Beginner-Friendly Daylong Meditation Retreat (Online)

This daylong retreat is offered for anyone who feels curious about meditation, or who longs for a break from the noisy world to rest in the true nature of mind. Whether you are completely new to meditation or have questions about your practice, this is an opportunity to slow down, explore, learn, and meditate together in community.

What is meditation? How do you actually “do” it? What happens when the mind feels busy or restless? What if you get drowsy—or antsy—every time you sit down to meditate? No problem! This introductory daylong retreat explores what meditation is, how to practice, and how to relate skillfully to thoughts, emotions, and inner experience—just as you are.

Please Join Us To:

• Learn the basics of meditation in a clear, grounded, and approachable way
• Demystify meditation by discovering how simple and accessible it can be
• Practice together with guidance, support, and space for questions
• Build connections that can nourish and sustain an ongoing meditation practice

Meditation doesn’t require that you do anything special. It arises from innate capacities that already exist in the mind. Drawing on techniques practiced for thousands of years, this retreat offers a spacious, down-to-earth environment to explore these questions—and capacities—through direct experience.

Join Kathe McKenna and Tracie Palmer for a day of guided meditation, discussion, and shared inquiry. Together, we will explore a variety of meditation techniques and ways of being, honoring the wide range of experiences that naturally arise in practice. A busy mind, an antsy body, or sleepiness are not obstacles—they are part of the path.
Spend the day meditating with guidance and support. Rest, learn, and connect—with yourself and with others who share the wish to settle, find calm amidst the busyness of the world, and connect with our shared goodness—while discovering that meditation can be both simple and profoundly supportive. 

No experience necessary! All are welcome!

This retreat will be offered online only.

Schedule

(All times are Eastern time zone)

Start time —  9:00 am

Meal break —  12:00 – 2:00 pm

End time —  4:00 pm

These times are just for reference. An expanded schedule will be provided in pre-retreat information emailed during the week prior to the event.

Zoom Link

The Zoom link will be sent several days before the retreat to all those registered. If you register after that date, you’ll receive the link with your confirmation email shortly after submitting your registration. If you don’t see an email from Natural Dharma Registrar or Wonderwell Mountain Refuge, it may have mistakenly gone to your spam folder or to Promotions or Updates in Gmail.

Important: Please put these this email address in your Contact or Safe-Send list to make sure you receive our emails:

• register@naturaldharma.org

Program Cost

Our program fees provide essential support to our non-profit operations and NDF’s mission to spread the Dharma in accessible, relevant, and creative ways. Our goal is that no one misses out on our events due to lack of funds. Thanks to our generous donors, we are able to offer tiered pricing and additional support to fit varied financial situations: 

• May All Beings Benefit! *– supporting access for all and general support for NDF operations
• A Middle Way – covering the base cost
• Held in Sangha Loving-kindness – offering ease when financial resources are limiting

If the lowest cost tier creates an obstacle to your attendance, please see our financial support options on the registration page. The process is simple and does not require extensive information. Financial aid is immediately approved using discount code options that allow you to contribute the most you are able while honoring your particular resources.

* The difference between the May All Beings Benefit! tier and the Middle Way tier will be considered a tax-deductible donation and will be acknowledged as such in writing. Contributing at this level helps us offer financial aid to other participants. Thank you!!

Access to Recordings

NDF offers unlimited access to recordings, which are available in your user dashboard (more information about user accounts provided in a pre-retreat letter). If you have a user account, please register with the same email you use to log into your dashboard. If not, an account will be created for you using your registration address.

Availability will vary depending on the type of event and the backlog for our precious resource volunteers. Thank you for your patience.

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