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A
Day of Mindfulness Retreat
Cultivating
Clarity though Living Our Questions
Saturday,
January 28, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., sponsored by One Dharma Nashville
“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and
try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot
be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to
live everything. Live the questions.” - Rainer Maria Rilke
Please join us for a day of mindfulness retreat at the 12
South Dharma Center. During the winter
months it is customary to look inward and clarify our deepest intentions, yet
unanswered questions may stand in the way. During this day of mindfulness, we
will have the opportunity to practice opening our hearts to our unresolved
questions. These questions contain a rich source of insight; learning to live
them brings about a radical shift that opens the door to clarity and
equanimity.
This
retreat is appropriate for newer and more experienced meditators who wish to
deepen their practice. Led
by meditation teacher Lisa Ernst, the retreat it will include sitting and
walking meditation, practice instructions, and a dharma talk. Please bring a
sack lunch. Cushions and chairs are available at the center.
Cost: $35, plus dana
(donation) to the teacher. Reduced fees are available in the case of financial
need. Reservation deadline is Friday, January 20. Contact onedharmaretreat@gmail.com for questions. Please mail a
deposit of $35, made out to One Dharma Nashville, to: 12South Dharma Center c/o
One Dharma Nashville, 2301 12th Ave. South, Suite 202, Nashville, TN 37204. Alternatively,
you can bring your deposit to one of Monday sits. Please
include your email address with your deposit. Additional information will be
emailed prior to the retreat
Realization
Process Intermediate Meditation Training:
Subtler and Deeper
A holistic approach to
personal healing
and spiritual
realization
12 South Dharma Center
Presented by
Tom Neilson, Psy.D.
January-June 2012
The Guest is inside you, and also
inside me;
you know the sprout is hidden
inside the seed.
--Kabir
Realization Process is a
transpersonal, mind-body approach to meditation that facilitates personal
healing and spiritual growth. It consists of innovative meditative
practices for realizing the radical openness of our True Nature.
These exercises attune directly to the subtle "wisdom core" that runs
through the body, and to the unified space of fundamental consciousness that
permeates everything. The exercises cultivate subtle awareness, creative
self-expression, compassion, inner strength, grounding, complete physical
embodiment, and nondual realization. They help to uncover an authentic
and more complete experience of ourselves as individuals at the same time that
they help us transcend our individuality. Realization Process practices
can also be used to facilitate deep contact, resonance and intimacy between two
people.
This training consists of a
series of six workshops designed to take the individual deeper into the practice
of Realization Process meditation. Participants can either sign up for
the first introductory workshop only or for the entire series, which will take
participants to the intermediate level of Realization Process meditation
practice. This training is appropriate for both beginning meditators and
advanced practitioners. We will meet the third Saturday of each month
from 1:00-4:30 pm (the specific dates are 1/21, 2/18, 3/17, 4/21, 5/19, and
6/16/2012). The fee is $50 for those who attend the introductory meeting
only and $250 for those planning to attend the entire training (those signing
up for the entire training will be paying for only 5 meetings, because of the
likelihood that some will have to miss one meeting due to other
commitments). Space is limited to 16 people. Two sliding scale
slots are available for those in financial need. To register or make
inquiries call Tom at 297-8650. The 12 South Dharma Center is
located at the corner of 12th and Linden, at 2301 12th Avenue South. The
entrance is on the second floor, up the exterior stairs at the rear of the
building.
Tom Neilson has been a
meditation practitioner for over 20 years. He has worked for many years
with Buddhist teacher Jeff Collins, and has recently begun teaching himself. He
has studied Realization Process with Judith Blackstone, and is a certified
Realization Process Meditation Teacher. He is also a clinical
psychologist with expertise in mindfulness.
Training Schedule
1/21/2012
Introductory Workshop - Overview, Beginner's Version of Attunementto
Fundamental Consciousness, Beginner's Version of Core Breath,basic Couples
Practices
2/18/2012
Advanced Attunement to Fundamental Consciousness, walking and movement
practices
3/17/2012
Standing in Fundamental Consciousness, Advanced Core Breath, Core Absorption
Meditation, Whole Body Absorption Meditation
4/21/2012
Three Subtle Attunements to Fundamental Consciousness, Attuning tothe Qualities
of Fundamental Consciousness, Opening Subtle Perception, Direct Perception in
Fundamental Consciousness
5/19/2012
Standing and walking practices, Maintaining awareness of Fundamental
Consciousness and Awareness of the Core in daily life
6/16/2012
Meditations for Realizing Non-duality, Couples Attunements,deepening practice,
wrap-up
Dedicated Practitioners Class
New class forming starting in February 2012
This five week class is designed for committed practitioners and will allow for deeper exploration of the process and practices of meditation and awakening. Led by Lisa Ernst, the class will
offer specific teaching and practice approaches to a consistent group of people. For more information, or to be added to our class list, email lisa@lisaernst.com. | 
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