Awareness and Contemplation of the Body: A Daylong Retreat with Angela Sullivan & Denise Barclay

Teachings from the Satipatthana Sutta on the First Establishment of Mindfulness
 
The body is a multifaceted field of sensory experience. The Buddha taught in the Satipatthana Sutta that investigating the experience of embodiment can bring practitioners all the way to full awakening. Woven through this day of sitting, walking and movement meditation will be practice instructions to guide contemplation of the breath, the four elements, the positions and parts of the body, and the inherent impermanence of the body. 

Join Angela Sullivan and Denise Barclay on a journey through the senses to deepen our understanding of this early and foundational teaching of the Buddha.

Denise Barclayhas been teaching yoga since 1998 and has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1995. In May 2012, she completed the Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training under Phillip Moffitt and Anne Cushman through Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Her deep commitment to the Buddha Dharma, QiGong and yoga, along with her studies with Heather Sundberg since 2013—especially through Heather’s Committed Students Program—further underscore Denise’s spiritual and teaching journey. Over the years, her dedication to teaching mindfulness, movement, and meditation, alongside her extensive retreat experience, has earned her the role of Dharma Leader/Teacher for the Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community.

Angela Sullivan began practicing yoga in the 1980’s and brings a lifetime of mindful movement training to her teaching. Her classes are a masterful blend of biomechanics, humor, Dhamma and yoga principles. Her never ending curiosity of human experience and form inspires her practice and she is dedicated to her Sangha and students. Angela fell in love with Insight Meditation through the local Vipassana community and has furthered her study over the years with DZIMC retreats, and most recently, Heather Sundberg’s Committed Students Program.

Dressing in layers is recommended.

Denise and Angela welcome beginning as well as experienced meditators.

The teachings are offered without charge. Your generosity provides a donation to O2 Yoga & Wellness for the space and support for the teachers.

Please bring a sack lunch.

Chairs are provided. If you like to sit on the floor, please bring cushions or a bench.

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