BRONX 3-Day Mindfulness of Breath Retreat (TOE: 11/15 – 17)

Mindful breathing is a very basic yet powerful mindfulness meditation practice. The idea is simply to focus your attention on your breathing—to its natural rhythm and flow and the way it feels on each inhale and exhale. Focusing on the breath is particularly helpful because it serves as an anchor–something you can turn your attention to at any time if you start to feel stressed or carried away by negative emotions.

Ven. Dr. Dhammadipa Sak (Fa Yao) is the president of U.S. Zen Institute in Germantown, MD, and the abbot of Amatavihāra in Boyds, MD, and Wisdom Temple in Billerica, MA. Dr. Dhammadipa Sak is also a scholar of early Mahāyāna and Theravāda Buddhism and specializes in the study of Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma and Theravāda Abhidhamma. He was/is a visiting lecturer at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Additionally, he is a trustee member of the International Buddhist Association of America (IBAA) and the Parliament of World’s Religions (PWR).