In this long weekend, we will explore experientially the unique approach of Mahamudra, a style of practice found in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. In Mahamudra, we engage a style of sitting called non-meditation, a practice with potential to profoundly deepen and transform our meditation experience. In the practice of non-meditation, although there is a sitting practice, we loosen up a great deal around techniques, allowing meditative ease to find us naturally. Non-meditation acknowledges that the resources of peace, joy and compassion that we seek are already present innately, so efforts to artificially create these in our lives often end up undermining the process of their emergence. Instead, we are invited into a new relationship with meditation practice as discovery or adventure, relying on the power of space and openness to prompt our inner Buddha to emerge naturally. As we open to meditative ease, we find fresh ways of holding and relating to “hindrances” as our friends and allies in practice. This program includes a significant practice component. For those who have struggled with a tendency to over-effort in their meditation practice, or if your practice has grown stale, non-meditation can provide a much-needed tool for balance, resilience and renewal. The program will also utilize several Vajra Songs (short profound instructions) on meditation practice for textual study, with a program text to be announced.