The Power of Contemplation
The Garrison Institute applies the transformative power of contemplation to the pressing social challenges of our time, helping build a more compassionate and resilient future. Our programs focus on teaching mindfulness and other contemplative practices, which help participants reduce stress, deepen self-awareness, connect emotionally, develop self-acceptance, and foster compassion.
Timeless Wisdom, Timely Action. The Garrison Institute hosts more than 100 contemplative retreats and professional gatherings each year. Led by distinguished teachers exploring a wide range of wisdom traditions and contemplative practices, our retreats teach skills that tap the power of contemplation as a force for resilience and social change. Participants develop inner resources for personal growth and deepening engagement with the world.
Timeless Wisdom, Timely Action.
Garrison Institute P.O. Box 532 14 Mary’s Way, Rt. 9D Garrison, NY 10524
NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID WHITE PLAINS, NY 10610 PERMIT NO. 6692
Our programs are held in a beautiful renovated monastery on the banks of the Hudson River an hour north of Manhattan, in Garrison, New York. You can explore our online resources at garrisoninstitute.org. For more information, contact us at: info@garrisoninstitute.org 845-424-4800 Connect with us: facebook.com/garrisoninstitute twitter: @GarrisonInst
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Calendar of Retreats July – December 2016
RETREATS AT GARRISON Garrison Institute 14 Mary’s Way, Rt. 9D Garrison, NY 10524 845-424-4800 garrisoninstitute.org
Garrison Institute Retreats and Events July – December 2016
Timeless Wisdom, Timely Action. Our programs help people bring contemplative practices into their lives, work, and communities. Most are open to the public and suitable for beginners as well as experienced practitioners. You can find our complete 2016 calendar with detailed descriptions of each retreat at garrisoninstitute.org/calendar
JULY
For more information, contact us at 845-424-4800 or retreats@garrisoninstitute.org June 27 – July 1
July 8 – July 14
July 15 – July 17
Writing a Song that Matters
Year-Long Certification Program: Closing Retreat Class of 2016
Meditate, Pray, Read and Write
Dar Williams
Mindful Schools
July 15 – July 22
July 16 – July 22
July 22 – July 24
Seven-Day Lovingkindness Retreat
Dzogchen Summer Meditation Retreat
Heart of Devotion Retreat
Peter Doobinin
July 25 – July 29
Dar Williams
Writing a Song that Matters
Lama Surya Das
July 29 – July 31
Applications of Mindful Resonance to EMDR
AUGUST
12 CE and 12 EMDRIA Credits August 1 – 5
CARE for Teachers
Tenth Annual Garrison Institute Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education August 5 – 11
Mindful Schools
Year-Long Certification Program: Opening Retreat Class of 2017
SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Finding Freedom from Painful Emotions
What’s in Your Mindful Toolbox?
A Mindfulness Retreat and Training for Educators
August 11 – 17
Somatic Experiencing Advanced II Training
August 19 – 21
August 26 – 31
A Workshop for White People
Dzogchen Retreat
Tibetan Youth Summit
Dismantling Racism with Meditation
September 2 – 5
September 9 – 11
Loving Awareness: Awakening the Wise Heart
Healing Through The Pranic Body and Conscious Mind
September 16 – 18
September 16 – 18
Opening Up to Your Intuitive Self
A Yoga Therapy Perspective
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
September 9 – 11
Master Nan Lu
Go with the Flow: A Consciousness Practice
September 19 – 23
John Tarrant
Joanna Macy
Imagine a Doorway: The Creative Life and Meditation
Rainer Maria Rilke and the Force of the Storm
October 1 – 7
October 1 – 7
October 7 – 9
October 7 – 9
Advanced and Certification Focusing Weeklong 2016
Meditation Retreat on Shamatha and Vipashyana in the Dzogchen Tradition
Off the Cushion and into Your Life
Bringing Emotions To The Path of Awakening
October 7 – 9
October 9 – 16
A Yoga Retreat for Women: Peace Within
The Essence of Non-Duality
Robert Chodo Campbell and Koshin Paley Ellison
October 28 – 30
October 28 – 30
October 28 – 30
Awakening Kundalini: The Path to Radical Freedom
Ani Grosser and Rachel Gluckstein
Connections and Crossings
Upper West Side Yoga
October 21 – 23
B. Alan Wallace
Rupert Spira
Sensory Awareness
October 20 – 23
Autumn 2016 Retreat
October 30 – November 3
November 3 – 6
November 11 – 17
Presented by the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and the Garrison Institute
God is Love: A Journey into the Heart of Creation
Mukti
4-Night Silent Retreat
November 17 – 20
Barry Magid Ordinary Mind Zendo Retreat
December 1 – 4
5Rhythms: Medicine Dance
with Jonathan Horan
Real Love: Bringing the Path to Your Relationships
Buddhist Contemplative Care Symposium
Lawrence Edwards, Ph.D.
Contemplative Outreach
November 18 – 20
November 18 – 20
Still Mind Zendo Retreat
Meditate, Pray, Read and Write
Janet Jiryu and Gregory Hosho Abels
Tim Olmsted
October 21 – 23
Empty Bowl Zendo Autumn 2016 Retreat
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care Retreat
Sharon Salzberg and Ethan Nichtern
Twining Vines Sangha
NOVEMBER
Karen Maezen Miller, Anyen Rinpoche & Josh Korda
Retreat for Cancer Patients/Survivors and Their Caregivers
Jack Kornfield
Institute for Creative Studies
Lion’s Roar with
July 29 – July 31
August 2 – 4
Office of Tibet
September 14 – 18
July 29 – July 31
Krishna Das
Seeds of Empowerment
August 18 – 21
DECEMBER
Personal Retreat Weekend
Personal Retreat Weekend
Deepening Your Yoga
November 12 – 17
Jay Michaelson Jhana Meditation
November 18 – 20
Bliss And Wisdom Yoga Therapy for the Innermost Self
December 8 – 11
December 16 – 18
December 26 – 31
Real Love
Voice as Practice: Instrument of the Heart
Village Zendo Year-End Meditation Retreat
Sharon Salzberg and Sylvia Boorstein
Meredith Monk
Roshi Enkyo O’Hara