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Winter Mindfulness Retreat February 2010

This winter we will offer an optional multi-day extension of our regular weekend retreat.
Enjoy up to five days of mindfulness practice in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh with 
sitting and walking meditation, some silent meals, dharma discussion, recitation of the 
Five and the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, networking with statewide meditation groups 
and other activities.

 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
 February 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
 Song of the
Morning Yoga Retreat Center
 Vanderbilt, Michigan 49795

It is expected that most people will come just for the weekend with our usual schedule 
starting at 5 PM Friday through our concluding Sunday Dinner at 1 PM. We will also offer 
meditation and activities Wednesday afternoon, and all day Thursday and Friday. Come when 
you can and stay as long as you like. 

The cost for the retreat is forty-five dollars a night plus tax for a bed in the “Dormitory Domes” 
including meals. If you stay more than three nights you will receive a 15% discount. Some 
private rooms are available for an additional cost through the Song of the Morning office.

Come enjoy the deep quiet of the north country in wintertime. Song of the Morning offers eight
hundred acres of forest land astride the pristine
Pigeon River and is ideal for meditation. It is about 
a four hour drive from
Detroit or Grand Rapids. The accommodations are clean and comfortable 
with heated rooms and extra blankets. Meals will be vegetarian.

Please register directly with Song of the Morning, office@goldenlotus.org, 989-983-4107 http://www.goldenlotus.org.  No deposit required.

Sponsored by The Bluewater Community of Mindful Living
Port Huron, Michigan http://www.bluewaterbuddhist.org
Contact: Sam Ewalt,
ewalt@glis.net
Community of Mindful Living Directory http://www.iamhome.org
Directory of
Michigan Buddhist Groups http://michiganbuddhist.com

 

                       Schedule for 2009 and 2010

Meetings are held on the second and fourth Sunday of every month at 10am in Studio 1219 (an art gallery in downtown Port Huron across from the Post Office) at 1219 Military Street, Port Huron.  Doors open at 9:30am.
 
We also meet every Tuesday at Alternative Connections at 104 Huron Boulevard, Marysville (corner of Michigan Avenue, across from Marysville High School) at 7 pm.  Doors will open at 6:40pm.  Please use back door to enter.

Also, our friends of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship invite us to join with them for meditation on the first and third Sunday of every month at 9am at the Lochiel Kiwanis Community Center, 180 College Street N. (corner of College and George) in Sarnia.

For more information:  email  marybasrai@gmail.com or call Mary at 810-982-4597.

Our general area for Buddhist study this year will be Thich Nhat Hanh's book,  The Heart of Understanding.  On the fourth Sunday of every month, we will  study and discuss this commentary on the Heart Sutra.

The text of the Heart Sutra with notes and suggestions for further study can be found here:  Study Notes .
 

Requests for space and freedom at our meetings prompts us to leave many days open for use as desired in the present moment.  Remember that everything is impermanent, including this schedule.  Please verify information at website or above phone number.




2010



February
 2    Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm
 
 9    Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm
 
14   Sunday    
Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

16   Tuesday  Meditation, Alternative Connections,  Marysville, 7 pm

17, 18, 19, 20, 21  Wednesday - Sunday   Winter Mindfulness Retreat
                                 Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat Center,Vanderbilt, Michigan
                                 Weekend retreat plus optional three day extension

23   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

28   Sunday    Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon


March
 2    Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

  9   Tuesday  Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

14   Sunday    Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

16   Tuesday  Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

21   Sunday   Half Day of Mindfulness  10-1pm  Seaway Mobile Home Ranch, Community Bldg
                                                                                      50 Mack Ave, Marysville, MI 48040

23   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

28   Sunday    Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

30   Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm


April
  6   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

11   Sunday    
Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

13   Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

20   Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

24    Saturday  Detroit Day of Mindfulness with Dharma Teacher  Cheri Maples
                          
Sponsored by the Detroit Lotus Sangha

25   Sunday    
Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

27   Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm


May
 4    Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

 9    Sunday     Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

11   Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

16   Sunday     Half Day of Mindfulness, 10am-1pm, Halusia's home in Lexington

18   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

23   Sunday     Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

25   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm


June
 1    Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

 2, 3, 4, 5, 6   Wednesday - Sunday .   Spring Mindfulness Retreat 
                                 Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat Center
                                 Vanderbilt, Michigan
                                  Weekend retreat plus optional three day extension

 8    Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

13   Sunday    
Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

15   Tuesday  Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

19   Saturday    Half Day of Mindfulness, 4pm- 8pm, Christine P's home.

22   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

27   Sunday    Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

29   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm


July
 6    Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

11   Sunday    Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

13   Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

18   Sunday    Nature Walk in Mindfulness, Sarnia  10am-12

20   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

25   Sunday    Day of Mindfulness,  Lake Huron Retreat Center, 10am - 4pm

27   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm


August
 3    Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

 8    Sunday     Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

10   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

15   Sunday     Half Day of Mindfulness 9:30am-12:30pm followed by   Buddha's
                         Birthday Bash
at Pete and Denni's home on the Lake.

17   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

22   Sunday    
Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

24   Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

31   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm


September
  7   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

12   Sunday    Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

15,16,17,18,19   
Wednesday - Sunday . Fifth Annual Michigan Mindfulness Retreat
                              Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat Center, Vanderbilt, Michigan
                              Weekend retreat plus optional three day extension

21   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

26   Sunday    Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

28   Tuesday  
Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm


October
 5    
Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

10    Sunday    Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

12    
Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

17    Sunday   Day of Mindfulness, Linda S.'s home, 10am-3pm

19    
Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

24    
Sunday    Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

26    
Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm


November
 2    
Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm 
 
 7     Saturday,  Day of Mindfulness,  Lansing, Mi

 9    
Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

14    Sunday,  Day of Gratitude, Meditation and Potluck lunch, 10am-3pm

16    
Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

23    
Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

28    
Sunday    Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

30    Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm


December
 7      
Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

12     Snickerdoodle Sunday and Meditation, Studio 1219, Port Huron, 10am -Noon

14     Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

21     Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm

26     Sunday   Christmas sharing, stories, poems, Studio 1219,, 10am- Noon

28    
Tuesday   Meditation, Alternative Connections, Marysville, 7pm