Half-Day Meditation Retreat: The Heart of Forgiveness

Join us for a half-day meditation retreat on Sunday, January 18th, exploring the healing power of forgiveness.

They say forgiveness is “giving up hope for a better past.”

This retreat is an invitation to gently release what you’ve been carrying from the past and begin the year with more clarity, ease, and self-compassion.

We’ll explore forgiveness through three essential layers:

• Forgiving ourselves
• Forgiving others
• Asking for forgiveness

These are powerful teachings and practices drawn from teachers such as Jack Kornfield and Bhante Vimalaramsi.

What to expect
• Guided meditation
• Talks on forgiveness
• Group sharing (optional)
• Quiet reflection
• Hot tea at the end ☕

There’s also an optional onsen and/or dinner nearby afterward at Niwa no Yu for those who’d like to decompress together. (please bring tatoo-sticker if you have tattoos)

Details

📍 Location: Koyama Garden (near Toshimaen)
🕐 Time: 1:00–6:30 pm. Please arrive on time and we get started at 1:10pm.
💴 Cost: 4,000 yen
👥 Maximum: 12 people

RSVP: Please RSVP via Meetup. Payment by cashor paypay on the day of.

Getting there: Koyama garden is a beautiful spot just a 3 minute walk from Toshimaen station. We are on the basement floor. Google maps link here. Call me if you have any issues getting there.

Experience level: All levels are welcome. Meditation cushions and small chairs are available — no need to force yourself to sit cross-legged on tatami.

About Your Teacher

Misha Yurchenko is a Tokyo-based certified meditation teacher with over ten years of meditation experience. He has spent time on retreat around the world and practiced a range of techniques. Today his main practice is samatha-vipassana and the Bramaviharas in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. After experiencing extreme burnout from his venture-funded startup, he founded Tokyo Mindfulness and is dedicated to helping others break free from themselves. He takes an integrated (and practical) approach combining meditation, breathwork, and nervous system healing to help people let go of the ego, release old habit patterns and find inner freedom. He is the author of several books and lives in Nerima with his family.

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See you there!