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“𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒.”– 𝑇.𝑆. 𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑡
Join us for a special daylong retreat to mark the turning of the year, co-led by Nick Ingrisani and Laure Marin de la Vallée. As we approach the longest night, we gather to cultivate the internal resources—heat, stillness, and attention—required to navigate the winter.
Together, we will merge the heart-centered practice of 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with the structural grounding of 𝐐𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐠. We will move between stillness and motion, tuning into the wider forces that move us and metabolizing the sediment of the year.
The Container Includes:
+ Seated & walking meditation practice
+ Qigong fundamentals
+ Opening dharma talk
+ Guided meditation instruction
+ Mindful eating (Please bring a lunch to stay in the container)
+ Dharma sharing / Q&A session
𝐀 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞: This retreat marks the Winter Solstice and serves as the closing event for my practice before my upcoming travels in India. It is a time to gather the community one last time in 2025.
What is Qigong? The Neijing warns: "If you wait until you are sick to heal, it is like waiting until you are thirsty to dig a well." Qigong is the digging of that well. It is a practice of 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐲𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞, a method to discover, understand, and regulate the current of vitality that connects us to the wider ecology. While there are 40,000 forms, we seek only the essence: 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Through slow movement, self-awareness stabilizes to reveal our center and restore the body's innate capacity for resilience. We will be practicing fundamental patterns
Beginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫!
+ 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Studio Mariko Tanabe — 5445 Av. de Gaspé, le studio 609A, Montréal, QC H2T 3B2
+ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞/𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 9:30am – 4:45pm (Half-day option from 9:30am–1:00pm) | Saturday December 20
+ 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞:
Benefactor = $108+
Supporting = $77+
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 = $𝟱𝟱
Supportive / half-day = $33+
**𝑁𝑜 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠. 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒.
+ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Please fill out the following Google form to reserve your spot: https://forms.gle/6JmDrCuce9soVFAT8
*This daylong retreat is facilitated by Nick Ingrisani. I’ve been practicing meditation consistently since 2013, primarily in the lineages of Tibetan and Theravāda Buddhism. I received my teaching certification from Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, in their two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program.
**𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟐 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞!
***Please feel free to share this retreat with any friends or family who may be interested.
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