Nancy Hathaway Relationship Counseling
"...a time to study more deeply what it means to be human"
Retreats/Meditation
Retreats are a time away from the busyness of daily life spending time in a comfortable and safe environment where thinking and planning are less called on giving ourselves the pleasure of enjoying our precious time focusing on attending to moment-to-moment living which gives us a rare opportunity to explore being in life, tasting life and using the senses to open to what it means to be human by studying and practicing the power of being here now. We come to the place where compassion rises by itself and love for all things grows as we go closer to seeing that the self is in all things.
Retreats vary from One Day, to One Week, to a shorter day for A Family Retreat. Retreats are usually held at the Morgan Bay Zendo, in Surry, Maine and Center for Studying Mindfulness in greater Portland, Maine
Evening Meditation 2nd Tuesday of the Month 6-7:15pm
Munjoy Hill above Otto's Pizza Congress Street, Portland, Maine
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.....All Are Welcome
.....Center for Studying Mindfulness 83 India Street Portland
~~7:00pm - 7:10pm Tea in Silence
~~7:10pm - 7:30pm Meditation
~~7:30pm - 7:40pm Walking Meditation (enter or leave option)
~~7:40pm - 7:50pm Talk, Q&A with Nancy, Meditation
~~7:50pm - 8:15pm Meditation
Bring teacup & pillow/cushion
Being Present with Our Children
A Day of Mindfulness for Families Lexington, MA
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This Day of Mindfulness for Families held at the Open Meadow Zen Center in Lexington, MA begins with a fun game of 'kick the can' where parents mindfully play with their children, followed by a welcoming circle in the Meeting Hall. Snacks are available throughout the day for the children. We do Mindful Yoga for the whole family outside if the weather is sunny, a quiet Mindful Walk through the Zendo Moss garden, a sit down snack with parents enjoying the Mindfulness of the group, story telling in the Meditation Hall, a few moments of quiet with children sitting on their parents laps and a closing circle. This day is a special time for parents to pay attention in the moment to their children supported by the community of families. Nancy is guiding the afternoon with the whole group in mind. Cost $/adult; $/parenting partners, children/no fee
Summer Solstice Retreat Thursday evening June 20 to Friday, June 21 5pm - 8am
Morgan Bay Zendo, 532 Morgan Bay Road, Surry, Maine
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Sit & Walk in quiet morning dawn welcoming the summer solstice sun. Stay overnight on Thursday and wake up to the Solstice sun (solstice 1:04am). Watch the sun rise from Morgan Field, walk the fields and gardens, and sit in the zendo or by the pond opening to the light of the year. Simple Breakfast following. Donation accepted
Experiencing Mindfulness Retreat (one or two day optional)
Morgan Bay Zendo, 532 Morgan Bay Road, Surry, Maine
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Come for One or Two Days of Mindfulness with an overnight as an option. (bring your sleeping bag for rustic accommodations).
Walk a forest path, after parking your car and phone, to one of the sweetest places to experience being present. Sit by the pond watching nature unfold, walk the Zendo Moss Garden, eat fresh zendo garden veggies, meditate in the zendo, stretch mindfully on the grass, listen to mindful words/talks, meet one to one with Nancy. Rustic overnight accommodations available. Beginners welcome.
Day One Registration 8:30AM followed by (9-4pm) Mindfulness practices in the Zendo as well as outdoors in the beautiful location. Mindful Walking will be in the Zendo Moss Garden in the woods. Tea is served. A day for relaxing the mind to be with things as they are.
Day Two Simple dinner is served and Mindfulness practices in the zendo. Optional early morning Mindfulness in the Zendo from 6-7:30. Mindful B'fast at 8AM. Registration at 8:30 and Day Two begins at 9AM until 3PM.
Cost $50 Sliding scale
A Week Long Zen & Gardening Training Retreat
Morgan Bay Zendo Surry, Maine
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This week long retreat begins on Monday, July 18th at 9am and is open to all who would like to spend a quiet week at the rustic, charming Morgan Bay Zendo in Surry, Maine. www.MorganBayZendo.org Morning meditation will be from 6-8am, followed by breakfast in silence in the traditional monastic four bowl style. After breakfast the morning will be spent on the grounds working in the vegetable or Moss Garden, or doing odd jobs quietly around the Zendo. A simple healthy vegetarian lunch in silence will be followed by rest time. The afternoon will be time for optional sitting, walking to the bay, or on the many Nature Preserves close-by, talking with others, and short discussion groups led by Nancy. Afternoon Tea will be served at 5pm. Evening sitting and chanting and walking meditation will begin with the Kwan Seum Chanting followed by the Evening Bell Chant in Korean at 7:00pm with sitting until 8:30 followed by a short talk. All are Welcome. The retreat ends at 5:30pm after A Day of Meditation "Enjoying Moments" on Saturday 8:30 - 3:00 For More Information or requesting shorter periods please speak with Nancy. Hathaway.N@gmail.com
Summer Afternoon ' Kwan Seum Zen Tea '
Morgan Bay Zendo, 532 Morgan Bay Road, Surry, Maine
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Welcoming in wisdom and compassion our small group will sit in the tea house sipping tea, talking about Kwan Seum, the one who perceives the cries of the world, chanting her name with Korean style chanting, walking in the Zendo Moss Garden to view a sculpture of Kannon, the Japanese equivalent of Kwan Seum, sculpted by Lenore Strauss in the 70s.
Cost $25
A Day of Meditation 9am-3pm with Nancy Hathaway a
Morgan Bay Zendo, 532 Morgan Bay Road, Surry, Maine 9:00am - 3:00pm (includes lunchtime)
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Walk the serene forest path to a Day of Zen unplug and leave the busyness of life in the parking lot. Cultivate peace of mind in this day-long meditation retreat in silence. Eat a traditional temple four bowl style lunch. Sit by the pond. Walk in the Zendo Moss Garden.
Cost $45
Contact: inför@MorganBayZendo.org
Winter Solstice Retreat Meditation~Tea~Fire -Chanting Friday, December 20th 7pm - Saturday, December 21st
Morgan Bay Zendo, 532 Morgan Bay Road, Surry, Maine
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Sitting in the dark of the year on the evening before the earth turns to face more sunlight (solstice 12/21@12:11pm) the Morgan Bay Zendo welcomes you for Meditation, Tea, and Fire. to help keep the year alive. Participants are invited to sit, chant, and drum by the fire under the winter sky with warmer sitting in the Zendo. Overnight possible. Watch the solstice sun rise. Potluck breakfast at Nancy’s. Donation
Future Events See Below Exact Dates TBA
Zen Talk
Cambridge Zen Center, 199 Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 7:30 pm
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Talk by Nancy at the Cambridge Zen Center. All are welcome.