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SUMMARY:Tuesday September 8 to Friday September 11\, 2026 - Sacred Seeing: A Contemplative Photography Retreat - Westpark\,NY
DESCRIPTION:What if nothing is missing — except our presence? \nThis four-day contemplative\nphotography retreat is an immersion in sacred seeing. Drawing from the contemplative\nphotography tradition of Miksang (“good eye”)\, the ancient Christian practice of Visio\nDivina\, and the reflective discipline of photopoetry\, we gather at Holy Cross Monastery\non the banks of the Hudson River to practice seeing with clarity and devotion. \nWithin the monastery’s steady rhythm of silence and prayer\, we slow down enough to\nnotice what has always been here: color before concept\, form before story\, light before\nlanguage. We begin to trust direct perception — the simple\, vivid flash that arises before\ncommentary. \nEach day\, participants will have the opportunity to create and submit images. Through\ngentle instruction and shared reflection\, these practices refine not only how you\nexperience the monastery grounds\, but how you encounter the phenomenal world of\nyour senses. The skills cultivated here extend beyond the retreat\, quietly transforming\nhow you move through daily life. \nVisio Divina deepens this work. We sit with images — both our own and those of others\n— as one might sit with a sacred text: receptive\, patient\, attentive. Photopoetry\ncompletes the arc\, pairing image and word in a dialogue that reveals layers of meaning\nneither could uncover alone.\nNo technical mastery is needed. A simple digital camera or smartphone will suffice.\nWhat is required is patience\, presence\, and a willingness to see what is already here. \n  \nAbout the Retreat Leader\n \nTim Auman is a contemplative photography instructor\, certified mindfulness educator\, spiritual director\, and Associate of the Order of the Holy Cross. Based in Winston-Salem\, North Carolina\, he served for twenty years as the chaplain of Wake Forest University. \nHe teaches contemplative photography at a school for visual art and at the college level\, integrating Nalanda Miksang practice\, mindfulness\, and poetic reflection into his work. Through retreats\, courses\, and spiritual direction\, Tim invites others to cultivate clarity\, presence\, and reverent attention. \nFor Tim\, photography is not primarily about self-expression\, but about relationship — a way of meeting reality with attentiveness and care\, and discovering beauty in the ordinary\, the mundane\, and the everyday. He and his partner\, Heidi\, are the parents of four beautiful children. \nSacred Seeing: A Contemplative Photography Retreat\nSeptember 8 – September 11\, 2026\n1615 Route 9W (or Broadway)\nWest Park\, New York 12493\nPhone: 845-384-6660\nEmail: guesthouse@hcmnet.org
URL:https://miksang.org/event/tuesday-september-8-to-friday-september-11-2026-sacred-seeing-a-contemplative-photography-retreat/
LOCATION:Holy Cross Monastery\, 1615 Route 9W (or Broadway)\, New York\, NY\, 12493\, United States
CATEGORIES:Miksang classes apart from the 3 levels,retreat
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SUMMARY:Contemplative Arts Winter Retreat : L'Oeil et la Plume
DESCRIPTION:This Winter\, Let Your Creativity and Heart Flourish!\nThis year\, Dechen Chöling invites you to a retreat under the theme of joy\, wonder\, and the depth of contemplative arts. \nWhat You Will Explore During This Retreat: \n\nMiksang\, Contemplative Photography:\nTo develop a gaze filled with curiosity and poetry for the world around you.\nContemplative Writing and a Creative Renewal Journal:\nTo reconnect again and again with what animates you at the core of your being\, allowing you to nurture it for the new year ahead.\nContemplative Walks:\nTo synchronize and recharge yourself with the generous and magical nature of Dechen Chöling.\nMeditation:\nOf course! Because it offers us the space to embrace our emotions with kindness and to continue growing friendship and love for ourselves and the world around us.\n\nWho is this Retreat For? \nThis retreat is suitable for meditators and photographers of all levels.\nNo prior experience in photography or writing is required. \nIt is open to anyone who feels the need to reconnect during a time of welcoming\, sharing\, and celebration. \nAdaptable pricing is available for all budgets\, with financial support options for low-income participants. \nSign up now and fill yourself with creativity and joy to begin the new year with stars in your eyes.\n \nThis retreat is taught in French\, with English translation \nFor more information and to register\, CLICK HERE: https://bit.ly/401WhHK\nOr visit www.dechencholing.org. \nAn Enchanted End-of-Year Retreat to Calm\, Nourish\, Create\, and Uncover New Ways to Support Yourself.\nAt the end of this year\, come create\, dream\, and recharge with contemplative practices such as Miksang photography\, writing\, and creativity.\nDuring this retreat\, we will explore and nurture inner confidence\, discovering treasures of resources and more supportive approaches for ourselves.\nAdditionally\, cultivate a kind gaze towards yourself to make choices that support your new year. \nWho is This Retreat For? \nFor this retreat\, no prior experience in photography\, writing\, or meditation is required.\nIt is open to anyone who wants to experience a moment of warmth and gentleness.\nEven the camera on your phone is sufficient for the contemplative photography practice of Miksang.\nIt is also suitable for photographers of all levels. \nMiksang Contemplative Photography\nHelps us open up to the beauty\, poetry\, and wonder that the universe offers.\nThe starting point of this practice is first our gaze—light\, color\, shapes\, and space.\nThe practice of contemplative photography Miksang is for those who wish to connect photography with meditation. \nContemplative Writing\nAnd a creative renewal journal is a path of discovery and listening to align with your heart and all your senses.\nNo need to feel confident with writing—it is\, above all\, a journey toward oneself.\nConnecting writing with colors and collage brings together the body\, our sensations\, emotions\, and inner child\, guiding us through explorations that are both joyful and profound. \nIn other words\, this winter\, come back home—to your true self. \n——- \nCet hiver\, laissez votre créativité et votre coeur s’épanouir ! \nCette année\, Dechen Chöling vous propose une retraite sous le signe de la joie\, l’émerveillement et la profondeur des arts contemplatifs. \nCe que vous allez explorer pendant cette retraite : \n\nMiksang\, photographie contemplative : Pour développer un regard plein de gourmandise et de poésie sur le monde qui vous entoure\n        L’écriture contemplative et un journal de ressourcement créatif:  Pour vous reconnecter encore et encore à ce qui vous anime au plus profond de votre être et avez envie de faire grandir en cette nouvelle année.\n     Des balades contemplatives : Pour vous re-syncroniser et vous ressourcer avec la nature généreuse et pleine de magie de Dechen Chöling.\n     La méditation : Bien sûr !  Parce qu’elle nous offre l’espace pour apprivoiser nos émotions avec bienveillance et continuer à faire grandir l’amitié et l’amour envers nous-mêmes et le monde qui nous entoure.\n\nÀ qui s’adresse cette retraite \nConvient aux méditants et photographes de tous niveaux. \nAucune expérience avec la photographie ou l’écriture n’est nécessaire. \nCette retraite est ouverte à tous ceux qui ont envie et besoin de se retrouver dans un moment d’accueil\, de partage et de célébration. \n  \nDes tarifs adaptés à tous les budgets sont proposés\, avec des facilités financières pour les participants à bas revenus. \nInscrivez-vous maintenant et faites le plein de créativité\, de joie pour commencer la nouvelle année plein d’étoiles dans les yeux. \n𝑷𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒖𝒔 𝒅’𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒆𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒓𝒆\, CLIQUEZ ICI : https://bit.ly/401WhHK \nOu visitez le www.dechencholing.org \n——— \n𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐟𝐟 \nPratiquante bouddhiste depuis 1989\, Jessica apporte son expertise en tant qu’instructrice de méditation\, enseignante bouddhiste et enseignante de Nalanda Miksang et d’écriture contemplative.  Elle anime également des ateliers de Journal Créatif mêlant écriture\, dessin et collage. \nSon parcours de chanteuse professionnelle et d’hypnothérapeute enrichit son approche holistique de la créativité et de la découverte de soi. \n\nAbout Jessica Sarapoff\nA Buddhist practitioner since 1989\, Jessica brings her expertise as a meditation instructor\, Buddhist teacher\, and Nalanda Miksang teacher. \nHer background as a professional singer and hypnotherapist enriches her holistic approach to creativity and self-discovery.
URL:https://miksang.org/event/winter-retreat-dechen-choling-miksang-writing-journal/
LOCATION:Dechen Chöling\, Mas Marvent \, rue du Château 640\, Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe\, Limousin\, 87700\, France
CATEGORIES:Level 1 : Looking and Seeing,retreat
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