Simplicity Retreat: An Online Weekend of Practice and Discovery

Simplicity Retreat: An Online Weekend of Practice and Discovery
Upcoming dates to be announced

Program Overview

The opportunity to commit to a weekend of simple quiet, to listen deeply and closely to our innermost truth, is precious. Most of us are caught up in a whirlwind life of hurry, acquiring, and achieving. The Simplicity Retreat is an opportunity to pause and offer yourself the gift of quietude, restoration and insight—and to support others who want to do the same. Separated by time zones, we will come together in a timeless zone—a live online gathering through which this weekend retreat will unfold.

Designed for graduates of the MBSR or MBCT course (or for those who have an established formal mindfulness practice), this silent retreat is for anyone who wants to release their usual busy pace, to see more clearly into the nature of being. You will be invited to give yourself space, sweet care and the opportunity to let go of the usual pressures to become and achieve. In doing so, each will hold the space for others to extend kindness and simplicity to themselves. A commitment to welcome all of who you are, while holding to a high standard of practice, will form the container for group practice.

Note: Participating in this retreat satisfies the requirement of attending a 3-day, silent, teacher-led retreat before entering the East Coast Mindfulness MBSR Teacher Training Pathway.

This retreat is led by Margaret Fletcher.

Retreat Goals:

During this retreat you will:

Practice mindfulness intentionally from the space of your own home

Live an entire weekend with the intention to befriend yourself and this world, simply and fully

Hear teachings on the value of your natural awareness

Relate with the story of your life from a fresh perspective

Experience silent group practice with meditators from various areas of the world

Retreat Outcomes:

At the end of this retreat you will:

Explore ways to live from your innate, spacious awareness

Establish the ground for open-hearted relationship with yourself and others

Recommit to meeting the moments of your life with friendliness and wonder

Apply insights from the weekend to your everyday life

Prerequisites

The Simplicity Retreat is open to graduates of the MBSR or MBCT course, as well as those with an established mindfulness practice.

Required Technology and Preparation:

High-speed internet connection

Please, no phones

Join on a computer that has a full-sized screen on which you can see at least 25 Zoom participants, without having to scroll

Ensure that your computer is situated on a stable surface (instead of resting on your lap, etc.)

Video and microphone capability (so that you can be seen and heard)

A place for practice that allows for being undisturbed

Current version of Zoom installed

Upcoming dates to be announced. Check back again soon.

If you have questions, please email info@eastcoastmindfulness.com.

We have created a sliding scale to accommodate more people. Generosity policy applies—to cover business costs, and to ensure adequate compensation for the instructor, please use your own wisdom to determine the level that applies to your personal situation.

TIER 1 (Supporting Others): $550

TIER 2 (Our Cost): $450

TIER 3 (Subsidized Rate): $375

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If Tier 3 is still financially prohibitive for you, please email us so we can find a way for you to participate.

Registration for this retreat will be opened once the upcoming dates are announced.

If you have questions, please email info@eastcoastmindfulness.com.

Margaret Fletcher

Margaret Fletcher, co-founder of East Coast Mindfulness, is an MBSR teacher and teacher trainer who holds an M.A. in Mindfulness Studies. She has taught mindfulness for various businesses, in healthcare, for government entities, for her own church community, and others. She taught classes and trained MBSR teachers at the UMass Center for Mindfulness. Margaret was previously Guiding Teacher for White Mountain Sangha, a non-dual meditation community in New Hampshire. She has led many meditation retreats through White Mountain Sangha, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Concord, NH and now online through East Coast Mindfulness.

Schedule

Upcoming dates to be announced. Check back again soon.

If you have questions, please email info@eastcoastmindfulness.com.
Cost
We have created a sliding scale to accommodate more people. Generosity policy applies—to cover business costs, and to ensure adequate compensation for the instructor, please use your own wisdom to determine the level that applies to your personal situation.

TIER 1 (Supporting Others): $550

TIER 2 (Our Cost): $450

TIER 3 (Subsidized Rate): $375
Deciding What to Pay?
Click Here

Considerations Around Paying for Events Offered by East Coast Mindfulness

Your payment for courses and trainings at East Coast Mindfulness lets a small group of individuals—
Do the heart work they’re trained and skilled at, without financial backing from, or healthcare covered by, an institution.

Prepare for, record, and post video recordings of free Worldwide Online Sit sessions each week, and offer other free programs throughout the year.

Keep class sizes small for all our courses and trainings, to allow for intimate, individualized attention for our students and trainees, whom we love.
Please pay at the highest tier available to you, while honoring your life situation. Any reduced rate we give is not funded by a scholarship fund; it’s an offering that comes directly from our earnings.

That said, if your situation makes it unrealistic for you to pay at our lowest tiered rates (for instance, you have lost your livelihood or live in a country whose exchange rate is very low relative to $US), please email us at info@eastcoastmindfulness.com.

Let us know the event you’re interested in registering for, as well as if splitting the lowest tier registration cost into multiple payments would allow you to participate. If a payment amount below the lowest tier is required to support your participation in an event, please let us know that, as well as the amount you’re able to pay. We want to meet you where you are, and also continue to offer our work in the world and support ourselves.
If Tier 3 is still financially prohibitive for you, please email us so we can find a way for you to participate.
Register

Registration for this retreat will be opened once the upcoming dates are announced.

If you have questions, please email info@eastcoastmindfulness.com.
Retreat Teaching Faculty

Margaret Fletcher

Margaret Fletcher, co-founder of East Coast Mindfulness, is an MBSR teacher and teacher trainer who holds an M.A. in Mindfulness Studies. She has taught mindfulness for various businesses, in healthcare, for government entities, for her own church community, and others. She taught classes and trained MBSR teachers at the UMass Center for Mindfulness. Margaret was previously Guiding Teacher for White Mountain Sangha, a non-dual meditation community in New Hampshire. She has led many meditation retreats through White Mountain Sangha, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Concord, NH and now online through East Coast Mindfulness.

REFUND POLICY:
You may receive a full refund if you notify us via email (info@eastcoastmindfulness.com) by Friday, November 18. No refunds will be granted thereafter.

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Simplicity Retreat: An Online Weekend of Practice and Discovery Upcoming dates to be announced

Program Overview

Retreat Goals:

Retreat Outcomes:

Prerequisites

Margaret Fletcher

Margaret Fletcher

Simplicity Retreat: An Online Weekend of Practice and Discovery
Upcoming dates to be announced