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Published: March 3, 2023, 7:26 p.m.

Far from being a type of toxic positivity, the practice of Joy can provide one with a type of inner resilience and strength needed to navigate the storms inherent in the human experience.

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"To make injustice the only measure of our attention is to praise the devil"

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Jack Gilbert.

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Welcome to our spring online meditation retreat offering: Joy. The Ground Of Resilience.

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Celebrating the joys of life: enjoying the smile of a loved one, the purring of a kitten, the laughter of a friend, is a practice of self compassion. It is the ground of  resilience, and a much needed resource in these crazy times.

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Now, more than ever, we need the resource of Joy.

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Mudita, often translated as sympathetic joy, or altruistic joy, is one of the four Divine Abodes from the Buddhist traditions. Mudita has the capacity to allow us to see through the illusion of separateness and allow us to come together through our innate capacity for celebration and joy.

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All sessions of these retreats are live. The meetings are not pre-recorded. 

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During these eight weeks our facilitator Chris Luard will expertly guide us through an exploration in cultivating a Joy generating internally, and which is not dependent upon external factors or circumstances.

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Using meditation techniques found in the Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist traditions as well as practices offered by modern neuroscience and psychology, this retreat will bring its participants to experience a boundless joy to offer to ourselves, loved ones, strangers, challenging people, and to the entire world.

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There are two sections being offered to cater to different time zones. Each section of our retreat will meet twice a week.

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Section 1 Monday and Thursday  1-3pm EST.

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Section 2 Mondays and Thursdays 7pm-9pm. EST.

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Sessions will include guided meditations, Q n A, optional one to one private sessions with Chris, and interactive discussions with the retreat participants

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The registration cost for the entire eight week program is $119.00 USD. 

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If you would like to participate, but find these times or cost limiting, please feel free to message Chris here. 

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The online sessions will be recorded and available to participants. This is made available to allow participants to miss sessions, if necessary, while keeping up with the pace of the retreat.

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Signing up for this special offering in advance is recommended.