The Three Bodies of Belonging — A retreat with Singhashri

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<img alt="" src="https://aryaloka.org/sites/default/files/images/events/three%20bodies.p…; style="width:800px;height:800px;" />The Three Bodies of Belonging — A retreat with Singhashri and Vimalamoksha, July 13, 6pm to July 18, 2:30pm 
 
An intensive meditation retreat for people with at least one year of meditation experience who are familiar with the practices of silence and Buddhist ritual. 
 
This year we’re all invited to draw inspiration from the Mahayana Trikaya (“three body”) teaching that points to who we actually are via three simultaneous dimensions of reality:

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<li style="list-style-type:disc;">Nirmanakaya: coming home to presence within this body, this world</li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;">Sambhogakaya: befriending the dynamic flow of feeling and energy, and the relational dimension of being</li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;">Dharmakaya: opening to the luminous, boundless dimension of awakened being</li>
</ul>

We will delve into poetic themes of “coming home” and “belonging” as an emotionally engaging and relational approach to insight that allows:

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<li style="list-style-type:disc;">Respect and appreciation of core human needs – belonging, safety and dignity</li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;">Holding of the tension between our ideals and our current (often messy) experience</li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;">Healing the illusion of separation and the habits of dualism</li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;">Learning to feel sensations of belonging at the levels of self, community, place, world 
and to express compassionately responsive activity</li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;">Deepening of mindfulness and metta as practices capable of helping us see the true nature of reality</li>
</ul>

This retreat will include meditation, movement (somatics), music, chanting and ritual, exercises and discussions, teacher input and practice reviews. There will also be periods of silence. 
If friendship in community is the whole of the spiritual life, here’s your chance to go deeper in your own practice in the supportive company of others.

Led By —<a href="https://www.radicalembrace.org/about" style="text-decoration:none;"> Singhashri</a> (she/her or they/them) is a queer, Latinx-American-British Buddhist teacher and writer. They teach mindfulness and compassion as means to awakening to love, beauty and truth and have committed their life to supporting collective liberation for all and the joy and freedom found there. Singhashri has a background in youth work, strategic planning, organizational change management, and diversity, equity and inclusion. They are also an accredited<a href="https://www.breathworks-mindfulness.org.uk/?_gl=1*19idj2l*_up*MQ..&…; style="text-decoration:none;"> Breathworks Mindfulness teacher</a>, trainer and supervisor and are currently training as a<a href="https://sosinternationale.org/" style="text-decoration:none;"> Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP)</a>. They work at the intersection of dharma, social justice and somatics, weaving these into their writing, teaching and one-to-one therapy. They teach meditation at various retreat and urban centers across the UK, Europe and the USA, and support a number of projects aimed at creating greater diversity and inclusion within Buddhist sanghas and the secular mindfulness field. They currently live in London with their partner. 
 
Vimalamoksha (he/him) I am a designer and builder of artful dwellings that aim to support a low overhead lifestyle that also supports the callings of the individual that lives there. I have been a part of the San Francisco Buddhist Center for over 20 years, and the community has been a beautiful support in how to commit to a revolutionary great attitude. I now live in a buddhist community in Lake County that supports retreats the San Francisco Buddhist Center facilitates. I have been inspired by the mountain hermit buddhist tradition and receive an imaginative form of exemplification through the biographies of figures like Milarepa.  In the past few years I have been working on fusing my vocation with a simple reflective life, and daydreaming about the unimaginable potential of being.

Image detail: Great Wisdom Sutra (Daihannya-kyō) from the Chūsonji Temple Sutra Collection (Chūsonji-kyō) Heian period Japan (794–1185) ca. 1175

This retreat is residential and meals/housing are included in the price. Please see the note below about donations for teachers.  You can access helpful information about attending retreats at Aryaloka <a href="https://aryaloka.org/about-your-visit-aryaloka">here</a>.

A Culture of Generosity and Support 
In the tradition of passing on the Dharma freely, our Dharma retreat and workshop facilitators offer their work without charge and are not paid. We recognize the value in what they do and want to thank them for their time, energy and wisdom. A financial gift can help support our facilitators to afford them the opportunity to lead. Please consider making a donation towards their support. There is often a cash collection and a thank you card that is passed on the retreat, though one can also make a donation directly to facilitators with a check, and some use money transfer services such as PayPal or Venmo. Thank you for your generosity.

How are we coming together safely?

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<li style="list-style-type:disc;">Please take a Covid-19 rapid test on the day of the event (Aryaloka does not provide this test). A negative rapid test is required for entry; please take a photo of your test results and present at the door. </li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;">If you know you have been exposed to Covid-19 or if you have had Covid-19 within a five day period of the event’s start-time, we ask that you not attend in-person.</li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;">Masks are optional unless otherwise stated. Please wear a mask if you have recovered from Covid-19 and are still between days 6 and 10 from your first positive test.</li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;">If you have cold or flu symptoms, we ask that you do not attend in-person. </li>
<li style="list-style-type:disc;">We have installed new air purifiers with virus-destroying technology!</li>
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