• Guest House

  • Retreat and Conference Center

  • 318 West Main Street
    Chester, Connecticut 06412
    (860) 322-5770

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  • Meditation in the World

  • A Free Class, Open to the Community
    Wednesdays, from 7 to 8:15 PM

    Class Description: In our daily lives, our minds are constantly moving toward what we want and away from what is difficult. We restrict our attention in order to survive and to avoid suffering. It is possible to have a more relaxed view of what happens in our experience. In meditation, we learn to witness the natural movement of the mind and feelings without trying to change our experience. This witnessing can allow us to be more focused, more present, and more open to the truth of our experience.

    The class will include meditation instruction and practice, short talks, readings, and discussion of the process of meditation. This class is suitable both for people curious and new to meditation as well as those with more experience who wish to practice within a group setting.

    In this class we will learn a particular meditation practice to focus our attention. The capacity to focus creates an opportunity to choose where we place our attention. We are then free to attend to our thoughts, feelings, sensations or something much more fundamental to who and what we are, our true nature. The purpose of this class is to help you learn how to seek, and perhaps find, yourself.

    “I was a hidden treasure and I wanted to be known.”

  • Schedule: Meetings are each Wednesday from 7 to 8:15 PM. All classes are free of charge, and you are welcome to attend all of them or drop in for any individual class. No reservations are required. Zafus and chairs will be available. Wear comfortable clothing.

    Location: This class will be held at Guest House Retreat and Conference Center, located at 318 West Main Street in Chester, Connecticut. Guest House is a not-for-profit, educational facility founded by students of the Diamond Approach. The Diamond Approach is a modern spiritual path that involves open inquiry into one’s experience using meditation, psychological exploration, and other methods. The aim of Guest House is to provide an environment that will allow individuals to develop their human potential, and bring their personal development into the world.

  • Facilitators: Leigh McCune has been a student of the Diamond Approach since 1994, and is a Diamond Approach teacher-in-training. Leigh is an entrepreneur and lives in Hingham, Massachusetts.
    Nancy Joly has been a student of the Diamond Approach since 1995, and is a Diamond Approach teacher-in-training. Nancy has a private practice in counseling and energy work in Hadlyme, Connecticut as well as New York City.