Skymind is an invitation to recognize and rest into the brilliant wholeness of our being – spacious, radiant, loving. It is also a pathway to meet all that arises – … More The Garrison Institute: Skymind – The Radical Path of Open Awareness: A Virtual Exploration (Free Online Event)
Charlotte Rotterdam and Pieter Oosthuizen will speak about and sign their new book, Skymind: The Radical Path of Open Awareness, on Tuesday, July 28th at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore. Tickets for … More Book Signing: Boulder Bookstore
Skymind explores the Nature of Mind through teachings from Machig Labdrön, focusing on meditation techniques and compassionate engagement. It supports both experienced and beginner practitioners in integrating mindfulness into daily life, enhancing awareness, and transforming emotional challenges. … More Skymind: Machig Labdrön and Open Awareness (Online)
Join us for this exceptional opportunity to explore open awareness in the most beautiful island setting. With teachings inspired by Machig Labdrön, including meditation and outdoor practices. Financial support is available via scholarships. Register by February 28, 2025, for a 10% accommodation discount. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. … More Skymind in Canada: Sacred Land, Sacred View
This five-week series is for experienced and beginner meditators alike. So often we are told: “follow your breath”, or “visualize the following”, or “rest in open awareness”. But what is it that we are really doing with our attention and our awareness, and how can we optimize our meditation experience? … More Mechanics of Meditation: Demystifying the Methodology on the Path of Liberation
October 22 to December 17, 2021
Following on last year’s popular course, we return for a deeper dive into Machig’s verses on the nature of mind, offered both to those new to these teachings and as a deepening for those who attended last year’s program.
Machig Labdrön – the great 11th century Tibetan yogini – is unequivocal in her insistence that our truest nature, the very ground of being, is not elsewhere:
Once one’s mind is recognized for sure, there’s no need to establish buddha from elsewhere. … More Skymind: The Path of Open Awareness (Online Course)
In May 2020, I had the fortune of engaging in one month of solitary retreat, supported by a grant from the Hemera Foundation. I spent a portion of my time … More “Look in the Way of Not Looking:” Reflections from Retreat