Families course with Simi Levi and Stephen Fulder
Going on its 5th year, the Tovana Families course gives practitioners a unique opportunity to bridge between what may seem as two different and separate worlds: Family and daily life on one hand, and on the other hand the world of Dharma and meditation practice, and to explore the experience of a practicing family, the family as a place for spiritual practice.
Actiivity: The course will hold several modes of activity: "regular" mediation practice for adults, "Sfat Hakeshev" activities for children over the age of 5, group practice for the entire community and family paractice. We will combine fun, movement and games with silence, mindfulness and self investigation.
The course puts an emphasis on the traditional practice as done in regualr meditation retreats, sitting and walking mediatation and dharma talks in the hall and in small groups. The course is built with the intention of allowing as much free time as possible for parents to focus on their own practice. Therfore registration for the retreat will be done in consideration with trying to create same age groups for children.
The course will not offer activities for children under 5. Parents of toddlers will be asked to accompany them throughout the entire course. This age group will have a classroom available to them for activities and playing. Parents are welcome to bring games, toys, books, colors and papers, all of which will be kept in the classroom.
Registration conditions:
The family course provides the setting for a multi-aged meeting, during which a community will be created which will work in mutual cooperation to allow a supportive environment for parents and children during practice and other activities. This requires a great deal of responsability from all family members, therfore we request the following:
Families with 2 or more children below the age of 5 cannot attend the course.
Children under the age of 5 must be accompanied at all times by at least one parent.
Participants must attend the entire length of the course.
Participants must attend at least two meditations sessions per day, morning and/or evening.
All participants are requested to volunteer in children's activities and in other chores to be done during the course.
Registration has begun:
Pricing:
Due to the costs involved in the course, it will takes place on the basis of "half Dana": the prices indicated below are for covering the course's costs alone whereas the teachers will be recieving Dana. The costs are as low as possible, in order to ease the burden on participants:
Two parents+Children One parent+Children
Family of two NIS 1,090
Family of three NIS 1,510 NIS 1,310
Family of four NIS 1,730 NIS 1,520
Family of five NIS 2,034 NIS 1,834
Family of six NIS 2,170 NIS 1,970
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