BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261106T180000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_333_b9cfdb860c2129bf55d3bd42cbc8a895@aryaloka.org SUMMARY:A Buddhist Retreat for the Greater LGBTQ+ Communit y X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

A Buddhist Retreat for the Greater LGBTQ+ Community
\n November 6\, 6pm to Nov 8\, 12:30pm \n

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This weekend retreat will be led by and is for people identify ing as LGBTQ+. In the beautiful surroundings of Ar yaloka Retreat Center in Newmarket\, New Hampshire \, we’ll explore the relevance of Buddhist practic es in our lives. This will include meditation\, ta lks\, discussion groups\, and ritual with a focus on inclusivity and building friendships. This retr eat is for all LGBTQ+ persons of all experience le vels who are curious about learning more about Bud dhist practice.
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\n This retreat is residential and meals/housing are included in the price. Plea se see the note below about donations for teachers . You can access helpful information about attendi ng retreats at Aryaloka here.

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~~A Culture of Generosity and Support~~
\n In the tradition of pass ing on the Dharma freely\, our Dharma retreat and workshop facilitators offer their work without cha rge and are not paid. We recognize the value in wh at they do and want to thank them for their time\, energy and wisdom. A financial gift can help supp ort our facilitators to afford them the opportunit y to lead. Please consider making a donation towar ds their support. T here is often a cash collection and a thank you ca rd 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 su ch as PayPal or Venmo. Thank you for your generosi ty.

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At Aryaloka\, we strive to make our pr ograms available to everyone regardless of their f inancial circumstances. Our fee structure allows you to pay according to your means.
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The Event Rat e is our actual fee for the event. It is for people paying their rent or mortgage\, and who can afford occasional or re gular leisure expenses such as dining out. Any payment above the adve rtised fee is a tax-deductible donation.
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The ~~~~Mid-Level Reduced Rate is for those who are paying th eir mortgage or rent\, though experience a consist ent tightness in budget that makes extras like lei sure activities or unexpected expenses difficult o r impossible. ~~~~
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~~~~The~~ Base-Level Reduced Rate~~ is for those without an income or with an income low eno ugh that making ends meet is a challenge. 
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~~Those whose circumstances are not included above can email the office to make other arrangements in cluding reduced rates\, payment schedules\, volunt eer opportunities and scholarships.~~ ~~info@a ryaloka.org~~
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DESCRIPTION:A Buddhist Retreat for the Greater LGBTQ+ Communit y\n \n November 6\, 6pm to Nov 8\, 12:30pm\n \n \ n \n \n \n This weekend retreat will be led by and is for people identifying as LGBTQ+. In the beaut iful surroundings of Aryaloka Retreat Center in Ne wmarket\, New Hampshire\, we’ll explore the releva nce of Buddhist practices in our lives. This will include meditation\, talks\, discussion groups\, a nd ritual with a focus on inclusivity and building friendships. This retreat is for all LGBTQ+ perso ns of all experience levels who are curious about learning more about Buddhist practice.\n \n \n \n \n \n This retreat is residential and meals/housin g are included in the price. Please see the note b elow about donations for teachers. You can access helpful information about attending retreats at Ar yaloka here.\n \n \n \n A Culture of Generosity an d Support\n \n In the tradition of passing on the Dharma freely\, our Dharma retreat and workshop fa cilitators 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 fac ilitators to afford them the opportunity to lead. Please consider making a donation towards their su pport. There is often a cash collection and a than k you card that is passed on the retreat\, though one can also make a donation directly to facilitat ors with a check\, and some use money transfer ser vices such as PayPal or Venmo. Thank you for your generosity.\n \n \n \n At Aryaloka\, we strive to make our programs available to everyone regardless of their financial circumstances. Our fee structu re allows you to pay according to your means. \n \ n \n \n The Event Rate is our actual fee for the e vent. It is for people paying their rent or mortga ge\, and who can afford occasional or regular leis ure expenses such as dining out. Any payment above the advertised fee is a tax-deductible donation. \n \n \n \n The Mid-Level Reduced Rate is for thos e who are paying their mortgage or rent\, though e xperience a consistent tightness in budget that ma kes extras like leisure activities or unexpected e xpenses difficult or impossible. \n \n \n \n The B ase-Level Reduced Rate is for those without an inc ome or with an income low enough that making ends meet is a challenge. \n \n \n \n Those whose circu mstances are not included above can email the offi ce to make other arrangements including reduced ra tes\, payment schedules\, volunteer opportunities and scholarships. info@aryaloka.org\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Retreat CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T180000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261106T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T143000 LOCATION:Aryaloka\n 14 Heartwood Circle\n Newmarket\, NH 03 857\n United States\n URL:https://aryaloka.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=333 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR