John Foley is from eastern Newfoundland, and provides workshops and training through his organization MindPatch Metta Station. He has completed the two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program led by renown clinical psychologists, mindfulness meditation instructors and international authors Jack Kornfield (jackkornfield.com) and Tara Brach (tarabrach.com).

This retreat into our heart spaces offers an opportunity for a more detailed exploration of the heart opening practices of self-acceptance, forgiveness, gratitude and loving kindness (Metta). Getting to the Heart of What Matters will provide a guided, safe and understanding space to deepen an ongoing heart practice, recognize barriers to our personal spiritual growth and to immerse ourselves in Metta.