Directly Experience the Truth of Who You Are
Enlightenment Intensives are retreats that give you the opportunity to work and see through the obscurations of your mind in order to connect to your true self.
The next EI retreat will be held from June 13 to 17 in the Chicago area.
What is an Enlightenment Intensive?
Enlightenment Intensives are modeled after Zen Buddhist “sesshin” meditation retreats and are combined with the modern practice of sitting with another person in a format called a dyad. This revolutionary combination was first put together by Charles and Ava Berner in 1968. Over the course of 3+ days, you will participate in many 40 minute meditation sessions where partners work together in dyads, taking five minute turns alternating between being the meditating partner and the active listening partner.
Though the outcome of attending an Enlightenment Intensive can be deeply spiritual, they are secular and teach no beliefs. As a result, it is open and available to all practices and faiths, including no faith. All it takes is a desire to penetrate deeper into the truth of this moment and experience of the truth of yourself.
Meet Tim
I attended my first Enlightenment Intensive in 2007 and, since then, have been on more than 20 retreats. I’ve taught both Tai Chi and seated meditation, and worked as a professional body worker for 20 years before finding a calling in Architecture. A seeker for most of my life, I’ve done soul retrievals, rebirthings, and sweat lodges, as well as other practices. I was always looking for what would connect me to deeper and deeper truth, and find EI’s to be the most effective means to directly experience the truth of who I am. Through the dyad meditation technique and Enlightenment Intensives, it turns out the opportunity to directly experience Truth isn’t just for monks who sit in caves for 10 years!
It would be really hard for me give an intensive by myself. While she’s fully qualified to lead her own intensives, our monitor for this intensive is Nicole Good. I’m so happy we’re working together.
Meet Nicole
Motivated by a deep love of the truth and a desire to ease the suffering of others, I’ve spent the past 30 years studying different spiritual practices and healing arts . At an early age, I became aware that there was more to reality than what could be experienced through the traditional five senses and began meditation as a teenager. Since then my studies have included the spiritual paths of various religious traditions, Reiki, Yoga, massage therapy, Jin Shin Do acupressure, life coaching, nutritional healing and herbal medicine. I attended my first Enlightenment Intensive in 2009 and fell in love with the technique. In 2022 I began training to lead Enlightenment Intensive retreats and held my first intensive as a master in 2023.
I am excited and honored to be assisting my friend and fellow Enlightenment Intensive master, Tim Wang as your monitor. I look forward to lovingly supporting you and holding sacred space for you throughout this retreat.