What’s New At Insight Meditation Center
May 29th – June 5th, 2010 With Andrea Fella, Tempel Smith, Anushka Fernandopulle For further information see: http://www.spiritrock.org/
September 10 – October 22, 2011 With Carol Wilson, Guy Armstrong, Sally Armstrong, James Baraz, and Andrea Fella For more information, see http://www.dharma.org
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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July 15 – 29, 2011 in the style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. With Andrea Fella. Space limited. Prerequisite: one seven day residential retreat. For further information contact Dan Acland at dan@danacland.com
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center June 17 – 22, 2011 With Andrea Fella and Greg Scharf For further information: http://www.cloudmountain.org
Sponsored by Bellingham Insight Meditation Society April 1-10, 2011 Taught in the style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya With Andrea Fella and Heather Martin For further information: http://www.bellinghaminsight.org/
We were happy and surprised at the large, enthusiastic turnout at the community meeting Sunday. For those of you who weren’t able to attend, Gil described the property we are purchasing for the future “Insight Retreat Center.” He spoke about how, after 4 years of searching, we have finally found a property well suited for our vision of having a residential retreat center. Among the many positive aspects of this property is the very warm welcome we received when we…
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Saturday, April 2, 2011, 9:30am – 4:00pm In this day we’ll explore some of the practices that meditation and the creative arts share. Through concentration, mindfulness, imagination, and energy we’ll deepen an open awareness of both meditation and creativity. Bring materials for drawing and writing and a lunch. Carolyn is a poet and teacher, a Sati Center board member, and a Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader.
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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Thursdays, January 13, to February 3, 2011, 7:30pm – 9:00pm A 4-week series on Sila (virtue, moral conduct), the cornerstone upon which the entire Noble Eightfold Path is built. Tony Bernhard is one of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders. He sits on the board of the Sati Center, is a member of the Spirit Rock Planning Committee and hosts sitting groups and teaches dharma in Davis, CA.
Saturday, March 5, 9am to 4:30pm Offers a space for women to gather in silence and community. Alternate periods of sitting and walking meditation, with instruction, questions, and a Dharma Talk. At the end of the day, we will gather in community to share refreshment and mindful speech. Bring your own lunch (in silence) and refreshment to share for the afternoon gathering, if you wish.
Saturday, February 26, 9:30am to 4:30pm Taught in the style of U Tejaniya. The simplicity, silence and support of retreats contribute to letting go of many distractions that get in the way of clear seeing and for developing a continuity of awareness. We will explore relaxed open awareness with an emphasis on qualities of mind, and the attitude towards one’s experience.. The retreat will alternate periods of sitting & walking with instructions & discussion. The day will be primarily in…
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Saturdays, January 29 and February 5, 2011, 9am to 5pm Contemplating death and dying are important subjects that can deepen Buddhist practice. What is really important in the face or our inevitable death? What can we do to prepare ourselves to face our death and to skillfully help others face theirs? What can help us be mindful and peaceful when we are dying or when we are attending to others who are dying? This two-day workshop will address these (paradoxically) life-enhancing questions. To participate, please…
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Friday, January 21, 2011, 9:30am – 3:30pm The Discourse on the Buddha’s Last Days: One of the most important of the early Buddhist discourses is the one that narrates the last days of the Buddha’s life. Knowing his death is approaching the Buddha gives some of his most significant and direct teachings.
Saturday, January 15, 2011, 9am to 4:30pm The Therigatha, or the Verses of the Nuns, is the oldest collection of teachings from Buddhist women teachers. The verses give important insight into the lives of the nuns who lived at the time of the Buddha. In this daylong class we will examine how the verses reveal the close relationships among these early nuns. We will focus closely on the verses which reveal how the nuns taught the Buddha’s teachings to each…
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