closed\n\n\n\n \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature. \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n\n“This retreat centre is the REAL THING. It’s a modern monastery with people grounded in the present and practicing old and new methods of living in a spiritual community. This group walks the talk. I have made the trek from Ontario all the way to this remote corner of BC every year for the last 16 years to study with these teachers\, interact with these fellow seekers\, and bask in the beauty of this gorgeous property.”\nLinda \n \nFAQs\nA Dana Based Retreat \nThis retreat is offered on the basis of dāna (generosity). \nDāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”\, and is the traditional way in which Buddhist teachings are offered.  With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. You may have come across this in the form of “pay from the heart”. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nYou will be sent a link to offer “dana” to the teachers after registration. \nFor more information on dāna click here. \nFood\, Weather\, Accommodation and How to Get Here \nClick here for details on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \nRetreatants at Clear Sky: Lodging Fees & Covid 19 Protocols \nIn addition to Dana to the Teacher\, Clear Sky Meditation Centre provides an incredible space for your retreat.  Situated on a beautiful 310-acre property in the Rocky Mountains\, the center and its karma yogis provide you nourishing daily meals and comfortable accomodation. \nPlease go to the retreat registration page for this retreat for details of the all inclusive fee for the retreat. \nCovid-19 Protocols\nOur retreats comply with current BC Covid-19 Health Orders.  Please refer to those provincial guidelines as well as the Canadian federal travel guidelines\, especially if you are planning to travel to Clear Sky Center in person. \nDetailed Daily Schedule \nSpecific times may change (MST) \nRETREAT DAILY SCHEDULE\n6:30 – 7:30 AM Walk &/or Personal Practice\n7:30 – 8:15 AM Breakfast: Prepare\, eat\, clean up\n8:15 – 8:45 AM Walk &/or Personal Practice\n9:00 – 10:00 AM Class with Teachers\n10:00 – 10:30 AM Walk\n10:30 – 11:30 AM Group Practice lead by Sangha\n11:30 – 12:30 PM Personal Practice\n12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch: Prepare\, eat\, clean up\n1:30 – 3:00 PM Personal Practice\n3:00 – 4:00 PM Group Practice lead by Sangha\n4:00 – 5:30 PM Personal Practice\n5:30 – 7:00 PM Dinner: prepare\, eat\, clean up\n7:00 – 7:30 PM Walk &/or Personal Practice\n7:30 – 8:30 PM Group Practice and Q & A with Teachers\n8:30 – beyond: Personal Practice & bed \n\n\n\nRegistration Closed
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/16-buddha-body-retreat/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Nine Vajrayana Empowerments
DESCRIPTION:Tantric Deep Dive: A Week of Empowerments\nIn Vajrayana Buddhism\, initiations\, empowerments or wongkur (Tib. དབང་\, wang) are considered the spring from which all blessings flow. Join us for a tantric deep dive into nine precious and rare vajrayana empowerments. These wongkur are scheduled at the end of the Sixteen Buddha Body Practice retreat at Clear Sky Centre\, and can be attended separately from the retreat. \nSpace is limited and will be first come first serve. If you have questions\, please contact: bookings@clearskycenter.org or (250) 429-3929.  \nNOTE: Registration Closes December 15th \n \nNine precious vajrayana empowerments will be bestowed by Qapel and Sensei at the end of the 16 Buddha Body Retreat. Qapel anticipates that this will be the last time he gives initiation into many of these deities\, this lifetime. \nThese empowerments give you an energetic blessing\, and access to practice mantra and visualisation of different transcendental archetypes from the Himalayan schools of Buddhism. \nFollowing the empowerments\, we invite you to stay three additional nights longer to spend time in awakening community\, usher in the New Year and celebrate Catherine Sensei’s birthday. \nNamgyal Rinpoche\, our lineage root guru\, put it best: \n“In the depth of the psyche lie all possibilities in a state of unrealized potential. In every being there exists the possibility of experiencing transcendental consciousness\, which when the student is ready\, the Teacher(s) can make accessible to him or her via empowerment\, initiation\, or wongkur. \n“One should regard Wongkur as an event in which the Lama sows the seed of transcendental consciousness in the depth of the student. The seed will lie in the unconscious until the student brings it to realization in the practice of meditation.” \n\n \nThree Package Options\nOvernight Package\nArrive December 25th in the morning. The first empowerment is in the afternoon. \nDeparture on December 30th. \nBonus: Take the opportunity to deepen your practice with the Teachers and community by adding three nights (December 30th-Jan 1st) and celebrating New Years Eve and our dear Sensei’s birthday! \n\nSold Out\n \nDay Package\nIncludes both the morning and afternoon Wongkur and lunch and dinner. \nThis package does not include accommodation. \nTo register: Register for the Empowerments you would like to attend and then register for your meals using the link below. \nNOTE: Registration Closes December 15th \n\nBook Lunch and Dinner\n \nIndividual Wongkur Package\nRegister for an individual Empowerment. \nThis package does not include meals or accommodation. \nNOTE: Registration Closes December 15th \nSunday\, December 25th\nKalachakra PM (blue) \nMonday\, December 26th\nHevajra 16-armed AM (blue)\nMahamaya PM (blue) \nTuesday\, December 27th\n*Vajrakilaya AM (black)\n*4 armed Mahakala PM (black) \nThursday\, December 29th\nWhite Manjushri AM (white)\n*White Mahakala PM (white) \nFriday\, December 30th\nGreat White Umbrella Mother AM (white)\nNamgyalma PM (white) \n*Permission needed to attend. \nRegister for Individual Empowerments\n\nRegister for KALACHAKRA\n\n\nRegister for HEVAJRA 16-ARMED\n\n\nRegister for MAHAMAYA\n\n\nRequest to Attend VAJRAKILAYA\n\n\nRequest to Attend MAHAKALA 4-ARMED\n\n\nRegister for WHITE MANJUSHRI\n\n\nRequest to Attend WHITE MAHAKALA\n\n\nRegister for GREAT WHITE UMBRELLA MOTHER\n\n\nRegister for NAMGYALMA\n \n\nKalachakra\nMahamaya\nNamgyalma\nWhite Manjushri\nFour Armed Mahakala*\n\n\nSixteen Armed Hevajra\nWhite Mahakala*\nVajrakilaya*\nGreat White Umbrella Mother\n*Permission needed to Attend\n\nMeet the Teachers\n\n \nAchariya Doug Duncan Sensei & Catherine Pawasarat Sensei are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, BC\, Canada. Achariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct\, humourous and compassionate engagement with students\, Doug embraces various traditions\, contemporary psychology\, and science\, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. Catherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies. \nWhat’s Expected of Me?\nInitiations\, empowerments\, or wongkur (Tib. དབང་\, wang) are considered the spring from which all blessings flow. More literally\, these are ritual celebrations in which a specific teaching is transmitted from Teacher to student that enables the student to practice a new form of “Arising Yoga” or “Deity Practice”. \nFor more information about wongkur\, we recommend reading ‘What is Wongkur’\, which includes ‘A Western Psychological Orientation to Deity Yoga’ by the Venerable Namgyal Rinpoche and ‘A Traditional Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist View’ by His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin. It is extensive article\, published by Wesley Knapp. Visit and support his archival work at the Sakya Namgyal Archive. \n\nPDF – What is Wong Kur?\n\n\n \nWhat can I expect?\nOur teachings and Clear Sky operate based on the ancient tradition of Dāna or generosity. As generosity is the basis upon which all spiritual practice flourishes\, we recommend that you learn more about this profound practice before you register. \nDaily Schedule: Here is a sample schedule of what you can expect at this retreat. Note: details are subject to change. \n\nDecember 25th\, pm: Kalachakra\nDecember 26th\, am: Hevajra\, 16-armed\nDecember 26th\, pm: Mahamaya\nDecember 27th\, am: Vajrakilaya\nDecember 27th\, pm: Mahakala\, 4-armed\nDecember 29th\, am: White Manjushri\nDecember 29th\, pm: White Mahakala\nDecember 30th\, am: Great White Umbrella Mother\nDecember 30th\, pm: Namgyalma\n\n\n\n \nFAQs\nDana and In-Person Retreat Pricing \nDana: This course is offered by Doug and Catherine Sensei through the ancient principle of generosity\, or Dāna. The retreat fee covers the cost of food and accommodation\, whereas the Teachings are offered by generosity. Learn more about Dāna here. \nPricing: As a charitable organization\, we strive to provide locally sourced organic meals and comfortable accommodations at an affordable price. Fees vary depending on your accommodation choice and early bird pricing. \nArrival & Departure \nIf you are registered in the full package: \nDecember 25th: arrive in the morning. \nDecember 30th: depart in the evening. \nBonus: Take the opportunity to deepen your practice with the Teachers and community by adding three nights (December 30th-Jan 1st) and celebrating New Years Eve and our dear Sensei’s birthday! \nBooking a Flight? \nAirport pickups can be booked when you register for the retreat. On the rare chance that this retreat is cancelled\, we highly recommend purchasing travel insurance. \nIn order to give enough time to rest from travel before the retreat starts\, we recommend that domestic travellers arrive one day early\, and long distance international travellers arrive two days early. \nAfter the retreat we also suggest staying for at least another day for integration. \nFor questions\, please contact: bookings@clearskycenter.org or (250) 429-3929. \nAccommodation\, Weather\, Food\, Etc.  \nPlease see here.  \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature. Founded by Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nHere are some FAQs on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \nTo help you get acquainted with us\, some community members made this short video during our 2019 Buddhas in Action retreat. To learn more about us and our incredible community\, click here!
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/nine-vajrayana-empowerments/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Multiple Realities: Bardos & Beyond (Online Course)
DESCRIPTION:“Change your view\, change your reality.”  \n-Catherine Pawasarat Sensei \nPerhaps you are interested in altered states. Or you have heard about the bardos of death and dying described in Tibetan buddhism. \nIn this course\, we will explore the six traditional bardos and also go to the core of that teaching – something less talked about – how every moment is a bardo or transition. \n\nRegister Now\n \nBuddhism \nand Beyond\nfocus area\nOnline Class/Weekend Home Retreat\npractice\nFour\nWeeks\nDuration\nSundays at\n9:30am MST\nDay/Time\nAll\nLevels\nSKILL LEVEL\nStudying the Bardos\nWe struggle because we are habitually locked in fixed views of self\, other and the world. Studying the various ‘bardos’ or multiple realities of experience helps loosen the limiting blinders of our ego’s perceptions. By expanding our conceptions and perceptions\, we can get unstuck from fixed views\, rigidity and conventionality. Greater joy\, freedom and awe ensues! \nThe six traditional bardos described in Vajrayana teachings are: \n\nWaking consciousness\nDream\nMeditation\nDeath\nDharmata\nRebirth\n\nThese six bardos are also a window into seeing the nature of bardos within all moments\, transitions and iterruptions of life – drastically altering our limited ego perceptions and concepts. We will also study language – particularly how we map our realities of self through language and how we get locked into predictable patterns. \nThrough this study and practice\, by seeing the stuckness of our thinking and perceptions\, we begin to loosen our tight sense of who we are. Greater freedom\, compassion and clarity results. \n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n \nListen: Consciousness Continues – Navigating Death\, Rebirth and the Bardos\n\n“I don’t find meditation easy\, but I do find it worth it. I would not have dreamed that a 3 day online retreat could resolve complicated matters that I have wrestled with for years. Yet it did. Thank you\, Sensei. Thank you each one of you at Clear Sky.”\nKakoom B. \nCourse Schedule\nJanuary 14 – February 4\, 2024\nClass Times (Mountain Time)\n\nSunday\, January 14th – 9:30-11am Class\nSunday\, January 21st– 9:30-11am Class\nSunday\, January 28th – 9:30-11am Class\nHome Retreat: Saturday & Sunday February 3-4th – 9:30-10:30am and 2:30-3:30pm\n\nThe formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on Sundays with a Saturday-Sunday flash retreat on the fourth weekend.  Class times are estimates and may change slightly. \nWe encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. \nAt-Home Flash Retreat Weekend: February 2-4th\nTo deepen and integrate your experience\, the final weekend during the course will also be a Flash Retreat (Feb 3-4th). This can be done at home\, or together with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will also be held at these times: \n\nFlash Retreat morning group workshop time:   9:30-10:30am\nFlash Retreat afternoon group workshop time: 2:30-3:30pm\n\nIf you’d like to join the Flash Retreat at Clear Sky\, please contact ava@clearskycenter.org.  \n\n\n \nMeet the Teachers\n \nDoug Qapel Duncan \n \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei \nDoug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Center\, BC\, Canada. \nAchariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct\, humorous and compassionate engagement with students\, Doug embraces various traditions\, contemporary psychology\, and science\, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. \nCatherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies. \nCourse Details\nTime and Location\nEach of the four weekly classes in this online course will be streamed live at 9:30-11am MST.  We ask participants to attend live whenever possible. The recording of each class will be available for one week after each class. We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. \nThe course culminates with a Flash Retreat on February 2-4\, 2024\, with formal workshop times held at 9:30-10:30am and 2:30-3:30pm Mountain Time on Saturday and Sunday. \nWhat Does the Course Cost?\nThis course is offered based on the unique combination of: \n1) dāna\, and\n2) a $80-120 USD administrative fee: \n\nRegister by December 17 2023: $80\nRegister by December 31 2023: $100\nRegister less than two weeks prior: $120\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature. \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n\n\n\n\n“I feel like a whole new world of understanding has opened up for me to explore. The teachings were interesting\, vibrant\, and so very relevant to our lives. Qapel and Catherine Sensei have done a wonderful job at distilling these vast teachings without oversimplying concepts. The teachings were visual\, informative\, and interactive. It was a great and lots of fun!”\nJenai L.\n \nFAQs\nAbout Dana \nYou may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart.” Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity.” With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nThe dharma has been built on generosity. No one is excluded for lack of funds. However\, it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able. \nTypically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. \nAs we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure. Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. \nIf you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. \nLearn more about the practice of dāna here. \nAbout the Online Admin Fee \nIn a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. \nWe’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. \nThe admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, the costs of setting up good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online can be surprising. \nOur admin fee changes based on the date of registration. \nRegister four + weeks prior: $80\nRegister two to four weeks prior: $100\nRegister less than two weeks prior: $120 \n*We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. \n— \nBelow are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: \n\nHigh speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)\nOnline class systems (Zoom)\nRegistration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)\nCommunication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)\nOnline storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)\nQuality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.\nOnline calendar booking system to allow students to book interviews\nWebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.\n\nWe welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n\n\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/bardos-online-course/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Money & Spirituality: Integrating Spiritual and Material (Online)
DESCRIPTION:A Four-Week Online Course with Karen McAllister \nSaturdays at 10am MT \nClick here to see your timezone \nThis course is about healing the split between money and spirituality and integrating your vision and calling into your everyday work. Through this course\, you will come to a place of peace\, power\, and care in your heart in your relationship with money.  \nIt is about integrating the spiritual with the material\, or the material with the spiritual\, depending on where your journey begins. \nWhat this means for you\nWorking with your relationship with money is more than just seeing your patterns and recurring behaviours around it.  \nMoney is a nexus that is the doorway into greater integration. All of us have some sort of knot around money. By going into that knot\, we can attend to all of these bigger things like the shadow\, dreams\, vision\, values\, priorities\, and awakening.  \nWe are inviting you to join us to release these complicated and layered knots around money and allow yourself to let go the dam of resistance\, shame\, guilt\, superiority\, privilege\, and fear. To have the courage to look at your projections onto money and be on your way to a place of integration between the material and the spiritual.  \nWe want you to be lighter\, brighter and to give and attract the amount of money you need to manifest your purpose.  \n															\n			\n						REGISTER NOW\n					\n															\n																														 \nDo any of these 8 knots sound like you?\n\nYou might be very passionate about your work as an artist\, teacher\, healer\, in business\, or as a transformational change agent. Yet you seem to repel the very resources that you need. Somehow embracing the money thing is felt as inauthentic to your values or being evil on some level. Is it truly noble to be a starving artist or a martyr?\n Perhaps you feel money is elusive and you never seem to have it\, or when it comes in it leaves very quickly. You may feel that you and money just don’t seem to have any relationship at all. Or you don’t feel you are good with it. You might be looking for that Prince Charming\, or a protector to turn up and make it all better for you. Or maybe\, you feel that money should just come because you are devoting your life to a worthy cause or to your awakening. Shouldn’t I just trust in the universe that the money comes? Yet\, it doesn’t.\n Perhaps you over give\, undervalue yourself in your organization\, non-profit or in partnerships\, either in marriage or in business. You might expect others to read your mind and know how to support you\, and they don’t. You might have the experience of feeling unseen\, burnt out\, with health and money issues calling for your attention.\n Or your family may have money but you don’t\, giving you mixed experiences of privilege and scarcity; you may try to help others experience more abundance and feel that your efforts are rejected;  or your efforts to be generous may leave you feeling taken advantage of or dismissed.\n You might be a person with wealth and/or worldly success. In spite of this\, you might feel ostracized by the very people you want to help. You might not feel so cared for or maybe even feel like an outsider by those in the spiritual or transformational world or with a mission-based business. What is this about?\n You may have mixed feelings about having money\, as a spiritual explorer. Perhaps you have come into money without being introduced to the skills to handle it skillfully\, both practically and psychologically.\n Or perhaps you feel overwhelmed with fear of losing money\, even though you have enough of it. Your fear of loss might keep you paralyzed and stuck from making decisions that are more in alignment with your heart and your own awakening. \nYou might feel guilty about having money and find that trusting yourselves and others is an ongoing challenge. You might not like the distance that money causes between you and others. \n\nWhat are some of the main patterns that spiritual types have around money? Dissociation and overgiving are two examples. \nKaren McAllister\, Certified Money Coach and Board Chair of Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, shares some of her insights in the main money patterns experienced by spiritual seekers\, artists and those in the non-profit sector.  \nhttps://youtu.be/BwOnDegzXIw		 \nWhat to Expect\nThe course structures itself according to Clear Sky’s Five Principles\, which name the qualities of a supportive space for human flourishing. We apply these principles to help you come to a place of peace\, ease and clarity around your relationship with money. This course falls under the Fourth Principle\, which is\, “Cleaning up big areas of your life frees up energy.” The course structure follows each of the other four principles. \nSession #1: Honor your space. Metaphorically speaking\, we open the door and take a look inside your financial room. For many of us\, it is a room full of cobwebs\, things not in their place\, and dust bunnies running amok. The curtains are closed\, and there is a stale\, musty smell in the room. How did this room get this way? By applying principle #1\, we honor your space\, we face the mess and start cleaning it up. We start revisiting the past to see what was not acknowledged and owned around money in the family system and culture.   \nSession #2: Structure and routine are your friends. We look at the money habits that you currently have and write them all down. What do you need to let go of\, and what new habits do you need to take on? How are you going to build them into your structure and routine? We will use the cue\, routine and reward from “The Power of Habit” to help you work new routines around your money life. We will share all the apps\, budget tools\, and a ton of resources for you to guide you in finding the right tool for you around your finances. \nSession #3: Communication shapes the space where we meet. We look at building gratitude and generosity practices to help you overcome the fear and scarcity mentality that takes root in our beings because it is the very water of capitalism that we swim in. A model that promotes a chronic sense of not-enoughness in the being. We will learn to become very mindful of the scarcity we feed ourselves and get really good at cutting these dialogues off skillfully and kindly\, with fierce discernment.  \nSession #4: It’s easier with others. What are your relationships with money like with your spouse\, your colleagues\, and your friends? Do you end up feeling betrayed or tight around money with others\, or do you stick your head in the sand and not take responsibility? We will study money and relationships through the lens of the eight money archetypes. Archetypes are powerful teachers and allies\, since they inform us of where we need to grow. \n															\n																														 \nMeet your Teacher\n																														 \nKaren McAllister \nKaren has worked with clients to transform their money issues\, helping them become more effective\, professional\, and satisfied with their financial situation\, and growing a sense of abundance. She brings knowledge and experience of financial issues from the practical\, behavioral\, and emotional perspectives. Her real magic and superpowers come from studying with her spiritual teachers\, Acariya Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, for over 20 years. Her teachers specialize in helping their students transcend their issues around money\, sex\, and power. And she is a beautiful example of the fruits of this work\, known in Buddhist philosophy as the bodhisattva path. \nKaren studied Economics in her degree and has been certified by Deborah Price of the The Money Coaching Institute as a Certified Money Coach\, a Couples Money Coach\, and a Business Archetype Coach. She studied with Lynne Twist from the Soul of Money Institute\, including Mastering your Money and Transforming your Life\, and Lynne’s Fundraising from the Heart program. \nFurther\, Karen has made use of that training through her own role as a founding member at Clear Sky\, which operates with a quadruple bottom line. Karen has been Board Chair since 2014 and is leader of Fund Development. Her passion for this arises out of her deep desire to awaken more fully and make the world a better place. She’s seen many amazing spiritual explorers and transformational change agents who want to make a difference yet don’t have the funds they need to truly fulfill their missions–despite the millions of dollars floating around in the economy. And she has also seen the other side. Many spiritual explorers with money who have tried to help others experience more abundance and feel that their efforts have been rejected; or their efforts to be generous have left them feeling taken advantage of or dismissed. Karen’s work is designed to change this.  \nKaren wants you to show up as an integrated and whole human being. She’ll help you direct and attract financial resources in meaningful ways\, steering away from greed and fear and towards love\, generosity\, collaboration\, and reciprocity. \nCourse Details\n\nLocation: Online (Zoom)\nDates: January 21st – Febrauary 11th\, 2023\n4 x 2 hour session + 3 Individual 30 minute sessions\nTime: 10am – Noon MT \nDana: $200CAD – $500CAD recommended range.\nPlease chat with us if you have concerns about the cost. Part of taking the money out of the shadow is stepping forward and having a pricing conversation with us.\n\nThis course is Dana based. We understand that your income might be effected due to COVID either negatively or positively. We do not want to turn away anyone and we are always looking for ways to help you cultivate your generosity practise. Because of this\, we are giving you the opportunity to give the lower rate if you are earning less currently\, or we encourage to give the higher rate if your business is actually more profitable due to COVID. Many people feel guilty because they are doing well. We encourage you to think about paying it forward.There is also an opportunity to give to the scholarship fund.\n															\n			\n						REGISTER NOW\n					\n						Karen is such a talented guide. She has the ability to see what you are not seeing and to sense that\, what is not spoken. I felt very safe with her\, to go deep into unexplored areas of my life. She is picking you up\, where you are and takes you on an adventurous journey that is life changing.\nThank you Karen.\n					AndreaGermany\n						I signed up for a series of Money Coaching sessions with Karen last year along with a team of people I work closely with. I truly believe this was the best thing we could have done. The sessions with Karen provided us with a clear\, safe and supportive place to talk\, open up and work through what was coming up for each of us.\nKaren offered us deep insights on many levels and the generosity of her time\, both inside and outside the sessions. She invested as much in the process as we did. The benefits that it brings are significant – on an interpersonal as well as financial level.\n					ZoeEngland
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/money-spirituality-online-2023/
LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Coaching,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Community Classes for Inner Well-Being (Online or In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Foundations of Meditation Classes (Online or In-Person at Clear Sky)Thursdays 7-8pm MST \nHow do you grow your inner well-being?  These community classes at Clear Sky center help you develop a stronger meditation practice.   \nJoin us for Meditation Circle\, Thursday nights (7:00-8:00pm MST) at Clear Sky Center.  You can attend in-person\, or join us online.   \nThese classes will run each season of the year. This current series of classes will run from Thursday\, January 26th to February 24th.  We encourage you to attend all classes. \nThere are two ways to attend – in person or online. Just click the appropriate button to register. See you soon!  \n  \n  Registration – In Person   Registration – Online  \nQuestions?  \nContact Cara via email or phone: \ncara@clearskycenter.org | 250-421-8280 \n \n\n“Meditation is like turning on a light in a dark room. The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships. Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes.” \nDuncan Cryle\n\nSeries Overview – with Duncan Cryle\nDoes your mind feel scattered and distracted?  Do you feel like you are going through life on auto-pilot?  Or do you feel constantly tired and low on energy?  This 5 week series as part of Clear Sky’s Meditation Circle classes is for anyone looking to establish or deepen a meditation practice. \nMeditation helps us build our concentration\, our mindfulness and our energy.  With our hearts and mind fully present\, able to give our deep attention\, we become able to grow quickly in wisdom and compassion.   \nIn this series\, in each session we’ll meditate together\, and explore: \n\nWhat is insight breathing meditation (vipassana) and how can we use question and investigation in meditation to invite insights\nHow to practice – deepen your practice\nBuild your meditation toolkit – classical teachings on how to work with obstacles and distractions\, and to build mindfulness and calm\nWays to establish and deepen a daily meditation practice at home\nMeditation tips and practices you can integrate into daily life and work\n\n   \n\n“I feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that meditation is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.'” \nKaren McAllister\n\nMeet the Teachers\n \nMaureen Smith\nMaureen Smith (MSW\, RCSW) is a therapist and meditation teacher. Passionate about what she does\, she will guide you to a more alive\, aware and mindful path of living. \nMaureen is a well-respected Cranbrook-based therapist and educator. She works with individuals and couples in the public sector in addictions and mental health. Not only was Maureen the first acting caretaker at Clear Sky Meditation Center in BC\, she has studied numerous meditation practices intensively for over 10 years. She has a Master of Social Work degree and is a Registered Clinical Social Worker in British Columbia. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n  \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nCara Conroy-Lau\nCara brings a joyful East meets West approach to meditation and holistic health. \nAs a New Zealand-born citizen of the world\, she grew up in New Zealand\, Singapore\, Japan and China. Cara has trained in mind-body integrative health for over 15 years. She is the founding acupuncturist at Cranbrook Acupuncture Clinic. \nCara has been training in meditation and Buddhist philosophy since her early 20’s\, and has a paritcular interest in Asian philosophy.  She is a long time resident at Clear Sky Centre\, and was the Centre’s first farm and food forest manager from 2009-2012.  \n  Registration – Online   Registration – In Person  \nCourse Cost: Dāna\n \nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna.  If you’re not familiar with dāna\, you may have come across related approaches such as “pay from the heart.” \nDāna is a Sanskrit term that translates as “generosity” in English. The practice of generosity is central to spiritual unfoldment\, whatever path you follow. In our own Buddhist lineage\, teachings have always been given on the basis of dāna\, and we are committed to this practice and its development in the West. \nDāna is a radical and – we believe – viable economic alternative to capitalism. We all know there must be something better than capitalism or its hungry cousin\, consumerism. We maintain that\, together\, we can offer a financial model that is based in life-affirming mutual support. Please join us in co-creating this promising economic alternative. \n \n \nTo help you choose an amount that feels right for you\, we recommend this heart-based exercise from our friends at Planet Dharma.  \nChecking in with your heart\n1) Take a few quiet breaths and center yourself. Spend a few moments to reflect on each of the below: the beauty and integrity of dāna practice; the value of receiving direct teachings from lineage holders in a recognized spiritual tradition; the reality of your financial situation. \n2) Spend another few moments contacting a sense of health\, strength and abundance. You have a healthy mind\, a body\, senses\, the good karma to have heard the teachings\, and conditions to support your practice of Dharma. Celebrate this! \n3) Now check with your heart and mind what amount feels both consistent with your situation\, and expressive of your aspiration. \nIt’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \n Register Now – Online   Register Now – In Person
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-community-classes-for-inner-well-being-online-or-in-person-2/
LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Integral Spirituality Part Two: Mapping 21st Century Awakening (Online)
DESCRIPTION:An Online Course\nFebruary 12th – March 12th\, 2023\nSundays: 9:00-10:30am MDT *Click here to see your timezone \n* Recordings available for those who cannot attend live\n* Includes: Sunday Afternoon Master Classes & a Weekend Home Retreat  \n“We don’t think full liberation is possible any more without an understanding and an integration of the stages” \n–Qapel and Sensei \nWhether or not you’ve heard of Integral Spirituality\, perhaps you’re realizing that being in a good state isn’t enough.  For compassionate action we also need to work on our stages of development for how we show up in the world. \nJoin us for Integral Spirituality II – a participatory workshop series to share our latest work mapping key areas of spiritual growth – and to work together co-creating the next iteration. \n\nRegister Now\n\n \nApplying Integral Theory to modern spiritual practice.\nOnce we understand the theory of Integral Spirituality – and the importance of developing our stages as well as our states – what next?  How do we apply that directly in our lives in a way most relevant for meditators and spiritual seekers? \nThis four week interactive and participatory workshop is to share our explorations and co-creations for an invaluable integral spirituality map for Dharma practice and 21st century awakening. Both for our individual journeys\, and for those of us who teach or help others\, a map of the territory of spiritual growth reveals the work to be done for unfoldment. \nIn this course\, we’ll share insightful and fascinating pieces of the maps we’ve created so far\, and draw on group wisdom to further explore. \nWhat are the key areas of growth for Dharma practitioners to develop outside of meditation?  There are many fascinating areas to explore – to name but a few: \n\nCommon stages of spiritual unfoldment\nDana and relationship to money\nIntegration of action\, career and Dharma\nInterpersonal development and sexual relationship\nLevel of maturity how we relate to Sangha\nStages of growth of Sangha / community health\nSteps on the journey from guru to group guru\n\nPicking some of these themes to work with\, we’ll explore some of the typical stages of growth and development\, and work together to enrich these.  What are the patterns of growth in ourselves and others?  How can we support others to grow?  These are the kind of questions we’ll dig into together. \n\nRegister Now\n\n \n“Only death would have prevented me from attending this course\, and even then\, my consciousness would most likely have been eavesdropping from another realm/bardo.”\n-Brendan R.\nStates and Stages: Why Study Integral Spirituality?\nMeditation is essential – but there are parts of us\, such as\, how we show up with others\, that aren’t touched by this alone. Meditation can help us get in a good state but doesn’t necessarily lead us to higher stages of maturity. Stages reflect hard-won growth of understanding\, emotional and social range and depth\, integration and functionality in the world\, and incorporation and transformation of the shadow. Without transformative work that touches every part of our lives\, our spiritual growth and our capacity for compassion is incomplete. \n \nOnly by working on our stages\, in parallel to developing a clear radiant meditative state\, can we truly blossom on our spiritual paths.  This means learning how to recognize how stages are ingrained in the subtleties of our lives\, bodies\, language and behaviors\, so that we can highlight the areas for development. Ultimately the stages work presented in integral spirituality helps us find the strength and wisdom we need to flourish in difficult times\, to be of service to the world. \nIntegral spirituality is a comprehensive approach of transformation working with body\, mind\, spirit and shadow. Planet Dharma’s training path consisting of the 4 pillars of karma yoga/meditation-in-action\, study (of Dharma\, science\, psychology\, etc)\, meditation\, and shadow – embodies this integral approach. \nQapel and Sensei’s 30+ combined years of training work with students shows the great power of this work of developing stages\, both for deepening a student’s Dharma practice\, as well as their functionality and flourishing in life. \nCourse Learning Goals \n\nLearn our latest working mapping 21st century awakening around key areas of transformation in your work\, money\, relationships\, intimacy/sex\, the shadow\, and other areas of life.\nWork together to co-create a framework for integrating your meditation/spiritual practice with your everyday life.\nDeepen your knowledge of  how to skilfully combine traditional wisdom teachings with the latest discoveries in science and psychology\, to foster a well rounded spiritual practice suited for the complexities of the 21st century.\nExplore and share real-life examples of the integral path of spiritual training and learn how to place these on our evolving map\n\n \nCase Study on States and Stages – Duncan Cryle\nMuch of my life I’ve been a nice guy on the surface\, and aggressively competitive underneath. On one hand\, I wouldn’t like to hold people accountable or get into conflict. And on the other hand I would roll over people to get what I wanted.  Working with the Teachers and inside the melting pot of sangha at our meditation centre\, I eventually hit a point where this ego strategy simply stopped working. \nDespite having a strong meditation practice and experiencing clear meditative ‘states’ I had to finally witness these blind ‘stages’. I started to see the huge cost this was having to me and others. This was immensely healing as I began to see how these unseen ‘stage’ related patterns drove so many unhelpful and unhappy patterns in my life. \n\nRead Duncan’s Blog\n \nVideo: The Fourth Turning (Integral Spirituality and Integral Buddhism)\nKen Wilber\, the founder of integral theory\, describes the ‘fourth turning of the wheel’ for the world’s great spiritual traditions\, including Buddhism. \nWilber describes the need to make a new spirituality – one that transcends and includes the old traditions\, while also adding new material. These new additions should be compatible with the old\, but brings paths like Buddhism up to date in the modern and post-modern world. \n \n“World class teachings from world class people! Doug and Catherine Sensei are the real deal and they ultimately want one thing for you – to guide you toward awakening with totality and intelligence.” -Nishta M.\nMeet Your Teachers\nQapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, BC\, Canada. \nAchariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct\, humourous and compassionate engagement with students\, Doug embraces various traditions\, contemporary psychology\, and science\, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. \nCatherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies. \n \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei\n \nQapel Doug Duncan\nCourse Details\nTime and Location\nEach of the four weekly classes in this online course will be video streamed live on Sundays from 9:00-10:30am MST. The recording will be available for one week after each class. \nStudy and Meditation Opportunities in addition to the classes include Master Classes on three Sundays at 3pm MST\, and a weekend Flash Retreat following the final Monday class. \nWhat Does the Course Cost?\nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna\, as well as an admin fee of $100 (USD). The admin is to cover the costs of running these online courses – for equipment and software to provide you the teachings online. \nFor our teachings itself – You may have come across this is the form of “pay from the heart”. Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”. With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. We suggest a range between $120 and $500 for this four week course. \n\n\nRegister Now\n \nAll Integral Teachings will be on Sundays – with a new format of two 90 minute sessions per week\n\nSunday Feb 12th: Class 9-10:30am\, Workshop 3-4:30pm MST\nSunday Feb 19th: Class 9-10:30am\, Workshop 3-4:30pmMST\nSunday Feb 26th: Class 9-10:30am\, Workshop 3-4:30pm MST\nSunday March 5th: Class 9-10:30am\, Workshop 3-4:30pm MST\n\nThe formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on four Sundays. There will be a formal class in the morning (9-10:30am MT)\, followed by personal time for reflection and study and then a participatory workshop in the afternoon (3-4:30pm). \nFlash Retreat\nMarch 10-12\, 2023\nFlash Retreat Weekend: March 11-12th\nTo deepen and integrate your experience\, the final weekend during the course will be a Flash Retreat (Saturday and Sunday\, March 11-12th). This can be done at home\, or together with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. \nDuring the flash retreat you will focus on reflection\, investigation and study of the integral content. Formal class/workshop times will also be held at 9:30-10:30am\, 11-12pm and 2-3pm Mountain Time. \nNOTE: There is just one course registration which includes all classes\, workshops and the flash retreat. \n\nJoin the Flash Retreat from Clear Sky!\n \nQuestions about attending the Flash Retreat from Clear Sky? Contact Ava@clearskycenter.org. \n\n\n \nWhy We Study Integral Spirituality\nWe use and study integral theory and spirituality because it is our lineage’s mandate to take the teachings of awakening to new places. \nNamgyal Rinpoche was known for incorporating diverse teachings of awakening\, and we continue to do so – whether from traditional Buddhism\, western mysteries\, psychology\, science and even business management. \nWe aim to co-create a universalist and 21st-century framework for international students of Dharma. Planet Dharma’s four pillars and five principles for bringing depth practice into every aspect of life – embodies a very integral approach. Our home meditation center\, Clear Sky\, is a living lab for integrating the spiritual path into every aspect of life: community\, shadow work\, and functionality. In short\, integral spirituality is not a textbook to us\, but something we are actively embodying every day. \n\n\nRegister Now\n\n \nSangha power – consider organizing or joining regional in-person or online sangha groups to support one another during the online courses and Flash Retreats.  \n\nRegister Now\n \n“Such a privilege to be part of the clear\, flowing\, powerful current of a living teaching—–it sweeps you along into unimaginable depths of peace\, unboundedness and pure heartedness.” -Renata D.
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LOCATION:BC
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SUMMARY:Creating a Supportive Womb for Spiritual Growth (Free Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Creating a Supportive Container for Spiritual Growth and Mindfulness\n“Navigating the complexities of today’s world requires more than just feeling good on retreat\, or using a daily mindfulness app. We have to learn how to embody mindfulness while thinking about our planet’s future or navigating the pressures of daily life.”  \n-Karen McAllister & Duncan Cryle \nIn our busy and distracted world it’s hard to keep supportive structures and routines for your well-being\, spiritual growth\, and resilience.  Integrating mindfulness is an online program for anyone who meditates or is on a spiritual journey that teaches how to integrate the healing power of awareness into your daily life\, and to build positive conditions to support your clarity\, kindness\, and wisdom.   \n					\n									Register Now\n					\n																														 \nMeditation \n& Daily Life \nfocus area\nWorkshop \npractice\n1.5 Hours \nDuration\nFebruary 18th  \n5-6.30pm UK time / 10-11:30am MST \nDay/Time\nOnline \nformat\nCreating the Container for Spiritual Growth\nLike many of us you are probably dealing with uncertainty\, disconnection\, frustration\, and grief in these difficult and transforming times. Integrating mindfulness is an online program for anyone who meditates or is on a spiritual journey that teaches how to integrate the healing power of awareness into your daily life\, and to build positive conditions to support your clarity\, kindness\, and wisdom.   \nJust as a baby needs the support of a womb to grow\, you need supportive conditions in your life to truly grow. We call these supportive conditions the spiritual container. It is a way to bring the healing and magic of a retreat center and community into your own daily life.   \nThis container – or womb – strengthens your meditation\, and supports you to go deeper on your spiritual path. It helps you simplify your life\, develop more compassion\, and build calm and resilience. Healing your own womb of supportive conditions lets you come with fullness\, strength and abundance to serve our planet Gaia\, and to better foster connection with others and community.  \nJoin us for a free introductory webinar to explore how to let go and shift unhelpful patterns and habits\, to create new supportive structures in your life\, and better align your time with the values\, community connection and contribution you aspire too. \nThis webinar will introduce you to the foundational principles in our flagship course\, Integrating Mindfulness. \n					\n									Register Now\n					\n															\n		\n															\n															\n																														 \nThis workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  \nYou can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n					\n									FREE PDF – Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n					\n															\n																														 \n\n\n				“Mindfulness is like turning on a light in a dark room.   The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships.  Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes.  I’ve found it helps craft our lives\, environment and structures in a way that deeply supports connection and growth”.			 \n											Duncan Cryle\n					 \n																														 \n\n\n				“Deep transformational growth is really supported by having a container\, a supportive structure around us. I feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that this is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.'”			 \n											Karen McAllister\n					 \nMeet the Teachers \n																														 \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n																														 \nWhat Previous Students Are Saying\n																														 \n\n\n				“I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life.”			 \n											Ruth – Embodied in Motion\n					 \n																														 \n\n\n				“It’s really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don’t get everything done\, but I don’t get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way.”			 \n											Emmanuel – ActionAid Brasil\n					 \n					\n									Register Now\n					\n		[wufoo username=”5principles” formhash=”ze64plr0w2w6oi” autoresize=”true” height=”786″ header=”show” ssl=”true”]
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SUMMARY:Supportive Habits for Resilience & Growth (Free Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Build Resilience & Spiritual Growth with Supportive Habits\n“Navigating the complexities of today’s world requires more than just feeling good on retreat\, or using a daily mindfulness app. We have to learn how to embody mindfulness while thinking about our planet’s future or navigating the pressures of daily life.”  \n-Karen McAllister & Duncan Cryle \nIn our busy and distracted world it’s hard to keep supportive structures and routines for your well-being\, spiritual growth\, and resilience.  Integrating mindfulness is an online program for anyone who meditates or is on a spiritual journey that teaches how to integrate the healing power of awareness into your daily life\, and to build positive conditions to support your clarity\, kindness\, and wisdom.   \n					\n									Register Now\n					\n																														 \nMeditation \n& Daily Life \nfocus area\nWorkshop \npractice\n1.5 Hours \nDuration\nMarch 4th \n5-6:30pm UK time / 10-11:30am MST \nDay/Time\nOnline \nformat\nCreating the Container for Spiritual Growth\nPerhaps you want to strengthen your meditation practice\, but find you never quite build consistency. Or you feel your time is too often scattered or wasted\, and not spent on what truly matters to you.  \n  \nJust as a baby needs the support of a womb to grow\, you need supportive conditions in your life to truly grow.  We call these supportive conditions the spiritual container.   It is a way to bring the healing rhythms and the magic of a retreat center and community into your own daily life. \n  \nOne of the key principles of the spiritual container is creating consciously chosen structures\, habits and routines that support your growth.   \nJoin us for a free introductory webinar to explore how to let go and shift unhelpful patterns and habits\, to create new supportive structures in your life\, and better align your time with the values\, community connection and contribution you aspire too. \nThis webinar will introduce you to the foundational principles in our flagship course\, Integrating Mindfulness. \n					\n									Register Now\n					\n															\n		\n															\n															\n																														 \nThis workshop is based on Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Supportive Container.  \nYou can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n					\n									FREE PDF – Five Principles of a Spiritual Container\n					\n															\n																														 \n\n\n				“Mindfulness is like turning on a light in a dark room.   The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships.  Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes.  I’ve found it helps craft our lives\, environment and structures in a way that deeply supports connection and growth”.			 \n											Duncan Cryle\n					 \n																														 \n\n\n				“Deep transformational growth is really supported by having a container\, a supportive structure around us. I feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that this is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.'”			 \n											Karen McAllister\n					 \nMeet the Teachers \n																														 \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n																														 \nWhat Previous Students Are Saying\n																														 \n\n\n				“I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life.”			 \n											Ruth – Embodied in Motion\n					 \n																														 \n\n\n				“It’s really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don’t get everything done\, but I don’t get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way.”			 \n											Emmanuel – ActionAid Brasil\n					 \n					\n									Register Now\n					\n		[wufoo username=”5principles” formhash=”ze64plr0w2w6oi” autoresize=”true” height=”786″ header=”show” ssl=”true”]
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/supportive-habits-resilience-growth/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness: Tools for Holistic Living (In-Person or Online)
DESCRIPTION:“Flourishing in our distracted and difficult world relies on bringing awareness to the people and things that nourish us\, letting go of what doesn’t\, and creating a container to protect our happiness and life-energy.”  \n-Karen McAllister & Duncan Cryle \nWith all that’s happening in the world\, how do we collectively come up for air? \nThis course is for those who want to find meaning and embrace their life fully.  It is to help integrate and apply mindfulness in your life\, for your own sustainability and happiness.  To be able to be of better service to those around you and to our planet. \nNOTE: This course can be attended online or in-person at Clear Sky. \n\nAttend In-Person\n\n\nAttend Online\n\n \nMeditation \n& Daily Life \nfocus area\nInteractive \nWorkshop \npractice\nSix Weeks \nNo Class April 8 & 15 \nDuration\nMarch 18th – May 6th \n10:00am-12:00pm MT \nDay/Time\nIn-Person \nOnline \nformat\nBring Mindfulness to all areas of your life\nNavigating the complexities of today’s world requires more than mindfulness apps. \nWe have to learn how to embody mindfulness within the pressures of daily life. \nFlourishing in our distracted and difficult world relies on bringing awareness to the people and things that nourish us\, letting go of what doesn’t\, and creating a container to protect our happiness and life-energy. The course will teach you how to create a supportive container for your mindfulness practice and year-round growth. \nThis course will help you integrate mindfulness into your daily life – to transform your environment; your habits and use of time; how you listen and speak; areas of life where you may be stuck such as money\, health\, food\, or life vision; and how you relate to others and build community. \n\nAttend In-Person\n\n\nAttend Online\n\n \n“Deep transformational growth is really supported by having a container\, a supportive structure around us. I feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that this is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.'” \nKaren McAllister\n\nJoin Karen and Duncan for an interactive six-week course and learn how to:  \n\nStrengthen your mindfulness or meditation practice to experience more calm and clarity\nCreate supportive structures that help you stay balanced\, protect your happiness and support your year-round growth.\nApply the power of awareness to:\n\n\nDevelop a supportive environment\, and healthy consciously-chosen structures and routines in your daily life;\nCultivate more meaningful conversations and connections in your relationships and community;\nBring awareness and transformative change to big areas of your life that may be draining energy – concerns about your future\, money\, time management\, food and health.\n\n4. Integrate and weave mindfulness into your all aspects of your daily work and life. \n\n\n\n\n\n \nThree interwoven approaches\nThis course supports you to: \n• cultivate your mindfulness practice; \n• craft a supportive environment; \n• powerfully integrate mindfulness into all aspects of our life and work. \n \nBased on Clear Sky’s Five Principles\, Integrating Mindfulness helps you build a sustainable meditation practice that permeates your body\, career\, relationships and all other areas of your life. \nYou can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n\nFREE PDF – Five Principles of a Mindful Container\n\n\n \n“Mindfulness is like turning on a light in a dark room. The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships. Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes. I’ve found it helps craft our lives\, environment and structures in a way that deeply supports connection and growth”. \nDuncan Cryle\n\nA supportive structure\nUsing our five principles of creating a supportive container for mindfulness and growth\, this course teaches you how to apply mindfulness across all areas of your life\, and to create an environment that supports you physically\, mentally and emotionally. The course includes meditations\, exercises and community check-ins. \n• Week 1: Creating a supportive space for your growth; \n• Week 2: Transforming habit and making friends with structure; \n• Week 3: Quieting the monkey mind and creating generative conversations; \n• Week 4: Cleaning up big areas of your life frees up energy; \n• Week 5: The power of mindfulness for real and lasting change; \n• Week 6: Community and transforming our relationships with others. \nMeet the Teachers\n \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \nWhat Previous Students Are Saying\n \n“I think this course is a beautiful\, utterly grounded and relevant way of making the spiritual life very real and integrated with how we are living every day of our lives. It lays an important foundation for a meditation practice that can actually go somewhere and lead to a well-rounded and truly fulfilling life.” \nRuth – Embodied in Motion\n\n \n“It’s really\, really brought me back home to myself. I found myself in the past very scattered and would put off all the important things\, the spiritual aspects of life\, the mindfulness and so on\, just to blast through my day and get things done\, but now I am really taking pause. I still don’t get everything done\, but I don’t get everything done in a much more calm and soulful way.” \nEmmanuel – ActionAid Brasil\n\n\nAttend In-Person\n\n\nAttend Online\n\n[wufoo username=”5principles” formhash=”ze64plr0w2w6oi” autoresize=”true” height=”786″ header=”show” ssl=”true”]
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/integrating-mindfulness-holisitc-living-2023/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Going\, Going\, Gone: Teachings of Nagarjuna (In-Person or Online)
DESCRIPTION:“Just as it is known\nThat an image of one’s face is seen\nDepending on a mirror\nBut does not really exist as a face\,\nSo the conception of “I” exists\nDependent on mind and body\,\nBut like the image of a face\nThe “I” does not at all exist as its own reality.”\n― Nagarjuna \nJoin Qapel Doug Duncan for an eight day meditation retreat on the deep emptiness teachings of Nagarjuna. In it we will study\, reflect and meditate on the nature of emptiness – both ultimate and approximate. \nRegistration Deadline:  \nIN-PERSON – March 24\, 2023 ONLINE – March 31st\, 2023 \n\nAttend In-Person\n\n\nAttend Online\n\n \nMahayana \nBuddhism \nfocus area\nMeditation \nRetreat \npractice\nOne \nWeek \nDuration\nAll \nLevels \nSkill Level\nIn-Person \nor Online \nformat\nGoing\, Going\, Gone: Teachings of Nagarjuna.\nHow deeply do you understand emptiness?  In this retreat we will study the pinnacle teachings of the Mahayana Madhyamika tradition that analyse the different levels of emptiness. \nThis meditation retreat will be led by Qapel (Achariya Doug Duncan) at Clear Sky Meditation Center in Eastern BC.  Rigourous study\, meditation and reflection is expected of participants in this powerful retreat. \nAn online option is also available for those not in Western Canada\, to make participation possible from anywhere in the world. \nWhile we believe any undertaking can be a vehicle for awakening\, there’s no substitute for the power of one’s own profound experience of truth\, gained through meditation. This is why meditation is one of the four foundational practices of our teaching. \nRecommended texts for this course: \nThe Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarika (Garfield). \nThe Adornment of the Middle Way: Shantarakshita’s Madhyamakalankara (Shambala). \n\nAttend In-Person\n\n\nAttend Online\n\n\n\n\n“Clear Sky is my favourite place to retreat.\nI am so grateful to find such an amazing place to study various meditation practices\, walk in stunning nature and eat fresh food from the farm.\nI always enjoy going there for more.”\nMaya L.  \nMeet the Teacher\nQapel (Achariya Doug Duncan) \nQapel studied with the Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche from 1974 until the latter’s passing in 2003. Doug received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. He also received teachings from the 16th Karmapa and other Tibetan Rinpoches\, as well as from the Ven. Sayadaw U Thila Wunta and from a Master of the Western Mystery School. In addition\, Doug has undertaken numerous three-month solitary meditation retreats. \nDoug has been leading retreats\, teaching and training in universal practices of spiritual unfoldment since 1985\, helping thousands of students in numerous countries liberate themselves from suffering. His teaching also draws on contemporary psychology and science. In 2004 he co-founded Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies where he is resident teacher along with Catherine Pawasarat Sensei. \nMore About Qapel | About the Lineage \n \nSchedule\nArrival: Sunday\, April 9th at 3pm\, MT \nSample brief daily schedule: \n9am Class with Teacher \n11am Group Meditation led by a Senior Student \n12:30pm Lunch \n3pm Group Meditation led by a Senior Student \n6pm Dinner \n7:30 pm Meditation and Q&A with Qapel \nDeparture: Saturday\, April 15th at 3 pm \n*Daily schedule is subject to changes closer to the course date.  Questions about the retreat? Phone 250-429-3929\, or contact maureen@clearskycenter.org.\n\n\n\nAttend In-Person\n\n\nAttend Online\n \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature. \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n\n\n\n\n“This retreat centre is the REAL THING. It’s a modern monastery with people grounded in the present and practicing old and new methods of living in a spiritual community. This group walks the talk. I have made the trek from Ontario all the way to this remote corner of BC every year for the last 16 years to study with these teachers\, interact with these fellow seekers\, and bask in the beauty of this gorgeous property.”\nLinda H.\n \nFAQs\nDana and Pricing \nDana: \nThis retreat is offered on the basis of dāna (generosity). \nDāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”\, and is the traditional way in which Buddhist teachings are offered.  With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. You may have come across this in the form of “pay from the heart”. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nYou will be sent a link to offer “dana” to the teachers after registration. \nFor more information on dāna click here. \nPricing: As a charitable organization\, we strive to provide locally sourced organic meals and comfortable accommodations at an affordable price. Fees vary depending on your accommodation choice and early bird pricing. \nOnline Retreatants: Admin Fees & Requirements \nIn order to bring you this retreat at home\, there is an additional admin fee* of $150 CAD. The admin fee is to cover the costs of running these online courses – for equipment and software to provide you the teachings online. \nIf you are taking this retreat online\, we require that you devote your full attention to the retreat for the entire week. \nRequirements include: \n\nBlock out the retreat duration and be focused on the retreat for this entire period\, using this time and participating in the retreat as if you were at Clear Sky in person.  This includes a rigorous\, full\, daily meditation schedule.\nParticipate in all of the daily classes and group practices via online streaming.\nSet up a quiet space or location where you can focus on the Meditation Retreat\, and not need to engage in conversation or work with others.\nPut away your phone\, digital devices and other distractions.\nIf there are enough people in the same time zone as you\, you could also make a cohort to meet to do a group practice throughout the retreat.\nNote: full details/ requirements will be sent to you after registering\n\nAbout the administrative fee* \nIn a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers and of the supporting center. \nWe’ve tried to recreate this approach online.\nThe teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \nThe admin fee goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, it can be surprising the costs of setting up a good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online. \nBelow are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: \n\nhigh speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)\nonline class systems (Zoom)\nregistration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)\ncommunication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)\nonline storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and videos after the Teachings)\nquality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.\nonline calendar booking system to allow students to book interviews\nwebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.\n\nMay all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \nDetailed Daily Schedule (Long retreats) \nSpecific times may change – this is a rough guide (MST) \n6:30 – 7:30 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice\n7:30 – 8:15 AM: Breakfast: Prepare\, eat\, clean up\n8:15 – 8:45 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice\n9:00 – 10:00 AM: Class with Teachers\n10:00 – 10:30 AM: Walk\n10:30 – 11:30 AM: Group Practice led by Sangha\n11:30 – 12:30 PM: Personal Practice\n12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch: Prepare\, eat\, clean up\n1:30 – 3:00 PM: Personal Practice\n3:00 – 4:00 PM: Group Practice led by Sangha\n4:00 – 5:30 PM: Personal Practice\n5:30 – 7:00 PM: Dinner: prepare\, eat\, clean up\n7:00 – 7:30 PM: Walk &/or Personal Practice\n7:30 – 8:30 PM: Group Practice and Q & A with Teachers\n8:30 – Beyond: Personal Practice & bed \nFood\, Weather\, Accommodation and How to Get Here \nClick here for details on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n\n\n\nAttend In-Person\n\n\nAttend Online
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/nagarjuna-meditation-retreat/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Group Retreats,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Come to your Senses: A Day to Practice Deep Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:An Alive Mindfully Course with Maureen Smith & Dean Nicholson\nApril 29\, 2023 \n1:30pm-4:30pm MDT \nClick here to see your timezone \nLife is busy.  From the time you wake up to the time you go to bed\, you face demands from work\, family\, finances\, health.  While navigating through life’s daily challenges it can be difficult to pause and take a breath\, to smell the roses\, to rest in the moment.  Give yourself a gift and join us at the Clear Sky Meditation Center to take time to reset. \n\nRegister Now\n \nWe are delighted to share this course that is being offered in collaboration with our friends at Alive Mindfully. \n \nWhether you work in the healthcare field or the business world\, whether you are self-employed or work in a large organization\, whether you are part of a family or are living alone\, finding ways to slow down and rest in the moment can be a challenge.  If you want to learn simple meditation skills to feel calm and focused where ever you are\, this 3 hour in-person retreat is for you. Taking place at the beautiful Clear Sky Meditation Center\, learn how to release tension in your system and develop calm through focused concentration.\n \nCourse Details\nWhat you can expect\nIn this course you will:\nLearn ancient and effective meditation practices that use the senses of taste\, touch\, sight and sound.  These are simple practices you can use anywhere to tune into your senses and develop Deep Mindfulness.\nMeet and practice with others who also want to learn how to stay grounded and centered in the busyness of life.\nBecome more aware of how to maintain health and wellbeing in yourself\, regardless of where you are or what you’re doing.\n\n\n \nMeet your Teachers\n\n \nMaureen Smith\nA Registered Clinical Social Worker\, Maureen has been a Mental Health and Substance Use Counsellor for over 9 years and previously worked in Hospice and Palliative Care.   She is a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) facilitator and meditation teacher. \nSince 2005\, Maureen has been a resident and co-manager of the Clear Sky Retreat Center.  For over 20 years Maureen has been studying meditation and mindfulness with awakening masters Doug Duncan Sensei and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei.   Maureen gets excited finding ways to blend her spiritual and professional work life in a delicately woven tapestry.  Her life’s purpose is exploring consciousness and gaining wisdom into human nature in order to support people to grow into fully developed human beings. \nDuring her time-out relaxation moments\, Maureen enjoys gazing at the sky through leaves on tree branches\, hiking\, creating art and reading. \nDean Nicholson\nDean has a Masters in Counselling Psychology and over 35 years clinical counselling experience in health care.  Dean has facilitated hundreds of therapy groups\, is an educator and popular speaker. \nA meditation practitioner and resident at the Clear Sky Meditation Center\, Dean is a student of Doug Duncan Sensei and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei. Dean actively lives the healing practices he teaches his clients. \n \nCourse Details\n\nLocation: Clear Sky Meditation Center\nDate: April 29\, 2023\nTime: 1:30pm -4:30pm MT\nCost: $50 CAD\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\nDean is a very skilled\, knowledgeable and interactive presenter. He delivered a two day introductory Counselling Skills Training for the Akisqnuk First Nation Health and Administrative staff which was very well received and beneficial to all participants.\nGerard GregoireAkisqnuk First Nation Health\nYou are never quite sure how the unknown is going to be\, but mindfulness will exceed your expectations and open your eyes to how beautiful the mind really is. Maureen’s warm personality and patience helped ease us into it\, especially for those of us in unfamiliar waters. Her delivery\, tone and pace were perfect for me to digest.\nGareth WebbCounsellor\, Youth Substance Use\nAs I mentioned I have some experience (but don’t have a structured daily practice except in times of Crisis). The wording that Maureen used was very clear and could easily be understood and added to my knowledge. Also she made it very easy to incorporate into everyday life. The second best thing was the profound peace that I felt by the end of the second day. I left feeling absolutely lovely and this state lasted the rest of the weekend. Thank you.\nAnn Morin MSW\, Invermere BC\nDean is a professional with an amazing ability to understand what I couldn’t. Dean never did the work for me and he always seems to know what to say to help guide me towards making up my own mind and figuring out my issues. Having Dean as a counsellor is like having a caring knowledgeable friend help you through hard times.\nPK\nI appreciated the longer meditations in all the senses.\nAlthough I have been engaged in guided meditations fairly consistently for 2 years plus; having your support really helped me to ‘stretch out’.\nDoug P.
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/come-to-your-senses-a-day-to-practice-deep-mindfulness/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Group Retreats
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SUMMARY:Western Enlightenment: The Path of Kabbalah (Online)
DESCRIPTION:“The Tarot represents a system of complete liberation for Westerners.” -Namgyal Rinpoche \nWhat is it you are seeking? Make deeper contact with wider dimensions of wisdom. With spirit rooted in the earth and form opened to the heavens\, the path of Kabbalah gives us a worthy bridge between form\, formless and ultimately wonder. \nUsing ancient maps from our wisdom traditions\, we will explore how practices from the Western Mysteries can be woven into our daily lives to push our spiritual expression outwards. \nThis online course is also the pre-requisite for the Movement of the Mandala retreat in 2024. \n\nRegister Now\n\n \nWestern \nMysteries \nfocus area\nOnline Course & \nWeekend Home Retreat \npractice\nFive \nWeeks \nDuration\nAll \nLevels \nSkill Level\nOnline or \nIn-Person \nformat\nWhat is the Kabbalah?\nDiscover how the Kabbalah and tarot are designed to cultivate dormant aspects in ourselves so we may reach our highest potential. This course builds on the Tree of Life and is a pre-requisite for the Movement of the Mandala interactive tarot retreat in 2024. \nWe’re all familiar with Eastern spiritual traditions\, but did you know the West also has a legitimate path for spiritual awakening? This path provided the philosophical and mystical underpinnings upon which the Judeo Christian religions formed. You could say it is the inner\, spiritual partner to the outer ‘religious’ face that we see in Western culture today. \nKabbalah also guides one through the terrain of the psychological and emotional transformations that are possible in the psyche. The Kabbalah is like an early map of western psychology from which science and philosophy developed. Additionally\, as with Satori\, Nirvana and sunyata in Eastern traditions\, the Kabbalah points us to the realisation of ‘God’\, described as the limitless\, infinite Ain Soph Aur. \nWhat about the tarot?\nThe Kabbalah is the framework upon which the Tarot\, particularly the profound symbology of the major arcana\, sits.  This course will teach aspects of the tarot and will also describe the Tree of Life as a chakra system. \n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\nThis course for you if: \n\nYou’d like to study a framework for spiritual understanding with a wisdom teacher in the Namgyal lineage.\nYou’d like to make contact with deeper wisdom and discover what is truly important.\nYou’d like to leverage new tools for compassionate manifestation in the world.\nYou’d like to explore the kabbalah as a framework for deeper realisation of the dialogue between form\, subtle energy and the void.\nYou want to understand the building blocks of the consciousness and your part in it.\n\nThe Movement of the Mandala Retreat\nThe Movement of the Mandala retreat is scheduled for August 2024\, has limited enrolment and requires this Kabbalah course as a pre-requisite. \nQapel’s first retreat with his Teacher Namgyal Rinpoche was on the ‘Movement of the Mandala’\, an embodied initiation into the Tarot’s archetypes. Together with Catherine Sensei\, he would like to pass on an in-depth transmission of the Western spiritual teachings. \n \nNamgyal Rinpoche\, then Ananda Bodhi Bhikkhu in 1969 at the Dharma Centre of Canada.  \nIn fact\, the Western Mysteries was the path by which our lineage’s founder\, Namgyal Rinpoche\, awakened. Rinpoche was a Master of the western spiritual tradition before becoming a Buddhist monk. \n\n“I have yet to encounter another setting where I grow as much as I do while at Clear Sky. The balance of support\, genuine care and challenge is rare and precious.\nWhen it comes to spiritual transformation\, Clear Sky is a place and group of people that is not only talking-the-talk but actively walking-the-walk.”\nRuth L.  \nCourse Schedule\nMay 7th  – June 4th\, 2023\nAll Kabbalah Teachings will be on Sundays\nWith a new format: Morning (9:30am Class) Mountain Time\n\nSunday May 7th – 9:30-11am Class\nSunday May 14th – 9:30-11am Class\nSunday May 21st – 9:30-11am Class\nSunday May 28th – 9:30-11am Class\n\nThe formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on four Sundays. There will be a live group class in the morning (9:30-11am MT). We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. \nFlash Retreat Weekend: June 3-4th\nTo deepen and integrate your experience\, the final weekend during the course will also be a Flash Retreat (June 3rd – 4th). This can be done at home\, or together with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will also be held at these times: \n\nFlash Retreat morning group workshop time:   9:30-10:30am\nFlash Retreat afternoon group workshop time: 2:30-3:30pm\n\nIf you’d like to join the Flash Retreat from Clear Sky\, please contact ava@clearskycenter.org. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n \nMeet the Teachers\n \nDoug Qapel Duncan \n \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei \nDoug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Center\, BC\, Canada. \nAchariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct\, humorous and compassionate engagement with students\, Doug embraces various traditions\, contemporary psychology\, and science\, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. \nCatherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies. \n\n  \nCourse Details\nTime and Location\nEach of the four weekly classes in this online course will be video streamed live at 9:00am MST. The recording will be available for one week after each class. \nIn addition to the classes there will be Q&A / participatory style workshop sessions at 3pm MST each Sunday.  Finally the course ends with a Flash Retreat on June 3-4th\, 2023. \nWhat Does the Course Cost?\nThis course is offered based on the unique combination of 1) dāna  and 2) a $80-120 USD administrative fee. Register four + weeks prior: $80 | Register two to four weeks prior: $100 | Register less than two weeks prior: $120. \n\n \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature. \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n\n\n\n\n“This retreat centre is the REAL THING. It’s a modern monastery with people grounded in the present and practicing old and new methods of living in a spiritual community. This group walks the talk. I have made the trek from Ontario all the way to this remote corner of BC every year for the last 16 years to study with these teachers\, interact with these fellow seekers\, and bask in the beauty of this gorgeous property.”\nLinda H.\n \nFAQs\nDana and Pricing \nYou may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart”. Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”. With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nThe dharma has been built on generosity. No-one is excluded for lack of funds but it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able \nTypically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. \nAs we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure.  Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. \nConversely\, if you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. \nLearn more about the practice of dāna here. \nOnline Participants & Admin Fee \nIn a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. \nWe’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. \nThe admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, it can be surprising the costs of setting up a good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online. The admin fee changes based on date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80 | Register two to four weeks prior: $100 | Register less than two weeks prior: $120. \n*We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. \n— \nBelow are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: \n\nhigh speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)\nonline class systems (Zoom)\nregistration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)\ncommunication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)\nonline storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)\nquality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.\nonline calendar booking system to allow students to book interviews\nwebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.\n\nWe welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n\n\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/western-enlightenment-the-path-of-kabbalah-online/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Community Classes for Inner Well-Being (Online or In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Online or In-Person at Clear SkyThursdays 7-8pm MST \nWeekly Meditation Classes\nHow do you grow your inner well-being?  These community classes at Clear Sky Center help you develop a stronger meditation practice.   \nJoin us for Meditation Circle\, Thursday nights (7:00-8:00pm MST) at Clear Sky Center.   \nThese classes run throughout the year except for when we are closed for group retreats. This current series will be on ‘Awakening through the Body’\, and runs for five weeks: Thursday\, June 8th to July 6th.  Drop ins are welcome\, and we also encourage you to attend all classes if possible. \nThere are two ways to attend – in person or online. Just click the appropriate button to register. See you soon!  \n  Registration – In Person Class   Registration – Online Class  \nQuestions?  \nContact Cara via email or phone: \ncara@clearskycenter.org | 250-421-8280 \n \n\n“Meditation is like turning on a light in a dark room. The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships. Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes.” \nDuncan Cryle\n\nSeries Overview: Positively Awakening\nwith Karen McAllister \nHow would you like to avoid and solve problems? Or let go of disturbing emotions and mental states. Perhaps empower yourself to be of the best help to others. \nThis 5-week series as part of Clear Sky’s Meditation Circle classes is for anyone looking to train to develop positive attitudes and to reach the far shore of the ocean of our problems. \nThis is an introduction to the 6 important mental states that we need to develop if we want to reach any of our positive goals in life.  \nThese six far-reaching attitudes are states of mind that lead the way to liberation and enlightenment. As antidotes to some of our biggest mental obstacles – anger\, greed\, jealousy\, laziness and so on – the six attitudes work together\, enabling us to deal with everything that life throws at us. By developing these attitudes\, we can slowly but certainly realize our full potential\, bringing the highest benefit to ourselves and others. \nIn this series\, in each session\, we’ll meditate together\, and explore: \n\n\nGenerosity \n\n\nEthical Self-Discipline \n\n\nPatience \n\n\nPerseverance \n\n\nMental Stability (Concentration) \n\n\nDiscriminating Awareness (Wisdom) \n\n\n    \n\n“I feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that meditation is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.'” \nKaren McAllister\n\nMeditation Circle Teachers\n \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n  \nMaureen Smith\nMaureen Smith (MSW\, RCSW) is a therapist and meditation teacher. Passionate about what she does\, she will guide you to a more alive\, aware and mindful path of living. \nMaureen is a well-respected Cranbrook-based therapist and educator. She works with individuals and couples in the public sector in addictions and mental health. Not only was Maureen the first acting caretaker at Clear Sky Meditation Center in BC\, she has studied numerous meditation practices intensively for over 10 years. She has a Master of Social Work degree and is a Registered Clinical Social Worker in British Columbia. \nCara Conroy-Lau\nCara brings a joyful East meets West approach to meditation and holistic health. \nAs a New Zealand-born citizen of the world\, she grew up in New Zealand\, Singapore\, Japan and China. Cara has trained in mind-body integrative health for over 18 years. She is the founding acupuncturist at Cranbrook Acupuncture Clinic. \nCara has been training in meditation and Buddhist philosophy since her early 20’s\, and has a particular interest in Asian philosophy.  She is a long time resident at Clear Sky Centre\, and was the Centre’s first farm and food forest manager from 2009-2012.  \n  Registration – Online Class   Registration – In Person Class  \nCourse Cost: Dāna\n \nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna.  If you’re not familiar with dāna\, you may have come across related approaches such as “pay from the heart.” \nDāna is a Sanskrit term that translates as “generosity” in English. The practice of generosity is central to spiritual unfoldment\, whatever path you follow. In our own Buddhist lineage\, teachings have always been given on the basis of dāna\, and we are committed to this practice and its development in the West. \nDāna is a radical and – we believe – viable economic alternative to capitalism. We all know there must be something better than capitalism or its hungry cousin\, consumerism. We maintain that\, together\, we can offer a financial model that is based in life-affirming mutual support. Please join us in co-creating this promising economic alternative. \n \n \nTo help you choose an amount that feels right for you\, we recommend this heart-based exercise from our friends at Planet Dharma.  \nChecking in with your heart\n1) Take a few quiet breaths and center yourself. Spend a few moments to reflect on each of the below: the beauty and integrity of dāna practice; the value of receiving direct teachings from lineage holders in a recognized spiritual tradition; the reality of your financial situation. \n2) Spend another few moments contacting a sense of health\, strength and abundance. You have a healthy mind\, a body\, senses\, the good karma to have heard the teachings\, and conditions to support your practice of Dharma. Celebrate this! \n3) Now check with your heart and mind what amount feels both consistent with your situation\, and expressive of your aspiration. \nIt’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \n Register Now – Online Class   Register Now – In Person Class
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-community-classes-for-inner-well-being-online-or-in-person-3/
LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Dharma in the Stars: AstroDharma Basics (In-Person or Online)
DESCRIPTION:Astrology and Dharma Retreat to Align Your Spiritual Path\n“Astrology allows us to identify our unique challenges and strengths as individuals in order to more fully embody and live our spiritual awakening.  \n“Dharma empowers us to transcend our challenges\, leverage our strengths and reduce the suffering within ourselves and those around us.”  \n-Catherine Pawasarat Sensei \nConnect with a wisdom teacher who has developed Dharmic astrology as a tool for transformation and for benefitting beings. If you are indeed a modern day bodhisattva with the aspiration for a more compassionate world\, this weekend of AstroDharma fundamentals will help you better understand and transform your own patterns and potential\, and also understand and help the people around you. \nJoin Catherine Sensei for a weekend retreat and learn how to interpret your astrological chart and integrate its insights with the teachings of Dharma to create a personalized roadmap for growth and self-transcendence. \nImportant: \nIn-Person Registration Closes: Friday\, June 9th \nOnline Registration Closes: Friday\, June 16th \n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					\n																														 \nAstrology \nDharma \nfocus area\nRetreat & \nWorkshop \npractice\nTwo Night \nWeekend Retreat \nDuration\nAll \nLevels \nSkill Level\nIn-Person & \nOnline \nformat\nDharma in the Stars: AstroDharma Fundamentals\nDharma in the Stars is for those who wish to study a powerful tool to benefit beings: AstroDharma. If you are a modern day bodhisattva with the aspiration to increase clarity and compassion in this world\, this weekend of AstroDharma fundamentals is for you. \n“AstroDharma” is what Catherine Pawasarat Sensei calls her unique synthesis of Buddhist teachings on spiritual awakening (called “dharma”) and transpersonal Western astrology\, based on the teachings of Carl Jung. \nThese two powerful tools help us better understand ourselves and the patterns we manifest in our lives. The more we know about ourselves\, the more choices we have. Then we can make better choices so that we may lead healthier lives. Furthermore\, we can also more deeply understand the patterns of those around us\, and support the potential in others. \nThis weekend of study focuses on the fundamentals of astrodharma\, with the aim to give you the building blocks for what is a vast and lifelong study. We want you to feel comfortably oriented around an astrological natal chart.   \nWhat You’ll Learn: AstroDharma Fundamentals\n\nRead the fundamentals of your own astrological birth chart.\nBecome familiar with the 12 zodiacal signs and their most important characteristics.\nStart to identify the planets and other celestial bodies\, and their major qualities.\nGain clarity on the functions and main characteristics of the twelve astrological houses.\n\nOver the course\, we will show you how to find your chart and we will look at participant charts together.  You are also encouraged to bring burning questions from your life right now – so we can study how this is reflected astrologically.   \nWe will also learn how to use astrodharma to transform challenges and discover new strengths or hidden resources in our lives. Come all\, look within\, look to the stars! \nThis course for you if:\n\nYou’d like to study a framework for spiritual understanding with a wisdom teacher in the Namgyal lineage.\nYou’re wondering “what should I be doing in this lifetime to make a positive impact”?\nYou’d like to transform challenges in your life by leveraging unseen strengths.\nYou’d like to use transpersonal astrology for deeper realisation.\nYou want to understand the patterns of others\, as well as your own\, to be a more skilled and compassionate being in the world.\n\n \n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					\n															\n															\n															\n						“I greatly appreciate the depth of knowledge and level of expertise that is shared by Sensei. Her teachings are always well prepared and transformative in my spiritual growth.”\n					Michele C.Astrologer				 \nCourse Details\nTime and Location\nDharma in the Stars will be led by Catherine Pawasarat Sensei at Clear Sky Meditation Center in Eastern BC.  This course is offered online or in-person\, with optional Somatic AstroDharma sessions in person only. \nSchedule / Class Times: All listed in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)\, and will be 60-90 mins in duration. \n\nFriday 7pm (please arrive on-site by 3pm at the latest)\nSaturday 9am\, 2:30pm and 7pm\nSunday 9am and 2:30pm*\n\n*The course officially finishes after the 2pm class (approx 3:30pm). However\, bonus somatic sessions will be offered to on-site retreatants who wish to stay for these: \nSomatic AstroDharma (Sunday June 18th) \n\nSunday 4:30pm: AstroDharma with Social Presencing Theater\nSunday 7:30pm: Dialoguing with your Chart – Shifting AstroDrama to AstroDharma\n\n(The somatic sessions will be offered in-person only.) \nOnline participants are expected to attend classes live.  We have arranged class times to be comfortable for most time zones. However we understand that some class times might occur after midnight in some regions\, so if this is the case for you\, please let us know when you register.  Then we can provide a recording so you can catch up on that particular class. \nWhat you will need: Your astrology chart (based on your time of birth or by dowsing). More details will be given upon registration. \n															\n															\n																														 \nQuestions?\nIf you have questions about the retreat\, please contact the Clear Sky Retreat Manager at 250-429-3929  (phone) or at bookings@clearskycenter.org (email). \nWhy Retreat In-Person?\nRetreating in person at a retreat center is the best way to retreat – why? \n\nYou can’t beat live interaction with the course Teachers. Being in the same space with clear beings ‘tunes’ you to more wholesome states.\nWe create a welcoming environment and follow a supportive retreat schedule\, based on decades of hosting successful retreats worldwide.\nWholesome and delicious food is provided so you don’t have to spend time cooking for yourself.\nBreath-taking and restful\, natural environment puts your body and mind at ease and resets your nervous system.\nRetreating at our center gets you out of your usual home environment and routines – they can be distracting.\nRetreating with others (your co-retreatants) is incredibly supportive and energy building.\n\nAnd\, we work hard to support the online retreat experience.\n\nWe have been delivering online offerings since 2012 and are always looking for new ways to optimize your experience.\nYou will be provided with recommendations for making your retreat supportive and generative at home\, where there are usually many distractions.\nClasses are live-streamed and some recordings are available for a certain time.\nGroup sits with your co-retreatants are streamed to support your practice routine.\nHD cameras and professional audio equipment provide high quality video streaming.\n\n															\n															\n																														 \nMeet the Teachers\n																														 \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and universal spiritual tools including transpersonal astrology and Japanese arts. \nShe has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003.  \nMore About Sensei | About the Lineage \n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					 \nBonus Gift for Course Participants\n																														 \nOnline AstroDharma Course INCLUDED\nCatherine Sensei also offers an online Intro to AstroDharma course which you will be given access to at the end of this course. This will help you continue your studies. \nAstroDharma Blog\nArticles by Catherine Pawasarat Sensei on AstroDharma: \n\nUse AstroDharma to Increase Joy and Integrate the Shadow.\nThe Three Most Important Parts of Your Chart.\nTurbo Charge Your Freedom: AstroDharma.\n\nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature.  \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n															\n															\n															\n															\n						“This retreat centre is the REAL THING. It’s a modern monastery with people grounded in the present and practicing old and new methods of living in a spiritual community. This group walks the talk. I have made the trek from Ontario all the way to this remote corner of BC every year for the last 16 years to study with these teachers\, interact with these fellow seekers\, and bask in the beauty of this gorgeous property.”\n					Linda H.Dharma Teacher & Author\n						 \nFAQs\n												Dana and Course Cost \nYou may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart”. Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”. With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nThe dharma has been built on generosity. No-one is excluded for lack of funds but it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able \nTypically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course.  \nAs we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure.  Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us.  \nConversely\, if you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. \nLearn more about the practice of dāna here. \nWhat Does the Course Cost?\nIn-Person Participants: 1) dāna to the Teachers plus 2) accomodation and meal costs for your stay Clear Sky Meditation Centre. \nOnline Participants: 1) dāna to the Teachers  2) online administration fee of $150. \n												Online Course Fee  \nIn a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. \nWe’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. \nThe admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, it can be surprising the costs of setting up a good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online. The admin fee changes based on date of registration. \n*We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. \n— \nBelow are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: \n\nhigh speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)\nonline class systems (Zoom)\nregistration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)\ncommunication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)\nonline storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)\nquality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.\nonline calendar booking system to allow students to book interviews\nwebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.\n\nWe welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n												Sample Daily Schedule \nSpecific times may change – this is a rough guide (MST) \n6:30 – 7:30 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice7:30 – 8:15 AM: Breakfast: Prepare\, eat\, clean up8:15 – 8:45 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice9:00 – 10:00 AM: Class with Teachers10:00 – 10:30 AM: Walk10:30 – 11:30 AM: Group Practice led by Sangha11:30 – 12:30 PM: Personal Practice12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch: Prepare\, eat\, clean up1:30 – 3:00 PM: Personal Practice3:00 – 4:00 PM: Group Practice led by Sangha4:00 – 5:30 PM: Personal Practice5:30 – 7:00 PM: Dinner: prepare\, eat\, clean up7:00 – 7:30 PM: Walk &/or Personal Practice7:30 – 8:30 PM: Group Practice and Q & A with Teachers8:30 – Beyond: Personal Practice & bed \n												Food\, Weather\, Accommodation and How to Get Here \nClick here for details on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n		\n															\n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/astrology-dharma-retreat/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Community Classes for Inner Well-Being (Online or In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Online or In-Person at Clear SkyThursdays 7-8pm MST \nWeekly Meditation Classes\nHow do you grow your inner well-being?  These community classes at Clear Sky Center help you develop a stronger meditation practice.   \nJoin us for Meditation Circle\, Thursday nights (7:00-8:00pm MST) at Clear Sky Center.   \nThese classes run throughout the year except for when we are closed for group retreats. This current series will be on ‘The Art of Conscious Living’\, and runs for four weeks: Thursday\, July 13th to August 3rd.  Drop ins are welcome\, and we also encourage you to attend all classes if possible. \nThere are two ways to attend – in person or online. Just click the appropriate button to register. See you soon!  \n  Registration – In Person Class   Registration – Online Class  \nQuestions?  \nContact Richard via email or phone: \nrichard@planetdharma.com | 250-429-3929 \n \n\n“Meditation is like turning on a light in a dark room. The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships. Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes.” \nDuncan Cryle\n\nSeries Overview: The Art of Conscious Living\nwith Duncan Cryle\nOnce you can reach some kind of calm and clarity in your daily meditation\, what does it look like to apply it? What kind of a person do you show up as? For this meditation circle series\, we will explore character traits you can bring to your life\, work and relationships that are based on a clear loving meditative state.  Drawing from contemporary studies\, we’ll look at seven core ways of showing up from embracing personal responsibility\, to authentically communicating and relating with integrity.  These seven ways can be seen as how the meditative mind of openness and peace moves in the world.  Learning and cultivating these offer a way to bridge between your inner life and your life in the world.  \nAlong with this study\, we’ll continuing building the foundation of breathing meditation practice together.  And we’ll continuing coming together as a virtual community to share and learn together. \n“Living consciously is a state of being mentally active rather than passive. It is the ability to look at the world through fresh eyes … Living consciously is seeking to be aware of everything that bears on our interests\, actions\, values\, purposes and goals. It is the willingness to confront facts\, pleasant and unpleasant. It is the desire to discover our mistakes and correct them … it is the quest to keep expanding our awareness and understanding both of the world external to self and of the world within”  \n–Nathaniel Branden \n    \n\n“I feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that meditation is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.'” \nKaren McAllister\n\nMeditation Circle Teachers\n \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n  \nMaureen Smith\nMaureen Smith (MSW\, RCSW) is a therapist and meditation teacher. Passionate about what she does\, she will guide you to a more alive\, aware and mindful path of living. \nMaureen is a well-respected Cranbrook-based therapist and educator. She works with individuals and couples in the public sector in addictions and mental health. Not only was Maureen the first acting caretaker at Clear Sky Meditation Center in BC\, she has studied numerous meditation practices intensively for over 10 years. She has a Master of Social Work degree and is a Registered Clinical Social Worker in British Columbia. \nCara Conroy-Lau\nCara brings a joyful East meets West approach to meditation and holistic health. \nAs a New Zealand-born citizen of the world\, she grew up in New Zealand\, Singapore\, Japan and China. Cara has trained in mind-body integrative health for over 18 years. She is the founding acupuncturist at Cranbrook Acupuncture Clinic. \nCara has been training in meditation and Buddhist philosophy since her early 20’s\, and has a particular interest in Asian philosophy.  She is a long time resident at Clear Sky Centre\, and was the Centre’s first farm and food forest manager from 2009-2012.  \n  Registration – Online Class   Registration – In Person Class  \nCourse Cost: Dāna\n \nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna.  If you’re not familiar with dāna\, you may have come across related approaches such as “pay from the heart.” \nDāna is a Sanskrit term that translates as “generosity” in English. The practice of generosity is central to spiritual unfoldment\, whatever path you follow. In our own Buddhist lineage\, teachings have always been given on the basis of dāna\, and we are committed to this practice and its development in the West. \nDāna is a radical and – we believe – viable economic alternative to capitalism. We all know there must be something better than capitalism or its hungry cousin\, consumerism. We maintain that\, together\, we can offer a financial model that is based in life-affirming mutual support. Please join us in co-creating this promising economic alternative. \n \n \nTo help you choose an amount that feels right for you\, we recommend this heart-based exercise from our friends at Planet Dharma.  \nChecking in with your heart\n1) Take a few quiet breaths and center yourself. Spend a few moments to reflect on each of the below: the beauty and integrity of dāna practice; the value of receiving direct teachings from lineage holders in a recognized spiritual tradition; the reality of your financial situation. \n2) Spend another few moments contacting a sense of health\, strength and abundance. You have a healthy mind\, a body\, senses\, the good karma to have heard the teachings\, and conditions to support your practice of Dharma. Celebrate this! \n3) Now check with your heart and mind what amount feels both consistent with your situation\, and expressive of your aspiration. \nIt’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \n Register Now – Online Class   Register Now – In Person Class
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-july-2023/
LOCATION:Clear Sky Meditation Center\, 3567 Cockell Road\, PO BOX 19\, Fort Steele\, British Columbia\, V0B 1NO\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:As the Spirit Moves (In-Person and Online)
DESCRIPTION:As the Spirit Moves: Eclectic Guru Yoga Weekend with Qapel\n“If you want truth\, it costs all of you.” -Qapel \nShow up for teachings from Qapel and find out what he’ll teach. It will be eclectic and sure to inspire. In the spirit of Guru Yoga – unorganised\, undetermined\, unregulated. No seatbelts allowed.  \n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					\n																														 \nBuddhism\nfocus area\nGuru Yoga\npractice\nWeekend\nDuration\nAdvanced\nSkill Level\nIn-Person & Online \nformat\nSection Headline\nJoin Qapel (Achariya Doug Duncan) for an eclectic weekend of ‘old school’ style dharma teachings. In the past\, people ‘showed up’ for dharma teachings\, regardless of topic. The teachings given were inspired by the energy of the people there. \nIn the spirit of Guru Yoga this course will be relatively unorganised\, undetermined and unregulated. So\, think of this weekend like a challenge – what will happen if you have no idea what will be taught\, where the teachings might flow\, how the spirit will move? \nIn tantrayana\, guru yoga is considered the pinnacle practice – and our Western egos tend to have a hard time with this. So\, throw down the glove! Are you willing to take this leap of faith. Can your ego handle it?  \n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					\n															\n															\n															\n						“I have yet to encounter another setting where I grow as much as I do while at Clear Sky. The balance of support\, genuine care and challenge is rare and precious.\nWhen it comes to spiritual transformation\, Clear Sky is a place and group of people that is not only talking-the-talk but actively walking-the-walk.”\n					Ruth L. 				 \nCourse Details\nTime and Location\nAs the Spirit Moves will be led by Qapel (Achariya Doug Duncan) at Clear Sky Meditation Center in Eastern BC. \nAn online option is also available for those not in Western Canada\, to make participation possible from anywhere in the world. \nWhat Does the Course Cost?\nIn-Person Participants: 1) dāna to the Teachers and 2) accomodation and meal costs for your stay Clear Sky Meditation Centre. \nOnline Participants: 1) dāna to the Teacher and 2) online administration fee of $150. \n																														 \nMeet the Teachers\n																														 \nQapel (Achariya Doug Duncan) \nQapel studied with the Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche from 1974 until the latter’s passing in 2003. Doug received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. He also received teachings from the 16th Karmapa and other Tibetan Rinpoches\, as well as from the Ven. Sayadaw U Thila Wunta and from a Master of the Western Mystery School. In addition\, Doug has undertaken numerous three-month solitary meditation retreats. \nDoug has been leading retreats\, teaching and training in universal practices of spiritual unfoldment since 1985\, helping thousands of students in numerous countries liberate themselves from suffering. His teaching also draws on contemporary psychology and science. In 2004 he co-founded Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies where he is resident teacher along with Catherine Pawasarat Sensei. \nMore About Qapel | About the Lineage \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature.  \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n															\n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					\n															\n															\n															\n						“This retreat centre is the REAL THING. It’s a modern monastery with people grounded in the present and practicing old and new methods of living in a spiritual community. This group walks the talk. I have made the trek from Ontario all the way to this remote corner of BC every year for the last 16 years to study with these teachers\, interact with these fellow seekers\, and bask in the beauty of this gorgeous property.”\n					Linda H.\n						 \nFAQs\n												Dana and Pricing \nDana: \nThis retreat is offered on the basis of dāna (generosity). \nDāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”\, and is the traditional way in which Buddhist teachings are offered.  With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. You may have come across this in the form of “pay from the heart”. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nYou will be sent a link to offer “dana” to the teachers after registration.  \nFor more information on dāna click here. \nPricing: As a charitable organization\, we strive to provide locally sourced organic meals and comfortable accommodations at an affordable price. Fees vary depending on your accommodation choice and early bird pricing. \n												Detailed Daily Schedule (Long retreats) \nSpecific times may change – this is a rough guide (MST) \n6:30 – 7:30 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice7:30 – 8:15 AM: Breakfast: Prepare\, eat\, clean up8:15 – 8:45 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice9:00 – 10:00 AM: Class with Teachers10:00 – 10:30 AM: Walk10:30 – 11:30 AM: Group Practice led by Sangha11:30 – 12:30 PM: Personal Practice12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch: Prepare\, eat\, clean up1:30 – 3:00 PM: Personal Practice3:00 – 4:00 PM: Group Practice led by Sangha4:00 – 5:30 PM: Personal Practice5:30 – 7:00 PM: Dinner: prepare\, eat\, clean up7:00 – 7:30 PM: Walk &/or Personal Practice7:30 – 8:30 PM: Group Practice and Q & A with Teachers8:30 – Beyond: Personal Practice & bed \n												Food\, Weather\, Accommodation and How to Get Here \nClick here for details on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n		\n															\n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/as-the-spirit-moves/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20230811T150000
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SUMMARY:Breathing 2.0 Meditation Retreat
DESCRIPTION:“The meditation on Mindfulness of Breathing is not only suitable for all beings\, it is also the direct way to enlightenment.” \nNamgyal Rinpoche \nBreathing practice is suitable whether you are a new or seasoned meditator. \nIf you have a background in Vipassana retreats and are interested in doing something that is similar but a next step\, with a live teacher\, then this retreat may be for you. \nLed by Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, this retreat gives an opportunity for more detailed instructions based on the Buddhist suttas\, and opportunities for asking questions and receiving feedback on your practice. \nIn-person and Online options available. \nIn-Person Registration Deadline: July 28th \nOnline Registration Deadline: August 4th \n\nAttend In-Person (Registration Closed)\n\n\nAttend Online\n\n \nBuddhism \nfocus area\nMeditation Retreat \npractice\nTen Days \nDuration\nAll Levels \nSkill Level\nIn-Person & Online \nformat\nBreathing Meditation Retreat\nThe 2022 Breathing Retreat was so powerful for participants that we just had to push the 2.0 ‘repeat’ button. \nRepetition for mastery is what meditation is all about. Whether you are a new or a seasoned practitioner\, we continually hone our attentiveness to the breath until calm\, clarity and wisdom emerges. \nAt this retreat\, the practice itself is life changing\, profound and healing. And most importantly\, you will benefit from the rare in-person guidance of an accomplished  meditation teacher and wisdom holder – Catherine Pawasarat Sensei. \nBreathing meditation is suitable for all types of people.  It develops concentration\, calm\, bliss and insight – altogether leading to awakening and healing. \nIf you have a background in Vipassana retreats and are interested in doing something that is similar but a next step\, with a live teacher\, then this retreat may be for you. This retreat gives an opportunity for more detailed instructions based on the Buddhist suttas\, and opportunities for asking questions and receiving feedback on your practice. \nAn online option is also available for those not in Western Canada\, to make participation possible from anywhere in the world. \nWhile we believe any undertaking can be a vehicle for awakening\, there’s no substitute for the power of one’s own profound experience of truth\, gained through meditation. This is why meditation is one of the four foundational practices of our teaching. \nA guiding text for this retreat is the Ānāpānasati Sutta\, or Mindfulness of Breathing Discourse.  In it\, the Buddha describes 16 steps of practice divided into four areas of mindfulness. \nThis simple yet powerful framework will extend your meditation experience to everything from subatomic particles to the vastness of space\, and all that’s between.  It includes practice in all four postures – sitting\, walking standing and lying down.  Finally\, we will also offer support for bridging the gap between retreat and daily life when you get home. \n\nAttend In-Person (Registration Closed)\n\n\nAttend Online\n\n\n\n \nWhat Do Previous Retreatants Say?\n“I greatly appreciate the depth of knowledge and level of expertise that is shared by Sensei. Her teachings are always well prepared and transformative in my spiritual growth.”\nMichele C.Astrologer \nSchedule\nArrival: August 11th at 3pm\, MT \nSample brief daily schedule: \n9am Class with Teacher \n11am Group Meditation led by a Senior Student \n12:30pm Lunch \n3pm Group Meditation led by a Senior Student \n6pm Dinner \n7:30 pm Meditation and Q&A with Qapel \nDeparture: August 20th at 3 pm \n*Daily schedule is subject to changes closer to the course date. \nQuestions about the retreat? Phone 250-429-3929\, or contact maureen@clearskycenter.org.\n\n \nMeet the Teachers\n \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center. \nShe has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. \nMore About Sensei | About the Lineage \n \nReady to Register?\nIf you have questions about the retreat\, please phone 250-429-3929\, or contact bookings@clearskycenter.org. \nRegistration details are coming very soon. In the meantime\, you can also use the above contact details to pre-register for the retreat. \n\nAttend In-Person (Registration Closed)\n\n\nAttend Online\n \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature. \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n\n\n\n\n“This retreat centre is the REAL THING. It’s a modern monastery with people grounded in the present and practicing old and new methods of living in a spiritual community. This group walks the talk. I have made the trek from Ontario all the way to this remote corner of BC every year for the last 16 years to study with these teachers\, interact with these fellow seekers\, and bask in the beauty of this gorgeous property.”\nLinda H.Dharma Teacher & Author\n \nFAQs\nIn-Person Attendance: Dana and Cost \nDana: \nThis retreat is offered on the basis of dāna (generosity). \nDāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”\, and is the traditional way in which Buddhist teachings are offered.  With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. You may have come across this in the form of “pay from the heart”. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nYou will be sent a link to offer “dana” to the teachers after registration. \nFor more information on dāna click here. \nPricing: \nIn addition to Dana to the Teacher\, Clear Sky Meditation Centre provides an incredible space for your retreat.  Situated on a beautiful 310-acre property in the Rocky Mountains\, the center and its karma yogis provide you nourishing daily meals and comfortable accomodation. Read more: Staying with us (Clear Sky Meditation Centre) \nPlease go to the retreat registration page for this retreat for details of the all inclusive fee for the retreat. \nOnline Attendance: Dana\, Cost and Requirements \nDana: \nThis retreat is offered on the basis of dāna (generosity). \nDāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”\, and is the traditional way in which Buddhist teachings are offered.  With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. You may have come across this in the form of “pay from the heart”. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nYou will be sent a link to offer “dana” to the teachers after registration. \nFor more information on dāna click here. \nPricing: \nIn order to bring you this retreat at home\, there is an additional admin fee* of $350 CAD. The admin fee is to cover the costs of running these online courses – for equipment and software to provide you the teachings online. \nIf you are taking this retreat online\, we require that you devote your full attention to the retreat for the entire week. \nRequirements include: \n\nBlock out the retreat duration and be focused on the retreat for this entire period\, using this time and participating in the retreat as if you were at Clear Sky in person.  This includes a rigorous\, full\, daily meditation schedule.\nParticipate in all of the daily classes and group practices via online streaming.\nSet up a quiet space or location where you can focus on the Meditation Retreat\, and not need to engage in conversation or work with others.\nPut away your phone\, digital devices and other distractions.\nIf there are enough people in the same time zone as you\, you could also make a cohort to meet to do a group practice throughout the retreat.\nNote: full details/ requirements will be sent to you after registering\n\nAbout the administrative fee* \nIn a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers and of the supporting center. \nWe’ve tried to recreate this approach online.\nThe teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \nThe admin fee goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, it can be surprising the costs of setting up a good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online. \nBelow are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: \n\nhigh speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)\nonline class systems (Zoom)\nregistration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)\ncommunication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)\nonline storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and videos after the Teachings)\nquality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.\nonline calendar booking system to allow students to book interviews\nwebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.\n\nMay all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n*We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact us so we can support you to attend. \nWe welcome any questions. Please feel free to contact Ava@clearskycenter.org. \nDetailed Daily Schedule (Long retreats) \nSpecific times may change – this is a rough guide (MST) \n6:30 – 7:30 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice\n7:30 – 8:15 AM: Breakfast: Prepare\, eat\, clean up\n8:15 – 8:45 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice\n9:00 – 10:00 AM: Class with Teachers\n10:00 – 10:30 AM: Walk\n10:30 – 11:30 AM: Group Practice led by Sangha\n11:30 – 12:30 PM: Personal Practice\n12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch: Prepare\, eat\, clean up\n1:30 – 3:00 PM: Personal Practice\n3:00 – 4:00 PM: Group Practice led by Sangha\n4:00 – 5:30 PM: Personal Practice\n5:30 – 7:00 PM: Dinner: prepare\, eat\, clean up\n7:00 – 7:30 PM: Walk &/or Personal Practice\n7:30 – 8:30 PM: Group Practice and Q & A with Teachers\n8:30 – Beyond: Personal Practice & bed \nFood\, Weather\, Accommodation and How to Get Here \nClick here for details on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \nScholarship Application \nWe aim to make our retreats as accessible as possible. \nAs a centre run entirely by Karma Yoga (selfless service)\, retreat fees only cover food\, accommodation and the equipment required to offer them online. \nThe teachings themselves are offered on the basis of Dāna (pay-from-the-heart). \nFor some\, this is still a barrier of entry. \nIf you are seeking financial assistance to attend a retreat\, please complete a Scholarship Application form. \n\n\n\nAttend In-Person (Registration Closed)\n\n\nAttend Online
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/breathing-meditation-retreat/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230907T190000
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SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Community Classes for Inner Well-Being (Online or In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Online or In-Person at Clear SkyThursdays 7-8pm MST  \nDrop-Ins Welcome \nWeekly Meditation Classes\nHow do you grow your inner well-being?  These community classes at Clear Sky Center help you develop a stronger meditation practice.   \nJoin us for Meditation Circle\, Thursday nights (7:00-8:00pm MST) at Clear Sky Center.   \nThese classes run throughout the year except for when we are closed for group retreats. This current series will be on ‘The Art of Conscious Living’\, and runs for four weeks: Thursday\, September 7th to 28th.  Drop ins are welcome\, and we also encourage you to attend all classes if possible. \nThere are two ways to attend – in person or online. Just click the appropriate button to register. See you soon!  \n  Registration – In Person Class   Registration – Online Class  \nQuestions?  \nContact Richard via email or phone: \nrichard@planetdharma.com | 250-429-3929 \n \n\n“Meditation is like turning on a light in a dark room. The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships. Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes.” \nDuncan Cryle\n\nSeries Overview: Inner and Outer Awareness\nwith Karen McAllister\nHaving a daily meditation practice expands our awareness and ability to hold the good\, the bad\, and the ugly with expansiveness and compassion. \nMeditation explores self-awareness (what’s going on with me?) and self management (how do I manage what’s going on with me?) \nThen\, there’s the interpersonal (the inner and outer world at play)\, social awareness (what’s going on around me?) and relationship management (how do I manage what’s going on with us?) \nIn this series\, we will dig deeper into how our meditation practice can inform our compassionate action out in the world and vice versa. \n   \n\n“I feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that meditation is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.'” \nKaren McAllister\n\nMeditation Circle Teachers\n \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n  \nMaureen Smith\nMaureen Smith (MSW\, RCSW) is a therapist and meditation teacher. Passionate about what she does\, she will guide you to a more alive\, aware and mindful path of living. \nMaureen is a well-respected Cranbrook-based therapist and educator. She works with individuals and couples in the public sector in addictions and mental health. Not only was Maureen the first acting caretaker at Clear Sky Meditation Center in BC\, she has studied numerous meditation practices intensively for over 10 years. She has a Master of Social Work degree and is a Registered Clinical Social Worker in British Columbia. \nCara Conroy-Lau\nCara brings a joyful East meets West approach to meditation and holistic health. \nAs a New Zealand-born citizen of the world\, she grew up in New Zealand\, Singapore\, Japan and China. Cara has trained in mind-body integrative health for over 18 years. She is the founding acupuncturist at Cranbrook Acupuncture Clinic. \nCara has been training in meditation and Buddhist philosophy since her early 20’s\, and has a particular interest in Asian philosophy.  She is a long time resident at Clear Sky Centre\, and was the Centre’s first farm and food forest manager from 2009-2012.  \n  Registration – Online Class   Registration – In Person Class  \nCourse Cost: Dāna\n \nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna.  If you’re not familiar with dāna\, you may have come across related approaches such as “pay from the heart.” \nDāna is a Sanskrit term that translates as “generosity” in English. The practice of generosity is central to spiritual unfoldment\, whatever path you follow. In our own Buddhist lineage\, teachings have always been given on the basis of dāna\, and we are committed to this practice and its development in the West. \nDāna is a radical and – we believe – viable economic alternative to capitalism. We all know there must be something better than capitalism or its hungry cousin\, consumerism. We maintain that\, together\, we can offer a financial model that is based in life-affirming mutual support. Please join us in co-creating this promising economic alternative. \n \n \nTo help you choose an amount that feels right for you\, we recommend this heart-based exercise from our friends at Planet Dharma.  \nChecking in with your heart\n1) Take a few quiet breaths and center yourself. Spend a few moments to reflect on each of the below: the beauty and integrity of dāna practice; the value of receiving direct teachings from lineage holders in a recognized spiritual tradition; the reality of your financial situation. \n2) Spend another few moments contacting a sense of health\, strength and abundance. You have a healthy mind\, a body\, senses\, the good karma to have heard the teachings\, and conditions to support your practice of Dharma. Celebrate this! \n3) Now check with your heart and mind what amount feels both consistent with your situation\, and expressive of your aspiration. \nIt’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \n Registration Coming Soon – Online Class   Registration Coming Soon – In Person Class
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-september-2023/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness: Weekend Retreat (In-Person & Online)
DESCRIPTION:Integrating Mindfulness: Weekend Retreat for Daily Growth\n“Participating in the Integrating Mindfulness course has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. It has helped me cultivate greater awareness and compassion and provided me with practical tools for managing stress and anxiety. I am deeply grateful for the Clear Sky community and support provided by the course.” – Artin \nTaking a pause out of the busyness of life is essential for healthy balance and growth.   \nIf you are struggling to integrate your meditation practice with the constant distractions and challenges of daily life\, this weekend retreat may be for you.  \nBased on Clear Sky Center’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container\, learn how to manage your time and energy\, develop supportive habits and build a regular meditation practice.  \nMany people do a meditation retreat to handle burn out\, but then go back home quickly end up being overwhelmed again. What’s unique about this retreat is it offers a middle way. It combines restorative meditation time\, with time to reflect on what changes you could make to manage your energy better and for long term sustainability.  \nNote: This retreat can be attended onsite or online. We encourage onsite participation where possible so you can enjoy additional meditation and grounding exercises in nature on Clear Sky’s beautiful 310 acres..  \nRegistration Deadline: \nIn-Person: Saturday\, September 9th\, 2023 \nOnline: Friday\, September 15th\, 2023 \n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					 \nMeditation  \n& Daily Life \nfocus area\nInteractive \nWorkshop \npractice\nWeekend \nRetreat \nDuration\nAll  \nLevels \nSkill Level\nIn-Person \n& Online \nformat\nBring Mindfulness to all areas of your life\nIn our post-COVID world\, people are struggling with time management\, distraction and feeling pulled in several directions. \nAttention deficit disorder is the name of the day. Despite having a meditation or mindfulness practice\, you find yourself being pulled here\, there and everywhere. \nThe new normal is a frazzled\, distracted\, cut-down\, fractured state. \nAlong with this\, we also hear people struggling with isolation and loneliness. It is hard to make meaningful connections when we are all constantly running and primarily interacting online. \nTaking a pause out of the busyness of life is an essential part of healthy balance.  \nWe all need a supportive environment to gain new insights and growth. We all need space to step back\, reconnect with ourselves and our meditation practice\, and take time to reflect on how we spend our time and energy. By examining your structures and routines\, you can make specific changes to help you integrate more spaciousness in your life.   \nIt’s especially healing to do this with experienced guides and like-minded people so we can benefit from the support of group connection. \n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					 \n\n\n				There are big areas of my life I needed to look at that I didn’t know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing.” – Daniel			 \n\n\n\n				“I was hesitant to commit to another course when things are already so busy\, but thankfully I committed and encountered incredible wisdom! Now I have an increased awareness of the healing power of community.  I’m cleaning up my money relationship\, building better habits\, and learning how to deal with blind spots. Integrating Mindfulness provides teachings and practical opportunities for application: anyone wanting to take up the spiritual path would benefit” – Ben			 \n\nUsing Clear Sky’s Five Principles of a Mindful Container\, this retreat will help you craft a life more in line with your vision and values.  \nBy focusing on creating healthy structures and routines\, you will have the opportunity to identify where your time and energy leaks away.  \nMeditations and exercises will help you reconnect with your core values and design structure and habits in your life to support them. \nWe are here for you. We care deeply for your state. We want you to be held\, focused and have the experience of being in a clear\, aware\, blissful and loving state.  \nWe want to help you understand what you need and to take care of yourself. A depleted mind and body cannot be of service to the world. Only through healing yourself can you truly be of service to others. \n																														 \nWhat to Expect:\n\n\nThe weekend will be a mixture of group and individual meditation time\, instructional classes/Q&A\, breakout groups\, practical exercises to explore\, and free time to reflect and enjoy nature.  \n\n\nGroup meditation sits will help you reconnect / strengthen your meditation practice \n\n\nBreakouts/group discussion allow you to make connections\, build community\, and share and learn with like-minded people. \n\n\nIf attending at Clear Sky Center: along with wholesome local organic food\, you can expect personalized meditation guidance (eg. posture)\, time to explore our 300-acres of walking trails and healing exercises and meditations outside.  \n\n\nIf you cannot come in person: we will give you guidelines to craft a supportive home retreat\, based on the same five principles we use here at Clear Sky to create an amazing space for transforming struggle and embracing vitality. \n\n\n															\n		https://youtu.be/A0H-FxZvSts \nJoin Karen and Duncan for a weekend retreat and:  \n\nUnderstand how to create a supportive container in your life for your daily meditation\nReconnect and deepen your meditation practice\nGain a very clear picture of your blocks around time management and how to shift these\nCreate good habits to better manage your energy and time to go to what you value the most\nLearn how to integrate meditation and stillness into your daily life\n\n															\n															\n															\n															\n															\n							What is really important\, what is not? I’ve been running round in circles and always end up the same: no direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren’t my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you’ll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you can change to something better.\n														Jutta\n							Mindfulness is so much more than just truly enjoying my cup of tea! I was struggling to find balance with all the big life issues that are changing in my life; finding Integrating Mindfulness was serendipity. It is what I need in my spiritual toolbox to help me stay open and connected. I am more aware now when I am losing myself in grief\, when I am handling difficult conversations\, and in seeing how human differences are to be enjoyed\, as I enjoy different flowers. There is so much more to discover about life. Integrating Mindfulness is about interactions with fellow travellers! If you want to take mindfulness deeper\, you need this course.\n														Kirsty\n							I am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more!\n														Kim \nBased on Clear Sky’s Five Principles\, Integrating Mindfulness helps you build a sustainable meditation practice that permeates your body\, career\, relationships and all other areas of your life.  \nYou can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n					\n									FREE PDF – Five Principles of a Mindful Container\n					\n															\n																														 \n\n\n				“Mindfulness is like turning on a light in a dark room.   The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships.  Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes.  I’ve found it helps craft our lives\, environment and structures in a way that deeply supports connection and growth”.			 \n											Duncan Cryle\n					 \nMeet the Teachers \n																														 \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n															\n							The key word is integrating—not compartmentalizing\, but establishing a wholeness. I was looking to ground\, focus\, and develop a formal practice\, one in which I could develop commitment to self. I have found that I am deep in shadow\, and am struggling with subtle traumas that need to be nurtured with loving kindness. Going forward\, it’s small steps to reach out to community and allow myself to be vulnerable.\n														Jennifer\n							Before Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent meditation practice. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice. I am solidifying my need for community. And I am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows.\n														Leslie\n							What is really important\, what is not? I’ve been running round in circles and always end up the same: No direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren’t my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you’ll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you should do it to feel and think better.\n														Jutta \nGuided Meditations with Karen and Duncan\n		https://youtu.be/ct6k3BeP7NMhttps://youtu.be/9pBmztHyOFY \nBody Scan with Karen McAllister (10 minutes) \nTransforming Difficult Emotions with Duncan Cryle (9 minutes) \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature.  \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n															\n															\n															\n																														 \nFAQs\n												In-Person Attendance: Dana and Cost \nPricing:  \nThe base price of the course includes accommodation at Clear Sky\, lunch and dinner on Saturday 16th June\, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday 17th June\, as well as a course fee to cover the basic costs of running the course.   \nAccommodation is available in shared rooms or in a private cabin. The base price is between $199 to $247 CAD depending on the accommodation option selected.  There is a 10% early bird discount on this for those booking before August 27th.   \nYou are also welcome to arrive instead on Friday night to start the retreat fresh\, and/or stay an extra night on the Sunday to give yourself time to integrate before leaving. You can select these options on the booking page\, as well as booking a pick up/drop off from the airport if you need one. \nRead more: Staying with us (Clear Sky Meditation Centre) \nDana / Pay-from-the-heart \nThe base price covers the cost to run the retreat\, and does not include any fees to the teachers. The teachers offer their time and guidance on the basis of dāna (generosity). \nDāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”\, and is the traditional way in which Buddhist teachings are offered.  With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. You may have come across this in the form of “pay d the heart”. It’s the teachers  joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match their time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us.  \nThe booking form includes a box for offering dana.  We suggest a range from $60-300 CAD according to your means. \nFor more information on dāna click here. \n												Online Attendance: Dana\, Cost and Requirements \nDana / Pay-from-the-heart: \nThis retreat is offered on the basis of dāna (generosity). \nDāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”\, and is the traditional way in which Buddhist teachings are offered.  With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. You may have come across this in the form of “pay from the heart”. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nWe suggest a range of $120-360 CAD. And we request a minimum contribution of $120 to recognize the administrative/logistic costs and support for running the retreat.   \nFor more information on dāna click here. \nIf you are taking this retreat online\, we will provide guidelines to help you create a supportive environment and structure.  \nIn general\, we request you devote your full attention to the retreat for the weekend\, including: \n\nBlock out the retreat duration from appointments and activities\, so you can be focused on the retreat for this entire period\, using this time and participating in the retreat as if you were at Clear Sky in person.  \nParticipate in all of the daily classes and group practices via online streaming (class recordings will be available on pre-agreement for those in a time zone where live attendance is not feasible)\nSet up a quiet space or location where you can focus on the retreat\, and not need to engage in conversation or work with others.\nSet aside your phone\, digital devices and other distractions.\nIf there are enough people in the same time zone as you\, you could also make a cohort to meet to do a group practice throughout the retreat.\nWe welcome any questions. Please feel free to contact duncan@clearskycenter.org.\n\n												Daily Schedule  \nSpecific times may change but the below gives an initial guide to the expected schedule.  Times are in MST Mountain Standard Time. \nSaturday 16th: \n9.30 am – Welcome / intro class \n10.30 am – Group meditation \n11.00 am – Break \n11.15 am –  Class and group exercises / Q&A \n12.15 pm – Break \n12.30 pm – Lunch \, time for rest\, walking\, individual meditation \n2.30 pm – Afternoon class and exercises/Q&A \n3.30 pm – Group meditation \n4-6 pm – Open time for exploring exercises\, or onsite / land activity \n6 pm – Dinner \n7.30 pm – Q&A/short class and group meditation \nSunday 16th: \n7.30 am – morning group meditation \n8.30 am – breakfast \n9.30 am – class and exercises/Q&A \n10.30 am – Group meditation \n11.00 am – break \n11.15 am – Free time for exploring the exercises and individual meditation  \n12.15 pm – break \n12.30 pm – lunch\, rest\, walking\, individual practice \n2.30 pm – Afternoon class and exercises \n3.30 pm – Group meditation \n3.30- – 4pm –  Closing circle  \n												Food\, Weather\, Accommodation and How to Get Here \nClick here for details on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n												Scholarship Application \nWe aim to make our retreats as accessible as possible.  \nAs a centre run entirely by Karma Yoga (selfless service)\, retreat fees only cover food\, accommodation and the equipment required to offer them online. \nThe teachings themselves are offered on the basis of Dāna (pay-from-the-heart).  \nFor some\, this is still a barrier of entry. \nIf you are seeking financial assistance to attend a retreat\, please complete a Scholarship Application form. \n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/weekend-retreat/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Spiritual Awakening\, Healing & Ecological Restoration: A Buddhist Mystic Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Spiritual Awakening & Ecology – Women & Spirituality 2023\n“Each person is a replica of the entire cosmos.” \n-Catherine Pawasarat Sensei \nWhat’s the connection between Buddhist-style enlightenment and the environment? \nJoin Catherine Pawasarat Sensei at the 39th annual Women & Spirituality Conference in Minnesota US\, Sept 23-24th\, 2023. She will be presenting on September 24th\, 2:30pm Central Time.  \nOnline or In-Person tickets to the conference are available. \n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					\n																														 \nBuddhism \nfocus area\nWomen & Spirituality Conference \nLocation\n3:30-5:30 MDT \nDuration\nAll Levels \nSkill Level\nIn-Person & Online \nformat\nSpiritual Awakening\, Healing & Ecological Restoration: A Buddhist Mystic Perspective\nWhat’s the connection between Buddhist-style enlightenment and the environment? The historical Buddha experienced enlightenment while sitting beneath a bodhi tree\, while some Buddhist sects still emphasize the value of practicing in forests. \nHow does Buddhist enlightenment connect with healing\, ecology\, and nature mysticism? Other spiritual traditions? \nLearn from Catherine Sensei’s experiences and have an opportunity to share your own in small groups. \nCatherine Sensei will be at the conference the Women & Spirituality conference for the whole weekend\, Sept 23-24th. She will be joined by Karen McAllister and Dan O’Brien\, representing Clear Sky Meditation Centre. They will be at a combined Planet Dharma and Clear Sky Meditation Centre booth. Come say hi! \nPresentation: Sunday 24th\, 2:30-4pm (Central Daylight Saving Time). \nHow to attend: In Person Tickets and Online Tickets are available. \n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					\n															\n															\n															\n						“I greatly appreciate the depth of knowledge and level of expertise that is shared by Sensei. Her teachings are always well prepared and transformative in my spiritual growth.”\n					Michele C.Astrologer\n																														 \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei is a contemporary Dharma teacher\, attendant\, consort\, co-teacher via Planet Dharma and co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center.  \nShe has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. \nMore About Sensei | About the Lineage \nAbout the Conference\nThis presentation by Catherine Pawasarat Sensei is part of the 39th Annual Women & Spirituality Conference in Rochester Minnesota\, USA. \nThe Women and Spirituality Conference is a two day multi-faith gathering celebrating diversity\, inclusion\, spiritual experience and healing. Register now for two days of interactive\, experiential workshops with engaging leaders and speakers.  \nRegistration\nTo attend\, please register via the buttons below. The online option is $69 and the in-person ticket is $149 (USD). These tickets give access to the whole conference and speakers\, including Catherine Sensei’s presentation. We also invite you to practice generosity\, or Dāna  to Catherine Sensei directly here: Offer Dāna  \n															\n					\n									Attend In-Person\n					\n					\n									Attend Online
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/spiritual-awakening-healing-ecological-restoration/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Personal Coaching
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you ready to unfold?\nGiven Covid-19 and the big life-changes many of us are experiencing\, this is a perfect time to receive support in areas that may need deep care or are holding us back. We can use this unique time to nurture what is seeking our attention or we might not have prioritized before.  \nKaren McAllister and Duncan Cryle are offering live group coaching to a smaller group\, exclusively to graduates of the Integrating Mindfulness course. \n REGISTER HERE    \nFor those looking to go deeper\n \nOur personal coaching program is for you if after completing our 6 week Integrating Mindfulness Online Course\, you want to go deeper. As we only had a little time on each principle during the course\, 1:1 coaching supports you to take a deep dive into one or two areas in your life that are calling for your attention. Many people join our group coaching sessions after Integrating Mindfulness\, but you might find group-work triggers more protectiveness in you than it does vulnerability\, being real\, and exploring what you really need right now.  \nMaybe life is calling you to change. What used to work\, no longer does. You’re ready to answer the call to change. You want to wake up more deeply and step more fully into your power. You now have clarity and strength to be with and explore past hurts\, patterns\, relationships and or beliefs that are holding you back. You may have tried new routines with meditation and yoga\, new diets and even explored how to improve your relationships with yourself\, others\, money\, and time. The thing is\, often we can’t shift habitual patterns without understanding what’s holding them in place and why. The reason these may not have worked is that you may have lacked support from someone with experience to see behind the appearance to what is driving the behaviour you want to shift.  \nAbout the Program\nWe have seen that personal coaching with Karen and Duncan frees up energy and has led to the following:  \n\nDeeper involvement in spiritual teachings\, relationships and service with community\nMore emotional honesty\nMore relaxation and joy\nA career path plan that is in alignment with your vision and values\nImproved relationships\nA new business\nImproved finances\nBetter time management\n\nHere is what we can offer you:  \n\n15 mins free consultation (to connect and see if a coaching program could support you)\nFour 1:1 personal coaching sessions for anyone who has attended Integrating Mindfulness.\nPay from the heart min $75 max $250/hr \n\nLogistics: \n\nRegister and commit to a series or one session\nBook your first call on the calendar link provided in the registration confirmation email\nSet time aside prior to your first call to get clear on what it is that you want to work on.\nCalls will be over zoom and we recommend that you set aside 15-60 minutes before and after for prep and integration.\nSet aside a minimum of 2 hours per week to work on this.\n\n  \nMeet Your Coaches\nKaren and Duncan have both been on their spiritual paths for over 20 years working closely with highly accomplished teachers\, Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, while also living in and supporting conscious community the entire time. They have been through many personal transformations themselves and led many others along the way. They are gifted at holding a beautiful and safe space for you as you peel back the layers.  \nExperienced and professionals in their careers\, Karen is a certified coach and Duncan a former IBM executive. They can provide guidance\, mentorship\, and structures for you to dig more deeply and be accountable to yourself without being fooled by your own stories. If you are willing to share what’s really going on by being emotionally honest\, listening\, receiving and following through on feedback\, you can benefit from working with a coach that is walking their talk\, a coach that has addressed their own challenges and deeper issues around aspects of the spiritual container in their lives. For this reason\, they can give real live\, experiential guidance and mentorship in these areas.  \n \nKaren McAllister\nAfter meeting our founding teachers in Japan\, I managed the meditation centre there for many years while serving simultaneously as part of the Clear Sky Board. In 2003\, I helped search for a site for Clear Sky\, looking at around 30 properties until we found our current location in the magical Kootenays. \nI’m now Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development. I’m passionate to be teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky\, as the centre went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture\, and art books. \n Talk with Karen  \nDuncan Cryle\nI’m the former Clear Sky Chair\, a certified Mindfulness teacher\, Dharma teacher\, and a member of senior management at a dynamic award winning international software firm. \nThrough 15 years of teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrated spiritual path.  With a Ph.D. in philosophy in my pocket\, I was gung ho to join a monastery until I met my root teachers Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei in Japan in 2001\, who turned my views upside down and encouraged me to grow and contribute at the busy end of life! \nA founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power that working together in compassionate service has for enriching and widening spiritual growth.  Combined with a dynamic relationship and a challenging career\, I have fun with a wide-ranging and holistic approach to spiritual growth. \nEmail me at Duncan [at] clearskycenter.org to ask about personal coaching with me. \n Contact Duncan   “I am at the point now where I feel ready to apply for school\, to change direction in my career\, and better understand how my relationship with my father has created this. I have stopped hanging on to some of the past to protect the hurt\, which has made me feel more ready to move on.” Kyle “Karen is both knowledgeable and kind. Not only is she wise and helpful with Buddhist teachings\, but when she shares it is from the heart with incredible tenderness.” Kakoom  REGISTER NOW  \nLatest News
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/personal-coaching-online/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Coaching
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SUMMARY:The Mind’s Cutting Edge: 12 Manjushris Meditation Retreat
DESCRIPTION:12 Manjushri Retreat: Vajrayana Meditation & Wisdom Practice\n“Without signs and words\, transmission happens in the deepest silence.”  \n-Qapel Doug Duncan \nDo you wish to embrace wisdom and its different manifestations? Manjushri is the Vajrayana Buddhist archetype of wisdom. In this retreat we will focus on developing cognitive intelligence\, discrimination\, clarity and rigor in terms of thinking. Our methodology will be the Twelve Manjushri deity yoga practice from the Vajrayana tradition. \nHail to the wisdom that is ripening! \nRegistration Deadline: September 22nd \nSuper Early Bird ends August 6th! \n					\n									Register Now\n					\n																														 \nVajrayana Buddhism \nfocus area\nMeditation Retreat \npractice\nTwo Weeks \nDuration\nIntermediate \nSkill Level\nIn-Person \nformat\n12 Manjushri Meditation (Retreat)\nManjushri\, or Mañjuśrī (Sanskrit: मञ्जुश्री) is associated with prajñā (wisdom) in Mahāyāna Buddhism. Our deity yoga work with this particular aspect of the awakened mind will relate to the development of cognitive intelligence.  \nWhile Manjushri is most commonly depicted alone\, this Twelve Manjushri practice is a particular deity yoga practice with 12 emanations of Manjushri in one sadhana.   \nManjushri’s name means “Gentle Glory” in Sanskrit – and this practice of twelve manjushris will be 12 times that!   \nPrerequisites/Preparation: to be announced. \n					\n									Register Now\n					\n															\n															\n															\n						“Qapel and Sensei teach in a light\, but profound way – taking us on a brilliant journey of understanding with guile and humour.\nTheir male and female perspectives help balance with differing approaches to explaining a complex but genius system that holds all life understanding from religion\, science\, psychotherapy and wisdom traditions.”\n					Jonathan C. Shiatsu\, Qigong & Meditation Teacher\n				 \nWhat’s Expected of Me if I Come to This Retreat?\n\nPre-requisites/Preparation: to be announced.\nA strong foundation of parami and a willingness to see other dimensions and cultivate your mind\, drug free.\nThe more extensive meditation experience you’ve had the better. For beginners to meditation\, we suggest the Breathing Retreat in August.\nYou are responsible for your own wellbeing.\nTo maximize your depth of practice\, we ask that you refrain from reading\, using the internet\, phone or listening to music during the course.\n\n																														 \nThe 12 Manjushri Empowerment (Wongkur)\nDuring this retreat\, a tantric initiation or empowerment (Wongkur) will be given by Qapel and Sensei. This provides the foundation for the meditation practice and reflection throughout the retreat. \nWhat is Wongkur? (Vajrayana Empowerments)\nInitiations\, empowerments\, or wongkur (Tib. དབང་\, wang) are considered the spring from which all blessings flow. More literally\, these are ritual celebrations in which a specific teaching is transmitted from Teacher to student that enables the student to practice a new form of “Arising Yoga” or “Deity Practice”. \nFor more information about wongkur\, we recommend reading ‘What is Wongkur’\, which includes ‘A Western Psychological Orientation to Deity Yoga’ by the Venerable Namgyal Rinpoche and ‘A Traditional Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist View’ by His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin. It is extensive article\, published by Wesley Knapp. Visit and support his archival work at the Sakya Namgyal Archive.  \n					\n									Download PDF – What is Wong Kur?\n					 \nSchedule\nArrival: October 5th at 3pm\, MT \nSample brief daily schedule: \n9am Class with Teacher \n11am Group Meditation led by a Senior Student \n12:30pm Lunch \n3pm Group Meditation led by a Senior Student \n6pm Dinner \n7:30 pm Meditation and Q&A with Qapel  \nDeparture: October 22nd  \n*Daily schedule is subject to changes closer to the course date.  Questions about the retreat? Phone 250-429-3929\, or contact maureen@clearskycenter.org. \n  \nIn order to give enough time to rest from travel before the retreat starts\, we recommend that domestic travellers arrive one day early\, and long distance international travellers arrive two days early. After the retreat we also suggest staying for at least another day for integration\, however you are also welcome to stay longer for one of  our hybrid stay options. \nBooking a flight? Airport pickups can be booked when you register for the retreat. On the rare chance that this retreat is cancelled or if unforseen global circumstances cause travel interruptions\, we highly recommend purchasing travel insurance and modifiable tickets.  \n															\n															\n																														 \nMeet the Teachers\n																														 \nDoug Qapel Duncan \n																														 \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei \nDoug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Center\, BC\, Canada. \nAchariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct\, humorous and compassionate engagement with students\, Doug embraces various traditions\, contemporary psychology\, and science\, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. \nCatherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies. \n					\n									Register Now\n					 \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature.  \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n															\n															\n															\n															\n						“This retreat centre is the REAL THING. It’s a modern monastery with people grounded in the present and practicing old and new methods of living in a spiritual community. This group walks the talk. I have made the trek from Ontario all the way to this remote corner of BC every year for the last 16 years to study with these teachers\, interact with these fellow seekers\, and bask in the beauty of this gorgeous property.”\n					Linda H.Dharma Teacher & Author\n						 \nFAQs\n												Dana and Pricing \nDana: \nThis retreat is offered on the basis of dāna (generosity). \nDāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”\, and is the traditional way in which Buddhist teachings are offered.  With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. You may have come across this in the form of “pay from the heart”. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nYou will be sent a link to offer “dana” to the teachers after registration.  \nFor more information on dāna click here. \nPricing:  \nIn addition to Dana to the Teacher\, Clear Sky Meditation Centre provides an incredible space for your retreat.  Situated on a beautiful 310-acre property in the Rocky Mountains\, the center and its karma yogis provide you nourishing daily meals and comfortable accomodation. Read more: Staying with us (Clear Sky Meditation Centre) \nPlease go to the retreat registration page for this retreat for details of the all inclusive fee for the retreat. \n												Detailed Daily Schedule (Long retreats) \nSpecific times may change – this is a rough guide (MST) \n6:30 – 7:30 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice7:30 – 8:15 AM: Breakfast: Prepare\, eat\, clean up8:15 – 8:45 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice9:00 – 10:00 AM: Class with Teachers10:00 – 10:30 AM: Walk10:30 – 11:30 AM: Group Practice led by Sangha11:30 – 12:30 PM: Personal Practice12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch: Prepare\, eat\, clean up1:30 – 3:00 PM: Personal Practice3:00 – 4:00 PM: Group Practice led by Sangha4:00 – 5:30 PM: Personal Practice5:30 – 7:00 PM: Dinner: prepare\, eat\, clean up7:00 – 7:30 PM: Walk &/or Personal Practice7:30 – 8:30 PM: Group Practice and Q & A with Teachers8:30 – Beyond: Personal Practice & bed \n												Food\, Weather\, Accommodation and How to Get Here \nClick here for details on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n												Scholarship Application \nWe aim to make our retreats as accessible as possible.  \nAs a centre run entirely by Karma Yoga (selfless service)\, retreat fees only cover food\, accommodation and the equipment required to offer them online. \nThe teachings themselves are offered on the basis of Dāna (pay-from-the-heart).  \nFor some\, this is still a barrier of entry. \nIf you are seeking financial assistance to attend a retreat\, please complete a Scholarship Application form. \n												Microdosing/Psychedelics \nWe recognize and respect plant medicine as an important part of some people’s spiritual paths.  \nPlease note\, the meditation practice on this retreat is very powerful. Consuming mind-altering substances will detract from your experience and could cause negative side-effects.  \nWe ask that you refrain from microdosing or consuming mind-altering substances during this retreat and in the days immediately following it.  \n		\n															\n					\n									Register Now
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/12-manjushri-retreat/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats
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SUMMARY:Warriors of the Heart: The Bodhisattva Path (Online)
DESCRIPTION:“My body\, every possession and all goodness\, past\, present and future\, without remorse I dedicate to the well-being of the world.” \n–Shantideva\, in Bodhicaryavatara (The Way of the Bodhisattva) \nWhat is the Path or Way of the Bodhisattva? We will explore guidance on the Bodhisttva’s way of life via the historical teachings of Shantideva and the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra.  And\, most imporantly\, how does that historical path of the Bodhisattva look today\, for us now\, in the fourth turning of the wheel of Dharma? \n\nRegister Now\n\n \nVajrayana \nBuddhism \nfocus area\nOnline Course & \nWeekend Home Retreat \npractice\nFive \nWeeks \nDuration\nAll \nLevels \nSkill Level\nOnline or \nIn-Person \nformat\nThe Bodhisattva Vow:\n“However innumerable beings are\, I vow to met them with kindness and interest. \nHowever inexhaustible the states of suffering are\, I vow to touch them with patience and love. \nHowever incomparable the mystery of being is\, I vow to experience it fully. \nFrom this moment forth\, with wisdom and compassion as my lamp and staff\, I dedicate all my life energy to the welfare of all beings.” \nHow does the Bodhisattva vow manifest in your life in the world?\nMany of us are familiar with\, or recite the Bodhisattva vow regularly. It may even be our lifelong vow. And yet\, you may be asking yourself how does this profound vow translate to various complex situations in life? \nTake heart\, the way of the Bodhisattva is an actual path that beings have been journeying on for more than a millenia. Shantideva\, a prince that gave up the throne\, is one noble example.  In this course we will learn from these experiences and apply them to our modern context. \nJust like Shantideva in the 8th century\, we are all asking how our practice can be meaningful when there’s so much suffering in the world. And there’s different variations of how we relate to the varying cultural and generational forms of struggle – like social justice\, climate change and war.  We can study the path of the Bodhisattva to help us skilfully answer these questions. They are still applicable today. And may be more applicable than ever. \n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n \nCourse Learning Goals:\n\nWhat is the historical path of the Bodhisattva (inspired by Shantideva from the 8th century).\nDo I wish to take such a vow\, and if so\, what does that actually mean?\nHow can I approach the many forms of suffering in the world – war\, environmental disaster\, social injustice from the perspective of the Bodhisattva path?\nHow does Bodhisattva activity translate to the various situations and contexts of modern life?\nWhere does the Bodhisattva path sit within the Theravadin\, Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism?\n\nRecommended Course Reading:\nThe Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva \n\n“I have yet to encounter another setting where I grow as much as I do while at Clear Sky. The balance of support\, genuine care and challenge is rare and precious.\nWhen it comes to spiritual transformation\, Clear Sky is a place and group of people that is not only talking-the-talk but actively walking-the-walk.”\nRuth L.  \nCourse Schedule\nNovember 12th – December 10th\, 2023\nWith a new format: Morning (9:30am Class) Mountain Time\n\nSunday\, November 12th – 9:30-11am Class\nSunday\, November 19th– 9:30-11am Class\nSunday\, November 26th – 9:30-11am Class\nSunday\, December 3rd – 9:30-11am Class\n\nThe formal and participatory teachings for this course will occur on four Sundays. There will be a live group class in the morning (9:30-11am MT). We encourage you to connect with sangha outside of class times to discuss and deepen your learning of the material. \nFlash Retreat Weekend: December 8-10th\nTo deepen and integrate your experience\, the final weekend during the course will also be a Flash Retreat (December 8-10th). This can be done at home\, or together with us at Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, in Eastern British Columbia. We highly recommend clearing your schedule over the weekend to focus on the retreat. Formal group sessions will also be held at these times: \n\nFlash Retreat morning group workshop time:   9:30-10:30am\nFlash Retreat afternoon group workshop time: 2:30-3:30pm\n\nIf you’d like to join the Flash Retreat from Clear Sky\, please contact ava@clearskycenter.org. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n \nMeet the Teachers\n \nDoug Qapel Duncan \n \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei \nDoug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Center\, BC\, Canada. \nAchariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct\, humorous and compassionate engagement with students\, Doug embraces various traditions\, contemporary psychology\, and science\, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. \nCatherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies. \nCourse Details\nTime and Location\nEach of the four weekly classes in this online course will be video streamed live at 9:00am MST. The recording will be available for one week after each class. \nIn addition to the classes there will be Q&A / participatory style workshop sessions at 3pm MST each Sunday.  Finally the course ends with a Flash Retreat on June 3-4th\, 2023. \nWhat Does the Course Cost?\nThis course is offered based on the unique combination of 1) dāna  and 2) a $80-120 USD administrative fee. Register four + weeks prior: $80 | Register two to four weeks prior: $100 | Register less than two weeks prior: $120. \n\n \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature. \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n\n\n\n\n“This retreat centre is the REAL THING. It’s a modern monastery with people grounded in the present and practicing old and new methods of living in a spiritual community. This group walks the talk. I have made the trek from Ontario all the way to this remote corner of BC every year for the last 16 years to study with these teachers\, interact with these fellow seekers\, and bask in the beauty of this gorgeous property.”\nLinda H.\n \nFAQs\nDana and Pricing \nYou may have come across this elsewhere in the form of “pay from the heart”. Dāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”. With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nThe dharma has been built on generosity. No-one is excluded for lack of funds but it is also extremely beneficial to give as much as you are able \nTypically people give in a range of $120-$500 USD for a course. \nAs we’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to the Dharma\, please feel comfortable to give less if you are not financially secure.  Another form of giving dāna is to offer service\, and if you are interested in providing support in a non-financial way\, we invite you to contact us. \nConversely\, if you are financially secure\, we invite you to generate merit by providing more financial support to the Triple Gem. Contributions like these make the difference in supporting our teachers\, teachings\, and center. \nLearn more about the practice of dāna here. \nOnline Participants & Admin Fee \nIn a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers\, and of the supporting center. \nWe’ve tried to recreate this approach online. The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. \nThe admin fee* goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, it can be surprising the costs of setting up a good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online. The admin fee changes based on date of registration. Register four + weeks prior: $80 | Register two to four weeks prior: $100 | Register less than two weeks prior: $120. \n*We also do not wish to exclude anyone from the Teachings\, so if you are not currently in a financial position to afford the admin fee\, please contact the course Registrar via registrar@planetdharma.com so we can support you to attend. \n— \nBelow are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: \n\nhigh speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)\nonline class systems (Zoom)\nregistration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)\ncommunication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)\nonline storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings\, and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and video later\, and Amazon cloud)\nquality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.\nonline calendar booking system to allow students to book interviews\nwebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.\n\nWe welcome any questions. May all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n\n\n\nRegister Now
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/bodhisattva-path-online-course/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Online Courses,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Community Classes for Inner Well-Being (Online or In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Online or In-Person at Clear SkyThursdays 7-8pm MST  \nDrop-Ins Welcome \nWeekly Meditation Classes: Simplify and Renew\nHow do you grow your inner well-being?  These community classes at Clear Sky Center help you develop a stronger meditation practice.   \nJoin us for Meditation Circle\, Thursday nights (7:00-8:00pm MST) at Clear Sky Center.   \nThese classes run throughout the year except for when we are closed for group retreats. This current series theme is “Simplify and Renew”\, with Maureen Smith\, and runs for four weeks: Thursday\, November 16th to December 7th.  Drop ins are welcome\, and we also encourage you to attend all classes if possible. \nThere are two ways to attend – in person or online. Just click the appropriate button to register. See you soon!  \n  Registration – Attend In-Person   Registration – Attend Online  \nQuestions?  \nContact Cara via email or phone: \ncara@clearskycenter.org | (250) 421-8280 \n \n\n“Meditation is like turning on a light in a dark room. The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships. Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes.” \nDuncan Cryle \nSeries Overview: Simplify and Renew\nwith Maureen Smith\nIncrease joy\, calm and energy in your life. Reduce upset and stress by using more effectively what you have available to you right at your fingertips. \nUsing the senses\, we will explore how they are always available to support\, stabilize and uplift. \n \n\nI feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that meditation is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.’ \nKaren McAllister \nMeditation Circle Teachers\n\nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n \nMaureen Smith\nMaureen Smith (MSW\, RCSW) is a therapist and meditation teacher. Passionate about what she does\, she will guide you to a more alive\, aware and mindful path of living. \nMaureen is a well-respected Cranbrook-based therapist and educator. She works with individuals and couples in the public sector in addictions and mental health. Not only was Maureen the first acting caretaker at Clear Sky Meditation Center in BC\, she has studied numerous meditation practices intensively for over 10 years. She has a Master of Social Work degree and is a Registered Clinical Social Worker in British Columbia. \nCara Conroy-Lau\nCara brings a joyful East meets West approach to meditation and holistic health. \nAs a New Zealand-born citizen of the world\, she grew up in New Zealand\, Singapore\, Japan and China. Cara has trained in mind-body integrative health for over 18 years. She is the founding acupuncturist at Cranbrook Acupuncture Clinic. \nCara has been training in meditation and Buddhist philosophy since her early 20’s\, and has a particular interest in Asian philosophy.  She is a long time resident at Clear Sky Centre\, and was the Centre’s first farm and food forest manager from 2009-2012.  \n  Registration – Attend Online   Registration – Attend In-Person \nCourse Cost: Dāna\n \nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna.  If you’re not familiar with dāna\, you may have come across related approaches such as “pay from the heart.” \nDāna is a Sanskrit term that translates as “generosity” in English. The practice of generosity is central to spiritual unfoldment\, whatever path you follow. In our own Buddhist lineage\, teachings have always been given on the basis of dāna\, and we are committed to this practice and its development in the West. \nDāna is a radical and – we believe – viable economic alternative to capitalism. We all know there must be something better than capitalism or its hungry cousin\, consumerism. We maintain that\, together\, we can offer a financial model that is based in life-affirming mutual support. Please join us in co-creating this promising economic alternative. \n\n \nTo help you choose an amount that feels right for you\, we recommend this heart-based exercise from our friends at Planet Dharma.  \nChecking in with your heart\n1) Take a few quiet breaths and center yourself. Spend a few moments to reflect on each of the below: the beauty and integrity of dāna practice; the value of receiving direct teachings from lineage holders in a recognized spiritual tradition; the reality of your financial situation. \n2) Spend another few moments contacting a sense of health\, strength and abundance. You have a healthy mind\, a body\, senses\, the good karma to have heard the teachings\, and conditions to support your practice of Dharma. Celebrate this! \n3) Now check with your heart and mind what amount feels both consistent with your situation\, and expressive of your aspiration. \nIt’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \n Registration – Attend Online   Registration – Attend In-Person
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-november-2023/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:Meditation Circle: Body\, Speech & Mind - Liberating Stuck Patterns
DESCRIPTION:Online or In-Person at Clear SkyThursdays 7-8pm MST  \nDrop-Ins Welcome \nCommunity Meditation Classes\nHow do you grow your inner well-being?  These community classes at Clear Sky Center help you develop a stronger meditation practice.   \nJoin us for Meditation Circle\, Thursday nights (7:00-8:00pm MST) at Clear Sky Center.   \nThese classes run semi-regularly throughout the year\, interspersed with our other retreats and offerings. \nThis Series Topic: Body\, Speech & Mind Liberating Stuck Patterns \nThe next series runs from Thursday\, February 8th to 29th\, 2024 and is with Duncan Cryle – see below for details. \nDrop ins are welcome\, and we also encourage you to attend all classes if possible. \nThere are two ways to attend – in person or online. Just click the appropriate button to register. See you soon!  \n  Attend In-Person   Attend Online  \nQuestions?  \nContact Cara via email or phone: \ncara@clearskycenter.org | 250-421-8280 \n \n\n“Meditation is like turning on a light in a dark room. The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships. Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes.” \nDuncan Cryle \nNext Series: Body\, Speech & Mind: Liberating Stuck Patterns\nwith Duncan Cryle\nFrom the time we are born and all through our formative years\, traumas and conditioned patterns and blocks get laid down in our bodies. They get deeply ingrained in habitual tensions and postures. Likewise deep emotional and communication patterns are laid in from a young age\, as well as imbibing many unconscious mental views. Meditation is a powerful tool for bringing these shapings in body\, speech and mind to consciousness\, and letting them shift and ease. Along with our regular core breathing practice together we’ll explore other meditative exercises to open up\, and have space to share with each other our explorations. \nExcited? In the meantime\, you’re invited to enjoy our online guided meditations.  \n  \n\nI feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that meditation is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.’ \nKaren McAllister \nMeditation Circle Teachers\n \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nDuncan Cryle\nThrough 30+ years of personal practice and 15+ teaching meditation and mindfulness\, alongside an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrating mindfulness into daily life.  As a founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power of a beautiful\, natural and dedicated space for supporting people to deepen their meditation and feel more connected.  Alongside. my Clear Sky work\, I hold a director position at a large software company where I also run a volunteer global mindfulness program to 1000s employees.  I was formerly one of the pioneers of IBM’s mindfulness movement.  I’m passionate about how mindfulness-based approaches can transform how we live and work together\, and be of better service in the world. \n  \nMaureen Smith\nMaureen Smith (MSW\, RCSW) is a therapist and meditation teacher. Passionate about what she does\, she will guide you to a more alive\, aware and mindful path of living. \nMaureen is a well-respected Cranbrook-based therapist and educator. She works with individuals and couples in the public sector in addictions and mental health. Not only was Maureen the first acting caretaker at Clear Sky Meditation Center in BC\, she has studied numerous meditation practices intensively for over 10 years. She has a Master of Social Work degree and is a Registered Clinical Social Worker in British Columbia. \nCara Conroy-Lau\nCara brings a joyful East meets West approach to meditation and holistic health. \nAs a New Zealand-born citizen of the world\, she grew up in New Zealand\, Singapore\, Japan and China. Cara has trained in mind-body integrative health for over 18 years. She is the founding acupuncturist and owner of Cranbrook Acupuncture Clinic. \nCara has been training in meditation and Buddhist philosophy since her early 20’s\, and has a particular interest in healing internalised prejudices and biases.  She is a long time resident at Clear Sky Centre\, and was the Centre’s first farm and food forest manager from 2009-2012.  \n  Attend Online   Attend In-Person  \nCourse Cost: Dāna\n \nWe offer this course on the basis of dāna.  If you’re not familiar with dāna\, you may have come across related approaches such as “pay from the heart.” \nDāna is a Sanskrit term that translates as “generosity” in English. The practice of generosity is central to spiritual unfoldment\, whatever path you follow. In our own Buddhist lineage\, teachings have always been given on the basis of dāna\, and we are committed to this practice and its development in the West. \nDāna is a radical and – we believe – viable economic alternative to capitalism. We all know there must be something better than capitalism or its hungry cousin\, consumerism. We maintain that\, together\, we can offer a financial model that is based in life-affirming mutual support. Please join us in co-creating this promising economic alternative. \n \n \nTo help you choose an amount that feels right for you\, we recommend this heart-based exercise from our friends at Planet Dharma.  \nChecking in with your heart\n1) Take a few quiet breaths and center yourself. Spend a few moments to reflect on each of the below: the beauty and integrity of dāna practice; the value of receiving direct teachings from lineage holders in a recognized spiritual tradition; the reality of your financial situation. \n2) Spend another few moments contacting a sense of health\, strength and abundance. You have a healthy mind\, a body\, senses\, the good karma to have heard the teachings\, and conditions to support your practice of Dharma. Celebrate this! \n3) Now check with your heart and mind what amount feels both consistent with your situation\, and expressive of your aspiration. \nIt’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \n Attend Online   Attend In-Person
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/meditation-circle-feb-2024/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Coaching,Meditation Circle,Online Courses
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SUMMARY:The Five Stages of Emptiness Meditation Retreat (In-Person or Online)
DESCRIPTION:Deepen Your Practice: Five Stages of Emptiness Meditation Retreat\n“We really should say that reality is an infinite universe of empty\, but we need words to wrap our cognitive brains around it.” \n― Qapel Doug Duncan \nAre you ready to deepen your meditation practice? Perhaps you’ve heard of ’emptiness’ or shunyata\, but would like more experiential contact with it. In this retreat\, we will study how we construct reality from false views and learn how to penetrate through this illusion into greater clarity\, freedom and joy. \nJoin Qapel Doug Duncan & Catherine Pawasarat Sensei for a week long insight meditation retreat on the deepening of the stages of emptiness.  \nRegistration Deadline:  \nIN-PERSON – February 23rd\, 2024 \nONLINE – March 1st\, 2024 \n					\n									Attend In-Person – Registration Closed\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					 \nBuddhism \nfocus area\nMeditation \npractice\nOne Week \nDuration\nIntermediate  \nSkill Level\nIn-Person & Online \nformat\nThe Five Stages of Emptiness\nHow deeply do you understand emptiness?  This retreat focuses on the progressive stages of meditation on emptiness. We will study\, reflect and meditate on the spacious potentiality behind all phenomena. The aim here being to gain experiential\, first hand physiological contact with the intellectural descriptions of emptiness from Buddhist philosophy or quantum physics. \nThis retreat is led by Qapel (Achariya Doug Duncan) and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei at Clear Sky Meditation Center in Eastern BC. We invite retreatants who wish to embark on a week of earnest study\, meditation and reflection. \nWhile we believe any undertaking can be a vehicle for awakening\, there’s no substitute for the power of one’s own profound experience of truth\, gained through meditation. This is why meditation is one of the four foundational practices of our teaching. \nAn online option is also available for those not in Western Canada\, to make participation possible from anywhere in the world. However\, online participants must attend in a retreat like setting in their own locations – in silence and free from distractions including work or family duties. \nTexts for this course: \n\nProgressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche (Author)\, Lama Shenpen Hookham (Translator) \n\n					\n									Attend In-Person – Registration Closed\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					\n															\n															\n															\n						“Clear Sky is my favourite place to retreat.\nI am so grateful to find such an amazing place to study various meditation practices\, walk in stunning nature and eat fresh food from the farm.\nI always enjoy going there for more.”\n					Maya L. 				 \nMeet the Teachers\n															\n																														 \nQapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat are Dharma and meditation teachers who founded Clear Sky Meditation Centre\, BC\, Canada. \nAchariya Doug Duncan received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 1978\, and is a lineage holder in that teaching. Known for his direct\, humourous and compassionate engagement with students\, Doug embraces various traditions\, contemporary psychology\, and science\, to mentor all beings to a more awakened state. \nCatherine Pawasarat has trained daily with Acariya Doug Duncan since 1998 in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Catherine also draws on generative living and the arts. With Doug she is co-founder of Clear Sky Retreat Center in the BC Rockies. \nArrivals and Departures\nFor those traveling short distances\, please arrive by 3pm on March 8th. For those coming from international or longer distance travel\, please plan to arrive 1-2 days early to allow time to rest and acclimatize before the start of retreat.  \nDepartures will begin on March 17th\, however we also recommend adding some extra nights to your stay for a more easeful transition from retreat to daily life. \nIf you have questions about the retreat\, please phone (250) 429-3929\, or contact bookings@clearskycenter.org.  \n															\n															\n					\n									Attend In-Person – Registration Closed\n					\n					\n									Attend Online\n					 \nAbout Clear Sky\nLocated in the BC rocky mountains\, we offer over 300-acres to deepen your practice and reconnect with nature.  \nFounded by Qapel Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei\, we are home to students from around the globe who are dedicated to co-creating a supportive and innovative space for awakening in our modern world. \nIn adherence with our quadruple bottom line\, we source our food as local and organic as possible. \nEVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n															\n															\n															\n																														 \nWhat’s Expected of Me?\n\nAn open mind and heart\, and a spirit of adventure are excellent things to bring!\nIt’s human to have some apprehensions about doing something new\, meeting new people\, or going to a new place. Particularly when all three happen together. We try to make this as supportive as possible.\nWhen exploring our growth edges\, it’s natural to feel uncertain and awkward. And it’s very fruitful to transform that emotional tension into creative energy by drawing on your own inner resources – such as inquiry\, going with the flow\, and self-reflection\, just a few of the many kinds of constructive engagement.\nTo maximize your retreat experience\, we ask that you refrain from reading\, using the internet\, phone or listening to music during the course.\nStudents are expected to be silent during the silent parts of the retreat\, and participate in all classes\, group meditations\, activities\, and discussions.\nWe ask that you refrain from microdosing or consuming mind-altering substances in the days before this retreat\, during\, and in the days immediately following it.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/5sOJTUdKqG8?si=prw6wQBO4hE8yVxj\n															\n						“I feel like a whole new world of understanding has opened up for me to explore. The teachings were interesting\, vibrant\, and so very relevant to our lives. Qapel and Catherine Sensei have done a wonderful job at distilling these vast teachings without oversimplying concepts. The teachings were visual\, informative\, and interactive. It was a great and lots of fun!”\n					Jenai L. \n						 \nFAQs\n												Dana and Pricing \nDana: \nThis retreat is offered on the basis of dāna (generosity). \nDāna is a Sanskrit term meaning “generosity”\, and is the traditional way in which Buddhist teachings are offered.  With dāna\, we give as a mutual exchange of generosity. You may have come across this in the form of “pay from the heart”. It’s our joy to offer this course\, and we trust you’ll match our time\, energy\, and passion by giving an amount of money that feels good and healthy to both you and us. \nYou will be sent a link to offer “dana” to the teachers after registration.  \nFor more information on dāna click here. \nPricing: As a charitable organization\, we strive to provide locally sourced organic meals and comfortable accommodations at an affordable price. Fees vary depending on your accommodation choice and early bird pricing. \n												Online Retreatants: Admin Fees & Requirements \nIn order to bring you this retreat at home\, there is an additional admin fee* of $350 CAD. The admin fee is to cover the costs of running these online courses – for equipment and software to provide you the teachings online. \nIf you are taking this retreat online\, we require that you devote your full attention to the retreat for the entire week. \nRequirements include: \n\nBlock out the retreat duration and be focused on the retreat for this entire period\, using this time and participating in the retreat as if you were at Clear Sky in person.  This includes a rigorous\, full\, daily meditation schedule.\nParticipate in all of the daily classes and group practices via online streaming.\nSet up a quiet space or location where you can focus on the Meditation Retreat\, and not need to engage in conversation or work with others.\nPut away your phone\, digital devices and other distractions.\nIf there are enough people in the same time zone as you\, you could also make a cohort to meet to do a group practice throughout the retreat.\nNote: full details/ requirements will be sent to you after registering\n\nAbout the administrative fee* \nIn a traditional model of in-person teachings\, a retreat center or urban meditation center invites teachers to visit. In these cases the centers have infrastructure and organization costs to cover\, which might be covered by an admin fee. For the teaching itself\, dāna to the teachers is offered in a bowl. This honors both the sustainability of the teachers and of the supporting center. \nWe’ve tried to recreate this approach online.The teachers’ time and the teaching themselves are offered on the basis of dāna\, separate to the admin fee. With our dāna offering we are making a direct gift of generosity to the teachers to support their teachings and livelihood. Learn more about the practice of dāna here. \nThe admin fee goes to support the infrastructure and organization necessary to support them to teach. As anyone with an online business will know\, it can be surprising the costs of setting up a good infrastructure to support effective teaching and connection online. \nBelow are a few of the work and benefits that your admin fee payment is supporting: \n\nhigh speed internet (to allow interviews and classes on-line)\nonline class systems (Zoom)\nregistration / admin systems (Eventbrite\, Basecamp)\ncommunication systems to keep everyone informed\, share connection details\, teachings and other resources (Mailchimp)\nonline storage (for example\, Dropbox\, to allow us to let students watch recordings and to store and share selected teachings in other forms such as podcasts and videos after the Teachings)\nquality sound\, video and editing equipment (both for live teachings and to provide good enough quality for later sharing as podcasts and video). We are regularly updating our equipment to improve your user experience.\nonline calendar booking system to allow students to book interviews\nwebsite hosting and maintenance for sharing upcoming courses\, teachings\, blogs and other resources.\n\nMay all our efforts be sustainable\, abundant and for the benefit of all beings! \n												Sample Daily Schedule \nSpecific times may change – this is a rough guide (MST) \n6:30 – 7:30 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice7:30 – 8:15 AM: Breakfast: Prepare\, eat\, clean up8:15 – 8:45 AM: Walk &/or Personal Practice9:00 – 10:00 AM: Class with Teachers10:00 – 10:30 AM: Walk10:30 – 11:30 AM: Group Practice led by Sangha11:30 – 12:30 PM: Personal Practice12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch: Prepare\, eat\, clean up1:30 – 3:00 PM: Personal Practice3:00 – 4:00 PM: Group Practice led by Sangha4:00 – 5:30 PM: Personal Practice5:30 – 7:00 PM: Dinner: prepare\, eat\, clean up7:00 – 7:30 PM: Walk &/or Personal Practice7:30 – 8:30 PM: Group Practice and Q & A with Teachers8:30 – Beyond: Personal Practice & bed \n												Food\, Weather\, Accommodation and How to Get Here \nClick here for details on how to get here\, what to bring and what to expect.  \n												PSYCHEDELICS/MICRODOSING \nWe recognize and respect plant medicine as an important part of some people’s spiritual paths.  \nPlease note\, the meditation practice on this retreat is very powerful. Consuming mind-altering substances will detract from your experience and could cause negative side-effects.  \nWe ask that you refrain from microdosing or consuming mind-altering substances in the days before this retreat\, during\, and in the days immediately following it. \n												SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION \nWe aim to make our retreats as accessible as possible.  \nAs a centre run entirely by Karma Yoga (selfless service)\, retreat fees only cover food\, accommodation and the equipment required to offer them online. We do not have paid staff.  \nThe teachings themselves are offered on the basis of Dāna (pay-from-the-heart).  \nFor some\, this is still a barrier of entry. \nIf you are seeking financial assistance to attend a retreat\, please complete a Scholarship Application form. \n		\n															\n					\n									Attend In-Person – Registration Closed\n					\n					\n									Attend Online
URL:https://www.clearskycenter.org/event/five-stages-emptiness-retreat-online/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Featured Courses,Group Retreats,Online Courses,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Integrating Mindfulness: Tools for Holistic Living (In-Person or Online)
DESCRIPTION:“Participating in the Integrating Mindfulness course has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. It has helped me cultivate greater awareness and compassion and provided me with practical tools for managing stress and anxiety. I am deeply grateful for the Clear Sky community and support provided by the course.” – Artin \nWith all that’s happening in the world\, how do we collectively come up for air?  How do we create a refuge in our lives where we can recharge and flourish? \nThis course is for those who want to find meaning and embrace their life fully.  It is to help integrate and apply awareness  in your life\, for your own sustainability and happiness.  To be able to be of better service to those around you and to our planet. \nNOTE: This course can be attended online or in-person at Clear Sky. \n\nAttend Online (Register Here)\n\n\nAttend In-Person (Register Here)\n\n \nMeditation \n& Daily Life \nfocus area\nInteractive \nWorkshop \npractice\nSix Weeks \nDuration\nMar 23-Apr 27\, 2024 \n10:00am-12:00pm MT \nDay/Time\nIn-Person \nOnline \nformat\nBring Mindfulness to all areas of your life\nIn our post-COVID world\, we are all struggling with unprecedented psychological and economic pressures. Myriads of distractions pul us in different directions. It seems that the new normal is a frazzled\, distracted\, cut-down\, fractured state. \nDespite having a meditation or mindfulness practice\, you may find yourself being inconsistent\, or feeling that your meditation is disconnected from the rest of your life\, or just somehow not helping you meet your challenges in the way you would like. \nAlong with this\, we also hear people struggling with isolation and loneliness. It is hard to make meaningful connections when we are all constantly running\, and interacting more and more online. \nWe all need a supportive environment to gain new insights and growth. We all need space to step back\, reconnect with ourselves and our meditation practice\, and take time to reflect on how we spend our time and energy. \nFlourishing in our distracted and difficult world relies on bringing awareness to the people and things that nourish us\, letting go of what doesn’t\, and creating a container to protect our happiness and life-energy. The course will teach you how to create a supportive container for your mindfulness practice and year-round growth. \nThis course will help you integrate mindfulness into your daily life – to transform your environment; your habits and use of time; how you listen and speak; areas of life where you may be stuck such as money\, health\, food\, or life vision; and how you relate to others and build community. \nIt’s especially healing to do this with experienced guides and like-minded people so we can benefit from the support of group connection \n\nAttend Online (Register Here)\n\n\nAttend In-Person (Register Here)\n\n \n“Deep transformational growth is really supported by having a container\, a supportive structure around us. I feel like we’re so disembodied today in our technological culture that this is my little kindness to myself in saying ‘hello body\, you’re part of my day.'” \nKaren McAllister \nJoin Karen and Duncan for an interactive six-week course and learn how to:  \n\nStrengthen your mindfulness or meditation practice to experience more calm and clarity\nCreate supportive structures that help you stay balanced\, protect your happiness and support your year-round growth.\nApply the power of awareness to:\n\n\nDevelop a supportive environment\, and healthy consciously-chosen structures and routines in your daily life;\nCultivate more meaningful conversations and connections in your relationships and community;\nBring awareness and transformative change to big areas of your life that may be draining energy – concerns about your future\, money\, time management\, food and health.\n\n4. Integrate and weave mindfulness into your all aspects of your daily work and life. \n\n\n\n\n\n \nThree interwoven approaches\nThis course supports you to: \n• cultivate your mindfulness practice; \n• craft a supportive environment or refuge; \n• powerfully integrate mindfulness into all aspects of our life and work. \n \nWhat Previous Students are Saying\nThere are big areas of my life I needed to look at… that I didn’t know I needed to. I am more aware of them now\, and have perspective on how to bring daily mindfulness to them. Now I have a technique to structure my life and prioritize the things I actually want to do\, and a dialogue technique that is helping in my relationships. Integrating Mindfulness allows you to think about issues in a different way (such as money!). Insightful and nourishing.\nDaniel\nParticipating in the Integrating Mindfulness course has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. It has helped me cultivate greater awareness and compassion and provided me with practical tools for managing stress and anxiety. I am deeply grateful for the Clear Sky community and support provided by the course.\nArtin\n“I’m so stressed out… I cannot see an end to it”—says everybody. I’m always considering options\, and I had doubts around the authenticity of the Integrating Mindfulness programme\, but I’m glad to report those doubts were completely unfounded. With this course\, you learn to stop and breathe\, and the teachers will show you that it is indeed possible—necessary\, even—to put mindfulness at the very centre of your life. At first it might not seem there have been any changes\, but on reflection the changes have been huge.\nPat\nI wanted more clarity on which direction to go. In Integrating Mindfulness\, I found fluidity and a variety of approaches to things I need\, like scheduling\, conversation\, clearer speech\, and language. In it\, I also discovered a definite need for clearing and dissolution. The question of work and overall change remains\, but I have moved forward on that journey.\nZoe\nPrevious\nNext \nBased on Clear Sky’s Five Principles\, Integrating Mindfulness helps you build a sustainable meditation practice that permeates your body\, career\, relationships and all other areas of your life. \nYou can learn more about our Five Principles here and get our free pdf overview by clicking the link below. \n\nFREE PDF – Five Principles of a Mindful Container\n\n\n \n“Mindfulness is like turning on a light in a dark room. The power of awareness lets us see what is there – in our bodies\, emotions\, mind\, workplaces\, homes and relationships. Seeing what is there gives us the freedom and the courage to make deeply impactful changes. I’ve found it helps craft our lives\, environment and structures in a way that deeply supports connection and growth”. \nDuncan Cryle \nA supportive structure\nUsing our five principles of creating a supportive container for mindfulness and growth\, this course teaches you how to apply mindfulness across all areas of your life\, and to create an environment that supports you physically\, mentally and emotionally. The course includes meditations\, exercises and community check-ins. \n• Week 1: Creating a supportive space for your growth; \n• Week 2: Transforming habit and making friends with structure; \n• Week 3: Quieting the monkey mind and creating generative conversations; \n• Week 4: Cleaning up big areas of your life frees up energy; \n• Week 5: The power of mindfulness for real and lasting change; \n• Week 6: Community and transforming our relationships with others. \nWhat Previous Students are Saying\nI was hesitant to commit to a six week class when things are already so busy\, but thankfully I committed and encountered incredible wisdom! Now I have an increased awareness of the healing power of community when trying to heal deep\, sticky\, collective traumas. I’m cleaning up my money relationship\, building better habits\, and learning how to deal with temptation and blind spots. The next plan is to create a meditation room. Integrating Mindfulness provides teachings and practical opportunities for application; anyone wanting to take up the spiritual path would benefit.\nBen \nSeeing two sides of a story\, being still more often\, and listening are principles I’m taking with me. I have a lot of friends who need to take time to take Integrating Mindfulness and see things differently. You will see things clearer.\nYvette\nWhat is really important\, what is not? I’ve been running round in circles and always end up the same: No direction\, but stress! In Integrating Mindfulness\, I realized things that aren’t my highest priorities have been taking up a lot of time and money\, and I was missing a daily\, intentional structure. With these teachers\, you’ll get clarity about what you do\, why you do it\, and how you should do it to feel and think better.\nJutta\nThe key word is integrating—not compartmentalizing\, but establishing a wholeness. I was looking to ground\, focus\, and develop a formal practice\, one in which I could develop commitment to self. I have found that I am deep in shadow\, and am struggling with subtle traumas that need to be nurtured with loving kindness. Going forward\, it’s small steps to reach out to community and allow myself to be vulnerable.\nJennifer\nPrevious\nNext \nMeet the Teachers\n \nKaren McAllister\nAs Clear Sky’s Chair of the Board and Director of Business Development\, I’m passionate about teaching the much-ignored principles of nurturing the factors – like honor your space\, structure\, and communication – that create the conditions we need to wake up more in daily life. I see how I learned and embodied these principles in my different roles at Clear Sky as the center went from self-starter to second-stage growth. This is what I call “the hands-on way of doing an MBA with a spiritual bottom line!” \nIn my free time\, I love travelling\, speaking Portuguese and reading history\, architecture and art books. \nDuncan Cryle\nI’m the former Clear Sky Chair\, a certified Mindfulness teacher\, Dharma teacher\, and a member of senior management at a dynamic award winning international software firm. \nThrough 30 years of study with my root teachers Qapel and Sensei\, 15 years of teaching meditation and mindfulness\, and an active career working all over the world\, I’ve learnt a lot about an integrated spiritual path.  With a Ph.D. in philosophy in my pocket\, I was gung ho to join a monastery until I met my root teachers Qapel (Doug Duncan) and Sensei (Catherine Pawasarat) in Japan in 2001\, who turned my views upside down and encouraged me to grow and contribute at the busy end of life! \nA founding member of Clear Sky in 2004\, I’m amazed at the power that working together in compassionate service has for enriching and widening spiritual growth.  Combined with a dynamic relationship and a challenging career\, I have fun with a wide-ranging and holistic approach to spiritual growth. \n \nWhat Previous Students are Saying\nBefore Integrating Mindfulness\, I had been struggling with consistent practice\, conflicts within marriage about my practice\, and finances. Now I have a dedicated space for my practice\, am solidifying my need for sangha\, and am reassessing myself and my blocks and shadows. I would encourage someone interested in this to be open to change\, and know that change is always occurring—it doesn’t need to be a negative.\nLeslie \nMindfulness is so much more than just truly enjoying my cup of tea! I was struggling to find balance with all the big life issues that are changing in my life; finding Integrating Mindfulness was serendipity. It is what I need in my spiritual toolbox to help me stay open and connected. I am more aware now when I am losing myself in grief\, when I am handling difficult conversations\, and in seeing how human differences are to be enjoyed\, as I enjoy different flowers. There is so much more to discover about life. Integrating Mindfulness is about interactions with fellow travellers! If you want to take mindfulness deeper\, you need this course.\nKirsty\nI am doing a lot of other courses. They are all good—this one is special. Integrating Mindfulness provides a good foundation to support any other studies. People who express feeling unhappy\, overwhelmed\, lacking connection\, would find an ideal fit here. Now\, I am committed to being aware of my boundaries\, and doing what it takes to maintain them\, including clear communication to others. I’m going to continue working on my spiritual container and structure. I plan to come to Clear Sky for more!\nKim\nBefore Integrating Mindfulness\, I was exploring many directions\, and this was sapping my energy and making me ungrounded. I have been intending to discover a “middle way.” Through this course\, I have been getting clearer on my core\, non-negotiable values. I have gained confidence in asserting and communicating my boundaries and initiating conversations\, whereas in the past I avoided conflict. My sense of self-worth is deepening and I am valuing my time and energy more. I am discovering solutions for meeting my basic needs\, not subscribing to short-term gratification impulses\, and being in communion with conscious community\, all simultaneously.\nAila\nI needed to feel some faith again. Since Integrating Mindfulness\, I’m beginning to see how mindfulness is a part of everything\, and how much of my life I have let slip out of my hands by not being mindful. I’m seeing how much power I will regain as I learn to be aware of myself more constantly and expand my ability to actually choose what I want to choose in each moment. I’m more able to notice where I focus on the negative to find more balance and look for the positive\, as my relationship and perspective with life have become quite one-sided in the negative. Even minor shifts towards expanding to view life as potentially perfect helps me to feel more peace; less frantic about myself and the state of all existence. Talk about life-changing!\nIntegrating Mindfulness will give you the opportunity to peel back some of the daily veils put up around painful and confusing areas of your life. With that opportunity comes the chance to begin to understand yourself more deeply\, and with the support of others\, to care for yourself and your own life with the intentionality you need to live a sort of life that you genuinely want to live. You can read and try all sorts of things by yourself\, but doing it with a group\, and with Karen and Duncan as wonderful teachers who really know what they are doing\, will set you up to get closer to the direction and peace that you so deeply crave.\nErika\nPrevious\nNext\n\nAttend Online (Register Here)\n\n\nAttend In-Person (Register Here)\n\n[wufoo username=”5principles” formhash=”ze64plr0w2w6oi” autoresize=”true” height=”786″ header=”show” ssl=”true”]
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CATEGORIES:Integrating Mindfulness,Online Courses,Special Events
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