Getting Comfortable with “Being” More and “Doing” Less
Fri, May 16
|Spring Haven BYU Lodge
Please join us as Dharma Teacher Terry Cortés-Vega shares teachings and practices for cultivating these virtues in our own lives. She will share on what Thich Nhat Hanh calls the essential practice of Noble Silence and what it means to be still.
Time & Location
May 16, 2025, 8:00 AM MDT – May 18, 2025, 11:00 AM MDT
Spring Haven BYU Lodge, 241 Left Fork Hobble Creek Canyon, Springville, UT 84663, USA
About the event
Getting Comfortable with “Being” More and “Doing” Less
In this retreat, we will support our mindfulness practice, deepen our understanding of the Dharma, and cultivate the virtues of peace and understanding. Terry Cortés-Vega, an inspiring Dharma teacher ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh, will share key teachings and mindfulness practices throughout the retreat, which will also feature sustained periods of sitting meditation, walking meditation, noble silence, mindful eating, heart-centered Dharma discussions and play with fellow practitioners of Awakening Valley Sangha.
About the teacher
Terry Cortés-Vega began her training in mindfulness in 1998 with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, and in 2012, she was ordained as a Dharma Teacher in his Order of Interbeing. She explains the Dharma by sharing her experiences and insights at public talks, days of mindfulness, and meditation and mindfulness retreats.
Terry has been described as an “insightful, heartfelt and creative” teacher of the Dharma whose talks are…
Tickets
Queen Bed in a shared room
Sale ends
Apr 30, 9:00 AM MDT
This is for partners/couples signing up. Their sign ups would be linked. Bedding is provided. Queen beds are in rooms shared with either one or two bunk beds.
$400.00
Twin bed in a shared room
Sale ends
Apr 30, 9:00 AM MDT
These are bunk beds. If you have accessibility issues such that you need a bottom bunk, please let us know. Bedding is provided. We will group these in rooms of generally men or generally women.
$200.00
Sleeping Bag/Cot (indoor)
This option allows you to bring your own cot/sleeping pad and bedding and sleep in it in a common area. You will be in a sleeping area that is either generally men or generally women.
$180.00
Sold OutDaily Commuter
Sale ends
Apr 30, 9:00 AM MDT
You will not be sleeping overnight at the retreat center, but will drive in each day. We encourage you to carpool so that you can enjoy the commute as an extension of your practice time with other retreatants and so that you can reduce carbon footprint and transportation costs. Please pay close attention to the daily schedule to avoid disrupting the residential participants.
$180.00
Scholarship Donation, Optional
Sale ends
May 18, 9:00 AM MDT
Our standard registration fees are set at a reduced level to make retreat attendance more accessible. If you are able to contribute additional funds to your registration costs, it will help us offer financial assistance to those in need. The contribution selected will be added only once to the associated registration. Thank you.
$Dana for Terry Cortés-Vega
Sale ends
May 18, 9:00 AM MDT
The Buddhist teachings are considered priceless, and teachers do not charge for their services. Dana is the practice of giving. It manifests the fundamental interconnectedness of life and is a way for us to support the life and work of the teacher. There will be an opportunity to make a donation to Terry either with your registration or at the retreat. For normally employed people, $25 per day or $50 for the retreat is recommended.
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