Metta Retreat: Teachings and Practices to Cultivate a Wise, Compassionate, and Responsive Heart

This retreat will focus on the cultivation of mettā, or lovingkindness. Retreats allow us the space to dedicate focused time to meditation. Mettā practice is a path to wisdom and awakening. Through this steady continuity of practice, we will cultivate benevolence, friendliness, and goodwill as the guiding orientation of the heart and mind, allowing these qualities to naturally extend into daily life. We will also explore the companion qualities of mettā—compassion, joy, and equanimity. Together, these four practices, known as the brahmavihāras or Divine Abodes, foster self-confidence, self-acceptance, and inner steadiness.

The retreat will be held in silence, while including daily guided meditations, Dharma talks, teacher-led Q&A, small groups, and individual practice meetings.