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  • Jan Wizinowich November 5, 2018 23:40

    Yes, too good you Jnanamati!! Jnanamati, family and I had a lovely extended coffee session sitting beside the Severn. Lovely family and lovely to see him. Namo Amida Bu, Jan

  • Dharmavidya November 5, 2018 10:37

    Nice to see that Jnanamati has now got a web site for his art therapy

    https://jw-therapy.com/

    Jnañamati Williams, Art Psychoherapist
  • Johnathan Robertson September 13, 2017 13:40

    Thank you for the inviting me. These conferences sound very interesting.

  • Marianne Jacuzzi September 12, 2017 18:50

    Thank you for inviting me to join this group, David. Though I did not attend the Conference, I am very interested in the subject. I look forward to the discussions in this space. With warm wishes, 

    Namo Amida Bu

  • Francoise Guillot September 12, 2017 18:42
    Thank You for being a Part of this community dear David!
  • Nati September 12, 2017 17:35

    Hello friends. It is a pleasure to join this group  and to have the opportunity of reviewing and sharing what this conference has been.

    I feel deeply grateful for having attended, in spite of the long journey, this was a very special experience for me. It is always exciting and very interesting to exchange with people coming from many different parts of the world and see how we are feeling, what we are thinking about, how we are working...

    The different sharings and presentations gave me a sensation of softness and openness, a growing attention to body and heart..Unfortunately I could not stay until the end since, after the Refuge ceremony, I felt in need of being by myself for a day..Anyway I want to express my gratitude for the excellent organization, for the great kindness and help I received from everybody, for the good work of the different speakers who inspired me with the different approaches, and I specially would like to express my gratitude to Dharmavidya for having made possible that time so deeply special for me.

    Namo Amida Bu

  • Ryusho Jeffus September 12, 2017 15:33
    In the shared folder on Dropbox I gave places copies of the photos I took during the conference. These include many shots of the abby itself and some obscure places. There are a few short video clips including a portion of the refuge ceremony. There is also a short clip of the evening mist settling on the grounds and the evening warbling of the birds along the roof and in the trees. At the end of that clip one bird alights onto the grass from the tree.
  • Minsun Sung September 12, 2017 13:48

    Thanks for invitation.  We Korean fellows may want to participate in the next conference as the program developes.  If you have further summary of the 2017 Belgium Conference, please share it with us too. Thank you again!

  • Peter Henderson September 12, 2017 9:21

    Thanks to everyone who attended the conference. Good to see some familiar faces and meet some new people.  Great range of topics, just sorry we could not attend the whole conference and missed saying goodbye to lots of folks.  Now have some new Facebook friends so will hear about interests and exploits. 

  • Sujatin Johnson September 12, 2017 8:52

    Thank you - I look forward to hearing more about the conference.

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