Sympathetic Joy
The importance of experiencing and giving joy as a foundation of psychological health
One-day Online Meditation Retreat- Date: Saturday, 30th Oct 2021
- Instructor: Cedric Reeves
- Cost: Sliding scale
The emphasis of this day long retreat will be to deepen our experience of joy, and delight. The experience of delight in self and others is much of where happiness comes from. Many of us have not experienced much joy in relationships. The purpose of this retreat is to expand and enhance our ability to experience joy. We will practice the ancient Buddhist meditation of Mudita (sympathetic joy).
Who is this for?
- For anyone who wants to go from insecure to secure attachment.
- Suitable for anyone new to attachment-work, or is already experienced.
- People with Insecure Attachment.
- For anyone who is willing to do the work to get results
Event Date & Time
The retreat runs for 10 hours, 30 mins total. Partial attendance is perfectly fine.
retreat Schedule
| Duration | Activity |
|---|---|
| 20 mins | Opening Notes & Chanting* |
| 60 mins | Instructions on Mudita with Q&A* |
| 40 mins | Guided Mudita Meditation |
| 60 mins | Gentle Guided Yoga* |
| 40 mins | Seated Meditation |
| 20 mins | Brief instruction on Walking Meditation |
| 40 mins | Brief Lecture on using Mudita to Heal Attachment Conditioning & Guided Mudita Meditation |
| 20 mins | Walking Meditation |
| 60 mins | Lunch Break |
| 20 mins | Walking Meditation |
| 60 mins | Seated Meditation |
| 20 mins | Walking Meditation |
| 40 mins | Seated Meditation |
| 20 mins | Walking Meditation |
| 40 mins | Seated Meditation` |
| 30 mins | Walking Meditation or Break for a Light Dinner |
| 30 mins | Seated Meditation |
| 30 mins | Chanting & Friendly Discussion about the Day's Practice |
| Finish |
We will be doing deep work. For that reason please feel free to take a break at any point.
retreat Overview
This program is suitable for beginners to meditation and healing work.
has Mudita, or Sympathetic Joy, as its main practice. Practice instructions will be given in the lecture in the first hour. We’ll also discuss the Paramitas (spiritual virtues) and integrate them into out Mudita practice.
The Paramitas are
- Generosity
- Ethics
- Forbearance/tolerance/patience
- Effort/heroism
- Concentration
- Wisdom
A second lecture will be given on how Mudita meditation can be used to heal our inner psychology to create a firm and secure basis for a flourishing life.
<p>The schedule is similar to a Zen retreat schedule. We’ll chant the <a href=”https://accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.1.08.amar.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Metta Sutta</a>.</p>
This Course uses an Evidence Based modality
The techniques and methods in this course are very similar to those used in the Attachment Theory & Repair 2022 Course, in which participants' perceived security and felt safeness improved by 33% and 61% respectively, and their feelings of anxiety and depression lessened.
Miscellaneous Notes
There will be time for Q&A and spot coaching.
We will be doing deep work. For that reason please feel free to take a break at any point.
Walking Meditation / Breaks / Journalling
Most hours will consist of a 20 minute walking meditation session and a 40 minute seated guided meditation session. The walking meditation sessions will serve to help integrate the previous guided meditation session. Brief walking meditation instruction will be offered. Alternatively these 20 minute sessions can be used to journal or to just take a break. All three will help you integrate the previous guided meditation session.
Yoga (Optional)
Cedric will guide an hour long Yoga session. The Yoga routine will be made up of two sequences. The first is based on the “how to grow a lotus” sequence which is specifically designed to help with long meditation sitting. The second sequence is Tibetan Sun Moon Yoga. This Yoga routine is from the Mahamudra lineage. This was taught to me by a Mahamudra master. This practice supports deep meditative experience.
Who is this for?
This program is for those of us who...
- want to become more joyous
- want to enjoy meditation more
- want to optimize our psychological health
Healing Together
Shared interest and social support can make meditation practice, study, and healing much easier. Make friends in the course on the slack channel and invite friends who you think could benefit to participate in the course.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Technical Questions
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Testimonials
This is what participants of prior retreats have to say:
J.
Cedric I would just like to say thanks for your wisdom and knowledge of attachment issues and repair. The work you are doing really helps me and I have never come across anything as transformative for me as your meditations. Thank you so much.
J.
Great retreat, thank you so much Cedric. There is something special about Tonglen and using it with the schemas feels so healing. I feel hopeful and inspired to keep working with Tonglen.
M.
Thank you for this beautiful retreat. Feels like this is what I needed in the moment.
Dani
Thank you for continuing to make these classes. When I am able to attend, they make a really positive contribution to my mental health :)
Registration
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Please note: This program is offered for educational purposes only and is not group-therapy, counselling or any kind of other psychotherapy, nor is it a substitute for the aforementioned. The instructor Cedric Reeves is a meditation teacher, not a psychotherapist, counsellor, or otherwise therapist.