This is for a past event – please visit our Upcoming Events page for current offerings.
Joy: An Inner Wellspring
Photo by Felix Mittermeier from PxHere
An in-person residential retreat with Jeanne Corrigal
November 15-17, 2024
St Peter’s Abbey, Muenster SK
The Buddha invites us to ‘Live in Joy’, touching its source in our own hearts. Mindfulness allows us to clearly see subtle joys and how to cultivate them: joy sustains the heart and leads to liberation. This retreat will touch reliable kinds joy that are accessible in every moment, open our eyes to unexpected sources of joy, and explore the role joy plays in temporary awakening. Knowing the doorway to this nourishment can support us in daily life, and in the challenges of our times.
The weekend will include dharma talks, instruction, practice, reflection, and relational practice, so that we feel the support of the community as we reflect together.
This retreat is held at St. Peter’s Abbey, in Muenster, SK. There are 29 single occupancy rooms available, and lovely grounds to walk in.
We request that you fully commit to participating in the whole retreat, from 7:00 pm pm November 15 to 4 pm November 17.
This retreat is offered by mutual generosity. When you register, there will be a registration fee to help SIMC cover our costs. If cost is a barrier, scholarship support is available.
During the retreat, we will provide information for those who are able to offer financial support to Jeanne.
Registration
Registration is closed.
Health and Wellness Protocol
As an act of care for our community, especially since some of our retreatants have immune deficiency issues, we will try to be sensitive to everyone’s needs. While mask wearing is optional, we will suggest frequent hand washing and social distancing. In addition:
- If you have any respiratory or flu symptoms (coughing, sneezing, shortness of breath, runny nose, fever, or sore throat), no matter what you think the cause for these symptoms might be, we are asking you to wear an N95 or KN95 mask and wash your hands or use hand sanitizer.
- Physical distancing should be possible in the hall.
- There will also be air filters in our meditation hall. The center itself does not have air purifiers, but we will keep them on in the hall throughout the week.
Jeanne Corrigal is the guiding teacher for the Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community, and a graduate of the 2017-2021 IMS teacher training program. She has trained primarily in the Burmese lineage of Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, with a great affinity for the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Buddhadasa and for the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. She is a certified MBSR teacher, is certified with Indigenous Focusing Oriented Trauma Therapy (IFOT), and she has trained with Mindful Schools and Somatic Experiencing. She has taught with Mindfulness Magazine, Lion’s Roar and Tricycle’s online programs, and teaches across North America. She is Metis, and one of her first teachers in loving presence was Cree Elder Jim Settee.