Join Jaya Ashmore for a 2.5-day non-residential deep rest retreat from June 27-29, 2025 in Durham, NC, USA. Immerse yourself in silence and aliveness in an atmosphere of welcome. This retreat is open to everyone, regardless of previous meditation experience. What is Deep Rest Meditation? Deep Rest retreats encourage a revolutionary way of experiencing power: not as tension, contraction, and force, but ease and flow. By literally resting, we learn the art of relaxing and allowing energy to come through as inspiration, release of unnecessary burdens, and a tender power that is inseparable from wise care for the wellbeing of the whole. We’ll explore how space and kindness can arise naturally through movement and stillness, gentleness and firmness, silence and dialog. The retreat is appropriate for people at all experience levels. Teachings and the Retreat: Jaya offers embodied, finely-tuned meditation instructions to help connect directly with aliveness beyond ideas. The retreat schedule, silence, supportive atmosphere, and instructions help provide a foundation from which each person can jump into their own rhythm and connect with a quality of living that makes a difference in inner and outer life. For more information on Jaya, please visit jayaashmore.org. Retreat Details: The retreat will take place at the Eno Commons Co-Housing Community in North Durham, North Carolina and will have a daily schedule from 9am to 5pm, with the retreat ending on June 29 at 12pm with a potluck lunch. You will need to bring your own lunch and snacks for the retreat, and there is a refrigerator on site to store food. The retreat schedule will include a daily dharma talk and alternating periods of deep rest meditation and walking meditation, with outdoor areas leading to beautiful trails to the Eno River. Please reach out to the organizers at opendharmancretreats@gmail.com if you need accommodations of any kind. The retreat cost is on a sliding scale $150-300 and covers the cost of Jaya's flight from Spain and the space rental. Jaya offers her teachings on donation, and there will be an opportunity to give a financial gift at the end of the retreat. We look forward to being together!