Understanding and healing the personal experience of bereavement

This retreat is open to anyone who is grieving.

July 15th - 17th 2011 | 8pm Fri - 1pm Sun

Dechen Shying, Garranes, Allihies, West Cork, Ireland | Google map

With Christine Whiteside

€280 - €380 depending on accommodation | Includes lunch and evening meal on Saturday and lunch on Sunday

The weekend will be held in Dechen Shying Spiritual Care Centre. As places are limited please book early to avoid disappointment. Accommodation is available at Dechen Shying for participants coming to this retreat. | For enquiries or to book a stay contact us

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Grief is a natural response when someone close to us dies, yet so often we are completely unprepared for the feelings of intense sadness, shock, anger, guilt and even numbness that we may experience. Looking for a way to face and free our sorrow and distress we may recognize our need for a deeper spiritual perspective.

We will focus on understanding and healing the personal experience of grief through the practices of reflection, meditation and compassion.

"This weekend has been very beneficial to me and I have come away much wiser... Whenever I feel panic and despair and I feel my thoughts are running away on me, I will use the 'bring the mind home'. I am going to make time for meditation everyday"

Faculty

Christine Whiteside has been a student of Buddhism since she first met Sogyal Rinpoche in 1978 and is a founder member of Dzogchen Beara.  She is a Rigpa senior instructor and Spiritual Care Educator offering retreats and seminars on meditation, compassion and spiritual preparation for dying both at Dzogchen Beara and around Ireland.  Christine trained in Clinical Pastoral Care at Cork University Hospital and currently offers spiritual care to guests at Dechen Shying Spiritual Care Centre.

Register now by filling out and emailing us this form or posting or faxing us this form.