The Art of Mindful Living
Matthew Daniell
Will lead a
Residential Weekend Retreat
To be held at
The St. Raphaela Center
August 8, 9, 10, 2014

St Raphaela Center

Matthew Daniell

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Matthew Daniell  has been practicing Buddhist meditation and yoga for over 20 years. He studied Zen in Japan and Insight Meditation in India, Burma, and Thailand. His teachers include Munindra, Dipa Ma, Larry Rosenberg, Sharon Salzberg, and Joseph Goldstein. He studied yoga in the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar of Madras India, and is certified to teach Shivananda and Kripalu traditions. Matthew co-leads retreats with Larry Rosenberg at the Insight Meditation Society, Omega, and Kripalu. He teaches mindfulness yoga at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center. He is a founder and the resident teacher at the Insight Meditation Center of Newburyport.

The cost for this retreat is $235.00   This fee includes two overnights and six meals
  Semi-private rooms. Some Single Rooms are available for an additional $50 
Cost for commuters is $185 which includes meals. Supporting member discount $30
Silence throughout with instruction, sitting and walking meditation.
Registration and room assignments Friday 5PM to 6:30 PM     Retreat ends Sunday at 4 PM
A dana basket will be available for teacher donations.
  A $50.00 deposit required. Fully refundable until August 1, 2014.
Limited spaces available and pre-registration is mandatory.
   Early registration is strongly encouraged.

TAKE REFUGE IN THE SILENCE:   A weekend retreat is a wonderful opportunity to learn  meditation, to energize and deepen our practice and share in the support of others. We will be using Vipassana (Insight) Meditation as a means to opening to the innate wisdom, joy, and peace which lies in each of us.

THE PRACTICE OF MINDFULNESS, simple yet powerful, is the heart of meditation and the supreme antidote to distraction. Being mindful allows us to be more alert, calm and spacious. It truly is the gateway to liberation because we experience our bodies, emotions and thoughts with greater clarity and balance.
The core of insight meditation is the practice of mindfulness, that quality of awareness that sees without judgment. Silent sitting and walking meditation, the first steps in formal practice, become the foundation and continuous inspiration for meeting all aspects of life with a greater openness and willingness to learn.


TEACHER SUPPORT

We do not have a strong monastic tradition in the West.  Most Insight teachers, however, try to follow the ancient model of generosity as much as is feasible in this culture.  Teachers do not receive any payment from PMC;  retreat fees cover only the Center 's costs and the teacher's airfare.  Teacher support is provided  by voluntary donations given to the teacher by the students. Dana to the teacher, if in the form of a check, should be made out to the teacher directly.

TO REGISTER, Complete this form and send it with your deposit to:
           
The Philadelphia Meditation Center, 8 East Eagle Rd., Havertown, PA 19083


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Residential   Single Room   Commuter (circle one)
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Tentative August 2014 Retreat Schedule

Friday
5:00-6:30           Registration
6:15-7:15           Light dinner
7:30-9:00           Introductions, Opening Talk, Evening Practice
9:00                   Rest

Saturday
6:15                  Rising Bell
6:45-7:30         Sit
7:30-8:30         Breakfast
8:30-9:15         Meditation Instruction and Sitting
9:15-10:00       Walking instructions and walking
10::00-10:45   Sit
10:45-11:15     Walk           
11:15-12:00     Sit       
12:00-1:15       Lunch and Rest
1:15-1:45         Walk       
1:45-2:30         Sit               
2:30-3:15         Walk or Meditation Q&A
3:15-4:00        Sit
4:00-4:45         Walk
4:45-5:30          Sit
5:30-6:30         Dinner
6:30-7:00         Walk
7:00-7:45        Dharma talk
7:45-8:30        Walk               
8:30-9:15        Sit

Sunday
6:15                Rising Bell
6:45-7:30        Sit         
7:30-8:15       Breakfast     
8:15-9:00       Sit
9:00-9:45       Walk     
9:45-10:30     Sit
10:30-11:15   Walk         
11:15-12:00  Sit
12:00-1:15    Lunch and Rest
1:15-1:45      Walk
1:45-2:30      Sit
2:30-3:00     Walk
3:00-3:15     Metta Meditation
3:15-4:00    Dharma discussion and Course Closing
4:00            Departure