Getting Comfortable with “Being” More and “Doing” Less (rough draft)
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, 9:00 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…
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Scholarship Donation, Optional
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.
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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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