EMBODY PRESENT MOMENT AWARENESS

Give yourself the permission to have less stress and to have more health. Embody the possibility of being empowered by your own inner resource to live a life you are meant to live-- more connected, more whole, more healthy, and more meaningful.

Upcoming
Intensive Meditation Practice

December 24 through December 28, 2025 (5Day)

Daily practice from 7:30 AM to 11AM

Observing in silence, we practice sitting meditation and walking meditation.

To deepen your practice, supporting calm, tranquility, mindfulness or samadhi. Fortify joy, contentment, and gratitude.

Prerequisite: prior experience in a silent retreat or

completed MBSR program.

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Fundamental

What is true in your experience this very moment?

"The mind is fundamentally already awakened and inherently wise...The practice becomes one of uncovering the originally pure nature of mind."

-- Andrew Olendzki.

At TortoiseRoad, we teach you how to cultivate mindfulness, enhance your capacity to be more mindful in your life so you can harness its benefits. Just to name a few...

Defuse stress, offer relief from stress-related problems, including those associated with chronic illness, and support health.

Schneider RH, Alexander CN, Staggers F, Rainforth M, Salerno JW, Hartz A, Arndt S, Barnes VA, Nidich SI. Long-term effects of stress reduction on mortality in persons > or = 55 years of age with systemic hypertension. Am J Cardiol. 2005 May 1;95(9):1060-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.12.058. PMID: 15842971; PMCID: PMC1482831.

Interrupt patterns that sustain symptoms of and perpetuate the likelihood for depression relapse, anxiety, and stress-induced pain.

Ma SH, Teasdale JD. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: replication and exploration of differential relapse prevention effects. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2004 Feb;72(1):31-40. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.72.1.31. PMID: 14756612.

Kenny MA, Williams JM. Treatment-resistant depressed patients show a good response to Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy. Behav Res Ther. 2007 Mar;45(3):617-25. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2006.04.008. Epub 2006 Jun 23. PMID: 16797486; PMCID: PMC2808477.

Strengthen resilience and general wellbeing.

Brown KW, Ryan RM. The benefits of being present: mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2003 Apr;84(4):822-48. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.822. PMID: 12703651.

Schuman-Olivier, Zev MD; Trombka, Marcelo MD; Lovas, David A. MD; Brewer, Judson A. MD, PhD; Vago, David R. PhD; Gawande, Richa PhD; Dunne, Julie P. PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC; Lazar, Sara W. PhD; Loucks, Eric B. PhD; Fulwiler, Carl MD, PhD. Mindfulness and Behavior Change. Harvard Review of Psychiatry 28(6):p 371-394, 11/12 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000277

Increase effectiveness at work.

Whitfield, T., Barnhofer, T., Acabchuk, R. et al. The Effect of Mindfulness-based Programs on Cognitive Function in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Neuropsychol Rev 32, 677–702 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-021-09519-y

Tap into inner resources for love, peace, joy, creativity, aliveness, and connection.

Heighten perspectives with wisdom.

Feldman, C., and Willem, K. (2019). Mindfulness: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Psychology. The Gulliford Press. Chapter 1.