Living Awake in the World
An Online Effortless Focus & Flow Retreat
Join meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and Mindful Glimpses App creator Loch Kelly for this special 2-day immersion.
Deepen your embodied meditation-in-action practice. Reset your nervous system. Discover a new level of joyful and connected engagement in your life and your relationships.
When: Nov 15 & 16, 2025
Times: 11am-4pm ET
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(Early bird discount ends 10/17)
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How do we live fully awake in the world? Is it possible to consistently live with dynamic confidence, creative passion, and abiding clarity? It’s clear that many of us know this from our best moments.
But how do we actually do it and then sustain it?
That’s exactly what you’ll learn during this two-day immersion in Effortless Focus & Flow. And you might be surprised to learn that this capacity was in you all along.
You see, there’s an already-installed optimal operating system within every human being. We experience it in peak moments. But few of us ever learn how to return to it.
Now, through a series of simple yet advanced practices, you can open the doorways to effortless focus and flow in your work, relationships, and across every domain of your life.
Learn the art and science of transitioning from your Awake Mind into the world of enlightened action.
How can you manage burnout, distraction, attention overload, and a dysregulated nervous system?
In this two-day immersion, you’ll learn skills to shift through the Five Levels of Mind into Unity Mind and Heart Mind so that you can operate from the ever-buoyant ground of effortless focus and flow.
What Experts Are Saying
Loch Kelly offers contemporary versions of ancient practices to help us access a unique form of mindfulness, which is advanced, yet simple—a process that can liberate our lives with meaning, connection, and clarity.
Daniel J. Siegel, MD, author of Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence
Loch shows us how to practice a unique form of mindfulness. These Effortless Mindfulness practices are directly in line with the beneficial qualities of effortless awareness that my neuroscience lab has studied. I wholeheartedly recommend these practices to my students and to you.
Judson Brewer, MD, PHD, Director of Research at Brown University Mindfulness Center, author of The Craving Mind
A Note from Loch Kelly
To begin living awake in the world we need to learn how to mix awake awareness with our daily activities—through our body and in relationships with other people.
And in Effortless Focus and Flow (EFF), we don’t start on the meditation cushion watching our breath.
Instead, we practice a simple yet advanced form of meditation-in-motion where we’re shifting into a level of consciousness which we know from our favorite hobbies and activities.
And this is what sets EFF apart from other schools of mindfulness and meditation. Most of us have already tasted Effortless Focus & Flow but not on the meditation cushion.
We find it in the activities we love to do in our free time.
But here’s the problem we’re going to solve in this weekend workshop. Most of us can only enter that deep focus and flow in one or two activities. We experience it in a limited and highly controlled silo.
For example, someone might effortlessly shift into this awake awareness when they’re playing the piano or guitar. But then that flow evaporates when they’re cooking dinner a little later. And then the chef who enters it while cooking can’t do it during exercise. And the surfer who finds it on the wave can’t find it while gardening.
But what if these simple yet advanced EFF practices could help you enter into and stabilize this consciousness in the midst of your day and on demand—no matter the activity!
This is why the great masters tell us that the path and the goal are one. Not only can we include everything in this awake awareness, everything we do becomes a vehicle for deepening our practice of Effortless Focus and Flow.
You don’t have to segment, silo, and compartmentalize your experience anymore and enter flow from only one doorway. You don’t have to free climb El Capitan or climb MT. Everest or surf the biggest wave to access these flow states.
In fact, you can do it right here and now with a simple shift in awareness. And this is what you’ll learn and practice during this two-day experiential online retreat.
I hope you’ll join me for this transformational weekend!
with a Grateful Heart,
Loch Kelly
Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Peak Performance
Effortless Focus & Flow is a neuroscience-based transformational training based in ancient wisdom and designed for both new and seasoned meditators. In EFF, Loch has developed a uniquely advanced yet simple meditation practice to help you shift into flow and live from optimal clarity and creativity.
What People Are Saying
Program Highlights
“This 2-day masterclass represents some of the deepest and most effective tools I’ve learned in my 40 years as a meditation teacher and therapist.” – Loch Kelly
DAILY PRACTICAL TOOLS & EXERCISES
Learn and apply science-backed “Flow Hacks,” our signature Effortless Focus & Flow (EFF) technique. These daily practices are designed to help you achieve extraordinary levels of Focus & Flow in your work and life. Through these short and focused awareness-based exercises, you’ll learn how to access an ever-present dimension of your awareness—freeing up time, reducing overwhelm, and allowing you to spend more of your life in flow. You’ll receive a toolkit of EFF practices to implement immediately in your personal and professional life.
EXPERT LEVEL INSTRUCTION + Q&A
Dive deep into Absorbed Flow, Panoramic Flow, and Awake Loving Flow. Through the training, you get direct live instruction and Q&A with Loch Kelly, the creator of Effortless Focus & Flow. Loch will guide you through each level of Effortless Focus & Flow, helping you develop a detailed understanding of your optimal doorways to flow and how to navigate them effectively.
LIFETIME ACCESS
Repetition and practice beyond the retreat is a cornerstone of building your evolving capacity for and access to Effortless Focus & Flow. To support your immersion in Effortless Focus & Flow, you’ll get unlimited lifetime access to all retreat recordings, transcripts, and pdf resources.
STRUCTURE FOR LASTING CHANGE
Our carefully designed curriculum ensures steady progress and deep integration of skills. With a potent mix of talks, practice, and Q&A, this workshop will help you start to develop habits that stick long after the program ends. Each lesson builds upon the last, creating a comprehensive learning experience.
Here's What You'll Get
Your interactive sessions with Loch Kelly will take place live and online via Zoom. If you can’t attend live, self-paced replays are available after the retreat. You’ll access all your replays, recordings, and related materials in your online classroom.
Expert Instruction
8 Hours of LIVE talks, practice, and Q&A with Loch Kelly
Lifetime Access
Lifetime access to all course replays and media in your virtual classroom
PDF Support Materials
PDFs, charts, quotes, and other support materials
Compassionate Community
Build and deepen your mindfulness practice among supportive fellow practitioners
WHEN CONCENTRATION FEELS IMPOSSIBLE
So how do we access deep calm when we hit these blocks? This is where Effortless Focus & Flow is so important.
- Instead of narrowing your focused attention to one point, you have the ability to open to the awareness within you that’s already calm and can effortlessly focus on the task at hand.
- In this model, the starting point and ending point is effortless focus. This is an alternative way of being and doing for people who struggle with concentration.
- You’ll learn how to calm the body and mind through open focus rather than narrow focus. This is the basis of Effortless Focus & Flow.
Practicing under Loch Kelly’s guidance is mind-blowing. You shift out of your chattering mind and awareness emerges—clear, fearless, unconditionally accepting.
– Amy Gross, meditation teacher and former Editor-in-Chief O, The Oprah Magazine
What To Expect
ENHANCED CREATIVITY
to unlock self expression and access your inner flow
INCREASED INNOVATION
to create great and original work in the world
RENEWABLE RESILIENCE
to navigate the challenges and triumphs in your life
TIME FREEDOM
to complete your tasks in less time with more fulfillment
PIERCING CLARITY
About who you are, what you care about, and your life’s purpose
To respond in the right way, at the right time, for the right reasons
INTELLIGENT FLEXIBILITY
to effortlessly dance with complex and challenging situations
PENETRATING INSIGHT
to see, feel, and respond to the deeper patterns and levers of relationship
GREATER EQ
to attune to and understand the emotional ebbs and flows that drive so much human behavior
INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY
so you can double your output at a higher level in half the time
GREATER ENERGY
to do more, be more, and love more
In many years of knowing and working with Loch Kelly I feel that he is one of the clearest expressions of authentic awakened freedom and love that I know.
– Adyashanti, Internationally-recognized spiritual teacher and author of eleven books, including “The Direct Way”
Since practicing the exercises I have noticed a huge qualitative difference in my interactions with people at the hospital where I work, and I share some of the exercises with interested clients and staff. I have more energy and ability to stay focused. There is a sense of greater intimacy with experience and at the same time greater spaciousness surrounding experience. Very highly recommended.
– Colleen L., M.D.
Discovering Effortless Focus & Flow
Discovering Effortless Focus in My Own Life
Looking back, I can see that I had glimpses of Effortless Focus & Flow long before I had words for it. My first clear experience came during my time as an ice hockey goalie in high school and college.
In the middle of a fast-paced game, I discovered that I could open my awareness, relax my mind, and drop into my body. From this place, everything became crystal clear and naturally responsive—I could sense the movement of every player, the sound of blades cutting across the ice, and the shifting energy of the game as a whole. Time slowed down, my mind was completely still yet highly engaged, and I made saves that I couldn’t logically explain.
Later, a senior on my hockey team gave me the book Zen and the Art of Archery, and I realized that this wasn’t just a sports phenomenon—it was a trainable way of being aware and a form of meditation in action.
Learning Effortless Mindfulness in Nepal
I was fortunate in graduate school to study healing and meditation in Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal. I started with conventional mindfulness, doing long Insight meditation retreats in Sri Lanka.
Then I went to India where I met the Dalai Lama who had just come back from France where he had taught about Dzogchen, which is a direct way of accessing optimal consciousness. I was moved by his enthusiasm and description and asked him, “Who should I go study Dzogchen with?” He said Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche in Nepal.
I changed my plans and went immediately. The first afternoon he said there are two kinds of mindfulness, deliberate and effortless. He then gave us a short example of this. Within ten minutes I felt the same way I had felt at the end of a 10 day meditation retreat, except my eyes were open and I felt joyful, clear, and energized.
From 9 Years to 9 Months
My first book, Shift Into Freedom, took me nine years to complete. It often felt like an uphill battle, requiring intense effort and self-discipline. I had some dyslexia and ADHD since childhood.
By the time I wrote my second book, The Way of Effortless Mindfulness, I deliberately used the principles of Effortless Focus, shifting into awake awareness to do the work instead of forcing my attention. This time, I finished the entire book in nine months—a process that felt fluid, creative, and deeply enjoyable.
Besting Brain Fog and Long Covid with Effortless Focus
Effortless Focus has also been a life-changing resource during difficult times. After I developed Long Covid, I struggled with severe brain fog. Sometimes, I couldn’t organize my thoughts or remember what I was about to say. But when I had to teach an online event, I discovered something incredible. If I tried to think my way through it, I couldn’t. But if I shifted into Awake Awareness and simply let the words arise naturally, everything flowed effortlessly. My mind reorganized itself, and I could access information without strain.
This experience solidified my understanding that our greatest intelligence is already available beyond the thinking mind—it just needs space to emerge. I also noticed during this time of shelter in place with my wife Paige, that these skills allowed me to see the parts of me that would arise as activated and be with them and Paige. As a result, we emotionally grew closer and more in love.
We've used our Effortless Focus & Flow model with 5,000+ clients and taught it to 20,000+ students. It's proven to work.
How do I know training with Effortless Mindfulness will work for me?
Our trainings are based on cutting edge research in psychology, neuroscience, and ancient wisdom traditions performed by some of the world’s leading academic institutions.
Yale University
Loch was a subject in this research study. Through the practice of Effortless Awareness, subjects were able to intentionally reduce mind wandering (the monkey mind) on demand.
UMASS Medical School
NYU
A Human Superpower?
You can think of Effortless Focus and Flow as a kind of real-life super power that brings meditation together with your work, relationships, and creativity.
You can use it:
- When you’re triggered
- Getting ready for a high-stakes meeting
- Before you give a public talk
- To inspire your next big creative endeavor
- To get ready for a difficult conversation
- Before you hit send on that charged email
- When you’ve been avoiding something for days, a week, a month, etc
Student Testimonials
MORE ABOUT THE EFFORTLESS
FOCUS & FLOW CURRICULUM
During this Retreat Masterclass, You Will:
Discover the secret source of energy, inspiration, confidence, and clarity that’s already within you and accessible through a simple shift.
The original research on Flow talked about only one kind of Flow. In Effortless Focus & Flow, you’ll learn how to access and work with three varieties of flow: Absorbed Flow, Panoramic Flow, and Awake Loving Flow. Renowned Flow Researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi referred to ecstasy and bliss as qualities and markers of Flow. Instead, we use the term awake loving flow.
Learn a powerful set of short and potent exercises to access Effortless Focus & Flow. Whether you want to speak on stage (or on Zoom) with vibrancy and authenticity, or you want to complete projects faster and more efficiently, or if you want to simply be more present and attuned to your family and friends, you’ll walk away from this Masterclass with exercises that you can bring into your daily life.
Hone the practices and short “flow hacks” that work best for you to build consistent, reliable, and immediate access to Effortless Focus & Flow. This isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach, so tuning into your most aligned set of practices will help you get the most momentum.
We’ll help you identify where you’re already tapping into Effortless Focus & Flow and then learn how to apply this to the rest of your life so Flow Mind becomes your default
You’ll learn a series of simple skill sets and practice stacks that will help you shift out of the thinking mind and into Effortless Focus & Flow
Learn how to defuse from the mind that gets distracted and shift into the Flow Mind that is ever curious, creative, resourced, and ready for the adventure of a lifetime
As we introduce you to new “Flow Know” skills, you’ll build capacity to reliably and consistently open your Flow Doorways
As you adapt to this new way of knowing and being, you’ll establish a new basis for interacting with people, tasks, and your place in the world. Think clarity, confidence, curiosity, compassion, trust, and buoyant well being
You’ve experienced flow in certain moments of your life. What if you could feel the same way in the middle of a difficult conversation or a challenge at work? You’ll learn how to access that energy and intelligence across all of your life
Beyond Conventional Mindfulness & Flow
What makes Effortless Focus & Flow different from conventional Flow or conventional mindfulness?
Effortless Focus & Flow is a subtle shift from an old concentration exertion model to a new effortless awareness model.
Conventional Mindfulness relies on harnessing attention and creating very specific conditions.
In contrast, Effortless Focus & Flow is awareness-based (not attention) and allows you to instantly access an already present and boundless source of energy, creativity, clarity, and confidence.
With Effortless Focus & Flow, you don’t need to modify your behavior. You can make this subtle shift into Effortless Focus & Flow on the subway, walking down the street, or before a big presentation. You’ll learn how to instantly shift from anxiety to effortless focus and excitement.
Loch Kelly offers a doorway into a profound, cutting-edge form of mindfulness. With Loch’s guidance, effortless mindfulness can become accessible to anyone. Try them out, go into them deeply, and watch these practices change your life!
-Diana Winston, Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA and author of The Little Book of Being
Living Awake in the World (Nov 15-16)
An Online Effortless Focus & Flow Retreat-
8 Hours of Live Engagement with Loch Kelly
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Lifetime Access to All Recordings
FAQ
No problem! If you can’t make it to any of the sessions, you’ll have access to all the replays after the retreat in your course classroom. You can revisit those anytime, anywhere, with lifetime access. We do encourage you to attend as many sessions as your schedule permits, but we recognize that life happens. We designed this retreat to benefit all who can attend live and those who cannot.
Note that the retreat replays will be available within 14 days after the live retreat. You will not receive the replays immediately after the retreat ends. Thank you for understanding.
No. Loch Kelly does lead advanced retreats but in this weekend retreat, he will introduce you to all the key concepts and relevant practices. And you’ll have opportunities to ask him your questions.
The beauty of Effortless Focus & Flow is that you don’t need to be a meditation or concentration expert to open the doorway to Effortless Focus & Flow. The awareness you’re learning to access is already present in your own experience. It’s just a matter of learning where (and how) to find it.
Imagine completing your work tasks in half the time and completely enjoying the process. Remember what it felt like the last time you lost track of time because you were so immersed in an activity. Think about a moment when you surprised yourself with a kind of intelligence, clarity, and creativity that you didn’t know was possible. Now combine those moments together in the context of your professional work and that’s the kind of success you can begin to anticipate through Effortless Focus & Flow.
We feel that price should not be a primary barrier to people discovering and studying the dharma. If you are a student or need a scholarship, click the Enroll Now button above and follow the scholarship link to apply.
If you need to request a refund, please email [email protected] to request a cancellation and refund up to one week before the retreat begins. Cancellations will incur a one-time $25 service fee. Refunds will be unavailable after November 7.
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Effortless Mindfulness is brought to you by Natural Wakefulness Center, a 501(c)3 public charity. NWC is dedicated to teaching direct methods to access awake awareness, living from a flow state, nondual mindfulness, and heart mindfulness. It is the Center’s goal to make awakening learnable, teachable, and more accessible to everyone.
