IMC-Lewes to present weekend meditation June 5, 6
Insight Meditation Community of Lewes will welcome returning meditation teacher Larissa Kitenko for an evening Dharma talk titled Living a Dharma Lifestyle: Ten Beautiful Qualities, and a daylong meditation retreat with the theme of Living a Dharma Lifestyle: The Quality of Patience. Non, beginning and experienced meditators are all invited to attend this weekend of learning to live in the present moment.
The Dharma talk (Buddhist teachings) will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday June 5, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, followed by discussion and refreshments. The meditation retreat will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 6, at the Lewes Senior Center banquet hall and will include sitting and walking meditation with some brief discussion.
Kitenko is a longtime practitioner of insight meditation, studying and practicing Buddhism in the Theravadan tradition. She has completed the Community Dharma Leader-4 Program and the Dedicated Practitioner Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California and is a teacher at IMC-Washington, D.C. led by Tara Brach, Ph.D.
She has trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn and has been teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction since 2005 and is certified as an associate clinical chaplain at Shore Health System in Easton, Md. She also leads the Easton Meditation Sangha, teaches at the Salisbury Buddhist Community, and leads workshops and retreats all throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
The suggested donation for Friday’s talk is $10 and $45 for the Saturday retreat which includes lunch. For those with limited income, 50 percent, or any amount of the suggested donation offered is welcome. If budget does not allow for a donation, simply show up, no explanation is needed.
Saint Peter's Episcopal Parish Hall is at 211 Mulberry St. in Lewes. The Lewes Senior Center banquet hall is near the Nassau bridge just outside Lewes. Chairs are provided, but attendees may bring their favorite floor mediation cushions for the retreat.
For information and to preregister for Saturday, contact 302-644-7650 or cquinn@quinnassoc.com. For more information on Larissa Kitenko, go to www.stillpointmeditation.org. For directions, scheduled events and weekly meditation meetings, visit www.IMC-Lewes.org.
