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Understanding and healing the personal experience of bereavement |
10am Friday 10th to 1pm Sunday 12th September |
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Grief is a natural response when someone close to us dies, yet so often we are completely unprepared for the feelings of intense sadness, shock, anger, guilt and even numbness that we may experience. Looking for a way to face and free our sorrow and distress we may recognize our need for a deeper spiritual perspective. |
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An Introduction to Meditation |
8pm Friday 17 to 1pm Sunday 19 September 2010 |
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“The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this life. For it is only through meditation that you can undertake the journey to discover your true nature, and so find the stability and confidence you will need to live, and die, well.” | Sogyal Rinpoche |
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Finding meaning in life and hope in death |
8pm Friday 24th to 1pm Sunday 26th September 2010 |
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Contemplation of death is the cornerstone of all spiritual traditions. It helps us to sort out our priorities and to discover what is truly meaningful. When we have the courage to face the fragility of this life, we are rewarded with a far deeper appreciation of life’s richness and beauty. |
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A four-day retreat for those living with illness |
1pm Thursday 30th September to 1pm Sunday 3rd October |
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Living with serious illness is one of life’s great challenges. How can we cope with all the physical, emotional and spiritual pain we meet? How can we avoid getting lost in a roller coaster ride of hope and fear? The meaning of suffering lies in the grace and understanding with which we are able to face it. |
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Mindfulness, Awareness and Spaciousness |
6pm Saturday 9th October to 1pm Saturday 16th October |
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“Generally we waste our lives, distracted from our true selves, in endless activity; meditation, on the other hand, is the way to bring us back to ourselves, where we can really experience and taste our full being, beyond all habitual patterns.”
Sogyal Rinpoche
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Loving Kindness |
23rd-25th October 2010 |
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We all have an unexplored treasury of love within us. Over 2,500 years ago, the Buddha taught meditations on Loving Kindness as a way of reconnecting with this inner resource. These meditations are still relevant in today’s world, offering a gentle yet powerful tool for developing our love, empathy and kindness. |
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8pm Wednesday 3rd to 1pm Sunday 7th November |
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Deep ListeningTM is a professional training in the three core skills of advanced listening, which enable us to listen
to another person in depth and open the deeper channels of hearing within ourselves. We often listen intellectually to the spoken words. However, through awareness we can hear and respond to all that is being communicated, including the subtle and unspoken. Being present and mindful, we can stay focused on what we immediately experience, in the here and now, bringing a natural wisdom and understanding into the listening field. |
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An Introduction to Meditation |
8pm Friday 19th to 1pm Sunday 21st November |
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“The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this life. For it is only through meditation that you can undertake the journey to discover your true nature, and so find the stability and confidence you will need to live, and die, well.” | Sogyal Rinpoche |
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Spiritual Care training for caregivers |
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th November - Croke Park Conference Centre, The Ash Suite, Cusack Stand, St. Josephs Avenue (Off Clonliffe Road), Dublin 3 |
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With Christine Longaker and Senior Faculty.
As caregivers how we respond effectively to the needs of those who are suffering is a continuing professional and deeply personal challenge. The skills learnt through Compassion and Presence support and enhance the way we offer care, with a greater sense of openness, confidence and fulfilment. Drawing from Sogyal Rinpoche’s groundbreaking book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, this training focuses on how to appropriately integrate the practices of meditation, contemplative listening, and compassion into any health care setting.
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Understanding and healing the personal experience of bereavement |
8pm Friday 3rd to 1pm Sunday 5th December |
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In the lead up to the Christmas holiday season the pain of losing a family member or friend can be even more acute. And in the midst of the joy and celebration of the season we may feel even more isolated and alone.
Grief is a natural response when someone close to us dies, yet so often we are completely unprepared for the feelings of intense sadness, shock, anger, guilt and even numbness that we may experience. Looking for a way to face and free our sorrow and distress we may recognize our need for a deeper spiritual perspective. |
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New Year Retreat |
11am Thurdsay 30th December 2010 to 1pm Sunday 2nd January 2011 |
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“…everything is interdependent and impermanent, fluid and in a constant state of flux. Therefore, what really decides and determines the future direction of things is our intention.” | Sogyal Rinpoche
Traditionally the New Year is a time for making a fresh start and seeing what direction we would like our life to take.
This retreat is an ideal opportunity to reflect on priorities and begin the coming year in a good way. |
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Being with loss and transition |
8pm Friday 14th to 1pm Sunday 16th January |
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We all face times of loss and intense transition during our lives. Even knowing this we are often unprepared for
the deep feelings of shock and sadness even fear, anger or numbness which we may experience.
Grief is a natural response to any of life’s painful changes: the loss of a significant relationship through death or separation, the loss of a home or job, the multiple losses resulting from illness or aging. Yet even in the midst of suffering and pain our lives are rich with the potential for growth. |
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An Introduction to Meditation |
8pm Friday 21st to 1pm Sunday 23rd January 2011 |
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“The gift of learning to meditate is the greatest gift you can give yourself in this life. For it is only through meditation that you can undertake the journey to discover your true nature, and so find the stability and confidence you will need to live, and die, well.” | Sogyal Rinpoche |
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Bereavement training for carers |
8pm Friday 28th to 1pm Sunday 30th January |
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There are many spiritual methods we can use to support both those who have died and those who are bereaved. Caregivers who wish to fully support someone in grief can learn these profound tools. When someone dies, often one of the deepest sources of anguish for those left behind is their conviction that there is nothing they can now do to help their friend or relative who has gone, a conviction that only aggravates and darkens the loneliness of their grief.
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Increasing our capacity to love |
8pm Friday 4th to 1pm Sunday 6th February |
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Recent scientific research has shown that positive qualities such as mindfulness and awareness, patience and kindness can be measurably increased through meditation practices. These qualities not only increase our capacity to care for others but are fundamental to our own self-care, helping us to prevent and heal the stress and exhaustion so frequently associated with long-term caregiving. |
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Realizing our potential to love fully and unconditionally |
6pm Saturday 19th to 1pm Saturday 26th of February |
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This retreat is an opportunity to go more deeply into Loving Kindness meditation. It is one of the timeless spiritual truths that we all have the potential to love fully and unconditionally.
This retreat is open to everyone but especially for those who have already been introduced to this practice, and will include video teachings of Sogyal Rinpoche, guided meditations, group discussion and personal guidance to clarify our practice. |
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A voice when we no longer have a voice |
8pm Friday 11th to 1pm Sunday 13th February |
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A workshop exploring the spiritual, practical and ethical issues in composing a Living Will.
A Living Will is a written document. We will look at how to write down our wishes for medical care, including our right to agree to or to refuse treatment, how to appoint a medical advocate, and our preferences for arrangements after death. We will also spend time actually making a Living Will. |
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