A heart that is wild & spacious

How do we consider our heart, our mind? Do we see it as a garden that needs careful trimming, cultivation and keeping in check? Or is it more like an open space with room for everything and everyone – more like a wilderness, unpredictable, fresh and full of discoveries? 

With the practice of the Metta Bhavana – of loving kindness – we engage with all we meet in the world with an ever-expanding openness. The practice invites us to shed the covers of our habitual identities, and to be present and alive to the world as we meet it. Do we dare enter the thrilling wilderness that is our own heart? 

This retreat will focus on metta, and explore the stages of the Metta Bhavana in our heart, mind and bodies, in meditation, in nature and in the way we relate to one another. Practicing in- and outdoors, we will research how we can trust what is  wild and surprising in ourselves, the mind-heart in its natural state. 

Easy physical improvisational exercises will help us to become more present, and open to more light and joy. This will enrich our attention within and outside of meditation with the spirit of discovery.

This retreat is for people who are trying to find ways to navigate a world situation that seems to be set on divisions. Together we will try and discover different ways of meeting each other and the world. Come and join - contact me to book or with any questions.

Please contact Rivendell directly to book.

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