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SUMMARY:BIPOC-Only Practice and Dialogue with Lama Rod Owens
DESCRIPTION:The People’s Solidarity Hub\, Durham NC \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\nJoin Lama Rod Owens for a BIPOC-only evening of practice and dialogue on November 11. \n\n\n\nThe title of Lama Rod’s November 12-15 retreat is Healing\, Resilience\, and Liberation. Because affinity groups can often offer a deeper opportunity for both safety and healing\, on November 11\, he is offering a BIPOC-only (Black\, Indigenous\, People of Color) space. Everyone who identifies as BIPOC in their everyday life is invited to register.  \n\n\n\nThis event will include a reception beginning at 6:00 pm and the program with Lama Rod will begin at 7:00 pm. \n\n\n\nRegistration is for the November 11 practice only. If you would like to attend the November 12-15 retreat\, please apply at this link.  \n\n\n\nPresented by Bhumi Durham in partnership with Peace Hill at Avila. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Lama Rod Owens here.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/bipoc-only-practice-and-dialogue-with-lama-rod-owens/
LOCATION:The People’s Solidarity Hub\, 1809 Chapel Hill Road\, Durham\, North Carolina\, 27707\, United States
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SUMMARY:Healing\, Resiliency\, and Liberation 
DESCRIPTION:Lama Rod Owens\n\n\n\n\n\nAvila Center for Community Leadership\, Durham NC \n\n\n\n\nRetreat Application\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe are excited to once again offer a retreat with Lama Rod Owens November 12–15. It seems as if we are living through an apocalypse\, struggling to learn lessons through economic instability\, war\, political unrest\, climate change\, continuing genocides\, and various forms of systematic violence. However\, this moment is also inviting us back to an authentic indigeneity. We are being asked to remember how to be in relationship to the land\, to our brokenheartedness\, and in gentle healing relationships with others.  \n\n\n\nIn the face of so much change\, we may find it difficult to maintain our physical and emotional balance. Resiliency is such an important skill to develop right now. Resiliency is about how well we can meet the challenges of our lives with a sense of openness and curiosity that helps us to regain our balance. Balance means understanding how to return to a sense of being grounded to meet challenges directly. During our time together\, we will explore both personal and collective resiliency through somatic based mindfulness practice\, grief work\, chanting\, and prayer. We will explore themes of spiritual abolition\, liberatory care\, grieving as care work\, as well as what it means to be a love-centered agent of liberation in this moment. \n\n\n\nThe retreat begins on Thursday\, November 12\, and ends on Sunday\, November 15.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA retreat allows us to do the deep work and healing that our minds\, bodies\, spirits\, ancestors\, and the earth are calling for so strongly. It is a gift we can give ourselves which also affects all the lives we touch. \n\n\n\nIf you are new to practice with Lama Rod or new to meditation retreats\, you are most welcome. Also most welcome are those who have formed community during earlier retreats at Avila and previous retreats with Lama Rod. \n\n\n\nWe will meditate together and engage in movement\, compassion\, and earth-based ancestor practices and rituals. This is a residential-only retreat\, and we have scholarship assistance available. There is an application process and BIPOC and LGBTQ+ folks will have priority.   \n\n\n\nIf you have questions about the retreat\, email Karen at BhumiDurham@gmail.com.  \n\n\n\nIf you have questions about the registration process or about the retreat center\, email Elaina at elaina@peacehillavila.org. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Lama Rod Owens here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPresented by Bhumi Durham in partnership with Peace Hill at Avila. \n\n\n\nREGISTRATION PROCESS: \n\n\n\nThere is an application process for this retreat. Please note\, you must have an approved application in order to register. To apply\, please fill out the form at this link: \n\n\n\n\nRetreat Application\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe expect this retreat to be oversubscribed\, so preference will be given to BIPOC\, LGBTQ people\, and those who have been studying with Lama Rod. Admissions will continue until the retreat is full\, after which applicants will be added to a waiting list. Often\, there are last-minute cancellations which allow those on the waiting list to be admitted. \n\n\n\nApply by July 1st for priority consideration. Initial acceptances will be announced by the end of July. Applications will continue to be reviewed after July 1st on a rolling basis until the retreat is full. \n\n\n\nRETREAT COST: \n\n\n\n\nPay-it-forward Residential Retreat (includes single-room accommodations and meals): $900\n\n\n\nResidential Retreat – single room (includes single-room accommodations and meals): $800\n\n\n\nResidential Retreat – shared room (includes shared-room accommodations and meals): $600\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPayment will be made in two installments: a $200 deposit will hold your place at the retreat\, and payment of the remaining balance will complete registration. \n\n\n\nAll refund requests must be received at least 30 days prior to the retreat. A $30 processing fee will be deducted from refunds.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION: \n\n\n\nThe retreat containerAfter the opening program on the first night until the noon meal on the fourth day\, everyone is invited to enter into silence throughout the buildings and grounds. At times\, such as the Q&A sessions\, silence will be lifted in the meditation hall. \n\n\n\nThis supportive silence invites all yogis to refrain from verbal and written communication with others\, including telephone calls\, texts\, and emails. There will be an emergency number for emergencies. \n\n\n\nMealsCoffee and tea will be available during the retreat. Meals will be vegetarian. Please let us know allergies and food intolerances when you register. We can usually accommodate dietary restrictions. \n\n\n\nLodgingA limited number of single rooms are available\, and double rooms with two full-sized beds will be shared by two participants. Some rooms are more accessible than others; please let us know your accessibility needs on the application form.  \n\n\n\n\n\nSingle Room\n\n\n\n\n\nShared Double Room\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility Please help us make this retreat as accessible as possible by telling us about your accessibility needs on the application. \n\n\n\nLocation of the retreat The retreat venue is the Avila Center for Community Leadership\, a 20-minute drive from downtown Durham and a 35-minute drive from the Raleigh Durham (RDU) airport. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAvila is a nonprofit community center\, where people and groups connect\, deepen their work\, and rejuvenate. The mission of the center is to support and connect community organizers and leaders working together for systemic change in the South and beyond. The buildings are surrounded by 50 acres of green space and trails. \n\n\n\nYou can learn more about Avila at this link. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have questions about this retreat\, please contact Karen at BhumiDurham@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-7/2026-11-18/
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SUMMARY:The Seeing That Frees: Cultivating Calm\, Clarity\, and Freedom in Difficult Times
DESCRIPTION:Avila Center for Community Leadership\, Durham NC \n\n\n\n\nRetreat Application Opening Soon!\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin Triangle Insight Meditation Community teachers Ron Vereen and Sharon Shelton for a four day\, three night silent residential retreat. In this retreat\, we will explore how mindfulness helps us meet life’s challenges with greater steadiness\, wisdom\, and compassion. Together\, we will investigate how perception shapes our experience\, how thoughts and emotional reactions proliferate into suffering\, and how awareness can interrupt habitual patterns. Drawing on the Buddhist Insight tradition and practice\, we will learn to bring curiosity to every aspect of our experience\, including uncertainty\, loss\, fear\, and even mortality itself. Through meditation\, Dharma talks\, silence\, and community\, we will discover how freedom becomes possible not by avoiding difficulty\, but by seeing it clearly. \n\n\n\nThis is a residential-only retreat\, most suitable for those with some meditation experience\, and scholarship assistance is available. Priority registration is offered to people who identify as BIPOC or LGBTQ+ and to active participants in the Triangle Insight Meditation Community and Mindful Families of Durham. But everyone is welcome as space allows! \n\n\n\nIf you have questions about the retreat\, please email Triangle Insight Meditation Community at info@triangleinsight.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about our teachers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharon Shelton teaches retreats\, courses\, and meditation groups\, and mentors people who want to bring more awareness\, compassion\, and freedom into their everyday lives. She serves as a member of the Teaching Council of Triangle Insight Meditation Community and as a mentor for the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program founded by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. She is also a founding advisor and lead teacher with the online program Banyan. Her teaching is rooted in the Insight Meditation tradition and shaped by nearly three decades of practice. She has studied with and been influenced by teachers Tara Brach\, Jack Kornfield\, Joseph Goldstein\, Sharon Salzberg\, Ruth King\, Tuere Sala\, Bhikkhu Analayo\, James Baraz\, Cheri Maples\, Gil Fronsdal\, and others whose wisdom continues to guide her path. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRon Vereen is a retired psychiatrist who has been practicing mindfulness and Insight meditation since 1992. He is a founding member of Triangle Insight Meditation Community\, where he serves as the leading teacher. He has been teaching mindfulness in Duke’s MBSR program since 1999. Ron is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leader Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center\, and he has completed the Integrated Study and Practice Program of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. His principal teacher is Rodney Smith. He has also studied with Shinzen Young\, Leigh Brasington\, Taraniya Ambrosia\, Andrew Olendzki\, and Narayan Helen Liebenson. Ron’s interests include exploring the interface between Western and Buddhist psychology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION PROCESS: \n\n\n\nThere is an application process for this retreat\, with preference given to people who identify as BIPOC or LGBTQ+ and to those who regularly participate with offerings from Triangle Insight Meditation Community or Mindful Families of Durham. When your application is approved\, we will send you a link for paying a $75 deposit along with instructions for finalizing payment. Admissions will continue until the retreat is full\, after which applicants will be added to a waiting list. Often\, there are late cancellations which allow those on the waiting list to be admitted. \n\n\n\n\nRetreat Application Opening Soon!\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRETREAT COST: \n\n\n\n\nSingle room (includes single-room accommodations and meals): $600 (there are limited singles\, so you will increase your chances of being admitted to the retreat if you are willing to share a room)\n\n\n\nShared room with one other person (includes shared-room accommodations and meals): $450\n\n\n\nThis cost doesn’t include dana\, that is\, donations to the teachers and retreat manager\, who offer their services freely and without other compensation. You’ll be given an opportunity to offer dana at the end of the retreat.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPayment will be made in two installments: a $75 non-refundable deposit will hold your place at the retreat\, and payment of the remaining balance by the due date will complete registration. Those on the waiting list will not be charged the $75 deposit until they are added to the retreat if a cancellation occurs. \n\n\n\nCancellations: Refund requests will be honored if made by October 19\, minus a $30 processing fee. After October 19\, the registration fee is only refundable if your space is filled\, minus a $30 processing fee. The $75 deposit is not refundable. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT INFORMATION: \n\n\n\nThe retreat containerAfter the opening program on the first night until the noon meal on the fourth day\, everyone is invited to enter into silence throughout the buildings and grounds. At times\, such as the Q&A sessions\, silence will be lifted in the meditation hall. \n\n\n\nThis supportive silence invites all yogis to refrain from verbal and written communication with others\, including telephone calls\, texts\, and emails. Yogis are encouraged to leave their devices at home or\, at a minimum\, turned off. There will be an emergency number for emergencies\, with an on-site retreat manager ready to assist. \n\n\n\nMealsMeals will be provided by Chef Netta of Netta’s Pantry. Coffee and tea will be available during the retreat. Meals will be vegetarian. Please let us know allergies and food intolerances at the time of final payment. We can usually accommodate dietary restrictions. \n\n\n\nLodgingA limited number of single rooms are available\, and double rooms with two full-sized beds will be shared by two participants. Some rooms are more accessible than others. \n\n\n\n\n\nSingle Room\n\n\n\n\n\nShared Double Room\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility Please help us make this retreat as accessible as possible by telling us about your accessibility needs on the application. \n\n\n\nLocation of the retreat The retreat venue is the Avila Center for Community Leadership\, a 20-minute drive from downtown Durham and a 35-minute drive from the Raleigh Durham (RDU) airport. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAvila is a nonprofit community center\, where people and groups connect\, deepen their work\, and rejuvenate. The mission of the center is to support and connect community organizers and leaders working together for systemic change in the South and beyond. The buildings are surrounded by 50 acres of green space and trails. \n\n\n\nYou can learn more about Avila at this link. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have questions about this retreat\, please contact info@triangleinsight.org. \n\n\n\nPresented by the Triangle Insight Meditation Community and Peace Hill at Avila.
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
DESCRIPTION:Morning Silence is an ongoing event that occurs from 8:00 – 9:00 am on Zoom on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Rotating facilitators provide a few words about the theme(s) for the day to introduce each session. Two sessions of silence (20 minutes) follow with a brief time of stretching in between. The time concludes with 10 minutes of sharing from the participants. To be added to the notification list\, please go to contact us page.
URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-8/2026-12-02/
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SUMMARY:Morning Silence
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URL:https://peacehillavila.org/event/morning-silence-7/2026-12-16/
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