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 they’ve 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 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.
