The Mystery of Awakening - Weekend online retreat

Vidyamala, Sona and Karen invite you to join them in exploring how we can work with our minds and hearts to move towards greater expansiveness, love and freedom.

Find Out More About This Retreat Here

Open to anyone who has meditated for at least 6 months.

Details

Start Time: Friday, 16th September 2022, 19:00 (UK time - BST - see this Time Zone Converter for your time zone)

Finish Time: Sunday, 18th September 2022, 13:00

Where: Zoom (download for free here)

Please note, bookings for this event will close on Thursday 15th September at 2.30pm.

How to prepare for an online retreat?

Here are a few preparation details: 

• Please wear loose and comfy clothing
• For the retreat we will be doing a mixture of lying down meditations, simple mindful movement and sitting meditation. Ideally you'll create a space in your home to do this where you can also access the zoom room. So please take time preparing a space before the event, if possible. No worries if you can't as I'll lead all the sessions accommodating whatever situation you have at home.
• To help create a sense of being on retreat, please un-plug from as many distractions as possible. We recognise you'll be online during the retreat accessing the zoom room but if you can stay off other digital distractions this will help you feel on 'retreat at home'. Likewise, if appropriate, please let anyone you live with know that you'll be on retreat and create as spacious a context as possible.
• If possible please prepare snacks and lunch in advance so you don't need to get busy in the kitchen during the event. Again this will help you feel more in retreat mode.

If you are interested, here you can read more about how to prepare for a retreat from home. Article written by Vidyamala Burch.

Schedule

The highlighted section in the schedule below is for those just joining for the weekend. The times given are those in the United Kingdom - BST time. If you are joining from elsewhere in the world you can use this Time Zone Converter to work out the times for you in our own country.

Sessions will be recorded and available for a catch up on YouTube if a session is missed during the retreat. 

SESSION	TIME	FRIDAY 16-Sept	SATURDAY 17-Sept	SUNDAY 18-Sept
session 1	7.30 - 8.30		Movement and meditation	Movement and meditation
session 2	10.30 - 11.30		Talk	Talk
	11.30 - 12.00		Break	Break
	12.00 - 13.00		Meditation and enquiry	Groups to conclude
session 3	15.30 - 16.15		Body scan or mindful movement
	16.15 - 16.30		Break
	16.30 - 17.30		Q& A on mindfulness practice
session 4	Friday 19:00-20:00 Saturday 19.30- 20.30	Introduction and meditation	Meditation and Body Scan

How to prepare for an online retreat?

Here are a few preparation details: 

• Please wear loose and comfy clothing
• For the retreat we will be doing a mixture of lying down meditations, simple mindful movement and sitting meditation. Ideally you'll create a space in your home to do this where you can also access the zoom room. So please take time preparing a space before the event, if possible. No worries if you can't as I'll lead all the sessions accommodating whatever situation you have at home.
• To help create a sense of being on retreat, please un-plug from as many distractions as possible. We recognise you'll be online during the retreat accessing the zoom room but if you can stay off other digital distractions this will help you feel on 'retreat at home'. Likewise, if appropriate, please let anyone you live with know that you'll be on retreat and create as spacious a context as possible.
• If possible please prepare snacks and lunch in advance so you don't need to get busy in the kitchen during the event. Again this will help you feel more in retreat model.

Cost

We're offering four different pricing options to those wishing to join us, and asking participants to pay the highest sustainable amount that they can, so that we can offer places at a reduced cost to those less able to afford a place. The average cost per person per day to Breathworks to offer a programme is £120.

Individual Rate Full priced rate.	£125
Supporter Rate  Pay for yourself and help support one person to join on a Bursary.	£180
Concessionary Rate For those in financial hardship who cannot afford our full priced rate (see below for more).	£85
Bursary Rate A limited number of places are reserved for those unable to afford the Concessionary Rate.	£30

A Guide to Concessionary & Bursary Place

Breathworks is a charitable organisation with a mission to make the benefits of mindfulness accessible to everyone. To help remove barriers for people in financial hardship, we offer a limited number of concessionary and bursary places on events and courses. We operate our booking system on the basis of self-assessment and trust. Please have a careful read of our eligibility guide below, and contact us if you have any further questions.

Concessionary Rate: applies to individuals with an income of less than £18,500 a year (or less than £24,000 if you live in London). 

Bursary Rate: a limited number of bursary places are reserved for individuals with significant financial barriers that limits them from affording the Concessionary Rate.

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Please note that we usually record our online events both for training purposes, and to create learning material for others. All sessions will be available on YouTube for all attendees. If you do not wish to be recorded, please feel free to switch off your video and/or audio.

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