Opening session including short meditation, orientation, teacher introductions, schedule, noble silence, refuges and precepts.

An exploration of metta (lovingkindness)

Instructions on anchors and shifting to mindfulness practice as needed during a period of metta or Brahma Vihara practice.

Instructions for formal metta practice, plus walking instructions and announcements for the day.

Guided Meditation on receiving metta from benefactor, offering metta to oneself, and then offering metta to a friend by allowing metta field to pass through one. (Based on Jon McKransky)

(Day 1) Compassion is the open heart's response to suffering and a profound resource for meeting life. By attending to our experience closely we can develop compassion for ourselves and the world with the care and strength of an old friend.

Instructions and guided compassion meditation; daily announcements

Exploring ways of accessing self-compassion

Day 2: This talk explores the many kinds joy and happiness found within the Buddha's teachings of awakening and offers ways to nurture these. Cultivating gladness, happiness, piti and joy within our own heart-minds is a valuable support for the deepening of mudita, sympathetic joy.