Residential Retreats

Memorial Day Weekend Family Retreat: K- 5th Graders and Parents

Posted February 8, 2013 - Residential Retreats

With Richard Shankman, Rebekkah LaDyne Saturday May 25- Monday May 27 Jikoji Retreat Center, Los Gatos Practice together as a family during a relaxed weekend that will offer structured retreat practice and small group sharing with other parents, teens, and children, along with hiking and appreciation of the forest, grasslands, and views from the top of the Santa Cruz mountains. The site features camping and a limited number of shared dorm rooms. Registration is available on the IMC website at https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/2013/01/memorial-day-weekend-family-retreat-k-5th-graders-and-parents/…

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Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Heather Martin

Posted October 28, 2011 - Residential Retreats

This retreat will be held at Hidden Villa as described below, but registration dates have changed. See below. Sunday, October 14 to Sunday, October 21, 2012 Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Flier Information Application Applicants will be admitted to this retreat by lottery. All applications with deposits that have been received by August 1, 2012 will be entered into a lottery to be held on August 2. You will be notified during the following…

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Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal

Posted October 28, 2011 - Residential Retreats

Sunday, September 16 to Sunday, September 30, 2012 Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Flier Information Application Applicants will be admitted to this retreat by lottery. All applications with deposits that have been received by May 31, 2012 will be entered into a lottery to be held on June 1. You will be notified during the following week if you have been admitted or are on the wait-list. Subsequent applications will be added to the…

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Memorial Day Weekend Family Retreat with Retreat Richard Shankman, Rebekkah LaDyne, and Liz Powell

Posted October 28, 2011 - Residential Retreats

Saturday, May 26 to Monday, May 28, 2012 Jikoji Zen Retreat Center, 12100 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos, CA 95030 Flier Information Application Completed applications that had been received by March 16, 2012 were entered into a lottery, held on March 17th, and families were notified. The retreat is NOW FULL. Subsequent applications will be added to the wait-list. Richard Shankman’s bio Rebekkah La Dyne’s bio Liz Powell’s bio

Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Andrea Fella and Anushka Fernandopulle

Posted October 28, 2011 - Residential Retreats

Sunday, April 15 to Sunday, April 22, 2012 Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Flyer Information Application Applicants will be admitted to this retreat by lottery. All applications with deposits that have been received by February 15, 2012 will be entered into a lottery to be held on February 16. You will be notified during the following week if you have been admitted or are on the wait-list. Subsequent applications will be added to the…

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Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Andrea Fella

Posted October 28, 2011 - Residential Retreats

Sunday, March 18 to Sunday, March 25, 2012 Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Flier Information Application Applicants will be admitted to this retreat by lottery. All applications with deposits that have been received by January 18, 2012 will be entered into a lottery to be held on January 19. You will be notified during the following week if you have been admitted or are on the wait-list. Subsequent applications will be added to the…

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Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Paul Haller

Posted March 1, 2011 - Residential Retreats

Sunday, Oct. 9 to Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 RETREAT FULL AND WAITLIST CLOSED Flyer Information Application Applicants will be admitted to this retreat by lottery. All applications with deposits that have been received by July 1, 2011 will be entered into a lottery to be held on July 2. You will be notified during the following week if you have been admitted or are on the wait-list. Subsequent applications…

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Retreat Center Brainstorming Meeting

Posted March 1, 2011 - Events, Residential Retreats, Special Events

Sunday, March 20 11:15 am to 1 pm IMC Meditation Hall (after temple cleaning) If you have previously sat a residential retreat, you are invited for a brainstorming session for the design and development of the new retreat center. We will soon be working on the construction documents and would like to hear your ideas. What has worked well for you on retreats? What hasn’t? What features are important to you? If you’d like to think about it before the…

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Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal

Posted January 9, 2011 - Residential Retreats

Sunday, Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011 Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 This is a silent mindfulness retreat for experienced meditators who are comfortable with periods of independent practice. Instruction, Dharma talks, and interviews with Gil will support the meditator’s independent insight practice. RETREAT FULL AND WAITLIST CLOSED Flyer Information Application Prerequisite: This retreat is for practitioners with previous Vipassana residential retreat experience and who have checked in with Gil Fronsdal about participation….

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Four Night Jikoji Retreat with Andrea Fella and Pamela Weiss

Posted December 15, 2010 - Events, Residential Retreats

August 10 – 14, 2011 RETREAT FULL Flyer Information Application Andrea Fella has been practicing Insight Meditation since 1996, and, under Gil Fronsdal’s guidance, began teaching meditation classes in 2003. She is particularly drawn to intensive retreat practice, and has done a number of long retreats, both in the United States and in Burma. During one long practice period in Burma, she ordained as a nun with Sayadaw U Janaka. Andrea is especially drawn to the wisdom teachings of the…

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Memorial Day Weekend Family Retreat: 3rd- 7th Graders and Parents with Gil Fronsdal, Rebekkah LaDyne, Liz Powell

Posted November 20, 2010 - Residential Retreats

Saturday May 28- Monday May 30, 2011 This retreat is now full. If you wish to be put on a waiting list, contact Liz Powell on the Application link below. Jikoji Retreat Center, Los Gatos. Flyer Information Application Practice together as a family during a relaxed weekend that will alternate structured retreat practice with hiking and sharing circles. We will help to create the retreat together, from cooking to simple work projects, camping or sharing dorm rooms. Families will be invited to…

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Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella

Posted August 29, 2010 - Residential Retreats

Friday, May 6 to Friday, May 13, 2011 Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 This retreat and wait list are full. We are not accepting any more applications. Flyer Information Application Note: the application link will take you to our new web-based registration form. Please follow the directions from there. If you need a paper application, contact the registrar (contact info on flyer). Gil has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in…

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Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella

Posted April 23, 2010 - Residential Retreats

Sunday, March 20 to Sunday March 27, 2011 Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Registration opens November 20, 2010 This retreat is currently full. New applicants will be placed on a waiting list and notified if spots open up. Flyer Information Application Gil has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. He has trained in both the Japanese Soto Zen tradition and the Insight Meditation lineage of Theravada…

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Retreat for Beginners with Carla Brennan and Ines Freedman

Posted March 9, 2010 - Residential Retreats

Friday, September 3 to Sunday, September 5, 2010 Jikoji Retreat Center, 12100 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos CA 95033 Application Information Flier Note: The Registrar will be away June 1-13 and will process received applications only when she returns A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, as well Dharma talks, time for Q & A, and interviews with the teachers. There will be instruction in mindfulness of the breath, body, emotions, thoughts and walking. The retreat is suitable for…

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Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Heather Martin

Posted October 31, 2009 - Residential Retreats

Sunday, October 17 to Sunday, October 24, 2010 Hidden Villa Retreat Center, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Gil has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. He has trained in both the Japanese Soto Zen tradition and the Insight Meditation lineage of Theravada Buddhism of Southeast Asia. Gil was trained as a Vipassana teacher by Jack Kornfield and is part of the Vipassana teachers’ collective at Spirit Rock Meditation…

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