Estonian Dzogchen Community “Thadralling” is very happy to invite you to the open lecture and followed 4 Day Mindfulness retreat on 27 – 31 March 2019 with Elio Guarisco

Open lecture:

“Mindfulness versus Distracted Mind”
with Elio Guarisco

In our high-tech world we are constantly exposed to a flow of information, often irrelevant to our life, and entangled in multi-tasking, and this frustrate our effort to undertake even the simplest actions.

Mindfulness is a way to find balance and full attention in our actions with scientifically proven benefits.

An open lecture will take place in Estonian National Libraries Small Conference Hall (Tõnismgi 2, Tallinn) on 27-th of March 18.00-20.00

From 28-31.03 There will be followed by
Four Day Open Mindfulness retreat

“THE TRAINING TO DISCOVER ONE’S NATURAL AWARENESS”
with Elio Guarisco assisted by Maaja Zelmin authorized 2-nd level Yantra Yoga instructor.
This seminar will take place in Tallinn (Capital of Estonia).
Exact location Suur-Karja 23 4-th floor. How to get there:(http://vaikuseminutid.ee/tallinna-pesa/)

On 4 days course we learn

How to discover conscious presence in each moment by being fully aware of one’s body, breathing, sensations and emotions and How to discover the harmony of body and mind in the experience of the cognitive, open, and luminous dimension of the mind.

Programm

28 March
Morning
9-12am
Aligning Body Breathing and Mind
Finding the Correct Alignment of the Body as the Basis for a Natural Breathing, and a Natural State of the Mind.

Exercises
Remaining Sitting Maintaining Awareness of One’s Physical Posture, and Re-establishing Awareness When Distractions Disrupt it, Alternated with:Observing posture and breathing; breathing exercises.

Afternoon
16-18pm
Attention and its Objects
Learning the Types of Attention- Involuntary and Deliberate Attention and Recognition of Distractions.

Exercises
Feeling the Breath, Noticing Distractions and Re-establishing Presence of Mind,
Alternated with:Body and breathing warms ups, and the correct sitting posture and breathing.

29 March
Morning
9-12am
Awareness of Sensations
As Mind Process Information from Sense Input, It Looses Touch with What is Going In and Out of Ourselves.

Exercises
Body Scan and Checking if Sensations are Pleasant, Unpleasant or Neutral. Noticing How the Mind Label Sensations,
Alternated with: Coordination of breathing with movements.

Afternoon
16-18pm
Focusing on One Point and Being In a Calm State
Sharp Concentration as a Tool to Stop the Mind from Wandering.

Exercises
Focusing Sharply on an Object and Then Relaxing the Focus, Alternated with:
Body and breathing warm ups; re-oxigenation of lungs.

30 March
Morning
9-12am
Dealing with Thoughts
Thoughts as Events that Cross the Mind Field of Experience And Not Necessarily Need to Be Identified With.

Exercises
Sitting Relaxed while Observing the Thoughts Occur One After the Other, Alternated with Finding the rhytm in breathing.

Afternoon
16-18pm
Dealing Thoughts, Emotions and Hindrances Emotions Are Temporary Mind States Interrelated with Breathing and Muscular Reactions. How To Recognize And Deal With Basic Hindrances in Order to a Calm and Make the Mind Clear.

Exercises
Maintaining the Awareness of the Mind States without Getting Involved, Alternated with:Finding the Harmony in breathing.

31 March
Morning
9-12am
Finding Presence in the Experience of the Senses
Mind Gets Easily Involved in Sense Experiences When This Happens One Loses its Balance and Centre and One’s Focus shift to the Object’s Characteristics, Rather then Remaining in the Perception Itself.

Exercises
Remaining Aware in The Experience of the Different Object of The Senses, Alternated with:Breathing in a complete way.

Afternoon
16-18pm
Finding the Open Space Dimension of the Mind. Theory. Mind is Insubstantial and Yet Open, Luminous and Cognitive. To Discover this Dimension of the Mind Will Allow the Experience of Everything in that Space.

Exercises
Relaxing and Finding the Open Dimension of the Mind. Using the Mind Space to Focus One Pointedly and Focus to Be in a Calm State, Alternated with: Вreathing and relaxation in a natural condition.

Donation for the 4 Day retreat 80 eur .Retreat place address is Suur-Karja 23, 4-th floor how to get there(http://vaikuseminutid.ee/tallinna-pesa/)

More info about retreat
andres.zelmin@gmail.com or maaja.zelmin@gmail.com