4th Annual Lovingkindness Meditation Retreat - 3 days, 2 nights

With Stephanie Swann, PhD and Helen Barnes Vantine, Ph.D.

March 27 - 29, 2020

Date and Time Details: Participants should arrive on Friday between 3pm and 5pm. Dinner will begin promptly at 6:00pm. Departure will be on Sunday at 1:00pm. Participants are expected to attend the entire retreat. Three meals a day will be served during retreat. These meals will be vegetarian. Fruit and tea will be available throughout the day. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs as Elohee can accommodate special requests such as gluten free or dairy free needs as well as food allergies. This retreat is alcohol free.

  • Small Private Room/Shared Bath – $660.00
  • Single Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath – $850.00
  • Single Occupancy/2 Twin Beds/Private Bath – $850.00
  • Double Occupancy/2 Twin Beds/Private Bath/per person – $660.00
  • Double Occupancy/1 King Bed/Private Bath/per person – $660.00

Price includes the course fee, room, meals, and grounds fee but does not include taxes. Full price is shown upon selection of room type prior to registering. If you are interested in tent camping, please call 770-316-9195 for more information.

This year we are offering two retreats in one. Come for 3 days of Lovingkindness or 4 days of Mindfulness + Lovingkindness, it’s your choice. Choose Thursday-Sunday or Friday-Sunday.

Our 3 day-2 night Lovingkindness retreat begins on Friday evening with an introduction (or review) of lovingkindness practice. This part of the retreat will follow the traditional method of lovingkindness practice, taking time to focus our hearts and minds on ourselves and others. Lovingkindness will be practiced through sitting meditation and walking meditation. On Friday and Saturday evenings there will be talks related to the topic of lovingkindness.

If you have never done lovingkindness practice, this is a beautiful introduction. If lovingkindness is already part of your practice, talking several days to commit solely to the practice can deepen and strengthen your experience of open heartedness.

Tiffany Andras-Myers with A Mindful Heart Yoga will provide yoga practice for us daily. She is a beautiful teacher who embodies lovingkindness through her yoga.

There will also be free time for wandering the beautiful mountains of Elohee.

**Please note that the retreat is held in noble silence. This retreat is suitable for beginning and experienced meditators.

Cost:

The cost of the program is $300.00. But, because we understand that everyone has different financial ability, tuition is on a sliding scale that allows participants to pay according to individual means.  Sustaining tuition is $300; mid tuition is $200; and base tuition is $100. Please choose your amount based on an earnest assessment of your financial ability. When you pay at the highest level you can, it allows others to attend who may not otherwise be able to join us.

At checkout, you will be asked for a discount code.  For sustaining tuition, no discount code is required.  For mid and base tuition, please enter one of the following codes:  mid200 or base100, respectively.

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About the Leader

Stephanie Swann, PhD

Stephanie Swann, PhD began her journey into meditation in 1988. After many fits and starts and experimenting with various methods and traditions, she began her daily practice in Vipassana meditation in 2008. Of the many joys in this life, studying the Dhamma and practicing meditation are the greatest, she says. The other greatest joy is […]

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