words from young adults
Young adults benefit from our mindfulness retreats, too. Hear what they have to say about their experience.
Thank you to both teachers and participants. I was worried that I would have trouble connecting due to feeling stressed, but found [retreat] to be both replenishing and a wonderful space to recalibrate and connect with what I need.
— young adult retreat attendee
There was a deep sense of warmth and community that I would have never thought could be forged in silence.
— Owen
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Thank you all so much for creating a place of safety and kindness. Thank you to my small group members for being so open and trusting. Thanks to everyone on the team. You all seem to really enjoy working together.
— young adult retreat attendee
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For my first retreat, I found the Q&A especially helpful. I loved all the different kinds of mindfulness and meditation practices we were able to experience.
— Kim
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There was such an overwhelming sense of community on this retreat. The support from the instructors and my fellow meditators was absolutely palpable, making the experience undeniably joyful.
— Camden
Learning to meditate will help me develop peace and contentment in my own day-to-day life.
— Erica
I found a community of acceptance and support that everybody shared, and teachings that coincided with that.
— Gabriella
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I learned love, connection, softness. How to look deep inside me, and find the authentic self.
— Zijun
I greatly appreciate this retreat: the simplicity, peacefulness, non-prescriptiveness, and kindness of the warm atmosphere created openness to questions.
— young adult retreat attendee
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