Silent Saturdays: Digital Detox & Mental Refresh

About Silent Saturdays
These half-day retreats – gentle, peaceful meditations, unplugged from the digital world – are super helpful in our modern age, and we warmly invite you to take advantage of them.

In between sessions feel free to silently hang out and relax, including on the patio, read one of our library books, sit quietly, drink coffee, stroll to the lake …

Overall, treat yourself to a well earned and much needed break, and learn some practical skills for keeping this peace going back at home and at work.

Beginners or old-timers, everyone is welcome to join in.

What to expect on the day

• Simple guided meditations
• Brief teachings about the meditations
• Silent breaks for tea, contemplation or reading
• Opportunity for Q & A and discussion at the end
• No experience necessary, everyone is welcome

1. Take a break from technology! If we step away from the constant buzz of notifications, social media, and digital obligations, we create space for introspection and mental clarity, so often elusive in our fast-paced world. This is a profound opportunity to disconnect from our distractions and connect with what is really important in our lives
2. Experience the peace of silence. Silence is not just the absence of speech, but a powerful tool for self-discovery and healing. It helps us stay in the moment and feel more unity with all other beings. Silence is golden!
3. Develop inner wealth. Within this space of external quiet and calm, we can more fully enjoy and engage in the expertly guided meditations on the clarity of the mind, the stages of the path to enlightenment, and loving kindness. These meditations lead us on an inner spiritual journey, towards lasting peace and mental freedom, and help us to develop our compassion, patience, growth, resilience, bliss, and emotional balance.

Schedule:
Arrivals: 8:45 - 9:00am
Session 1: 9:00 - 9:45am
Coffee Break
Session 2: 10:15 - 11:00am
Coffee Break
Session 3: 11:30am - 12:30pm (with Q & A)

Teacher
Our main teacher at KMC Colorado is Kadam Lucy James. One of the senior teachers of Kadampa Buddhism, Kadam Lucy has taught extensively in England, Florida, and San Francisco, and helped set up many thriving meditation centers since 1981. She is a leading expert in meditation and is regularly invited to teach courses around the United States and Europe due to her skill in presenting both simple and profound subjects with great clarity. For many years, one of her main jobs was to help with the editing and production of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s books, and she has engaged in extensive meditation retreat.