Mindfulness
Donation Based Morning and Afternoon Meditation Sessions
Morning Meditation: Monday - Friday at 7:30 - 8:00 AM Eastern Time (US) via Zoom or Phone Afternoon Meditation: Tuesday - Friday at 12:30 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US) via Zoom or Phone
Introduction to Meditation: Becoming Present
With Sandrine Harris
Mindfulness is a way of learning to relate directly to whatever is happening in your life. It is a way of taking charge of your life, a way of doing something for yourself that no one else can do for you – consciously and systematically working with your own stress, pain, illness, and the challenges […]
7 Day Mindfulness Challenge: The Power of the Present Moment
With Amanda Votto
Mindfulness is a way of learning to relate directly to whatever is happening in your life. It is a way of taking charge of your life, a way of doing something for yourself that no one else can do for you – consciously and systematically working with your own stress, pain, illness, and the challenges […]
Personal Home Retreat
Spend a full day in practice at home supported by recorded instruction from Copper Beech Institute facilitators. This full day retreat provides an opportunity to deepen and strengthen your personal practice at home. Setting up an area, chair or floor cushion, turning off the phone, and committing to a day spent inward is a radical […]
Mindfulness Facilitator Certification Registration: City Sponsored Scholarship
With Brian Thompson
Exploring Santosha: Finding Contentment in the Present Moment | 🌱 A Seeds of Change Fundraiser
With Michelle Douglas
Join us for a transformative virtual mini-retreat as we explore strategies for finding contentment amidst the ups and downs of life, through the yogic practice of Santosha. The practice of Santosha is outlined in the ancient yogic text, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. It is derived from the Sanskrit words "sam,” meaning completely, and "tosha," […]
Free Community Meditation with Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward
With Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward
IDEAL FOR: All levels including beginners Join us for a donation-based community meditation with a special guest, Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward! Copper Beech is thrilled to offer these 30-minute guided practices as a sampling of the transformative concepts we will be delving into during Dr. Larry Ward's and her upcoming 3-night retreat, "The Great Way of […]
Mindfulness 101: A Four-Week Series for Beginners
With Brian Thompson
If you’ve been curious to learn about mindfulness but have no idea where to begin, our Mindfulness 101 course is for you! This four-week series is intended to demystify mindfulness and provide you with the knowledge and confidence to incorporate mindfulness practices in your daily life. You’ll explore the basics of mindfulness and learn practical tools for reducing stress, […]
Healing the Mother Wound-Nurturing the Soul, Embracing Wholeness
With Jessica Alejandro
Ideal for: All levels, including beginners Join us during Mother's Day weekend, for a soul-stirring overnight retreat. Through a blend of ancient rituals, sound healing, meditation, and soul inquiry practices, we will connect with our maternal ancestors (Mothers, Grandmothers, Great Grandmothers, etc.) breaking toxic generational patterns, and cultivating healing, peace, and love. Research suggests that […]
Free Community Meditation with Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward
With Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward
IDEAL FOR: All levels including beginners Join us for a donation-based community meditation with a special guest, Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward! Copper Beech is thrilled to offer these 30-minute guided practices as a sampling of the transformative concepts we will be delving into during Dr. Larry Ward's and her upcoming 3-night retreat, "The Great Way of […]
Breath, Body and Brain: The Science of Mindfulness
With Vamsi Koneru
IDEAL FOR: Beginners "Breath, Body and Brain: The Science of Mindfulness" is a highly experiential day retreat inviting you to delve into the depths of your mind and body as we explore the profound effects of mindfulness on the brain and well-being. Through a blend of meditation practices, scientific insights, and group discussions, participants will […]
Deepening Your Meditation Practice
With Kathy Simpson
Ideal for Intermediate-Advanced You may have just completed MBSR, or perhaps you’ve been meditating for months or even years. You appreciate how powerful mindfulness and meditation can be, but how do you take your practice to the next level? In this course, we will explore ways to reach new depths in meditation based on Buddhist […]
Mindful Eating for Better Living: A Partially Silent Five-Night Retreat
With Marianela Medrano
In this warm and welcoming 5-night retreat, we’ll explore mindfulness as a tool to free ourselves from unhealthy eating habits and rediscover a joyful relationship with food and body image. Western culture has an extreme preoccupation with weight, leading many of us to develop unhealthy patterns around food and dieting. Mindful eating offers us a […]
Mindfulness 101: A Four-Week Series for Beginners
With Brian Thompson
If you’ve been curious to learn about mindfulness but have no idea where to begin, our Mindfulness 101 course is for you! This four-week series is intended to demystify mindfulness and provide you with the knowledge and confidence to incorporate mindfulness practices in your daily life. You’ll explore the basics of mindfulness and learn practical tools for reducing stress, […]
Befriending Our Shadow Half-Day Retreat
With Michelle Douglas
Throughout this half-day retreat you will explore practices to integrate both your light and your shadow, allowing you to reclaim feelings of safety, pleasure, empowerment, forgiveness, and love. ❤️ The shadow is the part of ourselves that we repress or do not like. Life is complex and our lived experiences can leave us with big […]
Navigating Transitions: Surfing the Space Between Then and Now | 🌱 A Seeds of Change Fundraiser
With Sharon Gutterman, Ph.D.
We tend to live with the illusion that we can control and predict the narrative of our lives. The perfect job, forever relationships, good health, and we’ll be set for life. The reality is that along life’s continuum, we will all face dozens of disruptors, perhaps daily, requiring a transition that places us in the […]
The Great Way of Resilience: Coming Home to Ourselves and Our World
With Dr. Larry Ward and Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward
Suitable for all levels In a world ablaze with conflict and focus on separation and individualism, the only way to bring the changes we want to see is through healing together. For liberation to be possible (for all), we must tend to our individual and collective trauma through practices rooted in celebrating our differences while […]
Zentangle: Express Your Creative Flow
With Heather Wlochowski
Come and discover a tool for self-expression, joy, and tranquility through Zentangle—a meditative art form that combines mindfulness, creativity, and relaxation. This half-day retreat is all about finding the perfect balance between mindfulness and artistic exploration. The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images with structured patterns. No artistic […]
Body Wisdom: Embrace Your Whole Being
With Kathy Simpson
Ideal for All Levels This four-week course will explore mindfulness of the body and ways to cultivate greater healing and wholeness throughout our whole being. We humans tend to live in our heads. We revere the power of the mind and learn when we’re young to identify with our thoughts, even (or especially) when they […]
Celebrating the Beauty of Darkness: Mindfulness for BIPOC
With Marianela Medrano
IDEAL FOR: Individuals who identify as BIPOC Join us for a nourishing weekend retreat designed for individuals who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color). Inspired by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel's profound teachings from "Opening to Darkness," this retreat will offer a sacred space to delve into the depths of our beings, honor […]