3-day Mettā Meditation Retreat
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3-day Mettā Meditation Retreat
About this program
Mettā meditation provides a powerful method for cultivating compassion, gratitude, and genuine happiness. These qualities foster mental well-being, inner contentment, and happy relationships with others.
In this three-day retreat, we will deepen our Mettā practice through 30-minute guided sitting meditations, complemented by mindful yoga, walking meditation, mindful work, and prostrations. There will also be two Dharma talks.
Program Structure
Practice Elements
Sitting & Moving Practice
30-minute guided sitting meditations, mindful yoga, walking meditation, mindful work, and prostrations.
Teachings & Guidance
Dharma Talks & Community
Two Dharma talks over the course of the retreat, with time for practice and community in a supportive environment.
Your Commitment
For the best practice experience, we ask you to commit to the following:
- Attend all scheduled sessions across the three days
- Engage fully in all forms of practice: sitting, walking, yoga, work, and prostrations
- Maintain continuity of mindful awareness throughout all daily activities during the retreat
- Bring an open and sincere intention to cultivate compassion and inner happiness
Retreat Schedule · September 11–13
Friday, September 11
| 6:00 pm | Registration and optional light dinner |
| 7:00–9:00 pm | Evening retreat session |
Saturday, September 12
| 7:30 am | Optional breakfast |
| 9:00 am–9:00 pm | Full day retreat session |
Sunday, September 13
| 7:30 am | Optional breakfast |
| 9:00 am–12:00 pm | Morning retreat session |
| 12:00–12:45 pm | Optional lunch |
| 12:45 pm | Cleanup and departure |
Teacher
Tom Ledermann
Teacher, Tallahassee Chan Center
Tom Ledermann is a longtime mindfulness and compassion practitioner and a psychologist by training who works at Florida State University. Tom has been practicing at the Tallahassee Chan Center since August 2017, took refuge and precepts in 2018, and has practiced in multiple traditions prior to coming to Chan.