# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Fierce Heart of Now
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 21 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 28 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Fierce Heart of Now
The Work That Reconnects, Spiritual Abundance & Vajrasattva Empowerment

August 21–28, 2026 | Dharma Centre of Canada, Kinmount, Ontario

A collaborative offering from Clear Sky Meditation Centre and Awaken in Toronto.

In a time of uncertainty, polarization, and rapid change, how do we remain open-hearted without becoming overwhelmed? How do we meet the suffering of our world while staying connected to wisdom, purpose, and joy?

Join meditation teachers Karen McAllister and Lama Linda Hochstetler for a transformative week of meditation, community, inquiry, and renewal. Together we will explore how to cultivate a fierce and compassionate heart, one capable of responding to life's challenges with presence, courage, and love.

This retreat weaves together Joanna Macy's The Work That Reconnects, Buddhist meditation, Vajrayana teachings, and practices of spiritual abundance to help us move from fear and scarcity toward connection, resilience, and meaningful action.

Together we will explore:

✨ Cultivating gratitude as a source of strength and resilience
✨ Honouring our pain for the world without becoming overwhelmed by it
✨ Seeing with new eyes through the wisdom of interconnectedness
✨ Transforming scarcity into generosity and trust
✨ Discovering how spiritual abundance can support both personal and collective flourishing
✨ Deepening meditation practice in a supportive retreat environment
✨ Receiving the Vajrasattva Wongkur (Empowerment) and related teachings
✨ Clarifying how we can live our dharma with greater authenticity and purpose

The retreat includes meditation instruction and practice, group processes from The Work That Reconnects, teachings, reflection, time in nature, and opportunities for meaningful connection with fellow practitioners.

Whether you are a long-time meditator or newer to contemplative practice, you are warmly welcome.

Hosted at the Dharma Centre of Canada in beautiful Kinmount, Ontario.

This retreat is offered in partnership by Clear Sky Meditation Centre and Awaken in Toronto, bringing together communities committed to awakening, compassion, and engaged spiritual practice.

? Dharma Centre of Canada, Kinmount, Ontario
? August 21–28, 2026

Learn more and register:
https://www.dharmacentre.org/upcoming-retreats/linda-aug-2026/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/buckhorn/the-fierce-heart-of-now/200030185303918
- **Event Categories**: meditation, health-wellness, spiritual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Buckhorn
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Dharma Centre of Canada
- **lat**: 44.774530033536
- **long**: -78.527702082728
- **full address**: Dharma Centre of Canada, Buckhorn, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Fierce Heart of Now being held?
  - **A:** The Fierce Heart of Now takes place on Fri, 21 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Fri, 28 Aug, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Dharma Centre of Canada, Buckhorn, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Fierce Heart of Now?
  - **A:** The Fierce Heart of Now is organized by Clear Sky Meditation and Study Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** The Fierce Heart of Now is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Buckhorn, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If The Fierce Heart of Now sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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