Cultivating Mindfulness & Emotional Balance with Glen Svensson

With great joy we would like to announce that Glen Svensson will be returning to Copenhagen in 2020 during which he will offer 2 weekend courses:   

July 10 - 12 

CULTIVATING MINDFULNESS & EMOTIONAL BALANCE

August 7 - 9 

CULTIVATING WISDOM AND COMPASSION

INFO ABOUT THE COURSES 

I. CULTIVATING MINDFULNESS & EMOTIONAL BALANCE, July 10-12 2020

Two essential components in the pursuit of genuine happiness and inner well-being are the cultivation of

mindfulness and emotional balance.

During the Friday evening session will introduce these two topics of mindfulness and emotional balance.

And also briefly discuss how to effectively cultivate them as part of an overall strategy for achieving genuine

happiness.

Then on Saturday and Sunday we will look at both of these two topics in more detail together with learning

and practicing various meditations associated with these two topics.

In particular we will learn and practice mindfulness meditations using the breath, focusing on the mind and

resting in awareness. And with regard to emotional balance we will learn how to identify and effectively deal

with imbalances such as anger and attachment. And how to effectively cultivate the positive qualities such as

loving-kindness and compassion.

We will not only be emphasizing the learning of these skills but also how to integrate them into our daily life

so that they may form an effective basis for our pursuit of genuine happiness and well-being.

DAILY SCHEDULE

FRIDAY

18:30 – 19:45 Session 1 – Introduction to mindfulness

19:45 – 20:00 Break

20:00 – 21:00 Session 2 – Introduction to emotional balance

SATURDAY

09:30 – 10:45 Session 1 – Mindfulness (breath (abdomen))

10:45 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:30 Session 2 – Mindfulness (breath (nostrils))

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Session 3 – Emotional balance (loving-kindness & attachment)

14:30 – 15:00 Break

15:00 – 16:00 Session 4 – Mindfulness (mind)

16:00 – 16:30 Break

16:30 – 17:30 Session 5 – Mindfulness (mind)

SUNDAY

09:30 – 10:45 Session 1 – Mindfulness (awareness)

10:45 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:30 Session 2 – Mindfulness (stillness in motion)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Session 3 – Emotional balance (compassion & anger)

14:30 – 15:00 Break

15:00 – 16:00 Session 4 – Integrating into daily life

II. CULTIVATING WISDOM & COMPASSION, August 7- 9 2020

The two main wings of practice in the pursuit of genuine happiness and inner well-being are wisdom and

compassion.

During the Friday evening session will introduce these two topics of wisdom and compassion. And also

briefly discuss how to effectively cultivate them as part of an overall strategy for achieving genuine

happiness.

Then on Saturday and Sunday we will look at both of these two topics in more detail together with learning

and practicing various meditations associated with these two topics.

With regard to the wisdom practice we will discuss the insights into impermanence, suffering, no self and

emptiness also touching on the insight into the nature of mind. And with regard to the compassion practice

we will learn how to identify and effectively deal with the mental afflictions of anger and attachment. And

how to effectively cultivate the positive qualities of loving-kindness and compassion.

We will not only be emphasizing the learning of these skills but also how to integrate them into our daily life

so that they may form an effective basis for our pursuit of genuine happiness and well-being.

DAILY SCHEDULE

FRIDAY

18:30 – 19:45 Session 1 – Introduction to wisdom practice

19:45 – 20:00 Break

20:00 – 21:00 Session 2 – Introduction to compassion practice

SATURDAY

09:30 – 10:45 Session 1 – Wisdom (impermanence)

10:45 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:30 Session 2 – Wisdom (suffering)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Session 3 – Compassion (loving-kindness & attachment)

14:30 – 15:00 Break

15:00 – 16:00 Session 4 – Wisdom (no self)

16:00 – 16:30 Break

16:30 – 17:30 Session 5 – Wisdom (emptiness)

SUNDAY

09:30 – 10:45 Session 1 – Wisdom (emptiness)

10:45 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:30 Session 2 – Wisdom (nature of mind)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Session 3 – Compassion (compassion & anger)

14:30 – 15:00 Break

15:00 – 16:00 Session 4 – Integrating into daily life

ABOUT THE TEACHER 

Originally from Australia, Glen has been a student and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism since 1995 and graduated from the seven-year Masters Program in Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at the Lama Tzong Khapa Institute (Pomaia, Italy) in 2004.

Since 2005 he has taught and led meditation retreats in India, Europe, North America and Australia with a teaching style emphasizing clarity and the integration ​of philosophical ​view, meditation and daily life conduct.

Glen has visited the Center for Wisdom in Compassion several times offering courses on meditation for which we are very appreciative and thankful. His gentle and clear instructions have benefited many of our students and we are very excited to have Glen back in Denmark. 

REGISTRATIONS

for this course are mandatory. 

To secure your spot please use the ticket link in the event here. 

COURSE FEE 

The Course fee for 1 Weekend is 1250 DKK. 

A special reduced price of 950 dkk is offered to those with financial difficulties (students, unemployed, retired) as well as to ACTIVE CVM Members (if you wish to renew your membership for this year, please write to us. The yearly membership is 250dkk)

IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND BOTH COURSES in JULY and AUGUST: 

- Regular Price 2500 dkk 

- Reduced Price 1900 dkk (for active CVM members, students, unemployed/retired) 

ABOUT THE TEACHER