Turning Leaf Foundation

07/20/2023

Here's a delightful and Healing opportunity for you. Please reach out if you'd like more information or if you'd like to register. As expected, it's filling up fast!

04/24/2023

Hello and good day.

I hope this email finds you well!

Our next meditation retreat at the beautiful Trappist Abbey is fast approaching – April 29th, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There is still plenty of room and time to register. It looks to be a beautiful day, why not spend it in retreat?

For those of you who have already registered, be looking for a follow-up email later this week.

In this weekend’s retreat, you can expect time for silence, relaxing body scans, single point meditations, and contemplative meditations designed to give rise to compassion and loving kindness. There will be ample free time where you can journal, spend some time exploring the beautiful trail system winding through the Trappist Abbey Forest, or simply just unplug and sit.

We will share a potluck meal together. In addition to a dish, please bring your own plate, bowl, cutlery, coffee/tea mug and water bottle to help keep this environmentally friendly. Coffee and tea will be provided.

Meditation cushions, benches, and chairs are available.

I offer this by strictly by donation. You may choose to make your donation prior to the event on my website at www.turningleaffoundation.com or you can make your donation at the venue.

To reserve your space, please call, text, email me or make a donation on the previously mentioned website. My email is: Dan@turningleaffoundation.com Phone: 970.209.6489. Regardless of how you register, please make sure that I have personally responded to ensure that I received your request. If you have already reserved your space and have heard back from me, please feel free to forward this email to anyone who you feel may be interested in joining us.

Please note: Our generous Trappists have requested that all participants be vaccinated.

Other Upcoming Meditation Retreats:
June 3 – For this retreat, we will remain in silence all day.
August 5
November 4

I look forward to sitting with you soon.

With Heartfelt Joy,
Dan

04/09/2023

Hello and good day.

There is still time to register for our next meditation retreat at the beautiful Trappist Abbey in Carlton, OR on April 29th, 2023.

Similar to the retreats I’ve facilitated in the past, you can expect time for silence, relaxing body scans, single point meditations, and contemplative meditations designed to give rise to wisdom, compassion, equanimity, and loving kindness.

There will be ample free time where you can journal, spend some time exploring the beautiful trail system winding through the Trappist Abbey Forest, or simply unplug and be.

We will also share a potluck meal together. Coffee and tea will be provided.

I am holding space for 20 participants. As always, I offer this by by donation. You may choose to make your donation prior to the event on my website at www.turningleaffoundation.com or you can make your donation at the venue.

To reserve your space, please respond here, call, text, email me or make a donation on the previously mentioned website. My email is: Dan@turningleaffoundation.com. Phone: 970.209.6489. When you register, make sure that I have personally responded to ensure that I've received your request. Feel free to share this post with anyone who you feel may be interested in joining us.

Please note: Our generous Trappist hosts have requested that all participants be vaccinated.

Other Upcoming Meditation Retreats:
June 3 – For this retreat, we will remain in silence all day.
August 5
November 4

I look forward to sitting with you soon.

With Heartfelt Joy,
Dan

The Turning Leaf Foundation offers Comprehensive Mindfulness and Meditation Instruction, Course Facilitation and Mindfulness-Based Recovery and Life-Coach Services. Services are offered online, over the phone and in person primarily in Corvallis, OR.

03/28/2023

Hello All,

I’m truly excited to let you know that the Trappist Abbey has invited me to schedule our Meditation Retreats through the rest of the year!

2023 Dates:
April 29
June 3
August 5
November 4

All retreats are offered by donation.

Please check out my website for more information. You can register by sending me a private message here, or through my website. Hope to see you soon! Take good care and be well!

www.turningleaffoundation.com

10/18/2022

Hello and welcome this precious, October 17, 2022. I hope this day finds you all healthy and well.

Before I expand on the upcoming Meditation Retreat, I feel obliged to let you all know that one thing I discovered upon returning from the Camino de Santiago was that I need to spend more time actively engaging in my own practice and less time writing about it.

I also want you all to know that I aspire to start writing again one of these days. For now, however, I want to go deeper into my own personal Mindfulness practice. I recently signed up for a second, year-long intensive mindfulness course to get started. Why just put your toe in the water when you can jump in?

Now on to the Meditation Retreat.

Before I left for Spain in April, I mentioned on a few occasions to be watching for retreats upon my return. I didn’t realize it was going to be six months (I didn’t know I was going to be relocating to Portland either). But alas, here we are!

While investigating potential venues, I was delighted to discover that the Trappist Abbey in Carlton, OR, where I have done previous retreats, recently started taking reservations.

On December 3rd, 2022, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, let’s give ourselves permission to take a break and to nourish ourselves through meditation, sharing food, nature, and community.

Though I like to follow my intuition that arises from the group, you can expect time for silence, guidance through relaxing body scans, single point meditations, and contemplative meditations designed to give rise to compassion and loving kindness.

There will be ample free time where you can journal or spend some time exploring the beautiful trail system winding through the Trappist Abbey Forest, or just sitting and being.

We will also share a potluck meal together. In addition to bringing a dish, please bring your own plate, bowl, cutlery, coffee/tea mug and water bottle to help keep this environmentally friendly. Coffee and tea will be provided.

Meditation cushions, benches, and chairs are available but please feel free to bring your own.

I am holding space for 25 participants and am offering this by donation. You may choose to make your donation prior to the event on my website at www.turningleaffoundation.com or you can make your donation at the venue.

To reserve your space, please call, text, or email me or make a donation on the previously mentioned website. Dan@turningleaffoundation.com 970.209.6489

Regardless of how you register, please make sure that I have personally responded to you to ensure that I received your request. I anticipate that this will fill quickly.

Please note: Our generous Trappists have requested that all participants be fully vaccinated.

I look forward to sitting with you soon.

With Heartfelt Joy,
Dan

08/03/2022

This is a life improving opportunity too good to pass up!

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07/28/2022

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04/20/2022

Hey there my friends. This may well be my last post for a spell. Tomorrow I leave for a 6 week pilgrimage through Spain. Wishing you all the best and I'll see you on the flip side 😉

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04/16/2022

Hello and welcome to Friday, April 15, 2022. Today is a rare and precious day in your life! How are you walking it? When I first started thinking about going on a long walk, years before I even knew about the Camino de Santiago, I perceived it as something as “out there” in the future. I often t...

04/14/2022

With one foot in the past and one foot in the future, it's difficult to stand in today.

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04/12/2022

In so many ways, we imagine ourselves into existence. Tend to your thoughts wisely.

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04/07/2022

There is enough suffering in the world. Let's do our best to not let our thoughts, words, and actions add to it.

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