LIKE FIRE

“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.” —Thich Nhat Hanh

We warmly invite you to join to us in-person at our community house in Ridgewood, NY (on the border of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Queens) on Saturday, February 8th from 11a-4pm for a day-long embodied investigation into the warm, loving, and potentially destructive, nature of fire.

This retreat supports our annual 28 Days of Love practice intensive, which launches on February 1st. Participants will all receive complimentary access to the online program as part of their registration.

Learn more about Courage of Care's framework, lineage, and community practice agreements here.

Monika L. Son, Ph.D., (she/her/ella) is a Contemplative Practice and Thought Leader, Healer, Scholar, Life Transitions Guide, Embodied Leadership Coach, Trauma-Informed Facilitator, and a student of Soto Zen Buddhism and Chaplaincy. Monika is known for her courage in embracing the edges of discomfort and uncertainty. Guided by heart-spirit, the ancestors, and deep connection to suffering in the world, her scholarship on identity is inspired by a central question: “How do I help others reclaim their whole selves, despite the projections of oppression, social rank and status, lineage and colonization?”

Brooke D. Lavelle, Ph.D. (she/her) is the co-founder of Courage of Care. She holds a Ph.D. in Buddhism and Embodied Cognition, and is committed to ways in which individuals and communities develop cultures of practice that support love, health and liberation. Brooke has consulted to various human rights, education and spiritual organizations, and has experience leading national and international political, educational and climate justice projects. Through her work at Courage, Brooke understands the challenges of trying to build alternatives to the status quo, and remains steadfastly convinced that another way is possible.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Wyckoff Community House | Ridgewood, NY 11385, Wyckoff Ave, Queens, United States