AWARENESS MEDITATION GROUP- Ongoing Weekly Programme
Meditation is a powerful spiritual practice as well as an effective way to relieve stress, relax in the midst of tensions, to cope with life’s difficulties and to understand ourselves. This ongoing meditation offers some key concepts and basic methods of meditation from the East as well as from the West. Awareness will remain the major approach and goal of this programme.
Facilitator: Francis J. Padinjarekara
Date: Thursdays 8.00 – 9.00 p.m. starting January 21, 2010.
Fee: € 10 per week (includes tea & refreshments)
Venue: 3 Sycamore Green, Cabinteely, Dublin 18
Contact: Francis at (01) 275-1598 info@awarenessarc.org
AWARENESS – WAKE UP TO LIFE!
Anthony de Mello often commented on the way human beings sleep walk through life. We live, work, marry, have children, practice our religion and die without ever having woken up. No wonder we create problems for ourselves, blame other people, involve in frantic activities and wonder why we are unhappy and suffer.
If we are to find the happiness, peace and love that we look for, we have to wake up. This Awareness Retreat is a practical exploration of life without judgment, and has the power to transform your life.
Facilitators: Francis J. Padinjarekara & Liz Dillon
Date: Sunday February 21, 2010 10 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Venue: Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
Fee: € 85
Contact: Liz/Francis at (01) 275-1598 info@awarenessarc.org
AWARENESS: FINDING STILLNESS IN A TURBULENT WORLD
All of us face conflicts and problems in our relationships as well as in our daily living. Besides these, we are passing through a period of unprecedented turmoil and fear because of the current financial, and social problems. We may use various methods to calm ourselves and find relief. The focus of this de Mello awareness retreat, however, is on ourselves as we experience the turbulence so that through mindfulness and understanding we discover practical ways to lasting peace and happiness.
Facilitator: Dr. Francis J. Padinjarekara & Liz Dillon
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, June 18-20, 2010
Fee: €245 Deposit 50 euros.
Venue: Gartan Education Centre, Letterkenny, Co Donegal
Contact: (074)913-7032 office@gartan.com
AWARENESS DAY: COME HOME TO YOURSELF
Most of us live busy lives. We are preoccupied with the concerns of family, work, and business. The stresses and preoccupations of work and relationships all too often lead to the neglect of ourselves, how we feel and what we need. Gradually we can become strangers to ourselves, and overwhelmed by the problems of life, drift unhappily through life. Learning to reconnect with ourselves and understanding who we are is an essential part of our journey home to ourselves. This is not a luxury but a necessity for us particularly at a time when the problems of life appear overwhelming. This Awareness retreat seminar is a first step in that journey into ourselves so that you can begin to face life and its challenges with renewed energy and enthusiasm.
Facilitator: Dr. Francis J. Padinjarekara & Liz Dillon
Dates: TBA
Fee: €85
Venue: Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
