Second Heart Sangha joyfully announces a Day of Mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition.
“I Am In Love With Mother Earth”
Saturday, May 25, 2024
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Elbow Lake Environmental Education Centre
1500 Hewlett-Packard Lane
Perth Road Village, Ontario K0H 2L0
We are grateful to have Hang Nhan from our sister sangha, Kingston Sangha, as our guest dharma teacher for the day. Hang is one of the co-founders of saigon om, along with her partner, Sarah Martin. They travel between Canada, Vietnam and Australia teaching yoga and mindfulness to share their love in the art of mindful living. On our Day of Mindfulness, we will practice mindful movement, walking and sitting meditation, total relaxation, deep listening and loving speech.
SCHEDULE
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Arrival
10:05 am
Welcome and introduction
10:15 am
Qi Gong Practice
Mindful Walking Practice
11:00 am
Song of Practice
Guided / sitting meditation
Dharma Talk
12:30 pm
Five Contemplations
Lunch in noble silence (first 20 minutes)
12:50 pm
Bell sounds to indicate noble silence concludes.
1:15 pm
Deep Relaxation
2:00 pm
Dharma sharing
3:30 pm
Dharma sharing concludes.
Participants come back together as a group.
Tea is offered inside the Pavilion; Reflections
Day concludes with a final Song of Practice.
4:00 pm
Day of Mindfulness concludes.
Participation requires no prior experience with meditation. People of all ages and all levels of experience are welcome.
Plum Village practice centers and retreats have always been vegetarian, and since 2007, they have also been vegan. In October 2007, Thay wrote his famous “Blue Cliff Letter” where he explained why the community was turning vegan to nourish compassion and help save the planet. Please bring your own vegan lunch.
We will practice mindful eating together including noble silence. Also bring:
- Cold water bottle (refills from tap water to be provided)
- Mug or hot beverage container (tea will be provided)
- Yoga mat, meditation cushion, bench or whatever you use for self-seating
- Blanket for deep relaxation.
- Self-care and protection (head nets, net hats, insect shield clothing etc.) as needed from mosquitoes and other biting insects, especially ticks.
Registration is required in advance. We still have a few spaces remaining, so you may register using the form below, but please also email secondheartsangha@gmail.com to ensure space is available and receive confirmation before attending.
Registration is by donation, which will be divided equally towards sangha expenses and dana for our guest teacher. Suggested donation $20-40.
Donation optional; let us know at secondheartsangha@email.com if you are unable to send dana due to financial hardship.
Preferred payment by email bank transfer to our Sangha Care Team member and Bell Minder, Michelle Doyle at michelleldoyle@gmail.com, or by request, you can mail a cheque (contact Michelle to request her physical mailing address). Please fill out the form below, and then send your donation to confirm your registration and hold your space.
