Heidelberg, Germany

The Joy of Living Weekend Meditation Workshop: Level II – Opening the Heart

April 27-29, 2012
With Tergar Facilitator Antonia Sumbundu

In this weekend meditation workshop with Tergar facilitator Antonia Sumbundu, we will learn how meditating on loving-kindness and compassion can open our hearts to the world around us and relax the self-centered tendencies that lead to anxiety, dissatisfaction, and suffering. Cultivating loving-kindness and compassion helps us to see the basic goodness that all beings share. By relating to others in an open-hearted way, we bring peace to the mind and develop a sense of confidence and purpose. This, in turn, naturally brings harmony to our relationships and enables us to work with challenging situations more effectively.

The schedule for this weekend workshop includes DVD teachings by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, short presentations on the key points of meditation practice by Antonia, as well as guided meditations and discussion.

This retreat is open to meditators who have previously attended a Joy of Living Level I meditation workshop and practiced meditation regularly for six months and to those who have practiced meditation regularly for at least three years.

Event Details

When:

• Friday, April 27, 2012 – 8pm to ca. 9:30pm
• Saturday, April 28, 2012 – 9am to 5pm
• Sunday, April 29, 2012 – 9am to 5pm

Where:

Yoga und Bewegung
Burgstraßencarré / Burgstraße 61
69121 Heidelberg
(to be confirmed)

Fees:

• Regular 85€
• Sponsor 105€
• Reduced rate 65€ (students, senior, unemployed)

Contact Information:

For more information and for work/study options, please contact us at info@jol-heidelberg.de

Teacher and Instructor Bios

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a rising star among the new generation of Tibetan Buddhist masters. With a rare ability to present the ancient wisdom of Tibet in a fresh, engaging manner, Rinpoche’s profound teachings and playful sense of humor have endeared him to students around the world. His first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. Rinpoche currently teaches throughout the world, with centers on four continents. Read more...

About the Facilitator

Antonia Sumbundu has been practicing meditation and receiving dharma teachings from renowned Tibetan Buddhist meditation masters since 1988, and she has been a student of Mingyur Rinpoche since 2002. She is a psychologist specialized in the clinical application of meditation, an area of study in which she has been teaching internationally for a number of years. In 2010 Mingyur Rinpoche invited Antonia Sumbundu to begin facilitating Joy of Living workshops for the Tergar Meditation Community, and she happily accepted.

About the Joy of Living

The Joy of Living retreats provide a path of meditation training that is open to people of all faiths and belief systems. The style of meditation presented in this program teaches how to work with the problems and experiences of everyday life to create a peaceful mind and joyful heart. Read more...

About the Tergar Meditation Community

The mission of the Tergar Meditation Community is to make the ancient practice of meditation accessible to the modern world. For centuries, the practice of meditation has been used by countless individuals to transform suffering into joy and confusion into wisdom. Tergar meditation and study programs are designed to facilitate this transformation. Under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a remarkable Tibetan teacher celebrated for his ability to make the practice of meditation accessible to people of all backgrounds, the Tergar community of meditation centers and practice groups provides a comprehensive course of meditation training and study, with programs for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Read more...