The Four Noble Truths: The Buddha’s Way of Stress Reduction
Teacher:
Steven Hick
When:
October 20-23, 2016
Where:
Galilee Centre
Arnprior, Ontario
Cost:
Scale: $370/$420/$470
Deposit: $185
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The Four Noble Truths are the core of the Buddha’s teaching. They are a plan of action to release the stress, anxiety, and tension in the mind, heart, and body. The teachings approach this in a non-conventional way. We are not trying to change anything, but rather being with life as it unfolds. We use the level of calm, peace, and well-being that come from meditation as a springboard for developing greater insight and understanding of our life and our true nature.
This retreat will combine meditation, gentle mindful movement and explorations of how we relate to stress in our lives.
About Steven Hick
Steven Hick At the peak of his career, former social work professor and founder of War Child Canada, Steven Hick dove into the Dharma full-time in 2005. He has since founded the Ottawa Insight Meditation Community and now teaches insight meditation with an emphasis on reducing the stress in our daily life. He is Director of MBSR Ottawa where he established MBSR teacher training in Manitoba, Newfoundland and Alberta. Steven is the author of numerous books including Mindfulness and Social Work and Mindfulness and the Therapeutic Relationship. He holds a PhD in social work, and is a father and activist. Steven has been practicing meditation and yoga since 1979 with a variety of teachers, including Matthew Flickstein, Adyashanti, Bhagavan Shanmukha and Thich Nhat Hanh.
Registration Information
LOCATION: Galilee Centre, 398 John Street North, Arnprior, Ontario, http://www.galileecentre.com/.
ARRIVAL TIME: 3:30-5:30 pm, Thursday, October 20. The retreat will conclude by lunch on Sunday, October 23. Everyone is welcome to stay for lunch.
COST: TNI is dedicated to offering affordable rates to all. We offer a sliding scale with low, mid and high rates that allow retreatants to pay according to their means. TNI retreat fees are on a sliding scale basis that allows participants to pay according to individual means. Fees do not include compensation for the teachings, and teachers rely on the generosity of retreatants for a sustainable income. There is an opportunity to offer dana (donations) to the teachers at the end of each retreat. The deposit is included in all of our fees.