March Insight Meditation Retreat (240R21)

Registration open until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on March 3, 2021. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Please read through this entire description for important information.

Prerequisite: Before registering, you must have already completed one 5-day silent residential retreat or online retreat. This retreat should have been a silent meditation retreat led by Spirit Rock, IMS, or IRC teachers, or other recognized Insight Meditation teachers. The retreat should have had a similar format to this retreat, with instructions, practices and talks focused on Insight Meditation.

Description:
Instead of the annual month-long, the March teaching team will lead a 12-day online retreat. We will devote ourselves to the practice of Vipassana utilizing stillness and movement meditation, including 24/7 practice.

This extended retreat offers a rare opportunity for sustained and dedicated practice. Emphasis will be on quieting the mind, opening the heart and developing profound clarity and depth of insight practice. Instructions will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness, combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, through a daily schedule of silent stillness and mindful movement meditation, Dharma talks, and practice meetings with teachers.

No one will be turned away for lack of funds, as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Registration Note: All registrations are “tentatively approved”; pending verification of meeting the prerequisite. We will contact you if we have any questions or need clarifications. If you do not meet the prerequisite we will offer you a full refund.

General Daily Schedule (for middle days of retreat; modified schedules for the 2 partial days on either end; schedule subject to change; times are Pacific Time)
Note: Opening Day starts at 3:00 p.m. and Closing Day starts at 6:15 a.m.
6:15 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. Sitting Meditation
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Break
7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Early Yoga or Walking Meditation
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Sit with Instructions + Q/A
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Walking Meditation
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Small Group Practice Sessions (for some)
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Sitting Meditation (Self-Guided)
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Walking Meditation (Self-Guided)
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. Brahma Viharas + Q/A
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. Sit OR LGBTQI* Affinity Sit
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Late Yoga or Walking Meditation
3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Sit OR BIPOC Affinity Sit
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Dharma Talk
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Break
7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Evening Sit and Chanting
7:45 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Walking Meditation
8:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Sitting Meditation (self-guided)