EVERYDAY SENSUALITY: A MINI RETREAT
Deepening meditation and reconnecting with the magic of the senses
with Jacob Lindsley
June 21, 2025 11:00AM - 5:o0PM
Marigold [648 SW 2nd St. Suite 100, Corvallis, OR] [Sliding Scale]: $70 | $85 | $100
Max Capacity: 18
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ABOUT THE RETREAT
Mindfulness programs promise that staying present with our moment-by-moment sensations is a path to joy and wellbeing, but why? What do we find in such awareness that would lead to happiness? This one-day retreat will explore the potential of meditation using your ordinary sensations to cultivate curiosity, relaxation, and wonder. Bringing together classical Buddhist meditation instructions with insights from modern psychological science, we will practice, learn, and discuss methods for deepening our ability to touch and savor the rich flavors of our experience and understand their important place in the wisdom teachings of the Buddhist tradition.
Everyday Sensuality is a semi-silent urban retreat that will consist of guided meditation, short lectures, and discussion. The class focuses on skill building to help deepen meditative stillness and clarity during everyday situations.
Bring a sack lunch or a substantial snack, and wear comfortable clothes (layers are helpful).
PARTICIPANTS WILL:
- Read, understand, and implement key meditation instructions from classical Buddhist texts.
- Learn to use common external distractions as meditation supports.
- Practice using curiosity and wisdom to find wonder and joy in simple sensations.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For ability-related accommodations, please email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 541-737-4785. This program is not refundable after June 20th.
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Jacob Lindsley
Jacob Lindsley is a meditation teacher with a background in classical Buddhist studies and meditation practice within the Tibetan Mahayana tradition. He is also a PhD student in psychology whose work focuses on social-cognitive mechanisms of change in meditation practices, including how meditation may impact people’s social attributions, altruistic feelings, and self-concepts. His work draws upon traditional scholarship to improve the scientific understanding of psychological processes impacted by contemplative exercises. Jacob is core member of the International Society for Contemplative Research, a teacher for Cultivating Emotional Balance, and a former Research Associate in Neurology for Oregon Health and Science University.
