Roots and Refuge: Mindfulness Daylong Retreat

Dear ones,

Please join Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teachers Ari Pluznik and Phillip McKnight for a hybrid daylong silent mindfulness meditation retreat offered in the Insight Meditation tradition. Please register using the Partiful link below.

Spend the day cultivating presence as we take refuge in mindfulness, loving-kindness, and connection to nature. Gift yourself a day of practice to rest, recharge, and recenter to benefit you in the days to come.

This hybrid daylong retreat will be held at the Wiggle Room, a private creative space in Hampden, Baltimore, as well as online over Zoom. The address for our in-person venue will appear upon RSVP, as will the Zoom link. The retreat will be held in noble silence and will consist of sitting/laying meditation, walking meditation, mindful movement, and dharma talks by our teachers.

Participants are encouraged to bring a bagged lunch, cushions, blankets, and comfortable clothing. Chairs and flat floor cushions will be provided.

This retreat is freely offered by Ari and Phillip, with donations of dana humbly accepted following the retreat. The fee to RSVP goes directly to the rental costs of the venue: $40 for in-person and $25 for virtual. Sliding scale / financial assistance is available and no one will be turned away for lack of funds – simply reach out to Ari at [adpluznik@gmail.com](mailto:adpluznik@gmail.com) with interest.

In-person spots will be limited to 40 meditators, virtual spots are limitless. Please indicate "virtual" in the comments upon RSVP. Zoom meeting passcode is 'Metta'.

Please register using the Partiful app and send the RSVP fee via Venmo, Paypal, CashApp:

https://partiful.com/e/0kMTfNNbyxBbu6nLaNTr?

with loving-kindness, Ari and Phillip