THE ART OF PRESENCE

This residential weekend retreat will take place October 22-24, 2010 at the KECC’s Swanwick Centre, located on a beautiful 32 acre ocean-front property in Metchosin, near Victoria, B.C. on Vancouver Island (see www. krishnamurti-canada.ca). The retreat includes videotaped talks by Eckhart Tolle from a retreat on “The Art of Presence”, which he gave during a retreat with this title. It represents a unique opportunity to, under his guidance, go deeper into stillness – becoming one with who we are in the depth of our Being.

Eckhart Tolle (see www.eckharttolle.com) has emerged as one of the best known spiritual teachers of our time. His books: “The Power of Now” and “A New Earth” are internationally acclaimed.

His teaching has affinity with that of J. Krishnamurti, with whom Eckhart has acknowledged “a deep link”. This retreat will also introduce, by way of video and quotations, Krishnamurti’s core teaching.

Stress, anxiety and disease are common to our modern way of life. Their root cause can often be traced to our state of mind and the way we approach life. A key to the art of living is meeting life more fully, in the present moment, with a better understanding of what often prevents us from doing so.

In this retreat we will learn to ground ourselves in the vibrancy of our “inner body” while freeing ourselves from the illusion of separation from the outside world, to let presence naturally arise in us, to access the higher intelligence that empowers “right action,” and much more. This retreat is an opportunity to undergo a shift from the dissatisfaction and uncertainty of “the story of our life” into the awareness of the fullness of life in the Now, to know ourselves as consciousness (rather than “this” or “that”), and to manifest this realization as presence in our daily life.

This video-series covers the following themes:

Living By Grace

Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Relationships

Dissolving the Painbody

Freedom from Time

Questions & Answers (fear, spirituality, emotions, love and more)

Activities  Video showings including an introductory DVD to J. Krishnamurti's Teachings which had an early impact on Eckhardt Tolle, interactive opportunities, awareness exercises, guided meditation and movement sessions.

A Supportive Environment   The Centre’s beautiful natural setting is ideally suited for deeper enquiry and the emergence of stillness. To optimize this process and minimize distractions, silence is recommended for part of the retreat.

The Facilitators   This retreat is organized and facilitated by Ralph and Madelaine Tiller. Ralph has in recent years regularly hosted video showings of Eckhart’s talks in Victoria, B.C. He directs the East-West Clinic, a holistic health practice in Victoria and is a registered acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine practitioner. Madelaine is a registered psychologist who practices in Victoria and hosts inner wellness workshops. Both share a deep interest in exploring a conscious way of living. 

Please contact ralphtiller@shaw.ca or (250) 744-3354 for further information.