In-Person and Online: Awakening Glimpse by Glimpse
with Loch Kelly
Sunday, November 12th, 2023 | 10:00am – 5:00pm ET
In-Person Location: The Balance Arts Center’s Kemp Space
Having experienced some of the initial benefits of mindfulness, is it now possible to awaken to the deep sense of well-being, creativity, and unconditional love that is our true nature? In this daylong retreat, you will learn contemporary versions of effortless mindfulness that help you live from your heart-mind.
Effortless Mindfulness comes from the Sutra Mahamudra tradition, which began in North India and links the three main traditions of Buddhism: Theravada, Mahayana, and Tibetan. This is primarily a movement of lay practitioners who developed a style of practice to support each other’s awakening in the midst of everyday life. Effortless mindfulness is ideal for our contemporary times in that it makes awakening possible for all of us, without having to join a monastery or be an Olympic athlete of meditation. Awakening can become the next, natural stage of our human development.
Loch will draw from Buddhist traditions, psychology, and current neuroscience research to point us beyond our small, separate sense of self to our already awake nature.
The main approach that will be explored is called “small glimpses, many times.” It is a series of micro- meditations, shifts of awareness and nondual pointers that help us move out of our chattering mind and into awake consciousness. From here, we discover that ignorance and confusion begin to liberate and all experiences and emotions are welcome. This leads to natural compassion as our primary motivation for life.
This event will be a daylong retreat and an App-Release Event for Loch’s new app, Mindful Glimpses. After the daylong concludes at 4:00 PM, in-person participants are invited to stick around for a light reception in celebration of the app release. Participants are encouraged to sign up for updates and download the app for a free trial ahead of the retreat by going to http://mindfulglimpses.com/.
In-Person Registration
Please register at the highest level that your generosity offers. In-Person registration will close at 12:00pm ET on Saturday, November 11th.
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Online Registration
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NYI’s Covid Protocol for In-Person Indoors Programs:
•Wearing a mask is optional and highly recommended at all times.
•For the health and safety of our staff, teachers, and community, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell.
Disclaimer:
•Procedures adhere to current CDC, NY State, NYC, and Balance Arts Center’s guidelines.
•All in-person programs may become online programs if circumstances dictate.
Registration Fees include Teacher Support
New York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration.
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**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program. Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join.
***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.
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Teacher(s)
Loch Kelly
Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW is the creator of the new Mindful Glimpses app, an award-winning author, licensed psychotherapist and leader in the field of meditation and embodied awakening. He is the founder of the nonprofit Effortless Mindfulness Institute and has worked in community mental health clinics and taught effortless mindfulness around the world. Loch was a member of the NY Insight Teachers Council and collaborated with neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn and NYU in the study of how awareness training can enhance compassion and wellbeing. Loch is known for his warm sense of humor and his ability to directly introduce people to their awake nature as the next natural stage of human development. www.lochkelly.org