2025 - Mindfulness as the Gateway to Many Beautiful Qualities - An "at home" Retreat

November 7, 2025
November 12, 2025

Please note that registration ends on Thursday, November 6 at 9:00 pm ET.

Join Éowyn Ahlstrom and Bob Stahl for this online retreat exploring deepening mindfulness practice through sustained attention as the pathway into many beautiful qualities, including kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Rooted in the foundational practices (sitting and walking) of the Buddha’s dhamma, this retreat offers a supportive space to deepen your personal practice through periods of silent sitting and walking meditation, guided movement, and reflections on how mindfulness fosters compassion, equanimity, joy, and insight.

Open to all, the retreat may be especially meaningful for those who are also interested in Mindfulness-Based Programs (MBPs) such as MBSR and MBCT, whether as practitioners, teachers, or those simply curious about their transformative potential. This retreat also meets the retreat prerequisites for MBSR and MBCT teacher training through the School of Professional Studies at Brown University (and others; check with your training institution to be sure).

Participation Suggestion: Please consider taking time off from work and other responsibilities as you can in order to immerse yourself in the retreat.

Recordings: Dharma talks will be recorded for participants to access.

Experience Level:

Suitable for beginning and experienced practitioners.

Cancellation Policy:

We understand that personal circumstances may require you to cancel your registration. In these cases, please contact us right away. If you cancel before the program starts, you are eligible for a full refund minus a $50 administrative fee ($100 for Online Immersives). Registration fees are nonrefundable after the program starts.

Online Schedule:

This program is hosted on Zoom. You can check the time of the group sessions in your timezone here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter. The schedule for this program (shown in US Eastern Time) is as follows:

Retreat Schedule*

*Schedule is subject to change

Opening Day: Friday, Nov 7 (from 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM ET)

7:30 PM Welcome & Introduction to the Retreat
5:45 Stretch & Bio-break
9:00 Introduction to the Retreat Refuges & Precepts
9:15 Guided Sitting Meditation Practice
9:30 Goodnight

Daily Schedule: Sat – Tues (from 9:30 AM – 9:30 PM ET)

9:30 AM Lightly Guided Sitting
10:15 Walking or Mindful Movement
11:00 Guided Practice, Instructions, and Q&R
Noon Open Practice or Mindful Meal
2:00 PM Sitting
2:30 Walking or Movement
3:15 Dharma Talk
4:15 Walking or Movement or Groups
5:00 Sitting
5:30 Open Practice or Mindful Meal
6:30 Sitting
7:15 Walking or Movement or Groups
8:00 Sitting
8:30 Walking or Movement (Staff Meeting)
9:00 Loving Kindness Sitting
9:30 Goodnight

Closing Day: Wed, Nov 12 (from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET)

9:30 AM Sitting
10:00 Walking or Movement
10:30 Closing Talk with Guidance on Retreat Integration
11:30 Closing circle with participants sharing
12:30 PM Retreat Ends

Please note that sessions will be recorded and made available to participants within 48 hours of each session. Recordings remain available for two weeks from the program end date.

Mindfulness as the Gateway to Many Beautiful Qualities – An “at home” Retreat

Éowyn

Ahlstrom

Bob

Stahl

Deepening Practice,
Building Community.

Éowyn

Ahlstrom

Bob

Stahl

Deepening Practice,Building Community.

Deepening Practice,
Building Community.