AWARENESS MEDITATIVE RELAXATION
A fusion of East and West to bring love, peace and joy
Led by Joe Kunnumpuram SJ and Sr Archana
3-10 June (FULL)Fr. Joe and Sr. Archana, come from the Atmadarshan Centre in Patna, India to offer these days of holistic awareness of one's own person as body, mind and spirit using yoga, Vipassana, meditation therapies blending Eastern and Western wisdom to bring healing and relaxation.
AMR (Awareness Meditative Relaxation) is a process of awareness meditation to bring about relaxation in the human person as body, mind, and spirit, for healing, empowerment, and spiritual integration. AMR Workshop utilizes the insights of Yoga, Vipassana, Meditation Therapies, Healing Procedures, Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Eastern and Western Methods of Prayer. These experiences will bring about greater peace and harmony in the entire human person.
A Way to Love, Peace, and Joy
The root cause of all human problems is lack of experience of love. Where there is no love, darkness of fear reigns. Fear often turns into anger or sadness in the human heart. The result is that we live in the darkness of our ego enveloped by fear, anger, and sadness. This ego blocks radiance of love shining at the core of our being. AMR helps us to penetrate the darkness of our ego blocking the radiance of love. In this process fear is turned into love; anger is turned into peace; and sadness is turned into joy.
The basic insight of Awareness Meditative Relaxation Therapy is that awareness of the rising and falling of the stressful sensations in the body brings about therapeutic healing.
Awareness Meditative Relaxation is a unique experience to bring about harmony in the human person.
Daily Timetable:
7.30 am An hour of Directed Meditation before breakfast.
8.30-9.00 am Breakfast
9.15 - 10.45 First AMR Session
10.45-11.15 Break
11.15 - 12.45 Second AMR Session
1.10 Lunch
3.30pm - 5.30 pm Third AMR Session
5.45pm Eucharist
7.10 pm Evening Meal after which participants are free.
Fr Joe S J, is a member of the Patna Province of the Society of Jesus. He is a trained Psychologist, Spiritual Director, and Retreat Master. Besides his philosophical and theological studies, he has done his Masters in Chemistry and Clinical Psychology. He is also trained under Tony D’Mello at the Sadhana Institute, Pune, India. He was Master of Novices at the Patna Jesuit Novitiate from 1983 - 1991. Then he did his Masters in Clinical Psychology from Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, from 1991 - 1994. After his studies he was appointed to Atmadarshan, Patna, Center for Spirituality and Counseling.
At present he is the Superior of Atmadarshan and Program Director of Atmadarshan Experience, a unique Training Program in Awareness Meditative Relaxation (AMR) for Psycho-Somatic-Spiritual Integration. He has conducted numerous AMR workshops in India and abroad. He has also given various programs in counseling, psychotherapy, healing, spiritual direction, retreats, and leadership training. His first book, The Miracle of Awareness, has been well received by the readers for an easy and quick way to healing and empowerment from within the human person for a new awakening. The readers have also welcomed his second book, On Wings of the Swan, as an excellent guide to meditation leading to healing, empowerment, and spiritual growth. His third book, The Star of the East, is a comprehensive treatise on AMR for persons in any helping profession for integral human liberation. The present book, The Light of Love, is the culmination of the author’s search for the integral liberation of all life in the radiance of love emerging from the heart of God.Sr. Archana, UMI is a regular resource person for AMR Workshops at Atmadarshan, Center for Spirituality and Counselling, Patna, Bihar, India. She is a medical doctor. She qualified in AMR therapy at Atmadarshan in the year 2001. She is well appreciated as an AMR therapist at Atmadarshan. Moreover, she has been very effective as an AMR therapist in the AMR Workshops conducted together with Fr. Joe Kunnumpuram, SJ in India, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Mayanmar, Sri Lanka, and Kenya. As a medical doctor and AMR therapist, she is well appreciated for her genuine love and care for patients and clients, her diagnostic skills, healing abilities, and therapeutic effectiveness.
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Suggested Offering for this retreat is £364This retreat is now FULL - a similar non-residential event is being offer by Fr Joe and Sr Archana in Norwich for details: carvercharles46@aol.com
