A local nature retreat with Dave and Shannon Smith: The Interweaving of Metta and Vipassana

This is a five day residential event starting at 2 p.m. on 9/4 and ending by 2 p.m. on 9/8. Bozeman Dharma Center in collaboration with Bozeman Insight Community with be hosting their second residential retreat with teachers Dave and Shannon Smith. During this silent retreat, develop practices that unite the heart and the mind. By combining the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with the practice of Metta, learn to balance moment-to-moment awareness with the qualities of kindness, care, joy, and equanimity. As the body and mind start to settle, a natural, intuitive wisdom begins to emerge, a process that helps shift energy toward a sense of wholesome intention and genuine contentment.
The retreat offers a supportive space grounded in a field of kind awareness. The teaching style is a hybrid of two traditions: the "Progress of Insight" and "Natural Awareness". This gives attendees a well-tested framework for practice. The program includes meditation instruction, Dharma teachings, and small group discussions for processing whatever arises in practice.