BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//DivineYu - ECPv6.13.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:DivineYu X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://divineyu.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for DivineYu REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T170000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223825 CREATED:20260112T220405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T232654Z UID:27363-1771668000-1771779600@divineyu.com SUMMARY:Shamatha Meditation DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1714145488104{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #065f7a !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585748246249{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}”] \nTICKETS\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1714145496506{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;border-left-color: #065f7a !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #065f7a !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #065f7a !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #065f7a !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Fees: $ 250 + tax \nShamatha Meditation Tibetan Buddhist Practices[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1585749079629{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_btn title=”BUY TICKETS” style=”custom” custom_background=”#065f7a” custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” size=”lg” align=”right” css=”.vc_custom_1732899632039{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdivineyu.com%2Fcheckout%2F%3Fadd-to-cart%3D4277|title:Shamatha%20Meditation%20%E2%80%93%20Train%20Your%20Mind%20Online%20Seminar”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1733841018263{margin-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]This class is based on precious\, authentic and original teachings of the Buddha\, the Shamatha Meditation based on the Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy. The word shamatha (in Sanskrit samatha) means “calmly abiding”\, as this meditation helps our mind to become peaceful\, stable\, clear\, aware and harmonious. The Shamatha Meditation is for beginners and teachers of meditation\, for those who are aspiring to seek self-realization or who look for ways to remove the causes of their own suffering\, or who wish to achieve a state of peace. There are no pre-requisites for this class. Each student will benefit according to their motivation. \nThe purpose of shamatha meditation is to stabilize the mind by cultivating a steady awareness. When we practice calm abiding meditation\, we are able to see that our mind is full of thoughts\, some conducive to our wellbeing\, and others not. Over time\, practicing calm abiding meditation calms our thoughts and emotions. We experience tranquility of mind. Unless one has the stability of the mind of calm abiding\, one can never gain the wisdom. \nIt is well known that the primary purpose of the Buddha’s teachings is to attain enlightenment by practicing two forms of meditation: concentration meditation and analytical meditation. The first aims at achieving calm abiding (shamatha) while the second aspires to gaining special insight (vipassana). A mind that is pacified while abiding in single-pointed concentration is referred to as the state of calm-abiding. When such a state is attained\, special insight becomes possible. This particular form of wisdom\, when coupled with the bliss of meditative suppleness induced by the power of contemplation\, is capable of discerning every phenomenon. In other words\, calm-abiding is the temporary cessation of mental disruptions of the mind. By calming the mind\, it becomes clearer. This allows for profound analysis of wisdom to completely eliminate the very root of these mental disruptions.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1551147797089{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Content:  \n\nPreparation for meditation\nSimple vs. authentic Shamatha Meditation\nConditions for Shamatha Meditation\nBenefits of Shamatha Meditation\n5 obstacles to calm-abiding and 8 antidotes\nNine stages of Shamatha Meditation\nAchieving the six powers\nSpecial insight or wisdom\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1585753837043{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The life story of the Buddha begins in Lumbini\, near the border of Nepal and India\, about 2\,600 years ago\, where the man Siddharta Gautama was born. Although born a prince\, he realized that conditioned experiences could not provide lasting happiness. After a long spiritual search he went into deep meditation\, where he realized the nature of mind. He achieved the state of unconditional and lasting bliss: the state of enlightenment\, of buddhahood. This state of mind is free from disturbing emotions and expresses itself through peace\, happiness and active compassion. \n“Knowing that the mind’s afflictions are overcome through penetrating insight suffused with stable calm\, you should first seek the peace of calm abiding\, which is found in joy and non-attachment for the world.” – Śāntideva \nBuddha Shakyamuni transmitted teachings to Maitreya and Manjushri\, and respectively to Asanga and Nagarjuna\, who then transmitted them to the two Lamas\, Serlingpa (Suvarnadvipi-Dharmakirti of the Golden Isles) from Indonesia and Rikpekouyouk (Vidyakokila the Elder). These two teaching lineages were united in the 11th century by the Indian Master\, Atisha Dipamkara\, who devoted himself for seventeen years to the Dharma and the people of Tibet. He in turn transmitted the teachings to his principal spiritual son\, the Tibetan master Dromtonpa. These instructions outlined the fundamentals of the path\, namely calm-abiding (shamatha) and special insight (vipassana). Atisha wrote the original text\, A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment\, in which he extracted the essence of teachings of the Buddha and organized 84\,000 sutras into a clear\, step-like arrangement that makes it easy for an individual practitioner to understand and practice the Dharma. This genre of teachings is known as Lamrim\, or steps of the path. These were then carefully preserved and passed on in an interrupted lineage of masters to Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419). The Gelugpa (Gelug or Yellow Hat) school of Tibetan Buddhism practices revolve around the teachings of Atisha and Tsongkhapa. The 14th Dalia Lama\, His Holiness the Tenzin Gyatso follows the Gelugpa school. Brana received transmission of teachings in this lineage from a Tibetan Lama. \nRead MORE. \nFees= $250+tax\nE-transfer $287.42 to transfer@divineyu.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1713720424109{margin-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #eaf6f9 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1713720308112{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}”] \n \n \n \n \n [vc_column_text]How to join this event online? \n\nOn this event page\, click on RSVP to reserve your place.\nMake sure that you are connected to the Internet and open a web browser.\nClick on: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9074655172?pwd=MbT2GhE8xIhDeaqfSPdoKObZNGZR10.1\nClick on the Open Zoom Meetings button.\nWhen you log in please mute your speaker.\nYou are welcome to enable your camera.\nThere is a chat button for questions.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://divineyu.com/event/shamatha-meditation-5/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://divineyu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wisdom_of_ancient_rishis_2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="DivineYu On-Line":MAILTO:info@divineyu.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T160000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223825 CREATED:20260113T191855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T143025Z UID:27380-1772287200-1772294400@divineyu.com SUMMARY:DivineYu Academy Celebration DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]FREE ENTRY! Let’s celebrate GM Brana’s birthday\, her sabbatical for creative endeavours\, and our community’s spiritual accomplishments. Over 1\,500 Reiki practitioners and 12 generations of Reiki Grandmasters have benefited from her fifteen years of devotion to the spiritual world; many of them have started their own wellness centers\, well-being and spiritual offerings\, and helped themselves and others. We intend to have other teachers and therapists at the Academy during GM Brana’s absence. Note: GM Brana will teach at the Academy’s Spiritual Healing retreat from June 26 to June 28\, 2026 in Eastern Townships. We hope everyone is joyful and well! \nVenue: Ville Saint Laurent\, H4R2R9[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://divineyu.com/event/divineyu-academy-celebration/ LOCATION:Zoom\, Quebec\, H4R2R9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Wellness ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://divineyu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/divineyu_academy_celebration_1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="DivineYu Academy":MAILTO:info@divineyu.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260628T150000 DTSTAMP:20260603T223825 CREATED:20250820T005751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T120957Z UID:16350-1782486000-1782658800@divineyu.com SUMMARY:Spiritual Healing Retreat DESCRIPTION:[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1714145091366{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #065f7a !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1585748246249{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}”] \nTICKETS\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1714145100718{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #fbfbfb !important;border-left-color: #065f7a !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #065f7a !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #065f7a !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #065f7a !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=””]Fees: $ 495 + tax \nSpiritual Healing Retreat[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1585749079629{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}”][vc_btn title=”BUY TICKETS” style=”custom” custom_background=”#065f7a” custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” size=”lg” align=”right” css=”.vc_custom_1755725771693{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdivineyu.com%2Fcheckout%2F%3Fadd-to-cart%3D26898|title:Spiritual%20Renewal%20Retreat”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1649282759058{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1779970107208{margin-top: 15px !important;}”]SPIRITUAL HEALING RETREAT\nJoin us for a transformative spiritual healing retreat nestled in the heart of nature. Experience a journey inward through guided meditations\, yoga sessions\, water and fire ceremonies\, and manifestation circles designed to foster personal growth and spiritual healing. We’ll support you in exploring ancient wisdom and modern practices that promote well-being. Connect with like-minded individuals in a nurturing environment\, and take time to reflect on your spiritual path. Embrace this opportunity to recharge\, rejuvenate\, and rediscover your inner peace. Relax deeply and become aware of the greater reality. Plan your stay today in this heaven\, a vortex of energy for spiritual healing and awakening\, that will allow you to recharge batteries and regain energy and enthusiasm. \nWe’ll prepare our manifestation for the Strawberry Moon that will occur on June 29. Native American tribes used this name to mark the season for gathering strawberries. Other names for this moon include the Rose Moon\, Berries Ripen Moon\, Honeymoon\, Blooming Moon and Birth Moon among others. It’s time of blossoming\, ripening and birthing! This also marks the celebration of growth and connection to living beings\, food\, and new beginnings on Earth. It’s a very potent time for manifestation. \nArrival: Friday\, June 26th at 3 pm. Dinner is provided on Friday.\nDeparture: Sunday\, June 28th at 3 pm. Breakfast and lunch are provided on Sunday.\nFees $495 + tax.\nAddress: 196 rang de la Montagne\, St. Etienne de Bolton\, Quebec\, Canada\, J0E 2E0\nIt’s about 1 hour and 15-minute drive from Montreal.\n\nRETRAITE DE GUÉRISON SPIRITUELLE\nJoignez-vous à nous pour une retraite de guérison spirituelle transformatrice\, nichée au cœur de la nature. Vivez un voyage intérieur à travers des méditations guidées\, des séances de yoga\, des cérémonies de l’eau et du feu\, et des cercles de manifestation conçus pour favoriser votre développement personnel et votre guérison spirituelle. Nous vous accompagnerons dans l’exploration de la sagesse ancestrale et des pratiques modernes qui contribuent à votre bien-être. Échangez avec des personnes partageant les mêmes valeurs dans un environnement bienveillant et prenez le temps de réfléchir à votre cheminement spirituel. Saisissez cette occasion de vous ressourcer\, de vous régénérer et de retrouver votre paix intérieure. Détendez-vous profondément et prenez conscience de la réalité qui vous entoure. Réservez dès aujourd’hui votre séjour dans ce havre de paix\, véritable vortex d’énergie pour la guérison et l’éveil spirituels\, qui vous permettra de vous ressourcer et de retrouver énergie et enthousiasme. \nNous allons préparer notre manifestation pour la Lune des fraises qui aura lieu le 29 juin. Les tribus amérindiennes utilisaient ce nom pour marquer la saison de la cueillette des fraises. Cette lune est également connue sous d’autres noms\, comme Lune des Roses\, Lune de la Maturité des Baies\, Lune de Miel\, Lune de l’Éclosion et Lune de la Naissance. C’est une période de floraison\, de maturation et de naissance! Elle célèbre aussi la croissance et le lien avec les êtres vivants\, la nourriture et les nouveaux départs sur Terre. C’est un moment très propice à la manifestation. \nArrivée: le vendredi 26 juin à 15 h. Le souper du vendredi est inclus.\nDépart: le dimanche 28 juin à 15 h. Le déjeuner et le dîner du dimanche sont inclus.\nTarif: 495 $ + taxes\, chambre double\, triple ou quadruple.\nAdresse: 196\, rang de la Montagne\, Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton (Québec) Canada\, J0E 2E0.\nIl faut prévoir environ 1 heure et 15 minutes de route de Montréal.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column] \n \n What is included? \n \n [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1649282775298{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nA private retreat center with 40 acres\, a lake and a panoramic view of Mont Orford.\nReserved only for our group.\nAccommodations.\nPrivate whole food chef – 6 healthy and delicious meals.\nTeachings\, ceremonies\, holistic therapies.\nStrong spiritual energy connected with the divine consciousness of Babaji and 18 South Indian Siddhas.\n$150 health insurance receipt.\nCertificate for 16 hours of Wellness Therapies training.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column] \n \n Activities \n \n [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1649282790285{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] \n\nExperience a sunset meditation on a beautiful lake with a view of Mont Orford.\nHave a great time and giggles with your spiritual community.\nReceive personal loving care.\nParticipate in a 4-element ceremonies: earth\, water\, fire and air ceremonies.\nParticipate in the manifestation circle.\nTake time for yourself to rebalance and harmonize.\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column] \n \n What to bring \n \n [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1649282807461{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Feel free to bring your swimsuit\, after-swim towel\, comfortable clothes\, sunhat\, and toiletries.\nMoments that we experience at the Holy Days spiritual retreats fill our souls with joy and strength.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1622075436856{margin-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nPHOTO GALLERY \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1622072736852{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1622075497701{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nDivineYu Academy highly recommends attending two spiritual retreats in nature each year for self-healing\, wellness and your spiritual evolution. Disconnect from busy city life\, to connect with nature and reach a state of deep relaxation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”READ MORE” shape=”square” color=”info” css=”.vc_custom_1592405568415{margin-top: 20px !important;}” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fdivineyu.com%2Fwellness-holy-days-in-quebec%2F|title:Wellness%20Holy%20Days%20in%20Quebec||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1755648878945{margin-top: 20px !important;}”] \nWellness Holy Days In Eastern Townships 2021 Facebook Photo Gallery\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://divineyu.com/event/spiritual-healing-retreat/ LOCATION:Eastern Townships\, 196 rang de la Montagne\, St. Etienne de Bolton\, Quebec\, J0E 2E0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Wellness ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://divineyu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_2520-Spiritual-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="GM Brana":MAILTO:info@divineyu.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR