Event

Appreciative Listening: A Form of Meditation

August 28, 2026
August 28, 2026
Peace Village Retreat Center
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Enriching lives along with yourself - An Act of Love for yourself and others Appreciative listening will bring your relationships to a deeper level, deepening and enhancing all your relationships in a natural way. Focusing like this becomes a natural meditative practice, allowing you to stay centered, calm and peaceful. Meditation is not just sitting on a mountain by yourself; it’s about living in a meditative way of being. Facilitators: Dorothy Steinfeld is the director of programs at Peace Village. Dorothy, a spiritual educator with backgrounds in teaching and business, has been part of the Brahma Kumaris Peace Village since the retreat center’s inception. Over the years, she has cultivated an outstanding faculty of teachers and volunteers who carry forward the mission of peace, wisdom, and personal transformation. One retreat participant shared that "Her warm presence and ability to communicate spiritual wisdom in simple, accessible language left a strong impression on us. We could see how her life experience and commitment have helped shape Peace Village into a nurturing spiritual hub." Zvika Zur has been practicing Raja Yoga since 1998 and has an infectious enthusiasm for learning and sharing spiritual concepts. He lives in the Boston area, is the father of adult twins, and always says that the wisdom he learned at the Brahma Kumaris made him so light in being a father. He works in the IT domain as a software engineer. Registration: Please CLICK HERE to register for this retreat (https://brahmakumaris.org/r/PV_Appreciative_Listening_2026)

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Friday Evening
5:00 PM - Arrival & Check-in
6:00 PM - Dinner
7:30 PM - Welcome & Introduction to Appreciative Listening
Saturday
7:00 AM - Morning Meditation
8:30 AM - Breakfast
10:00 AM - Workshop: Deep Listening Practices
12:30 PM - Lunch
2:00 PM - Nature Walk & Reflective Silence
4:00 PM - Group Sharing
6:00 PM - Dinner
7:30 PM - Evening Meditation
Sunday Morning
7:00 AM - Morning Meditation
8:30 AM - Breakfast
9:30 AM - Closing Session & Reflection
11:00 AM - Departure

Meet your Facilitators

Dorothy Steinfeld

Dorothy Steinfeld is the director of programs at Peace Village. Dorothy, a spiritual educator with backgrounds in teaching and business, has been part of the Brahma Kumaris Peace Village since the retreat center’s inception. Over the years, she has cultivated an outstanding faculty of teachers and volunteers who carry forward the mission of peace, wisdom, and personal transformation. One retreat participant shared that "Her warm presence and ability to communicate spiritual wisdom in simple, accessible language left a strong impression on us. We could see how her life experience and commitment have helped shape Peace Village into a nurturing spiritual hub."

Zvika Zur

Zvika Zur has been practicing Raja Yoga since 1998 and has an infectious enthusiasm for learning and sharing spiritual concepts. He lives in the Boston area, is the father of adult twins, and always says that the wisdom he learned at the Brahma Kumaris made him so light in being a father. He works in the IT domain as a software engineer.