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SUMMARY:Befriending Difficult Emotions\, A Day Retreat wit
 h Bodhipaksa
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 Befriending Difficult Emotions\, A Day Retreat wit
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 ">December 6\, 10-4</span></span></span></span></s
 pan></span></p>\n \n <p style="line-height:1.38\;"
 ><span style="font-size:12pt\;white-space:pre-wrap
 \;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans'\, sans-se
 rif\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="
 font-weight:400\;"><span style="font-style:normal\
 ;"><span style="text-decoration:none\;">The world 
 is a difficult place at the best of times\, but ri
 ght now the emotions it’s stirring up are even mor
 e difficult  than usual. Often we find that the sp
 iritual tools we have aren’t up to the task.</span
 ></span></span></span></span></span></p>\n \n <p s
 tyle="line-height:1.38\;"><span style="font-size:1
 2pt\;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-fam
 ily:'Open Sans'\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color
 :#222222\;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span 
 style="font-style:normal\;"><span style="text-deco
 ration:none\;">On this day retreat\, Bodhipaksa wi
 ll introduce gentle but powerful approaches that c
 an help us be more at peace. We’ll learn to see ou
 r difficult emotions not as a threatening enemy\, 
 but as a struggling part of us that needs our supp
 ort. And we’ll learn how to tap into deeper resour
 ces that can provide that support.</span></span></
 span></span></span></span></p>\n \n <p style="line
 -height:1.38\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;white
 -space:pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family:'Open 
 Sans'\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color:#222222\;
 "><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span style="fon
 t-style:normal\;"><span style="text-decoration:non
 e\;">We’ll learn:</span></span></span></span></spa
 n></span></p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li style="list-style-t
 ype:disc\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;white-spa
 ce:pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans
 '\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><s
 pan style="font-weight:400\;"><span style="font-st
 yle:normal\;"><span style="text-decoration:none\;"
 >Simple and gentle ways to be more accepting of di
 fficult emotions</span></span></span></span></span
 ></span></li>\n 	<li style="list-style-type:disc\;
 "><span style="font-size:12pt\;white-space:pre-wra
 p\;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans'\, sans-s
 erif\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style=
 "font-weight:400\;"><span style="font-style:normal
 \;"><span style="text-decoration:none\;">How we ca
 n find strength when we feel overwhelmed</span></s
 pan></span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li style
 ="list-style-type:disc\;"><span style="font-size:1
 2pt\;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-fam
 ily:'Open Sans'\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color
 :#222222\;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span 
 style="font-style:normal\;"><span style="text-deco
 ration:none\;">Tools for tapping into our hidden r
 eserves of kindness and compassion</span></span></
 span></span></span></span></li>\n 	<li style="list
 -style-type:disc\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;w
 hite-space:pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family:'O
 pen Sans'\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color:#2222
 22\;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span style=
 "font-style:normal\;"><span style="text-decoration
 :none\;">How supporting ourselves makes it possibl
 e for us to support others</span></span></span></s
 pan></span></span></li>\n 	<li style="list-style-t
 ype:disc\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;white-spa
 ce:pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans
 '\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><s
 pan style="font-weight:400\;"><span style="font-st
 yle:normal\;"><span style="text-decoration:none\;"
 >How supporting others compassionately helps us to
  feel more courageous</span></span></span></span><
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 tyle="line-height:1.38\;"><span style="font-size:1
 2pt\;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-fam
 ily:'Open Sans'\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color
 :#222222\;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span 
 style="font-style:normal\;"><span style="text-deco
 ration:none\;">Through guided meditations and refl
 ection we’ll work at becoming kind and fearless in
  the face of difficult emotional states.</span></s
 pan></span></span></span></span></p>\n \n <p style
 ="line-height:1.38\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\
 ;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family:
 'Open Sans'\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color:#22
 2222\;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span styl
 e="font-style:normal\;"><span style="text-decorati
 on:none\;">Led by </span></span></span></span></sp
 an></span><a href="https://aryaloka.org/bodhipaksa
 " style="text-decoration:none\;"><span style="font
 -size:12pt\;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><span style="f
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 xt-decoration:underline\;"><span>Bodhipaksa</span>
 </span></span></span></span></span></span></a><spa
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 span style="font-family:'Open Sans'\, sans-serif\;
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 pan style="text-decoration:none\;"> </span></span>
 </span></span></span></span><br />\n <span style="
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 e="font-family:'Open Sans'\, sans-serif\;"><span s
 tyle="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-weight:40
 0\;"><span style="font-style:normal\;"><span style
 ="text-decoration:none\;">Check out Bodhipaksa’s c
 ourses\, articles and resources at </span></span><
 /span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.wi
 ldmind.org/" style="text-decoration:none\;"><span 
 style="font-size:12pt\;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><sp
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 nd.org</span></span></span></span></span></span></
 span></a><span style="font-size:12pt\;white-space:
 pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans'\,
  sans-serif\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><span
  style="font-weight:400\;"><span style="font-style
 :normal\;"><span style="text-decoration:none\;"> a
 nd check out his books </span></span></span></span
 ></span></span><a href="https://www.wildmind.org/a
 bout/about-bodhipaksa/publications" style="text-de
 coration:none\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;whit
 e-space:pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-family:'Open
  Sans'\, sans-serif\;"><span style="color:#1155cc\
 ;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span style="fo
 nt-style:normal\;"><span style="text-decoration:un
 derline\;"><span>here</span></span></span></span><
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 222222\;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"><span st
 yle="font-style:normal\;"><span style="text-decora
 tion:none\;"> and at </span></span></span></span><
 /span></span><a href="https://www.windhorsepublica
 tions.com/product-category/authors/bodhipaksa/" st
 yle="text-decoration:none\;"><span style="font-siz
 e:12pt\;white-space:pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-
 family:'Open Sans'\, sans-serif\;"><span style="co
 lor:#1155cc\;"><span style="font-weight:400\;"><sp
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 ecoration:underline\;"><span>Windhorse Publication
 s</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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 rap\;"><span style="font-family:'Open Sans'\, sans
 -serif\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><span styl
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 al\;"><span style="text-decoration:none\;">.</span
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 tyle:normal\;"><span style="text-decoration:none\;
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 n style="text-decoration:none\;">At Aryaloka\, we 
 strive to make our programs available to everyone 
 regardless of their financial circumstances.</span
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 e not included above can email the office to make 
 other arrangements including reduced rates\, payme
 nt schedules\, volunteer opportunities and scholar
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DESCRIPTION:Befriending Difficult Emotions\, A Day Retreat wit
 h Bodhipaksa\n \n December 6\, 10-4\n \n \n \n The
  world is a difficult place at the best of times\,
  but right now the emotions it’s stirring up are e
 ven more difficult  than usual. Often we find that
  the spiritual tools we have aren’t up to the task
 .\n \n \n \n On this day retreat\, Bodhipaksa will
  introduce gentle but powerful approaches that can
  help us be more at peace. We’ll learn to see our 
 difficult emotions not as a threatening enemy\, bu
 t as a struggling part of us that needs our suppor
 t. And we’ll learn how to tap into deeper resource
 s that can provide that support.\n \n \n \n We’ll 
 learn:\n \n \n \n \n 	Simple and gentle ways to be
  more accepting of difficult emotions\n 	How we ca
 n find strength when we feel overwhelmed\n 	Tools 
 for tapping into our hidden reserves of kindness a
 nd compassion\n 	How supporting ourselves makes it
  possible for us to support others\n 	How supporti
 ng others compassionately helps us to feel more co
 urageous\n \n \n  \n \n \n \n Through guided medit
 ations and reflection we’ll work at becoming kind 
 and fearless in the face of difficult emotional st
 ates.\n \n \n \n Led by Bodhipaksa \n \n Check out
  Bodhipaksa’s courses\, articles and resources at 
 Wildmind.org and check out his books here and at W
 indhorse Publications.\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n Thi
 s workshop includes a vegetarian lunch. You can ac
 cess helpful information about attending workshops
  at Aryaloka here.\n \n \n \n At Aryaloka\, we str
 ive to make our programs available to everyone reg
 ardless of their financial circumstances. Our fee 
 structure allows you to pay according to your mean
 s. \n \n \n \n The Event Rate is our actual fee fo
 r the event. It is for people paying their rent or
  mortgage\, and who can afford occasional or regul
 ar leisure expenses such as dining out. Any paymen
 t above the advertised fee is a tax-deductible don
 ation. \n \n \n \n The Mid-Level Reduced Rate is f
 or those who are paying their mortgage or rent\, t
 hough experience a consistent tightness in budget 
 that makes extras like leisure activities or unexp
 ected expenses difficult or impossible. \n \n \n \
 n The Base-Level Reduced Rate is for those without
  an income or with an income low enough that makin
 g ends meet is a challenge. \n \n \n \n Those whos
 e circumstances are not included above can email t
 he office to make other arrangements including red
 uced rates\, payment schedules\, volunteer opportu
 nities and scholarships. info@aryaloka.org\n \n 
CATEGORIES:Workshop
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20261206T100000
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261206T160000
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=340
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