Start your year with intention and inner calm at the Beginning Anew Silent Mindfulness Retreat on Sunday, January 11, 9:00–11:30 a.m., hosted by the Buddhist Faith Fellowship in Middletown, Connecticut.

This half-day silent retreat offers a gentle immersion into mindful awareness through guided meditation, reflective stillness, and embodied presence, allowing participants to cultivate deep listening and inner clarity.

Suitable for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike, the retreat creates space to pause from daily routines, open to fresh insight, and embody compassion and calm for the year ahead. Guided by an experienced teacher, this retreat emphasizes simplicity, attentive presence, and nonjudgmental awareness — all within a serene environment facing the inspiring Shoyoan Teien Zen garden, that supports stillness and introspection.

Whether you are new to meditation or deepening an existing practice, this experience invites you to slow down, restore your inner balance, and begin the New Year with grounded clarity.

Advance registration is recommended, and all are welcome. Learn more and register, visit our web site.