Paris, France

The Joy of Living Level I: Calming the Mind

July 30 - 31, 2011
Weekend Meditation Workshop
With Tergar Instructor Myoshin Kelley

In this weekend meditation workshop we will learn how cultivating awareness can help create a peaceful mind and joyful heart. The practice of meditation enables us to transform all experiences, even difficult emotions and painful thoughts, into sources of joy. Over the course of this weekend, we will explore the landscape of our experience with mindful awareness, learning how to use the body, sensory experiences, thoughts, emotions, and even awareness itself as supports for meditation.

The schedule for this weekend workshop includes DVD teachings by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, presentations on the key points of meditation practice by Tergar instructor Myoshin Kelley, as well as guided meditations and discussion. This weekend is suitable for people of all faiths, as well as both beginning and experienced meditators.

Myoshin Kelley will be assisted by two students of Rinpoche, Frederic and Titi. People who already attended this retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche in Paris last year are welcome to come again.

Event Details

Joy of Living Meditation Workshop: Level I - Calming the Mind

When:

• Saturday, July 30th - 9am to 6pm
• Sunday, July 31st - 9am to 5pm

Where:

Maison de l’Inde (Indian House)
7 Boulevard Jourdan
75014 Paris / RER: Cité Universitaire (Ligne B)

Fees:

• 80 euros
• 75 euros (members, students, unemployed)
• 20 euros for 2 vegetarian meals (beverage and dessert included)

Contact Information:
For more information, please mail us at tergarparis@gmail.com

Teacher & 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...

Myoshin Kelley attended her first meditation retreat in 1975. She has practiced intensively with several renowned Buddhist meditation masters in the Theravada, Zen and Vajrayana traditions. She lived at the Insight Meditation Society for 15 years where she trained as a teacher. From 2003 - 2009 she was the teacher in residence at the Forest Refuge, the long-term practice center at IMS. She is a long term student of Mingyur Rinpoche and recently moved to Minneapolis to assist Rinpoche in carrying forth his worldwide vision. Read more... 

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…