Mindfulness allows us to appreciate our lives just as they are—even as our bodies, minds, and hearts change and age. Being present in Tender Awareness, being kind to ourselves support us, as life has its own way of transforming itself through the gains, limitations, and losses of our experiences. Join us in this daylong retreat to explore different mindfulness practices meant to build our skills, and create greater ease and peace of mind and heart. Topics will cover our increasing limitations, changing nature of the body and mind, loss and impermanence of all things including ourselves.

Larry Yang teaches meditation retreats nationally, and has a special interest in creating access to the Dharma for diverse multicultural communities. Larry has practiced meditation for almost 30 years, with extensive time in Burma and Thailand, and a six-month period of ordination as a Buddhist monk, under the guidance of Ajahn Tong. He is on the Teacher’s Council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, is one of the core teachers of both East Bay Meditation Center (Oakland) and Insight Community of the Desert (Palm Springs). He is part of the coordinating team developing community meditation teachers in Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leadership Program, and is leading the next Spirit Rock Dharma Teacher Training Program to begin in July, 2017. Larry’s book Awakening Together: The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community will be published by Wisdom Publications in October 2017.

Cost:
The registration fee for this event is $40. This fee is shared with the teacher(s), however does not mean the costs of the event or the teachings are fully covered.  A dana (voluntary donations) collection will be taken at the day of the event, and we encourage you to offer as much support of generosity as you are able. Please know that our policy is that no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. When people are able to extend as much generosity as possible, financial accessibility to our events comes with greater ease for the whole community.