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We are delighted to invite you in joining us at the 5-day mindfulness and Insight Dialogue Meditation retreat led by Ms Gen Heng and Jessica Mui. This is wonderful opportunity to spend the five days of Mid-autumn Festival to deepen your mindfulness meditation practice and cultivate wisdom with good spiritual friends. 

Mindfulness is a gentle awareness of our present moment body and mind states. With the skilful cultivation of mindfulness, it gives us inner peace and the wisdom of understanding oneself. When the mind becomes calm and tranquil, new insights into one's own nature may arise to form new perspecitves and behavior changes.  What is insight?  What are the supporting conditions for it to arise ? 

This retreat is suitable for beginners, as well as experienced meditators.  The format will be a combination of sitting and walking meditation sessions throughout the day, as well as some Insight Dialogue practice. Buddhism meditation theory and practice talks will be shared in the evening. Practice interviews will be conducted as well.

Participants will be invited to observe Noble Silence and be technology-free during the retreat period (mobile devices will be safely stored with the organisers). Vegetarian breakfast and lunch will be served. Evening meal will be quite light. 

 

Please ensure you have read the Fa Hong Monastery Code Of Conduct guidelines before applying for this event.

Costs:

In order to cover the costs of food, logistics, hiring a cook and facilities for the retreat, there will be a fee of HK$1250 (HK$250 per day). If you require financial support for paying this fee, please do not hestate in letting us know. 

In addition, the teachers are offering their time, energy, support, and sharing of knowledge and experience in the spirit of generosity and appreciate your financial support by donation.

Enquire: hkims.retreat@gmail.com

Application deadline:  Sept 10 , 2024

About the Teachers：

Genevieve Heng (she/her) is a Mindfulness Teacher and Insight Dialogue facilitator. Her students describe her approach as “applied Mindfulness” - using the skills of Mindfulness to approach everyday challenges and growth opportunities such as stress, dissatisfaction, worry, and change, among others. She shares these living practices to support greater peace, freedom, well-being, kindness and wisdom. Gen is a qualified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, certified by the Awareness Training Institute (in partnership with the University of California at Berkeley) and a listed teacher of the Hong Kong Mindfulness Teachers Network. 

Jessica Mui  started her Buddhist practice in 1993 at a Zen center in Canada. She then explored Vipassana meditation in the Burmese tradition, learning Mahasi Insight meditation and loving-kindness under renowned masters such as Sayadaw U Pandita and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. As a founding member and teacher of the Hong Kong Insight Meditation Society in 2006, she committed herself to the path of liberation and to supporting others to do so. In recent years, Jessica has been practicing relational Insight Meditation and joined the Insight Dialogue Community to explore an interpersonal path of liberation. As a recognized Insight Dialogue teacher, Jessica currently holds online and in-person courses and retreats in different parts of Asia.