Margo McLoughlin Day-Long Retreat
In-person only
March 14, 2026, 9am to 4pm
Goward House, 2495 Arbutus Rd, Victoria
Registration opens February 16, 2026
Wise Attention and the Four Pathways to Success
Everything we do in life arises from how and where we place our attention. Training in Wise Attention is an ongoing practice of refining our awareness. We begin to notice and see through our patterns of attachment and aversion. By arousing a quality of genuine interest in our experience we learn to live more and more with a “beginner’s mind,” opening to life’s unfolding with greater clarity and ease. At the same time, the world asks us to participate in the ongoing work of healing and service to the wider community. The Iddhipada or Four Pathways to Success is a template that shows us how we might harness the energy of our deepest aspirations, apply consistent effort to what we believe in, while being guided by a clear intention and the discriminating wisdom that keeps us in balance.
The day will include periods of sitting and walking meditation.
Beginners and experienced meditators alike are welcome.
Margo McLoughlin has been practicing in the Insight tradition of Theravada Buddhism since 1986. Margo is known for her telling of Jataka tales and in leading meditation retreats and courses on Vancouver Island, the US and Ireland. A former staff member at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts and a graduate of the Harvard Divinity School, Margo has also completed her training to be a Community Dharma Leader through Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. Her teachers include Joseph Goldstein, Carol Wilson, Thanissara, and Eugene Cash. For more information about Margo, please visit her website at www.margostoryteller.net