Exploring the Mind: Silent Meditation Retreat with Dr. Tucker Peck and Kynan Tan

Description

This 6-day silent meditation retreat provides an opportunity for practitioners to explore the mind and understand the interaction of Buddhist meditation practice and modern psychological tools. The silent setting provides a container to support you to go deeper into your experience, cultivating calm and clarity.

Participants will be asked to observe noble silence, meaning they will minimise interactions and not speak unless necessary, as well as power down all communication devices for the entire retreat. For more detail, see the Community Code of Conduct. The daily schedule will mostly consist of seated and walking meditation practice, as well as an evening dharma talk, opportunities to speak with the teachers individually each day, three meals, and time for rest and light exercise.

This retreat will be taught using the principles of student-centred dharma, meaning that you can explore whichever practices and techniques resonate with you. We aim to collaborate with you to further deepen and enrich your practice.

If you haven't been on retreat with Kynan or Tucker before, we will organise a pre-retreat call to get to know you and answer any questions.

When: 25 to 30 March 2024
Times: Arrive by 5 pm and finish 2 pm
Where: Brahma Kumaris Centre, Wilton

Cost:

• Twin Share - $1099
• Single rooms - $1405
• Concession (Twin Share) - $927. For full time students, pensioners and unemployed. If you need assistance and do not qualify for the concession you may wish to apply for a scholarship (see below)

Scholarships 
Scholarships for all SIM retreats are available for people who need assistance paying the full fee. For more information and to apply - https://www.sydneyinsightmedit...​

Further Information: to find out more information about this retreat please email sydneyinsightmeditators@gmail.com

Additional cost: 'Dana' The retreat fee covers accommodation and meals only. In keeping with a 2,500 year old tradition no fee has been charged for the teachings. At the end of the retreat you are invited to give a donation to express your appreciation and to support the teachers to continue their work.

About the Teachers

Dr. Tucker Peck is a meditation teacher and Clinical Psychologist. He studied meditation with Sharon Salzberg and then with Upasaka Culadasa.  A former professor, he is the founding director of the scholarship fund Open Dharma Foundation, and co-host of the podcast Teaching Meditation.  He lives in Alameda, California, an island in the San Francisco Bay.

Kynan Tan is a meditation teacher who is interested in collaborating to navigate the vast range of tools and techniques most effectively to create freedom and meaning in our lives, today. Kynan is authorised to teach Dharma in a lineage that can be traced back to the Buddha. Kynan has practised a number of different modern and traditional techniques of contemplative and introspective practice and draws on his experience as an artist, musician, educator, and programmer in order to teach in a way that is clear, practical, and creative.