Rothberg

Bringing Wisdom, Inner Work, Empathy, and Skillful Responses to Conflicts

Donald Rothberg

June 4 - 9, 2024
Southern Dharma Retreat Center

In our times, conflicts (which we’ll define as differences in values, goals, views, or strategies and not necessarily involving hostility or aggression) seem increasingly pervasive – in relationships, communities, workplaces, political polarization, and social issues. Differences and conflicts can lead to reactivity – manifesting in avoidance, acting out, frustration, anger, blaming, and/or withdrawal. How do […]

Metta and Awakened Awareness: Developing Loving Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Practitioners

Donald Rothberg

September 18 - 25, 2024
Southern Dharma Retreat Center

In this retreat, we will cultivate and increasingly integrate two fundamental practices that help us to access the depths of our being. In the first half of the retreat, we will practice metta or lovingkindness, the steadfast cultivation of the intention of kindness and warmth as our orientation in meditation and in daily activities. In […]

Self-Guided Retreat

Donald Rothberg

September 27 - October 1, 2024
Southern Dharma Retreat Center

Join other experienced practitioners for self-guided practice in Noble Silence, with the support of a resident teacher (Donald Rothberg). Participants must have taken part in at least two 5-day silent meditation retreats (or one 10-day retreat) and have experience with regular, self-supported daily meditation practice. Retreatants are invited to join up to five regularly scheduled […]