InsightLA Schedule
Non-Residential Weekend Retreat with Trudy Goodman and Lila Wheeler
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TRUDY GOODMAN AND LILA KATE WHEELER
TEACHER BIO 
Trudy Goodman and Lila Kate WheelerLila, who lives in Boston, has been meditating since 1977 and brings an amazing life journey to her teaching. She grew up in South America, was ordained as a nun in Burma by her teacher U Pandita, became U Pandita's editor and an award winning writer herself, and has received Dzogchen transmission as a lama in the Tibetan tradition, in addition to completing teacher training with Jack Kornfield. |
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| Date(s): | March 10 (Saturday) - 11 (Sun) | |
| Time: | 10:00am - 4:00pm | |
| Description: | THE DEEPER INTENT OF THE HEART: This weekend non-residential retreat will be focused toward the idea that if we want to be at peace. we better hurry up and figure out how. Life is flying by, and our to-do list isn’t going away. The good news is that we do not need to stop all our activities in order to be at ease. We always have the capacity to recognize what is going on, to open and connect more deeply. These inner movements of mind and heart can happen in any context, bringing us to what T.S. Eliot called “the still point of the turning world” even in the midst of activity. But we do need to take time to develop and nurture this skill. On this weekend retreat we will practice turning toward our experience. Rather than being chopped up by the centrifugal whirl of judging, planning, regretting and obligation, we attune to a deeper intention of our heart,the wish simply to let ourselves be--however we are. Thus we fnd out that we are never separate from the dynamic life happening inside and outside of us. Trudy Goodman and Lila Kate Wheeler will be teaching the retreat. This has become a much-anticipated yearly event! Lila has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1977, and teaches at IMS in Barre, MA. Lila edited Sayadaw U Pandita's books, including "The State of Mind Called Beautiful." She is also a prize-winning fiction and travel writer, and lectures in Creative Writing at Tufts University. | |
| Location: | InsightLA Olympic 1430 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 | |
| Directions: | See Map | |
| Level: | All Levels | |
| Cost: | Sliding scale from $150 to $250 Please pay at the highest level of the sliding scale that you can afford. This helps us make sure those who pay less can attend. Whatever you pay above the lowest end of the sliding scale is a tax-deductible donation to InsightLA. Please email or call us to arrange for work/study or reduced fee (less than $150). | |
| Enrollment Limit: | 90 | There are still openings for this class. | |
| Items to Bring: | A meditation cushion if you have one. A bag lunch on Saturday and Sunday and a cup for water (we'll have pitcher with filtered water available). Dinner will be served on Saturday night and we'll have snacks and tea available throughout the retreat. | |
| Contact Information: | programs@insightla.org or 310-774-3325 | |
