Voices of Awakening - Poems of the First Free Women (US Time Zone)
With Nicola Redfern and Ayya Anopama
November 19 - 22, 2020
Online
Date and Time Details: The retreat starts on Thursday, Nov 19, 1 pm PT/4 pm ET and ends on Sunday, Nov, 22, 3:30 pm PT/6:30 pm ET
Location: Online via Zoom
Contact: Nicola Redfern
nicola.j.redfern@gmail.com
Prerequisites: Prior meditation experience. This can include a consistent silent/solitary meditation practice or prior experience with mindfulness or meditation courses and retreats. Participants are asked to commit to participating for the entire retreat, so we can weave a deep sense of community together.
Limited Space: Due to the nature of online practice there is a limited number of places available. People will be accepted on a first come first served basis.
This retreat is offered out of generosity. If you feel moved to engage in this circle of generosity and would like to support the teachers in spreading the Dhamma you can make a donation now. There will also be an opportunity to contribute at the end of the program.
Using the poems from ‘The First Free Women’ which are based on the Therigatha, the world’s oldest collection of women’s literature, we will be exploring the struggles and moments of awakening of the very first nuns at the time of the Buddha. These women came from all walks of life and their realizations took many forms. Investigating these teachings connects us with the challenges and doubts, as well as with the perseverance and profound compassion embodied by these courageous women. Their lived experience and insights are deeply and immediately relevant to our own lives as practitioners today.
From the forward by Bhikkhuni Anandabodhi: “For me, these poems have been an invitation to bring light to the hidden corners and the broken parts, to the confused parts and the angry parts, to all the parts that have been pushed aside. Because it’s only when we bring everything onto the Path that the Path can truly transform us”
In this retreat we will come together to practice silent meditation as well as Insight Dialogue, bringing together the wisdom teachings of the Early Buddhist Nuns and the power of meditation in relationship to support deep insight.
We warmly welcome practitioners of all gender expressions to join us.
The retreat starts on Thursday, Nov 19, 1 pm PT/4 pm ET and ends on Sunday, Nov, 22, 3:30 pm PT/6:30 pm ET
Ayya and Nic will offer a similar retreat based on the poems for the European Time Zone (CEST) on the weekend 13-15 November, hosted by Tilorien Monastery. To find out more about and to register, see: www.samita.be
Online Retreat Schedule 19-22 November 2020
(Times given here are ET. You can use timee.io or timeanddate.com to convert these times to your local timezone if you are outside central Europe).
| Thursday 19 November | |
| 4 – 7pm | Introduction & group practice session |
| Friday 20 & Saturday 21 November | |
| 9 – 10am | Group meditation |
| 11.30 – 2pm | Group practice session |
| 4 – 6.30pm | Group practice session |
| 8 – 9pm | Group meditation |
| Sunday 22 November | |
| 9 – 10am | Group meditation |
| 11.30 – 2pm | Group practice session |
| 4 – 6.30pm | Group practice session & closing |
Note: Group sessions are on zoom and may include silent meditation and interpersonal practice, dhamma reflection and contemplation, movement and walking (offscreen periods). Retreatants are encouraged to continue their practice in between sessions to benefit the most of this retreat.
About the Leaders
Nicola Redfern
Nicola Redfern has an extensive background in both Zen and Vipassana meditation. She has been trained to teach Insight Dialogue by founding teacher Gregory Kramer. With a strong belief that awakening is not simply a solo endeavor, Nicola is particularly interested in getting meditation off the cushion and fully integrated into life, work, and relationships. […]
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Ayya Anopama
Ayya Anopama has practised Vipassana meditation since 2002 and spent extensive time in intensive retreat in Burma where she ordained as a Theravadian Buddhist nun with Pa Auk Sayadaw in 2013. After her monastic training she shared with various monastic communities across continents. Her teachers include Bhikkhu Analayo, Ajahn Brahm and Ashin Tejania as well […]
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