Shemaleiah, participant in 6-day online retreat, Practicing Natural Compassion, July 2020
I found Wonderwell about a year ago through a FAC retreat. Before that I had a practice, but I didn’t have a community. Through retreats, the Margha Program, FAC meditation groups, NDF online classes, interviews with Lama Liz, NDF newsletters, etc. I have experienced tremendous blessings over the course of this past year which I never could have received as a solo practitioner.
The deep value of sangha was something that I had lacked and longed for, even though I didn’t have clarity about what the lack and longing were. Now I see the tremendous supportive value of community, that this path is not (and never has been) meant to be walked alone and that this spiritual work is only really effective within the container of community….
Thank you for challenging me into greater growth (in so many ways) and for providing a community within which to do so where I am safely held in love and compassion. All the words in the world couldn’t adequately express my sincere gratitude to have finally found true refuge. A deep bow of thanks. ~