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(Our) Awakened nature is open, radiant and responsive. We discover it within \u2013 through the practice of somatic meditation, and we discover it without \u2013 through the elements of the natural world.<\/p>\n
Through the practices, we experience an inner landscape and an outer landscape that are interconnected and utterly sacred. We gradually shed layers of conditioning, letting go of everything that is not truly who we are, and exposing the awakened state \u2013 the radiant wisdom and compassion at the core of our being \u2013 that allows us to be of true benefit to everyone and everything around us.<\/p>\n
As we love and nurture ourselves, so we love and nurture our world.<\/p>\n
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Registration for Radiant Nature is now open. If you want to start your registration process, please click the button above. This program is best suited to practitioners familiar with the teachings of Dharma Ocean, or experience in another Buddhist meditative tradition. If you have little experience with Dharma Ocean\u2019s somatic teachings this is a good place to start:<\/p>\n
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You might also like to explore the\u00a0<\/span>Introductory Resources<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>on this website before the retreat.<\/p>\n Caroline Pfohl is Spiritual Director of the Dharma Ocean Foundation and Co-Lineage Holder, along with Reggie Ray, of the Dharma Ocean lineage. For 17 years, Caroline has trained and partnered with Reggie to develop the somatic tantric path offered by Dharma Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n Brought up in a contemplative Catholic family, Caroline deepened her early interest in spirituality by gaining an experiential understanding of Daoism and Chan Buddhism during two decades of living in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and China.<\/span><\/p>\n She also leads the Hemera Foundation, dedicated to the support of modern Buddhism, spiritual innovation and secular contemplative approaches to education and wellbeing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n There will be significant periods of silence during this retreat. The practice of silence provides a respite from the communication demands of daily life and the habitual patterns we develop to cope with those demands. In silence, we can relax to deeper levels, providing space for interoception to deepen. We can listen to our somatic experience, building the capacity to open without reservation to everything we feel and know, and so aligning with our natural state.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The practice of silence extends beyond verbal communication, so we ask that you refrain from reading, writing and journaling unless guided to do so by the teacher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In order to experience the\u00a0<\/span>natural state<\/span>\u00a0without distraction, we ask that you refrain from using electronics, including phones, smartwatches, tablets, laptops etc. during the retreat, unless they are necessary for health reasons. Program staff will be happy to hold and safeguard your devices for the duration of the retreat if this is helpful to you.<\/span><\/p>\n The retreat will take place at the\u00a0Seminarhaus Stiersbach<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>in Oberrot, Germany.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This venue is beautifully located in the Schw\u00e4bisch-Fr\u00e4nkischer Wald (Svabian-Franconian Forest) in the South of Germany. You\u2019ll receive more information about how to travel and what to bring after your registration.<\/span><\/p>\n We would like to make this retreat as affordable as possible for everyone who wants to attend. To support this on our side, Caroline will not receive a teacher\u2019s fee and will cover her own travel expenses. On your side, we ask that all of you who are in a position to do so, please contribute to the retreat center fees of others, and\/or offer dana to help with general program expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n This is why we offer a three tier payment system for the tuition fee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You can also choose from different room types. Prices for accommodation and food range from\u00a0<\/span>518 \u20ac (tent) to 805 \u20ac (single room with bath) for 7 nights and vegetarian full board.\u00a0<\/span>You can choose your favorite options after you\u2019ve completed registration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe program will include:<\/h3>\n
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