Under the Tree of Awe: Awakening Wonder and Caring for the World (In-person Registration)
A Non-residential In-Person and Online Retreat With Margo McLoughlin
Description
Mindfulness invites us into present moment awareness. Presence naturally leads to interest and care. In times of great change, we are challenged to renew our commitment to practice, not just for our own peace of mind, but for the benefit of all beings.
Over the course of this two-day retreat, Community Dharma Leader Margo McLoughlin will draw on the Buddha’s teachings on the Five Spiritual Faculties -- Faith, Effort, Mindfulness, Concentration, and Wisdom. Each of these offers a pathway to embody our deep appreciation and wonder for this precious human birth and the changing world in which we live.
When
Saturday, March 4, 2023 from 9:00 AM PDT to 4:00 PM PDT
- AND -
Sunday, March 5, 2023 from 9:00 AM PDT to 4:00 PM PDT
Where
Goward House
2495 Arbutus Road
Victoria, BC V8N 1V9
Please use the rear entrance to the building (around to the left and down the sidewalk or stairs).
The #11 bus stops nearby.
Driving Directions
Covid Protocol
Please review, sign and bring the attached document with you to the retreat. If you are not able to bring the document with you, copies of the document will be available at Goward House for you to sign when you check in. Thank you.
If the Covid situation changes, the retreat will continue online.
Cost
Because the Buddha's teachings are considered to be priceless, and in keeping with the teachings and spirit of generosity or dana, this retreat is freely offered. Donations are welcomed.
For those attending in-person, there will be a dana basket set out at the retreat for donations to Victoria IMS (cash or cheque).
Donations to the teacher can also be made by Interac e-Transfer to margostoryteller@gmail.com. Please contact the Registrar for alternative ways of sending donations to the teacher.
For the organizational costs incurred by Victoria IMS, clients of Canadian banks can make donations by Interac e-Transfer to vimsdana@gmail.com and anyone can donate with PayPal by clicking here. Cheques can be mailed to 4013 Magdelin St. Victoria, BC V8N 3M5.
The suggested donation for organizational costs for this two-day event is $50. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Contact
Victoria IMS Retreats
Victoria Insight Meditation Society
vims1retreat@gmail.com
About Margo McLoughlin
Margo McLoughlin has been practicing in the Insight tradition of Theravada Buddhism since 1986. Margo is known for her telling of Jataka tales and in leading meditation retreats and courses on Vancouver Island, the US and Ireland.
A former staff member of Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts and a graduate of the Harvard Divinity School, Margo has also completed her training to be a Community Dharma Leader through Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. Her teachers include Joseph Goldstein, Carol Wilson, Thanissara, and Eugene Cash.
For more information about Margo, please visit her website at www.margostoryteller.net