St Augustine, FL

May 25-27, 2012
The Joy of Living Meditation Workshop: Level I – Calming the Mind

With Tergar Instructor Tim Olmsted

Meditation allows us to calm the mind, open the heart, and live more fully in the present moment. In this retreat, we will explore the practice of meditation and how to integrate meditative awareness with all activities. Based on the extraordinary meditation teachings of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the Joy of Living program emphasizes universal principles that are profoundly beneficial for people of all faiths and belief systems.

This retreat will offer an excellent introduction for new students and a time to deepen practice for experienced practitioners. The daily schedule will include meditation sessions interspersed with short discussions and presentations by Tergar instructor Tim Olmsted.

Event Details

When:

• Friday, May 25, 7pm-9pm
• Saturday, May 26, 9am-5pm
• Sunday, May 27, 9am-5pm

Where:
Discovery Yoga Center
3 Davis St • St. Augustine, Florida

Contact Information:
With questions, or for registration information contact:
Christopher at 904 687-8482 or email at atmacoreyoga@gmail.com

Meals and housing available • Qualifies for Yoga Alliance CEU’s

Cost:

• Base ~ $150
• Sponsor* ~ $190
• Student/senior (65+) ~ $75
• Work/study (please contact us for more info)

*Those who choose the sponsor level enable us to offer work/study scholarships for those who could otherwise not afford to attend.

If you’d like, you can order two vegetarian lunches for $20

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.

Tim Olmsted has been a student of meditation for the past thirty-five years. For twelve of those years, Tim lived in Nepal working as a psychotherapist. There he studied with many of the greatest Buddhist teachers of our time, including Mingyur Rinpoche’s father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Tim founded the Yongey Foundation to support Mingyur Rinpoche’s activities, served as director of the monastery, Gampo Abbey, and is president of the Pema Chödrön Foundation.

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.