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    • 03 Jun 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • 10 Jun 2023
    • 1:00 PM
    • In-Person Only

    with Fred Eppsteiner


    Description

    From the time of the Buddha, enlightened teachers consistently have pointed out that our thinking mind is merely a functional capacity of our true, original, natural mind. Mistakenly identifying with and attaching to this conceptually constructed mind, we never experience the innate simplicity and spontaneous wisdom of our true mind. Instead, we live in an ever-changing thought created reality that often produces chronic unease, unbalanced emotionality, and dissatisfaction.


    Yet, if we learn to unfetter our natural mind from its historical conditioning and emotional reactivity, it has the capacity to guide and support us in living a life of emotional ease, inner contentment and total openness, i.e., an awakened life. The teachings and practices of the Chan/Zen and Great Perfection traditions show us how this can be readily accomplished.


    This retreat will focus on facilitating participants’ meditative experience of their original and natural mind and show how to integrate this understanding into the circumstances of daily life. Directly experiencing the mind as it is and all the things that appear in it (especially the self!) as empty of any substance or solidity allows one to break through into the totally open and spacious mind nature. This is the basis of true transformation.


    This retreat is a Wisdom Path Retreat and is appropriate for those FCM members who have previously participated in a Wisdom Path Intensive or retreat, or for those who are walking the Dharma Path and feel ready for a deeper exploration of their mind through meditation and guided reflection. Due to the nature of the teachings, the interaction with the teacher, and the importance of a deep, silent container for practice, this retreat will be residential only (overnighters and commuters).


    Logistics

    This retreat is being offered in-person only to be of most benefit to participants.


    FCM's retreat center in Tampa, Florida provides a beautiful and serene refuge from the noise and business of our everyday lives. Set among our bamboo gardens, walking paths and pond, our center offers comfortable double-occupancy accommodations in our Great Cloud residence hall, nourishing vegan meals and ample indoor and outdoor meditation spaces for personal reflection.


    The retreat will begin with orientation at 5:00 pm on Saturday evening, June 3, followed by dinner at 5:45 and the opening session at 7:00. The retreat will end on Saturday, June 10 at 1:00 pm. Full payment will be due upon acceptance into the retreat.


    The fee for in-person participation is $560 for overnighters and $420 for commuters, with a $50 deposit required to register. The balance of the fee will be due by May 12.


    FCM aspires to support the retreat experience for all who are on this path, and thus retreat scholarships are available and encouraged if it would support your participation. Please click here to see FCM ’s Retreat Scholarship Policy and for an application, which needs to be submitted prior to the registration deadline for this retreat. The teachings are offered in the Buddhist tradition of Dana, wherein the teachers freely give of themselves to the students out of gratitude for what theyve received from their teachers and a desire to be of service. The student’s response is also based on Dana, i.e., generosity that naturally flows from a sense of appreciation of the value of Dharma and gratitude to the living lineage.


    The Retreat Coordinator will be sending additional information to registrants closer to the retreat start date.


    The last day to register for this retreat is May 6.


    Retreat Leader

    Fred Eppsteiner has been a student of the psychology of Buddhist meditation for over 40 years, and was a psychotherapist for more than 30 years. He has trained extensively in the Buddhist meditative traditions the U.S. and Asia. He received permission to teach from Thich Nhat Hanh in 1994 and is the editor of two books: The Path of Compassion and Interbeing.


    Questions?
    For more information, please contact Angie at parrish26@gmail.com

    • 14 Jul 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • 16 Jul 2023
    • 4:00 PM
    • In-Person Only
    Register

    with Angie Parrish, Evelyn Greenfield and Maria Teresa Jaureguizar

    With loving-kindness for the whole world should one
    Cultivate a boundless heart,
    Above, below, and all around
    Without obstruction, without hate and without ill-will.
           ~ The Metta Sutta

    Description

    At the deepest level, all beings -– including ourselves – long to be happy and free from suffering, and to experience the love and interconnection that is our true nature, but which may be covered over due to difficulties we have experienced in life. The Buddha’s teachings on loving kindness and compassion can help us uncover and nourish the natural warmth and compassion of our hearts and minds.


    Join us at our lovely and tranquil Tampa retreat center for a weekend of teachings and gentle practices that will nourish your heart. Our schedule for this weekend retreat will include teachings, guided mindfulness and loving kindness meditation, gentle yoga, mindful eating practice with wonderful plant-based meals, and plenty of warm friendship. This retreat is open to both members and non-members and is appropriate for first time retreatants as well as experienced practitioners.


    This retreat will be beneficial for both newcomers to meditation and more experienced mindfulness practitioners with an interest living with more ease in the present moment. 


    Logistics

    This retreat is being offered in-person only to be of most benefit to participants.


    FCM's retreat center in Tampa, Florida provides a beautiful and serene refuge from the noise and business of our everyday lives. Set among our bamboo gardens, walking paths and pond, our center offers comfortable double-occupancy accommodations in our Great Cloud residence hall, nourishing vegan meals and ample indoor and outdoor meditation spaces for personal reflection.


    The retreat will begin with orientation at 5:00 pm on Friday evening, July 14, followed by dinner at 5:45 and the opening session at 7:00. The retreat will end on Sunday, July 16 at 4:00 pm. 


    The fee for in-person participation is $160 for overnighters and $120 for commuters, with a $50 deposit required to register. The balance of the fee will be due by June 23.


    FCM aspires to support the retreat experience for all who are on this path, and thus retreat scholarships are available and encouraged if it would support your participation. Please click here to see FCM ’s Retreat Scholarship Policy and for an application, which needs to be submitted prior to the registration deadline for this retreat. The teachings are offered in the Buddhist tradition of Dana, wherein the teachers freely give of themselves to the students out of gratitude for what theyve received from their teachers and a desire to be of service. The student’s response is also based on Dana, i.e., generosity that naturally flows from a sense of appreciation of the value of Dharma and gratitude to the living lineage.


    The Retreat Coordinator will be sending additional information to registrants closer to the retreat start date, including at-home practice guidelines and Zoom information.


    The last day to register for this retreat is June 16.


    Retreat Leaders

    Angie Parrish has been a student of Buddhism and mindfulness for over 20 years. After a 1999 retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, she became a student of Fred Eppsteiner's and a member of the Florida Community of Mindfulness. Angie leads Intensives and retreats for FCM and teaches MBSR and other classes for the Florida Community of Mindfulness. She enjoys nature, hiking, and supporting anyone interested in cultivating more ease and joy in their life.

    Evelyn Greenfield will be guiding gentle yoga for this retreat. Evelyn graduated from the Florida Institute of Integrative yoga studies in 2002. She is a 500 ERYT, YACEP and has been teaching for over 15 years. She has 2 sons, 4 granddaughters and two dogs.


    Maria Teresa Jaureguizar formally began on the Buddhist path in 1996 and became a student of Fred Eppsteiner in 2012. She is an ordained member of the Order of Interbeing and completed the three year Dharma Transmission Program. Maria Teresa currently serves as Community Care Leader and finds joy mentoring others in the practice, spending time in nature, and going for walks with family, friends, and pets.


    Questions?
    For more information, please contact Angie at parrish26@gmail.com.

    • 18 Aug 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • 20 Aug 2023
    • 4:00 PM
    • In-Person
    Register

    with Bryan Hindert and Maria Teresa Jaureguizar


    Description

    In our modern world, we have countless ways to stay busy, informed, entertained, and otherwise distracted from the moment we wake up until we go to bed at night. We can easily spend our entire day completely disconnected from our actual experience and unaware of what thoughts and mind-states we are cultivating throughout our busy days. If we do have a moment to stop, we may find that we feel uneasy, agitated, bored, anxious, stressed, in despair, or otherwise uncomfortable in our bodies and our minds. 


    Fortunately, as so many people throughout the world are discovering, there is another way. Through what the beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh called, “The Miracle of Mindfulness,” we can learn how to be at ease in the present moment. We can learn to use our minds in a way that nourishes our well-being and helps us to feel whole again. Through cultivating mindfulness of the body, breath, and mind, we can learn to develop peace within ourselves and to enjoy the simple experience of being alive.  


    In this two-day Introductory Retreat, participants will learn mindfulness and meditation practices that calm and nourish the body and mind. There will be both formal instruction as well as off-the-cushion” practice in areas such as walking, eating, mindful movements and work meditation. There will be periods of Q&A and deep sharing within a setting that is mostly silent, offering participants the opportunity to retreat from digital devices and other distractions that so often clutter our minds and cover the natural spaciousness that lies beneath the noise.”


    This retreat will be beneficial for both newcomers to meditation and more experienced mindfulness practitioners with an interest in living with more ease in the present moment. 


    Logistics

    This retreat is being offered in-person only to be of most benefit to participants.


    FCM's retreat center in Tampa, Florida provides a beautiful and serene refuge from the noise and business of our everyday lives. Set among our bamboo gardens, walking paths and pond, our center offers comfortable double-occupancy accommodations in our Great Cloud residence hall, nourishing vegan meals and ample indoor and outdoor meditation spaces for personal reflection.


    The retreat will begin with orientation at 5:00 pm on Friday evening, August 18, followed by dinner at 5:45 and the opening session at 7:00. The retreat will end on Sunday, August 20 at 4:00 pm. Full payment will be due upon acceptance into the retreat.


    The fee for in-person participation is $160 for overnighters and $120 for commuters, with a $50 deposit required to register. The balance of the fee will be due by July 25.


    FCM aspires to support the retreat experience for all who are on this path, and thus retreat scholarships are available and encouraged if it would support your participation. Please click here to see FCM ’s Retreat Scholarship Policy and for an application, which needs to be submitted prior to the registration deadline for this retreat. The teachings are offered in the Buddhist tradition of Dana, wherein the teachers freely give of themselves to the students out of gratitude for what theyve received from their teachers and a desire to be of service. The student’s response is also based on Dana, i.e., generosity that naturally flows from a sense of appreciation of the value of Dharma and gratitude to the living lineage.


    The Retreat Coordinator will be sending additional information to registrants closer to the retreat start date, including at-home practice guidelines and Zoom information.


    The last day to register for this retreat is July 15.


    Retreat Leaders

    Bryan Hindert has been following the Buddhist path since 2008, when a strong desire to make changes in his life and to develop a better relationship with his mind drew him to the Florida Community of Mindfulness. This path has helped Bryan to transform his life in profound ways and continues to be a source of guidance, support, and joy in all of his endeavors. In addition to helping to develop and lead Wake Up Tampa Bay, a mindfulness and meditation group for people in their 20s and 30s, Bryan has served by teaching classes and presenting on mindfulness and on Buddhism, and leading intensive practice periods. 


    Maria Teresa Jaureguizar formally began on the Buddhist path in 1996 and became a student of Fred Eppsteiner in 2012. She is an ordained member of the Order of Interbeing and completed the three year Dharma Transmission Program. Maria Teresa currently serves as Community Care Leader and finds joy mentoring others in the practice, spending time in nature, and going for walks with family, friends, and pets.


    Questions?
    For more information, please contact Bryan at bbhindert@gmail.com.

    • 12 Oct 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • 15 Oct 2023
    • 1:00 PM
    • Tampa Center and on Zoom

    with Fred Eppsteiner


    Save the dates for this in-person (and on Zoom) four-day silent meditation retreat with Fred. The topic will be announced and retreat registration opened in July.

    • 10 Nov 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • 12 Nov 2023
    • 4:00 PM
    • Tampa Center

    with Bryan Hindert


    Save the dates for this in-person introductory mindfulness and meditation retreat. More details and retreat registration will be available in August.

    • 06 Dec 2023
    • 5:00 PM
    • 11 Dec 2023
    • 1:00 PM
    • Tampa Center and on Zoom

    with Guo Gu


    Save the dates for this in-person (and on Zoom) five-day silent meditation retreat with Guo Gu. The topic will be announced and retreat registration opened in September.

Florida Community of Mindfulness, Tampa Center
6501 N. Nebraska Avenue
Tampa, FL 33604

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