The Way of Effortless Mindfulness

The Way of Effortless Mindfulness

Workshop
Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 10:30 to 17:00
Personal Growth
Spiritual
Wellbeing
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Learn Effortless Mindfulness with one of America's leading mindfulness teachers
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What if you could open into a natural flow of wisdom, compassion, and joy in any moment? This possibility is closer than you think. Loch Kelly has integrated wisdom practices, neuroscience, and psychological research to support awakening as the next natural stage of human development. This experiential daylong workshop is based on Loch’s new book, The Way of Effortless Mindfulness.

In a world where everything changes continuously, it is liberating to discover the changeless and reliable source of our innate wisdom, deep freedom and embodied joy that is already available within us.

Loch’s Tibetan Buddhist teacher Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche said: “There are two types of mindfulness: deliberate and effortless.”

Effortless mindfulness is an advanced yet simple form of mindfulness that can liberate the deepest levels of suffering. Effortless mindfulness immediately introduces you to your awake, loving nature. By making a small initial effort of “unhooking” awareness from chattering thoughts, you can begin the journey home.

Loch presents easily accessible micro-meditations that weave together feminine and masculine approaches to awakening and combine an ancient wisdom map of awakening and contemporary psychological models of healing.

Here you will learn:

  • The different approaches of effortless mindfulness and deliberate mindfulness
  • How to shift out of your chattering mind and into your awake, loving nature
  • Unique methods to liberate difficult mental and emotional states
  • Mindful glimpses (micro-meditations) that can be done at any time with eyes open
  • A contemporary version of ancient methods to navigate your consciousness
  • How to make the "you-turn" from small self to no-self to true Self
  • How to learn to return and train to remain in an awake, compassionate flow
  • How to avoid the pitfalls to embodying awakening

You will learn how awake awareness is energetically embodied and open-hearted, so that you can experience wellbeing and live a compassionate life.

About the speaker, Loch Kelly

Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW is the creator of the award winning meditatiion app, Mindful Glimpses, author of two books, a licensed psychotherapist and recognized leader in the field of nondual meditation and awakening. He is the founder of the nonprofit Effortless Mindfulness Institute and has worked in community mental health in New York City.

He has graduate degrees from Columbia University and Union Theological where he received a fellowship to study meditation in Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Loch has collaborated with neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn and NYU in the study of how awareness training can enhance compassion and wellbeing. Loch is known for his warm sense of humor, his effective meditations and introducing awakening as the next natural stage of our development.  

 

“Loch Kelly is one of the clearest expressions of authentic awakened freedom and love that I know. He offers wise, loving medicine and direct, practical guidance which evolved from Loch’s vast experience and deep commitment to help others awaken to spiritual freedom.”
Adyashanti, author of The Most Important Thing

“In this groundbreaking guidebook, Loch Kelly offers contemporary versions of ancient practices to help us access the fundamental experience of being aware. The Way of Effortless Mindfulness teaches a unique form of mindfulness, which is advanced yet simple. Loch offers effective ways to liberate our lives with meaning, connection and clarity. What a beautiful book!”
Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., Author of Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence

"The Way of Effortless Mindfulness is a brilliant and essential meditation guidebook. Loch beautifully introduces us to the next stage of mindfulness, bringing it into heartfelt relationship with others. In Loch Kelly, you've found a wonderful guide for the important journey of awakening, which is so vital in our world today."
Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within

"Loch Kelly offers a rich array of unique mindful glimpses that reveal our naturally awake, openhearted awareness. His guidance is clear and precise… and it arises from a wise, caring heart. There are very few who can guide with such mastery.   For those dedicated to realizing what is beyond our dualistic perceptions, The Way of Effortless Mindfulness is truly a gift."
Tara Brach, Author of Radical Acceptance 

Timetable: 
10.30am
Workshop starts
5pm
Workshop ends
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