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When

  • Saturday, October 18th ~ 9am-5pm
  • Sunday, October 19th ~ 9am-5pm 

Where

Latvian Community Center
4146 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60618


 
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Cost

  • Base fee: $125
  • Sponsor fee: $175*
  • Student/Senior (65+): $75
  • Returning students: $75**
  • Work-study available $75 (please inquire)

* Those who pay the sponsor fee help support those who cannot afford to pay the full workshop fee.

** Returning students who have previously attended a level I workshop are eligible to attend at a reduced rate.

Contact

Ryan Thompson
Tergar Meditation Community - Chicago 
(312) 342-0101
chicago@tergar.org 

 

Calming the Mind: The Joy of Living Level I

A Weekend Workshop with Tergar Facilitator Kell Julliard


In this weekend meditation workshop we will learn how cultivating awareness can help create a peaceful mind and joyful heart. The practice of meditation enables us to transform all experiences, even difficult emotions and painful thoughts, into sources of joy. Over the course of this weekend, we will explore the landscape of our experience with mindful awareness, learning how to use the body, sensory experiences, thoughts, emotions, and even awareness itself as supports for meditation.

The schedule for this weekend workshop includes presentations on the key points of meditation practice by Tergar facilitator Kell Julliard, DVD teachings by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, as well as guided meditations and discussion. This weekend is suitable for people of all faiths, as well as both beginning and experienced meditators.

About Mingyur Rinpoche

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a rising star among the new generation of Tibetan Buddhist masters.  With a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner, Rinpoche’s profound teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. His first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages.  In early June, 2011, Mingyur Rinpoche left his monastery in Bodhgaya, India to begin a period of extended solitary retreat. Read more...

About Kell Julliard

Kell Julliard has practiced meditation in a variety of traditions since his early twenties. In 2009 he met Mingyur Rinpoche and has since studied intensively with Rinpoche and the Tergar Meditation Community. During this time he has served as practice leader for the Tergar New York City Meditation Center. In addition to Kell’s role with Tergar, he currently serves as head of clinical research education at a large academic community hospital in Brooklyn, where he also teaches mindfulness meditation to faculty, residents, and staff.

About the Tergar Meditation Community

The mission of the Tergar Meditation Community is to make the ancient practice of meditation accessible to the modern world. For centuries, the practice of meditation has been used by countless individuals to transform suffering into joy and confusion into wisdom. Tergar meditation and study programs are designed to facilitate this transformation. Under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a remarkable teacher celebrated for his ability to make the practice of meditation accessible to people of all backgrounds, the Tergar community of meditation centers and practice groups provides a comprehensive course of meditation training and study, with programs for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Read more...