Open Heart Meditation Retreat
One could say that the point of spiritual practice is to open one's heart. Join best-selling author and founder of the Open Heart Project, Susan Piver. Taught in English. Translation upon request.
DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS RETREAT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Susan writes:
Dear Friends,I am so very sorry about not being able to attend the Fearlessly Creative retreat and the Open Heart Project retreat this year at Dechen Choling. I look forward to visiting Dechen Choling every year and appreciate the beauty of the land and the warm welcomes from the staff. Unfortunately, I broke two bones in my foot and need to keep weight off of my foot for up to 12 weeks. I’m afraid the train travel and the terrain of the French Countryside may be more than I can handle at this time.I will miss all of you and hope to return next year.Thank you for your understanding.xo Susan
Open your heart to the fierce power of vulnerability
One could say that the point of spiritual practice is to open one’s heart. Yet we struggle to come to terms with this. It is so much easier to study gentleness and courage than it is to practice them because our world has conditioned us to believe that when we open our heart, we risk tremendous sorrow and pain. As we keep the tenderest part of ourselves hidden, we constantly fail to recognise it also holds the key to our vital energy: our heart is also where love, creativity, and magic reside.
During this programme, we will examine what keeps our hearts closed – in relationships, towards life, and most of all, toward ourselves. We will learn how to make friends with our emotions, not to judge, improve, or transform them, but simply to feel and be with them in a dignified way.
As we become unafraid of our darker, sweeter, and more piercing emotions, we can learn to embrace them and discover an incredible source of power, which is unreachable without walking through vulnerability.
Join best-selling author and founder of the Open Heart Project, Susan Piver, for a weekend of meditation practices, small group dialogue and an exploration of ways we can bring our raw and tender hearts home to the world of family, politics, work, and love.
The following teachings will be explored:
- The power of vulnerability
- Learning to stabilize in a state of openness
- Emotional fear and fearlessness
- Opening your heart under difficult circumstances
- How to protect your heart without closing it
Practical
Arrival day (May 30): Orientation talk at 8 pm. You’re invited to come from 4 pm in order to register and settle in your room. Dinner is served at 6.45 pm.
End of programme (June 2): Closing circle and banquet in the evening.
Departure day (June 3): You may leave anytime (no programme). You’re welcome to stay for lunch.
This programme is taught in English. Free translation into French or other languages needs to be confirmed. Important: translation services are possible only if you register your request at least two months in advance of the programme.
