portugal retreat

Dec 94 min read

the healing power of silence

What a truly magical experience. This retreat was a holiday for my brain and my soul. I had no idea that there was so much healing in...

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Nov 102 min read

canto ostinato meanders into godot

The first dhamma talk Hamid gives invites us ‘to become intimate with our own mind’. This invitation shapes this retreat for me. The word...

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Nov 75 min read

resistance

Coming out of the world of doing, it felt quite intense to go into being. It's strange to see how something I really want - going to the...

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Nov 34 min read

embracing impermanence: a journey from ancestral wounds to personal transformation

All reflections have a beginning, yet I am unsure where to start. How far back in time should I go for you to understand my current...

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Oct 202 min read

through all colors of fall the dharma speaks

We are at Karuna Center, in Monchique, Portugal, starting our Autumn 8-day silent retreat. When we sit together in silence, what...

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