BLOOMING LOTUS Awakening Our Hearts - Healing Our Selves 3 Day Retreat

With the Monks & Nuns from Plum Village

Join us to bring Adlersheim Wilderness Lodge the miracle of healing and mindfulness into Juneau, Alaska your daily life:

June 18-20, 2019

• Healing Practices

• Nourishing Learn principles and practices that can transform our Meals consciousness and promote deep healing and increased health Opening our Hearts, Healing our Minds, Healing our Bodies • Mindful Breathing, ENJOY DELICIOUS • MEDITATION • DEEP REST Walking, And Eating VEGAN FOOD • MINDFUL MEALS • NOBLE SILENCE * • MINDFUL • SHARING FROM • Total Relaxation MINDFULNESS MOVEMENTS THE HEART IN A • Deep Listening LECTURES & • MINDFUL HIKES & WARM & FRIENDLY & Mindful TALKS WALKS IN NATURE ATMOSPHERE Speech BLOOMING LOTUS SANGHA AWAKENING OUR HEARTS - HEALING OUR SELVES MINDFULNESS RETREAT JUNE 18-20, 2019 JUNEAU, ALASKA

Join us to manifest healing, nourishment, and peace together as a spiritual family.

Come learn how to practice Mindfulness in a friendly & welcoming atmosphere.

Relax, enjoy nature, listen to lectures, make new friends, heal and nourish your practice.

The historical Buddha said that to be those same principles and practices, health and experience healing we must we can begin to shine the light that look deeply into the causes and brings transformation and healing to conditions that are conducive increase our community and the world health and maximize deep healing. He taught that we should Given the current challenges we face as find the “seeds” of health and healing a society, we know how important it is in ourselves and in others. And when to stay solid and connected to each we find those seeds we should water other. As we train ourselves to be and nurture them to produce the more deeply in touch with our breath, beautiful flower of health, happiness, body, feelings, and thoughts, we will and joy. quite naturally experience for ourselves the wonderful refreshing and During this retreat we will look deeply healing elements that come from into the causes and conditions that mindful living. produce health and healing and that are conducive to the development of happiness and joy. We will learn the principles and practices that transform our consciousness toward deep healing and increased health. Taking good care of ourselves we take good care of our family, of our society. So with

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Cultivating mindfulness in all of our The retreat includes daily teachings daily activities, we concretely and practices on mindfulness, walking contribute to wellbeing and meditation, sitting meditation and transformation in ourselves and in the eating meditation. We will also have world. We grow in our capacity to the chance to strengthen our capacities respond to life in ways that bring peace for deep listening and loving speech and healing. Whether you are young through the practices of Deep or old, new to or more experienced in Relaxation, Touching of the Earth, the practice of mindfulness, we Beginning Anew, and Dharma Sharing. welcome you to join us for this retreat. Families, couples and individuals are This is an opportunity to come together warmly welcomed to join us during as a spiritual family, experience deeply this joyful time of living mindfully healing practices, and cultivate together. We welcome the participation togetherness. Also, to build Sangha of people from all backgrounds. We are and refresh our relationships not only committed to fostering a practice with our families, but also our environment where all may touch the relationship with Mother Earth and our Dharma and find healing, ancestors. It is a wonderful retreat for transformation and nourishment. those new to mindfulness practice in the , as well as The “Awakening Our Hearts - Healing for anyone interested in mindful Our Selves” retreat is a time to be community life. We welcome the nourished by deep yet accessible participation of people from all teachings, the harmony and splendor backgrounds. We are committed to of the Alaskan countryside, the fostering a practice environment where summer light, and the joy of all may touch the Dharma and find community. We will use the practices healing, transformation and of mindfulness to touch the miracles of nourishment. life in the midst of the mundane.

Nature holds sway in Alaska.

Peace, serenity and freedom are ours, in this moment.

Come and join us for this wonderful, healing retreat.

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ABOUT THE TEACHERS & INSTRUCTORS:

Sister Chân Đẳng Nghiêm (Sr. Non Discrimination, A.K.A. Sr. D)

Sister Đẳng Nghiêm came to the United States as a teenager. She received her M.D. at the UCSF School of Medicine before she became a nun in 2000. She is the author of two books: Healing: A Woman’s Journey from Doctor to Nun (2010) and Mindfulness as Medicine: A Story of Healing and Spirit (2015). A practicing doctor at UCSF Medical Center before she became a Buddhist nun in the tradition of , she is a motivational speaker, and an inspiration for anyone who has ever dealt with severe illness or chronic pain. In 2011 she contracted neuro-Lyme disease, which affected both her physical and cognitive functioning. With mindfulness practices, she had what doctor’s termed a “miraculous” recovery. Sister Đẳng Nghiêm is also sought out by people looking for guidance on how to heal from experiences of sexual, emotional and physical abuse and how to find strength in the face of many of the pressures society puts on young women. She currently lives in Deer Park in California. Find out more about Sister D here:

https://news.mit.edu/2019/buddhist-sister-dang-nghiem-invites-mit-community-to-practice- mindfulness-0315

https://www.lionsroar.com/mindfulness-is-the-best-medicine-november-2013/

https://vimeo.com/323295854

Sister Chân Lương Nghiêm (Sr. True Goodness)

Sister Chân Lương Nghiêm is residing at Plum Village . She immigrated to Australia with her parents in 1991. She graduated from Royal Melbourne of Information Technology University (RMIT university) as Computer programmer. She worked in the field for 2 years before becoming a nun in 1998. Her joy is to discover the wholesomeness in herself and the world around her. She loves to taste the Dharma in her limitation. She has lived at Green Mountain Dharma Centre in Vermont and in California.

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Brother Chân Pháp Trạch (Br. Dharma Investigation, A.K.A. Br. Coconut)

Br. Chân Pháp Trạch is a Vietnamese-American disciple of Master Thich Nhat Hanh and a Dharma Teacher in the of Plum Village. He became a novice monk at the age of 26 (2001) in Plum Village, France. He received the full ordination in 2004 and Lamp Transmission in 2008 from Thich Nhat Hanh. In 2008, he became an Abbot of the European Institute of Applied (EIAB) center in Germany. In 2015, he moved to Thailand Plum Village Practice Center, where he serves as Abbot teachings to young monks and nuns. He also travels around the world to offer retreats and teachings in the U.S.A., Europe, and Asian countries like Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Brother Chân Pháp Pháp Nguyện (Br. True Dharma Vow)

Br Pháp Nguyện was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the U.S. with his family at the age of 13, settling in Seattle, WA. He graduated from the University of Washington with two degrees: International Business and Finance. He worked in the financial field for a number of years before moving to Plum Village in France to become a monk in 2008. During the last few years, he has been traveling with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village delegation around the world to teach the Art Of Mindful Living. His knowledge and experience in the world of business has helped him find ways to bring the practice of mindfulness to those in the corporate world. As he advances in the practice, he discovers a totally new level of life and that there is so much to learn, to appreciate, and to enjoy in this world. He is happy to meet, share, and explore together with people life through the practice of mindfulness. He also enjoys drinking tea, lying on a hammock, playing tennis, and sharing the Art of Mindful Living with people from all walks of life.

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Sister Chân Trăng Thanh Lương (Sr. Freshness)

Sister Thanh Lương grew up in Saigon, Vietnam and went to school training in the field of technology. In 2007, she was introduced to the practices of Plum Village when Thay visited Vietnam. She ordained as a nun in 2009 in Plum Village Thailand. Sister Freshness enjoys going to the beach to watch the sunrise/ sunset and she likes to be in nature with her Brothers and Sisters. Her favorite practice is total relaxation because during that time, she can relax and be present with her body with nowhere to go and nothing to do. She likes to share with people her experiences on how to live in mindfulness, happier and more peaceful.

Sister Chân Trăng Hoàng Yên (Sr. Tranquility, A.K.A. Sr. Calm Down)

Sister Chân Trăng Hoàng Yên was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. In college, she competed as a Division I Track and Field thrower, and majored in Psychology with a focus in General Education and Special Education. This field of study spoke to her deep desire to help empower others and to give them a voice. In 2014, she was introduced to the practices of Plum Village and had a pivotal experience during a Viet Wake Up Retreat. This inspired her to explore Sangha further and to make a deeper commitment to her spiritual path. Sr. Tranquility ordained as a nun in the 5-Year Monastic Program in 2016. In doing so, she is following in the footsteps of six generations of monastics in her family. She enjoys leading the Children's Program and helping to make mindfulness practice accessible to young people. Her favorite way of practicing is through arts and crafts.

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Blooming Lotus Sangha Awakening Our Hearts - Healing Our Selves Mindfulness Retreat Schedule SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Time Tuesday – DOM Wednesday Thursday 5:30 am Wake Up Joyfully 6:00 am 30’ Guided Sitting 30’ Guided Sitting Lazy Morning Meditation & Discourse Meditation & Discourse Reading Reading 7:00 am Silent BREAKFAST

8:00 am Silent BREAKFAST 8:30 am Registration/Check-in Mindful Service

9:00 am - Dharma Talk Dharma Talk 11:00 am

11:00 am Walking Meditation Walking Meditation

LUNCH: LUNCH: LUNCH: 12:30 pm 5 contemplations 5 contemplations 5 contemplations 1:00 pm Mindful Service Mindful Service Mindful Service

1:30 pm - Deep Relaxation Deep Relaxation Deep Relaxation 2:30 pm Q&A/Circle Sharing 3:00 pm Dharma Sharing Q&A/Circle Sharing DOM ends Hiking/Fast Walking Hiking/Fast Walking 4:30 pm Book Signing Meditation Meditation 6:00 pm Silent DINNER Silent DINNER Silent DINNER 7:15 pm Mindful Service Mindful Service Mindful Service 7:30 pm 30’ Guided Sitting 30’ Guided Sitting Retreat ends Meditation Meditation ! Touching the Earth w/ Touching the Earth w/ We are here for you Text Text We know you are there and we are very happy

9:30 pm Noble Silence* Noble Silence* Mindful Service

* Please support the practice of NOBLE SILENCE from after the evening activity until after breakfast the next morning. —LIGHTS OUT at 10:00 P.M.— Thank you!

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CHILDREN’S PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE Children (ages 6-12) will be involved in activities concurrent with the Adults Program. Some will be all-ages shared activities MORNINGS AFTERNOONS EVENINGS

Orientation Walking meditation Sitting Meditation

Ice breakers Mindful games Pebble Meditation

Songs of Practice Eating Meditation Getting To Know Ourselves

Learning to listen and Sharing Workshop Mindful Sharing invite the bell Questions and answers Songs of practice 2 Promises Arts and crafts Story Time Mindful Love Letters

BLOOMING LOTUS SANGHA BLOOMINGLOTUSSANGHA.ORG

The Blooming Lotus Sangha is Non Profit Organization founded as a Mindfulness Practice Center and Community of Mindful Living in the tradition of Zen Master . To support our mission and vision of living mindfully in the present moment and developing good environmental stewards in our communities, our organization offers Meditation Sessions, Retreats, Days of Mindfulness, Family and Children Programs, Dharma Movie Nights, Mindful Outings in Nature, Environmentally Conscious Activities, and Special Events in Southeast Alaska, South Florida, and beyond. We welcome the participation of people from all backgrounds, regardless of ethnic origin, race, cultural background, socio-economic class, age, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or physical ability. We are committed to fostering a practice environment where all may touch the Dharma and find healing and nourishment.

Smile, You Are Alive! & We Are Happy You Are Here :-)

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