CONCENTRATION AND INSIGHT

CONCENTRATION AND INSIGHT

This retreat will emphasize the application of the meditative absorptions in a regular sitting practice. It is suitable only for experienced meditators with prior retreat experience (in any Buddhist tradition). The Jhanas, commonly called the meditative absorptions, are a method of one-pointed concentration taught in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition. The retreat will emphasize the teaching of this technique and will be held in Noble Silence with sitting and walking meditation and personal interviews.

Leigh Brasington has been practicing meditation since 1985 and is the senior American student of the late Ven. Ayya Khema. She confirmed his practice and requested that he begin teaching. Leigh began assisting Ven. Ayya Khema in 1994 and has been leading retreats on his own in both Europe and North America since 1997.