Spring Mindfulness Retreat at Song of the Morning, Vanderbilt, Michigan
June 1-5, 2016. ****New dates for 2016****
Dear Friends,
For over ten years The Bluewater Community of Mindful Living has been
offering mindfulness retreats up north at Song of the Morning Yoga
Retreat Center in Vanderbilt, Michigan just north of Gaylord off I-75.
We are happy to announce that our Spring Mindfulness Retreat this year
will be held June 1-5. You may come just for the weekend, for all five
days, or as your schedule allows.
Our spring retreat has become an anticipated event for many who enjoy
the deep quiet and beauty of the north woods in spring. Everyone is
welcome, beginners and experienced meditators alike.
We sit. We walk. We enjoy the nourishment of food and friends.
Our lives are often busy and complex. Mindfulness practice is an
opportunity to slow down, focus, and enjoy our lives. Everyone from all
walks of life and traditions are cordially welcomed to join us for these
days together. The practice is simple, easy to follow, and of benefit to
all.
Allowing yourself to enjoy peace and quiet in beautiful, natural
surroundings with the companionship of spiritual friends can be
transformational.
Song of the Morning offers 800 beautiful, wooded acres along the
pristine Pigeon River and is ideal for meditation. We will practice
sitting and walking meditation, enjoy some noble silence, yoga, the Ten
Mindful Movements, dharma sharing discussions, early morning walks to
greet the day, and other activities from the Plum Village tradition of
Thich Nhat Hanh.
Song of the Morning provides delicious vegetarian meals and a wide
variety of comfortable accommodations at varying rates. The cost will be
around fifty dollars a night or less for a bed in the "Dormitory Dome".
More deluxe rooms, some with private baths are available.
Camping is now offered on a "sliding scale" for those with budgetary
restraints.
To register please review the accommodations at their web site:
http://www.songofthemorning.org/accomodations/
You can register online or directly with the office at Song of the
Morning, 989-983-4107 or office@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. The easiest way to
register is by telephone so that you may discuss your payment options.
The office is closed on Mondays.
Students with ID receive a twenty-five percent discount. Memberships
which offer other discounts are also available.
For details about our practices at the retreat please contact Sam Ewalt,
ewalt@xxxxxxxx or 810-388-1419.
The Bluewater Community of Mindful Living
http://www.bluewaterbuddhist.org
