​10 am - 4 pm
St. Joseph’s Health Centre • 2nd floor Lecture Hall
30 Sunnyside Ave., Toronto, Ontario.
Registration: $25 + Teacher Dana: by donation on the day
https://openheartmindfulnessretreats.eventbrite.com
 
Enjoy a day of quiet awareness to deepen your practice. Periods of sitting and walking meditation will be followed by a dharma talk in the afternoon. There will be a question and answer period at the end of the day.
 
Retreat will start promptly at 10 am. Please arrive at least 15 min. early to settle in. Chairs will be provided. Please bring your own sitting cushion if you prefer. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a vegetarian lunch that does not require heating. Hot water and tea will be provided. All are welcome. Wheelchair accessible. If you are new to meditation, please see the Retreat Guidelines at the right side of this page.

Jill Davey
Jill Davey is the founder of RiverSound Retreat and Insight Meditation Fergus. She has been teaching Hatha Yoga and yogic meditation since 2003. Since her first meditation retreat in 2008, Jill has devoted herself to the study and practice of Vipassana (Insight Meditation) and sharing her understanding with others. She has been mentored by Molly Swan and Norman Feldman. She is skilled at connecting the relevance of these ancient teachings of awareness, wisdom and kindness to daily life experience. Jill brings her previous years of experience as a community worker and lay chaplain to her teaching.  

Wed, March 6 ~  Haemin Sunim with Tara Brach: " Love for Imperfect Things" 
Wed, March 13 ~ Jenny Wilks: "Vedana" 
Wed, Mar.20 ~ Guest Teacher Jill  Davey:"Kind Attention and Awakening" (it's also the Solstice, so we'll have some tea & treats)
Wed, March 27 ~ Amma Thanasanti: "The End of Suffering and Neuroplasticity"  

We meet at 7 pm in Classroom 5, Sunnyside Wing of St. Joe's Mental Health Centre, 30 Sunnyside Ave. Guided meditation followed by the dharma talk. All welcome. 

We meet at 7 pm every Wednesday evening at St. Joe's Health Centre, Sunnyside Wing, Classroom 5.
Wed, Feb 6 - CANCELLED due to WINTER WEATHER.
Wed, Feb 13 - Tara Brach: "Turning Towards What You Love"
Wed, Feb 20 - Tara Brach: "The Art of Practice: RAIN"
Wed, Feb 27 - Guest teacher Jill Davey  - postponed to March 20 due to weather.

Jan 2 ~ Gil Fronsdal, "The 5 Faculties of the Practice"
Jan 9 ~ Jonathan Foust,"How Embarrassment Can be a Doorway to Liberation" 
Jan 16 ~ Jonathan Foust, "How to Work with Inner Conflict"
Jan 23~ Guest Teacher Jill Davey
Jan 30 ~ Jonathan Foust, "How Your Obstacles Are Your Path"

Wed, Dec 5 ~ Gil Fronsdal, "The Fire of Dharma" 
Wed, Dec 12 ~ Gil Fronsdal, "Balance Between Doing and Allowing"
Wed, Dec 19 - No dharma talk. Winter Solstice Celebration: all welcome! More info here. 
​Wed, Dec 26 - Donald Rothberg, "​Practicing at the winter solstice with darkness and light"

Wed, Nov 7 ~ Yanai Postelnik: "Verdana – Feeling Tone: The Second Foundation"
Wed, Nov 14 ~ Jill Davey, guest teacher: "Alive and Awake"
Wed, Nov  21 ~ Jack Kornfield: "The One Who Knows"
Wed, Nov 28 ~ Jack Kornfield: "All We Need to Know"

​Wed, Oct 3 Oren Jay Sofer ~ "Learning to be a friend and all"
Wed, Oct 10 Jack Kornfield ~ "Nachiketo and the Lord of Death - How to move through difficulties as a transformative initiation". 
Wed, Oct 17 LIVE Guest Teacher ~ Jill Davey, "The Fever of Unsatisfied Longing"
Wed, Oct 24 Tara Brach ~ "Healing Depression with Meditation, Part 1"
Wed, Oct 31 Tara Brach ~ "Healing Depression with Meditation – Part 2"

We are excited to host guest teacher Jill Davey on Wed, Sept 19. She will lead the meditation and then do a dharma talk called, "The Seven Wonders of the World... Revised." 

7 Wonders of the World...Revised
A renewed perspective on the well known 7 wonders of the world. Let's journey together as we explore what the Buddha taught about the journey to the end of the cosmos within this "fathom-long body". Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
 
Jill Davey is the founder of RiverSound Retreat and Insight Meditation Fergus. She has been teaching Hatha Yoga and yogic meditation since 2003. Since her first meditation retreat in 2008, Jill has devoted herself to the study and practice of Vipassana (Insight Meditation) and sharing her understanding with others. She has been mentored by Molly Swan and Norman Feldman. She is skilled at connecting the relevance of these ancient teachings of awareness, wisdom and kindness to daily life experience. Jill brings her previous years of experience as a community worker and lay chaplain to her teaching.

Meditation will start at 7 as usual and the talk at about 8. 
St. Joseph's Health Centre, Sunnyside Wing, Classroom 5. 

Wed, Sept 5 ~ Mark Nunberg, "Three Aspects of Mindfulness"
Wed, Sept 12 ~Kate Munding, "How to Practice when Life is Difficult"
Wed, Sept 19 ~ Guest Teacher Jill Davey, "7 Wonders of the World... Revised"
Wed, Sept 26 ~ Tara Brach, "Discovering the Power of Prayer"

Aug 1: Sharon Saltzberg ~ "The Middle way"
Aug 8: Jack Kornfield ~"Working with the Heart in Troubled Times"
Aug 15: Tara Brach ~ Part 1 "Awakening Through Anger – the U-Turn to Freedom"
Aug 22: Tara Brach ~ Part 2 "Awakening Through Anger – the U-Turn to Freedom"
Aug 29: Jonathon Foust ~ "Unleashing your Inner Golden Retriever"