Practice Mindfulness: A Retreat for Learning or Deepening Meditation

Led by Mindfulness Teachers Jane and Derek Kolleeny

 

This retreat will focus on the practice of meditation, appealing to new meditators, those with a developed practice, and those simply seeking renewal in the serenity of a contemplative environment. The progression will be from the beginning to more advanced aspects of meditation including becoming friends with ourselves, skillfully working with distraction, dullness and emotions, and developing insight into self-limiting habitual patterns.

The program will consist of sitting and walking meditation, talks and guided meditations, group discussion. During breaks, one can walk our labyrinth and trails, or simply enjoy the contemplative setting.

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TEACHERS

 

    

Jane Kolleeny, Westchester Meditation Center Senior Teacher, has been studying and practicing Buddhism since the early seventies when her teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche arrived in Boulder, Colorado. A native Coloradan, she moved to New York in 1990 and taught classes at the New York Shambhala Center for many years, organizing and teaching at the Tuesday dharma gatherings for nine years. She serves as volunteer retreats and business development director at Garrison Institute.

 

 

 

Derek Kolleeny, Westchester Meditation Center Senior Teacher, became a student of Chogyam Trunpga, Rinpoche, in 1976. He earned a B.A. from Harvard College in the Comparative Study of World Religions focusing in Buddhism in 1982, and a MBA from Columbia Business School in 1989. He served as CFO for various companies and not-for-profit organizations for 25 years and is now a consultant for non-profit organizations specializing in organizational development and financial management.  He currently teaches meditation and Buddhist philosophy at Westchester Meditation Center and Rime Shedra NYC.

 

 

 

COVID-19

The health and safety of our guests and staff is a top priority for the Garrison Institute. To attend a retreat or event all guests, teachers, and staff are required to self-test (at home antigen test is acceptable) within the 48-hour window prior to arriving for a retreat on site, and to bring a 2nd self-test kit when coming on site. We encourage everyone to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and other illnesses before your visit. If you experience symptoms or have a positive diagnosis, please notify us immediately at events@garrisoninstitute.org We will continue to follow any COVID-19 guidelines set forth by our local officials, New York State and the CDC.

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