SACRED TREEHOUSE, LLC
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA

Sacred Treehouse is a meditation and mindfulness education center founded by Dr. Patricia Thomas Shutt, a practicing clinical psychologist in Delray Beach who wanted to share the positive effects of meditation and mindfulness with others. In addition to offering a peaceful environment for meditation, Dr. Shutt has access to a network of like-minded professionals who want to share their knowledge and experience through workshops, discussion groups and guided book studies. Sacred Treehouse is not a religious organization, we believe that spiritual inspiration can and should be found from many sources. Please drop us a line to find out about our current and upcoming workshops and events. We are planting seeds of…. Born in New York City in 1952, Sharon Salzberg experienced a childhood involving considerable loss and turmoil. An early realization of the power of meditation to overcome personal suffering determined her life direction. Her teaching and writing now communicates that power to a worldwide audience of practitioners. She offers non-sectarian retreat and study opportunities for participants from widely diverse backgrounds. Sharon first encountered Buddhism in 1969, in an Asian philosophy course at the State University of New York, Buffalo. The course sparked an interest that, in 1970, took her to India, for an independent study program. Sharon traveled motivated by “an intuition that the methods of meditation would bring me some clarity and peace.” In 1971, in Bodh Gaya, India, Sharon attended her first intensive meditation course. She spent the next years engaged in intensive study with highly respected meditation teachers. She returned to America in 1974 and began teaching , the NY Times best seller Sacred Treehouse is a meditation and education center dedicated to helping you discover the peaceful strength needed to face life’s challenges, big and small. Here, you will find a calm sanctuary from the frenzied world of materialism, superficiality and infinite demand s. Our mission is to awaken your spirit and give you the tools to live a more complete and meaningful life. Join Patty Shutt as she gently guides you through this practice of unfolding and accepting ourselves in the present moment. Participants will arrive ready to experience the practice of radical acceptance through guided exercises and optional sharing. Insight Meditation Society founder and bestselling author writes: “Radical Acceptance is a clear, practical, and caring guide that shows us how to move from shame and self-hatred to a revolution in consciousness: loving ourselves for who we are, and for the innate capacities of the human heart.”