The Secular Buddhist Network will be offering a half-day, online retreat on February 16, 2025, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm US Eastern Time. If you are not in this time zone, click here for the time in your area.

To register for the retreat, click here.

Facilitated by Janet Rechtman, Marc Symons, Sharon Tobias, and Yvonne Williams, the half-day retreat will focus on four key emotional "tones" or attitudes that are central to the dharmic path: the Brahmaviharas:

• Loving kindness/friendliness (metta in Pali)
• Compassion (karuna in Pali)
• Sympathetic joy (mudita in Pali)
• Equanimity (upekkha in Pali)

Here is the schedule for the retreat:

Welcome/Introduction      11:00-11:15

Meditation (Lovingkindness/Compassion)  11:15-11:55

Walking/Stretching             11:55-12:15

Meditation (Joy)                 12:15-12:55    

Walking/Stretching             12:55-1:15

Meditation (Equanimity)     1:15-1:55

Bio Break                            1:55-2:10

Breakout Group Discussions       2:10-2:30

Whole Group Reflections    2:30-2:50

Closing                                 2:50-3:00

To register for the retreat, click here.