Effortless Mindfulness Facilitator Training with Loch Kelly

Effortless Mindfulness Level 3 Students

Residential In Person Retreat Registration

Welcome! You are here on this site because you have completed registration for the EM Level 3 program, and are now ready to complete registration for the residential retreat at Garrison Institute as part of EM3.

REGISTRATION

Please register here, in order to secure your spot on this in-person residential retreat with Loch Kelly. Note that the retreat fees are an additional cost. It covers room, meals and the use of the facility. Teacher fees are included in your EM3 registration.

PLEASE NOTE

This registration covers the in-person attendance only. If you intend to attend the retreat virtually, then please disregard this form. Please do not share this link with anyone else, as it is only for EM3 registrants. For additional information about being on retreat at the Garrison Institute please visit us here and here. 

TEACHER

Loch Kelly M.Div, LCSW is the creator of the meditation app, Mindful Glimpses, an award-winning author, psychotherapist, and nondual meditation teacher, Loch is the founder of the nonprofit Effortless Mindfulness Institute.

Loch has master’s degrees from both Columbia University and Union Theological, where he was awarded a traveling fellowship to Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. There, he trained with some of the great meditation masters of the modern era including Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche who said, “There are two types of mindfulness, deliberate and effortless.”

Loch teaches Effortless Mindfulness, an ancient form of nondual meditation informed by Indo-Tibetan wisdom and modern science. Loch has co-taught with IFS-founder Dick Schwartz and collaborated with neuroscientists at Yale, UPenn, and NYU to study how awareness training can enhance compassion and well-being. He also worked as a psychotherapist in community mental health clinics in New York City for over 20 years.

Loch is known for his unique practical methods and warm sense of humor. He has a talent for leading people to know their true nature, which he frames as the next stage of human development. lochkelly.org

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COVID-19

The health and safety of our guests and staff is a top priority for the Garrison Institute. To attend a retreat or event all guests, teachers, and staff are required to self-test (at home antigen test is acceptable) within the 48-hour window prior to arriving for a retreat on site, and to bring a 2nd self-test kit when coming on site. We encourage everyone to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and other illnesses before your visit. If you experience symptoms or have a positive diagnosis, please notify us immediately at events@garrisoninstitute.org We will continue to follow any COVID-19 guidelines set forth by our local officials, New York State and the CDC.