Wake Up Collectivity of Ambassadors
It is a gathering of Wake Up Ambassadors ages 18-35 years old in Deer Park during the English Retreat. A description of the main retreat is below.
Miracle of Mindfulness: Breathe, it’ll be okay
October 27 – November 1, 2015
A Sangha of 75 monastics from Plum Village, Blue Cliff, Magnolia Grove and Deer Park Monasteries will come together to host this retreat and other events during this US Tour without the physical presence of our beloved Teacher, Thay. Please join us in the mountains of Deer Park Monastery to manifest the miracles of mindfulness together as a spiritual family, a Sangha. We come back to the present moment through our awareness of our breath and our steps. As we recognize the impermanent nature of our breath, our feelings and our thinking, the insight: Breathe, it’ll be okay ripens naturally. Coming together to cultivate the art of mindful living in all of our daily activities help the insight of interbeing to sprout.
Cost
Deer Park is happy to offer all Wake Up Ambassadors a 25% discount on prices for the retreat.
Normal costs for the retreat are $350 US for camping and $450 US for dorms.
Wake Up Ambassadors cost $262.50 US for camping and $337.50 US for dorms.
Not too shabby.
The Thich Nhat Hanh foundation has also offered money to help support Wake Up Ambassadors who are in financial need and want to attend this event. That might include travel expenses, retreat costs, etc.
There are also scholarships for the retreat and the possibility of staffing. We would like people to participate as much as possible in the Wake Up Ambassadors events as possible.
You can email me directly with financial requests I_AM_MARC@hotmail.com
Registration
http://deerparkmonastery.org/join-a-retreat/
They can just make a note that they are Wake Up Ambassadors and the registrar will give them a 25% discount. If they need special financial assistance please connect them with me.
Content of WUCoA
- Sitting and meditating together in joy and happiness
- Organizing an International Wake Up Care Taking Council
- Organizing Country and Continent Specific Wake Up Care Taking Councils
- Sharing between different Wake Up groups
- Setting up mentorship/mentee relationship
- Sharing challenges, successes
- Tea Ceremony
- Wake Up surf trip and beach excursion 😉
- How to form Wake Up based Businesses
- Living together in community, i.e. co-housing
- Wake Up based Mindfulness and Retreat Centers
- Hiking through beautiful Deer Park
- Enjoying the sun in beautiful southern California
- And anything else we want to do…
Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/events/952870141413780