Much of our suffering arises not simply from what happens to us, but from our resistance to what is. We instinctively divide life into success and failure, joy and grief, certainty and mystery, holding tightly to what we prefer while pushing away what we don’t. Yet the deepest truths of being human rarely fit into either/or. They ask us to make room for the both/and.

Receiving Reality is a one-day contemplative retreat that explores how to receive the fullness of life. Through guided meditation, embodiment practices, reflective listening, and honest conversation, we will develop a practical framework for navigating life’s paradoxes and unexpected gifts. You will learn to recognize resistance, quiet the protective activity of the sense of self, and cultivate a state of resonance from which reality can be more fully received.