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SUMMARY:FREE WEBINAR: Integrating the Money Shadow in your Spiritual Life 2027
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, January 16th @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am MT\nStruggling in your relationship with money\, values and spiritual beliefs \nThis class is for spiritually-focused people whose spiritual aspiration is the most important thing in their lives\, yet they struggle with their relationship with money and values. \nMany spiritually-focused people feel that their spiritual life is hindering their ability to earn enough money. Or they know they have money issues but do not know what those issues are. They feel confused\, lost\, and have a very scattered relationship to money—the thought of it leads to fear and dissociation. \n\n\nRegister Now\n \nAre you in a fear-state around money and don’t feel capable of earning\, receiving\, or managing money? Perhaps you feel like you’re in survival mode\, disconnected from money or like you work too much and yet you never feel like you have enough. Perhaps you are living in total overwhelm and fear about addressing your debt issues or feel defeated by money and future prospects. Or perhaps you may defer completely to your partner in financial matters and do not know how to discuss your fears and concerns with them in a productive\, generative manner. \nIn all of these situations\, the view around money is the problem. And this webinar will help you see where your limiting beliefs are. \nImagine having a spiritual life and your income stable\, having success in repaying your debts or having money in your savings for retreats. Imagine valuing yourself more\, making solid business decisions or increasing your rates with ease. Understanding your interior money landscape is the first step. \nThis webinar will help you begin the journey to get to a place where your ability to earn money is actively supporting your spiritual life. It’s an opportunity to transform unhelpful money habits in a supportive\, non-judgmental community. It will help you realize that you are not alone. Money troubles come from past and present conditions and are not related to a personal deficiency. \nThis free webinar will help you see the way that our society has programmed us to feel stressed around money—which is the complete antithesis of living in alignment with the universe. \n\nRegister Now\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. \n\nWorking with Karen helped me understand that you need to have a vision and to know your values first\, and then in that lens\, we can start to work for money\, save it\, invest it. We have never had real conversations about our relationship to money! Until we understand and heal our thoughts/feelings/beliefs around money\, we will continue to loop the same patterns\, think the same thoughts\, feel the same feelings and stay in the same financial situation. It is difficult to recognize these things within ourselves. Karen’s coaching helped me spot what to work on quicker\, and more effectively. I haven’t found anything else like what she does.\nThank you Karen.\nSerena\nI had been feeling stress and a lack of safety around money\, in an ongoing state of not feeling enoughness. After working with Karen in Money and Spirituality\, I have vision on how to use my money to benefit the world\, and know I want to work with people who share the same vision. This course is a great stepping stone for me to dive deeper into spirituality\, opening up new chapter in my practice. Karen has helped me to begin unknotting the fears that are extremely intertwined with capitalism. I think everybody who has the motivation to free their unhealthy habits and patterns around money should take the course. You will realize you don’t live for money; you use money as a tool to create the life you desire!\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.\nTrinh\nI couldn’t find my blind spots which block me from seeing the root of my Money and Spirituality problems. This course give me more clarity and insight\, particularly around the need to work internally on my first three chakras. If you want to educate yourself and make more conscious financial decisions\, this course if for you.\nIris\nI knew that I have money issues\, but not what those issues were. I was confused\, lost\, and had a very scattered relationship to money—the thought of it led to fear and dissociation. In this course with Karen\, I learnt that my approach to money is mostly from a victim and innocent archetype position\, and that issues with money\, life\, and my business are connected with my relationship to my mother and father. This was groundbreaking for me. I understand which areas of my life I need to heal and work on\, and I also see how these shadows don’t allow me to grow and transform. Karen has such knowledge and wisdom\, and so generously created a safe container where I felt heard\, seen\, and held throughout the program.\nMarina\nI have been living in a survival mode of circular thinking. For so long\, I have been disconnected from money\, operating with a scarcity mindset. Karen taught me a new language. I am now empowered to take up the responsibility of creating change. The Money and Spirituality course helped me get clear on my intention\, motivation\, and needs\, which I now can practice communicating. And\, the reminder that our beliefs and habitual patterns are shaped from our early years was huge for me; we must have the awareness that they’re not our fault\, but also that we have the responsibility to do something about them. I am practicing becoming my own Great Mother!\nSue\n\nRegister Now
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SUMMARY:Money & Spirituality: Integrating Spiritual and Material (Online) 2027
DESCRIPTION:A Four-Week Online Course with Karen McAllister\nJan 30th\, Feb 6th\, 13th & 20th  \nSaturdays at 10am MT – 12 pm MT \nClick here to see your timezone \n															\n															\n															\n					\n									Register Now\n					 \nAn invitation to slow down\, soften\, and integrate your relationship with money in community.\nMoney touches some of the most tender places in us: safety\, belonging\, power\, worth. And yet\, most of us were never taught how to meet money with awareness\, care\, or honesty. \nIf you’ve ever felt: \n\nanxious\, avoidant\, or overwhelmed around money\nashamed\, guilty\, or “behind\,” even when you’re doing your best\ncaught between spiritual values and financial realities\nalone with your money questions\n\nYou’re not broken and you’re not alone. \nThis four-week program is an invitation to meet your relationship with money slowly\, gently\, and in relationship\, so what has tightened can begin to soften. \nA gentle threshold\nIf you’ve already had a taste of this work\, you may have noticed that what we touched wants time\, care\, and relationship to truly integrate. \nThis course offers exactly that. \nWhat this course is and what it is not\nThis is not: \n\na budgeting or financial optimization course\na mindset or manifestation program\na place to fix yourself or “get it right”\na space for exposure\, pressure\, or forced sharing\n\nThis is: \n\na relational\, trauma-aware container\ngrounded in the body\, the nervous system\, and lived experience\noriented toward integration rather than insight alone\na place to explore money as a spiritual and relational teacher\n\nThe pace is intentionally slow.Silence is welcome.Sharing is invitational. \nHow integration happens here\nIn this course\, we work with how money actually lives\, not just in thought\, but in the body\, the nervous system\, and relationship. \nOver four weeks\, we explore: \n\nwhere money touches safety\, belonging\, and power\nhow ego-clinging shows up as grasping\, pushing away\, or confusion\nhow shame weaves across these patterns without being the cause\nhow awareness and relationship allow patterns to soften\n\nRather than trying to fix money patterns\, we learn to recognize them\, name them\, and stay present as they loosen. \nIntegration happens when: \n\nwhat was secret becomes speakable\nsensations in the body are noticed with care\nold strategies are met with understanding rather than force\nbody\, speech\, mind\, and action begin to come back into alignment\n\nNot Sure If This Course Is Right for You? \nYou’re welcome to watch the free 1-hour webinar below as a way to explore your relationship with money and sense whether this work feels supportive for you. \n															\n															\n															\n					\n									Register Now\n					\n		\n															\n															\n																														 \nThe Money Knots\, a compassionate map\nOver many years of this work\, I’ve noticed that money patterns tend to cluster into a small number of recognizable Money Knots. \nThese are not diagnoses or flaws.They are adaptive survival strategies\, ways the nervous system learned to cope around money. \nSome of the knots we may explore include: \n\nscarcity and survival \n\nover-responsibility and control \n\nover-giving and depletion \n\navoidance and confusion \n\nworthiness and shame \n\n\nchaos or freeze patterns \n\n\nMost people recognize themselves in more than one. \nIn this course\, we don’t try to untie these knots forcefully.We meet them with awareness\, allowing them to loosen at their own pace. \nWhy this work happens best in group\nMoney tends to isolate us.Not because we’re failing but because of how our systems and culture have been shaped around money. \nIn group\, something different becomes possible. \nHealing often begins when: \n\nwe hear our own patterns reflected in others \n\ncomparison softens into recognition \n\nshame loosens through shared awareness \n\nwe discover we’re not alone with what we carry \n\n\nThis group is intentionally small and carefully held.Not to fix one another but to allow relational repair to emerge naturally. \nWhat integrates here doesn’t stay here.As you become more settled\, you may notice changes in how you show up: \n\nmore steadiness \n\nless reactivity \n\nclearer choice around money\, power\, and responsibility \n\n\nPersonal repair quietly becomes relational repair and ripples outward into the communities you’re already part of. \nWe can undo these knots together!\nWhat are some of the main patterns that spiritual types have around money? Dissociation and overgiving are two examples. \nKaren McAllister\, Certified Money Coach 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\n																\n															\n																\n															 \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.  \nMetaphorically 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.  \nWe 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.  \nWe 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.  \nWhat 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															\n																														 \nMeet Your Teacher\n															\n															\n															\n																														 \nKaren McAllister’s work is rooted in a simple\, brave question: What happens when our inner life and our financial life are no longer split apart? As a money coach\, meditation teacher\, and contemplative leader\, Karen supports people in healing their relationship with money so they can live\, lead\, and give from a place of wholeness rather than fear. \nFor many years\, Karen has walked alongside individuals\, couples\, and communities who are committed to a spiritual path\, whether expressed through meditation\, service\, creativity\, or conscious relationship\, as they untangle old money patterns and rediscover their capacity for care\, clarity\, and sufficiency. She works with people for whom inner life truly matters\, and for whom money is part of their practice rather than something separate from it. Her approach is both deeply practical and deeply human\, grounded in real financial skill\, emotional honesty\, and a profound respect for the inner life that shapes how we earn\, spend\, save\, and give. \nKaren’s work is shaped by more than twenty years of close study with her spiritual teachers\, Acariya Qapel and Catherine Pawasarat Sensei. Their teachings\, especially around money\, sex\, and power have deeply informed Karen’s way of being with others. She is known for her steady presence\, compassion\, and integrity\, and for embodying a path of practice that brings wisdom into lived\, relational\, and material life\, what Buddhist tradition calls the bodhisattva path. \nShe studied Economics as part of her degree and later trained as a Certified Money Coach\, Couples Money Coach\, and Business Archetype Coach through the Money Coaching Institute. She also studied with Lynne Twist at the Soul of Money Institute\, deepening her understanding of money as a spiritual\, relational\, and ethical force. \nKaren is a founding member and Co-Executive Director of Clear Sky Meditation & Study Centre\, where she lives in residential community. She is a meditation teacher and program developer with a particular focus on money and spirituality\, and she serves as Lead Fund Developer\, currently guiding the multi-year funding of Clear Sky’s Temple Project. This work is not theoretical for her. It is a lived practice of aligning vision\, values\, and material support in service of collective awakening. \nOver the years\, Karen has witnessed the quiet heartbreak on both sides of money: people with deep purpose and sincere spiritual commitment who lack the resources to sustain their work\, and people with financial means who long to give generously yet feel unseen\, mistrusted\, or misunderstood. Her work exists to heal this divide\, to restore trust\, dignity\, and mutual care between those who hold vision and those who hold resources. \nAt the heart of everything Karen offers is an invitation to show up as an integrated\, whole human being. She supports individuals\, couples\, and communities to direct and attract financial resources in ways that align with their deepest values\, moving away from fear and grasping\, and toward love\, generosity\, reciprocity\, and shared flourishing. \nWhat Previous Participants Have Said:\n						I wanted to better understand myself with and around money. The benefits of this course? Take a closer look at your relationship with money. When\, why\, what\, who\, with money. Now I understand why I do what I do. The next step is taking action\, and knowing when to take that action. I think everyone would benefit from looking into their money relationship\, especially anyone saying money is evil\, or “I don’t seem to have enough.”\nThank you Karen.\n					Fred\n						​​Before Money and Spirituality\, I was unhappy with money in my life but I didn’t know why. After the 4 weeks\, I now know the direction I need to head in to change that. It is now clear how my childhood has been driving my financial decisions as an adult in his 30s. I didn’t realize how much inner healing still needed to be done\, and addressing money brought those issues to light.	I am excited to step more into my power. This class is perfect for the “odd balls” who never felt like they fit into society—artists\, spiritual types\, creatives\, and healers—there’s nothing wrong with you or money itself. The view is the problem\, and this class will help you see clearly.\n					Mike\n						I was living in total overwhelm and fear about addressing my debt issues. I was deferring almost completely to my partner in financial matters and did not know how to discuss my fears and concerns with him in a productive\, generative manner. I did not have much understanding of how my past money trauma may be affecting me today. When I saw the course was being offered this year\, it still scared me but I knew it was an important part of my work to do it. After taking Money and Spirituality\, I am more empowered\, positive\, and hopeful\, and my Warrior archetype is becoming activated. It’s an opportunity to transform unhelpful money habits in a supportive\, non-judgmental community. It will help you realize that you are not alone\, that money troubles come from past and present conditions and are not related to a personal deficiency. There are ways to understand a person’s interior money landscape\, and steps one can take to heal it.\n					Jennifer\n						I was stuck in a backlog of taxes\, missing day-to-day financial structures and education\, and feeling scarcity around money. Understanding my archetype as well as my beliefs and behaviors around money through this course with Karen were a huge relief. I understand sufficiency and generosity better\, which has made it easier for me to give and to receive. I also brought attention to my own abundance which shifted things and made me see how much I have to offer. I am amazed how big of an impact these seemingly little shifts have. I recommend this to friends; people who spend too much or have shopping addictions\, people who struggle with purpose\, people whose money and work are influenced by others too much\, people who feel they can’t sustain their business. Free yourself from false beliefs about money\, the learned and inherited behavior.\n					Maike\n						I want to do good in this world. This course has helped me to make business decisions knowing my voice is confident and kind. Learning with Karen gives the gift of a deeper understanding of how you can relate to money and awakening. We can all do it together.\n					Kerry\n						I have struggled with what vision I wish to have and invest money in\, for my personal growth and for the future of others. I felt ignorant in regard to global economy and the notion of a positive future for me and others. The course with Karen forced me to grow up and see the reality of what I can really afford to have in my life\, to go beyond the scarcity mind into more trusting and loving\, to take care of my body and my mind and therefore be in service to others to do the same. There comes clarity of vision\, understanding creative stress vs. emotional tension\, and knowing the future can be positive if our mindset is right and we learn from leaders like Karen what can be if we do something about our life and take up our responsibility for our Earth.	I needed inspiration to move out from a limbo I’ve created for myself. As far as I see\, Karen offers one of the most evolved programs there is on the planet. It brings very conscious humans together to learn and ask really great questions.\n					Maya\n						I was in a fear state around money. I felt restrictive in my being and that I wasn’t capable of earning\, receiving\, or managing money. As a result of my work in the Money and Spirituality course\, my income has been stable\, I’m repaying my debts and have money in my savings! Karen helped me see the way that our society has programmed us to feel stressed around money—which is the complete antithesis to living in alignment with the universe. I now trust that the universe is supporting me\, and that I have the tools and capabilities to manage my money. Instead of feeling like my spiritual life is hindering my ability to earn enough money\, this course helped me get to a place where my ability to earn money is actively supporting my spiritual life. I’d especially recommend this course to spiritually-focused solopreneurs and anyone whose spiritual aspiration is the most important thing in their life.\n					Ava				 \nHow the 4 Weeks Unfold\nEach week includes: \n\na short teaching to orient the theme\nguided reflection and somatic inquiry\noptional group sharing and listening\ntime for integration between sessions\n\nThe emphasis is on presence\, not performance. \nCourse Details\n\nLocation: Online (Zoom)\nDates: Jan 30th\, Feb 6th\, 13th & 20th \n4 x 2 hour sessions + 1 Individual 30 minute session\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 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 you are able. Many people feel guilty because they are doing well. We encourage you to think about paying it forward. \nThere is also an opportunity to give to the scholarship fund \n															\n																														 \nA Gentle Invitation\nIf your body felt a quiet “yes” as you read this\, this course may be a supportive next step. \nThere is no pressure to join.Trust your own timing. \nIf you’d like support in deciding\, I offer a complimentary 30-minute conversation\, not a sales call\, simply a chance to reflect together. https://clearskycoaching-karen.youcanbook.me/ \n					\n									Register Now\n					 \nFAQs\n												Why does spirituality and money often feel disconnected? \nMany spiritual teachings emphasize renunciation or selflessness\, which can create unconscious beliefs that money is unspiritual. This inner split leads to guilt\, avoidance\, or confusion around earning\, receiving\, and valuing money. \n												Can this improve confidence around financial decisions? \nYes. By understanding emotional patterns and beliefs around money\, participants gain clarity and self-trust\, allowing them to make calmer\, more aligned decisions about earning\, spending\, and receiving support. \n												Is prior experience with spiritual practice required? \nNo prior experience is required. The course is accessible to beginners while offering depth for those already engaged in spiritual or personal growth work. \n												What kinds of struggles is this course best suited to address? \nThe course supports people experiencing scarcity mindset\, money anxiety\, overgiving\, undercharging\, avoidance of finances\, guilt around earning\, or conflict between spiritual values and financial needs. \n												What results can participants expect? \nParticipants often experience greater ease\, clarity\, and care in their relationship with money\, along with reduced stress\, healthier habits\, and better alignment between purpose\, values\, and financial life. \n												How is this different from financial planning or therapy? \nThis course focuses on inner awareness and spiritual integration rather than budgets or diagnoses. It addresses the emotional and belief-based roots of money patterns\, creating the inner foundation that practical financial tools can build upon.
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SUMMARY:Vipassanā Meditation Retreat (In-Person & Online Retreat)
DESCRIPTION:Vipassana Meditation Retreat\n“The meditation on Mindfulness of Breathing is not only suitable for all beings\, it is also the direct way to enlightenment.” \nNamgyal Rinpoche \nVipassanā is ideal for those new to meditation because it introduces you to the foundations needed to build a strong meditation practice and is a doorway to profound insight and realization.  \nIf you have a background in Vipassanā 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. \nWe’ll practice a balanced meditative approach using the foundations of mindfulness from the Annapanasati Sutta. \nwith Catherine Pawasarat Sensei | March 19-28\, 2027 \nRegistration Deadlines: \nIn-Person Retreat registration deadline: March 12th\, 2027 \nOnline retreat registration deadline: March 12th\, 2027  \nEarly Bird Deadline: \nIn-person retreat Early Bird deadline: February 21st\, 2027 \nOnline retreat Early Bird deadline: February 28th\, 2027 \nWe recommend in-person retreats as the best way to get the most out of your experience. That said\, we recognize that travel is inhibitive for some people and are offering an online option to people living outside of Western Canada.  \n					\n									Registration (In-Person)\n					\n					\n									Registration (Online)\n					 \nfocus area\nBuddhist Foundations\npractice\nVipassanā\n(Insight)\nDuration\nTen Days\nSkill Level\nAll\nformat\nIn-Person & Online\nA Life Changing Experience\nAt this retreat\, the practice itself is awakening\, life-changing and healing. And most importantly\, you will reap great benefit from the rare in-person guidance of an accomplished meditation teacher and wisdom holder\, Catherine Pawasarat Sensei. Sensei’s teaching is radical\, down to earth\, and one-of-a-kind. \nIf you have a background in Vipassanā 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. You will receive more detailed instructions based on the Buddhist satipatthana sutta\, and opportunities for asking questions and receiving feedback on your practice. This is priceless. \nAn online option is also available for those not in Western Canada\, to make participation possible from anywhere in the world. \n					\n									Register for In-Person\n					\n					\n									Register for Online\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!”\n					Jenai L. 				 \nTen Day Vipassanā Meditation Retreat\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. \nAnother of our foundation practices is learning. \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. Experience will transform. And\, finally\, we will offer support for bridging the gap between retreat and daily life when you get home. \n															\n																														 \nSchedule\nFor those traveling short distances\, please arrive by 3pm on the start day. 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.  \nSample brief daily schedule: \n9am Class with Teacher \n11am Group Meditation led by a Senior Student \n12:30pm Lunch \n3pm Group Meditation with Teacher \n6pm Dinner \n7:30 pm Meditation led by a Senior Student \nDeparture: \nDepartures will begin from 2pm MT\, after lunch on the final day of the retreat\, however we also recommend adding some extra nights to your stay for a more easeful transition from retreat to daily life. \n*Daily schedule is subject to minor changes closer to the course date\n															\n		\n															\n					\n									Register (In-Person)\n					\n					\n									Register (Online)\n					 \nMeet the Teacher\n																														 \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei \nCatherine Pawasarat Sensei began her spiritual practices in earnest in her early 20s\, when she struggled to make sense of and overcome personal suffering and international environmental and social justice challenges. She became a student of metaphysics\, Western spiritual traditions\, and the ayahuasca sacraments in the 1990s. \nFor 26 years Catherine Sensei trained daily with Qapel Doug Duncan in an intensive spiritual apprenticeship that is rare in the modern West. She received lay ordination from Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche in 2003. \nWith Qapel she co-founded Clear Sky Retreat Center and Planet Dharma and is a lineage holder for these teachings. She supports the spiritual underpinnings of social entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurship for spiritual practitioners. She worked as an advocacy photojournalist and studied traditional Japanese arts (including koto\, shamisen\, kyogen) in Kyoto for 20 years\, culminating in her landmark work GionFestival.org. \nSince the early 2000s Sensei has provided dharma training and taught the path of awakening to hundreds of students\, together with Qapel and on her own. In addition to Buddhist philosophy and its applications to daily life\, Sensei also draws on generative living (a.k.a. sustainability) and the arts. \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						“Clear Sky is my favourite place to retreat. I 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. I always enjoy going there for more.”\n					Maya L.\n						 \nFAQs\n												Costs \nThe teaching itself is offered in the traditional Buddhist way on the basis of Dāna\,  Please see the section About Dāna below.  \nThe costs below cover the accommodation\, food and program/admin fees for Clear Sky to operate the retreat.  \nIn person cost including meals and accommodation. \n\nShared Room – CAD $1\,557.00\nPrivate Cabin – CAD $2\,007.00\nOrion Private Cabin – CAD $2\,142.00\nTenting – CAD $1\,017.00\n\nOnline  \n\nCAD $450.00 – Online Course Fee\n\nEarly bird discount available (see below). \n \n												About Dāna \nDana: \nRegistration fees cover food\, accommodation and the technology needed to offer the retreat online. The Teachings are freely given on the basis of dāna. \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. \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												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.  \nNote: In the unlikely scenario that this retreat is cancelled\, we recommend purchasing refundable travel fares.  \n												Cannabis\, Psychedelics and 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 during this retreat and in the days immediately following it.  \n												Early Bird & Registration Deadlines \nIN-PERSON: Please register as early as possible so we can plan for the retreat. Save 10% on fees until February 21\, 2027. Registration deadline for in-person retreatants is April 9th\, 2027. \nONLINE: We encourage early registration. Save $100 on the online fees until February 28th\, 2027. April 16th is the final online registration deadline. \n		\n															\n					\n									Register for In-Person\n					\n					\n									Register for Online
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