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Loch Kelly ~ Effortless Mindfulness Embodied

ÒLoch Kelly is one of the clearest expressions of authentic awakened freedom and love that I know. He offers wise, loving medicine and direct,Êpractical guidance which evolved from LochÕs vast experience and deep commitment to help others awaken to spiritual freedom.Ó

~ Adyashanti

Join Loch Kelly in this experiential workshop to learn effortless mindfulness as a way to shift out of your chattering mind and live from your awake heart-mind.Ê It is not enough to simply wake up out of our small self and try to maintain pure awareness. In order to live awake in relationships and work, we need to familiarize ourselves with what parts of us get in the way of living from embodied awake consciousness and how to include our full humanity.

In these challenging times, effortless mindfulness is ideal as it is done with small glimpses of our True Nature in compassionate relationship to any feelings that arise, with eyes openÊin the midst of everyday life.

Loch will draw from the ancient wisdom traditions, psychology, and current neuroscience research to point us beyond our small, separate senseÊof self to help us live from our already awake heart-mind.

Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW is an award-winning author of The Way of Effortless Mindfulness, a licensed psychotherapist, and recognized leader in the field of meditation and awakening.ÊLoch graduated from Columbia University and received a fellowship to study in Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal. He has collaboratedÊwith neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn, and NYU in the study of how awareness training can enhance compassion and wellbeing. LochÊis known for his warm sense of humor and his trust that awakening isÊthe next natural stage of development. He teaches the advanced-yet-simple nondual pointers and direct methods of Effortless Mindfulness. Loch will be teaching a live 5 day retreat May 1st atÊEsalenÊand he has just released a mobile meditation program with Daily Glimpses, In Depth Programs and Community Support.ÊLoch lives in upstate New York with his wife Paige and their cat Duffy. lochkelly.org/em

Suggested donation: $15 to $25

No one turned away for lack of funds.

Please register early if you can.

The event will be recorded and emailed to participants within a week.

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