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Mindfulness Retreats, Workshops & Classes
Class on the
Five Mindfulness Trainings
6 Thursday Evening Sessions
October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21 & December 5, 2024
(No class on Thanksgiving Day November 28)
7:00 PM - 9:15 PM Eastern Time
"Looking with
the Buddha's Eyes"
A Four-Day Retreat
Thursday Dec. 12 to Monday Dec. 16, 2024
Claymont Court Retreat Center, Charles Town, WV
***
Retreat Full - Registration Closed ***
Online Mindfulness Workshop
*** Online via Zoom ***
Saturday,
October 26, 2024
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Eastern Time
Online Regular
Meditation Sessions
Morning Sessions - Tuesday to Friday - 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Eastern Time
Evening Session - Thursday - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern Time
-- Selected Mindfulness Practices for those in situations of violence, natural disaster, or war --
-- Opening the Heart of Compassion: A Collection of Songs and Guided Meditations by Anh-Huong Nguyen --
-- Our Teachers' Message on the Spreading of COVID-19 --
Mindfulness Meditation & Practices
Mindfulness is our inherent capacity of healing and renewal. It is
the basis for transforming ourselves and creating a more harmonious
family and society. To be mindful is to be aware of what is going on
in our body, in our feelings, in our mind and in the world, as we
avoid doing harm to ourselves and others.
With the help of conscious breathing - breathing and knowing we are
breathing - we are able to touch and be nourished by the peace and
joy that are available within and around us, in the here and now.
With continued practice, we shall touch and understand the roots of
the pain that lie deep within us, such as fear, anger, despair, thus
making transformation and healing possible.
The practice of mindfulness is the practice of love. Mindfulness relieves suffering because it is filled with understanding and compassion. When our mindfulness embraces those we love, they bloom like flowers.
The Mindfulness Practice Center of Fairfax (MPCF)
MPCF offers sessions of training in and practice of mindfulness in
the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Sessions are offered in
the secluded setting of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in
Oakton. It is a quiet, beautiful and spiritual space.
Outdoor
Walking Meditation at the MPCF
Video:
Weekend & 5-Day Retreat in Kyoto, Japan (June 2017)
Our Teachers
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Principal teachers are Anh-Huong and Thu Nguyen who have been practicing mindfulness in the tradition of the Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh for 30 years. They have led mindfulness retreats in the United States since 1988 and in 1992 were among the first students to be ordained as meditation teachers by Thich Nhat Hanh. Anh-Huong is the author of "Opening the Heart of Compassion", a guided meditation CD and co-author with Thich Nhat Hanh of "Walking Meditation", a multimedia manual on mindful walking. She has also translated several of Thich Nhat Hanh's books into English, including "The Sun My Heart" and "The Diamond that Cuts through Illusion". |