2022 Retreat
After 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Retreat of Awakening's spiritual advisors hosted a mini-Retreat at Hương Đàm Temple in Corpus Christi, Texas for the staff and local practitioners to re-energize, re-juvenate, and re-connect. We spent 2.5 days practicing Mindfulness and enjoying the wonderful present moment laughing and sharing together:
Morning meditations, followed by chanting the sutras and Dharma talk
Dharma discussions
Walking meditation along the beach
Canoeing
Painting by the beach (and learning to laugh in the unexpected rain!)
Iron Chef Cooking competition
Tea & Sharing Time (Thiền Trà)