Maranasati: Contemplating Death, Awakening to Life (242R21)

Registration open until the end of the day (Pacific Time) on March 17, 2021. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early.

Retreat Description:
The Buddha encouraged Maranasati practice to live an awakened life. This practice supports our appreciation of the preciousness of human birth and the development of equanimity with the difficulties of human existence. It helps us gain freedom from rigidity and clinging through a more expansive perspective of the inevitable and natural letting go. Maranasati matures our insight into impermanence and change, nourishing a skillful orientation to both life and death. In the retreat we will utilize the skills of loving awareness, compassion and investigation in our sitting practice, with some guided visualization and a period of contemplative inquiry each day.

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)
Opening Day:
2:00 – 2:30pm Tech Orientation (optional)
3:00 – 4:00pm Opening Session, Part 1
4:00 – 4:10pm Break
4:10 – 4:50pm Opening Session, Part 2
4:50 – 5:20pm Sitting Meditation
5:20 – 6:45pm Meal Break (for relevant timezones)
6:45 PM – 7:15 PM Walking Meditation (self-guided, for relevant timezones)
7:15 – 8:00pm Sitting Meditation (self-guided, for relevant timezones)
8:00 – 8:30pm Walking Meditation (self-guided, for relevant timezones)
8:30 – 9:15pm Sitting Meditation (self-guided, for relevant timezones)
9:15pm Sleep or Further Practice
Main Days:
5:45 – 6:30am Morning Practice 
6:30 – 7:30am  Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30am  Morning Instructions
8:30 – 9:15am Movement (Guided) / Small Group Meetings
9:15 – 10am Sitting
10: – 10:45am  Moving (Guided) / Meetings
10:45 – 11:30am Sitting
11:30 – 1:30pm Meal Break
1:30 – 2pm Sitting Meditation
2 – 4pm  Inquiry (Interactive) 
4 – 4:30pm Sitting
4:30 – 5:45pm Meal Break
5:45 – 6:30pm Dharma Talk
6:30 – 7:00pm Moving Meditation
7:00 – 7:30pm: Sitting Meditation
7:30 – 8:00pm: Moving Meditation (self guided)
8:00 – 8:30pm: Sitting Meditation (self guided)
8:30 – 9:00pm: Moving Meditation (self-guided)
9:00 pm: Sleep or further practice
Closing Day:
5:45 – 6:30am Morning Practice (self-guided)
6:30 – 7:30am  Breakfast
7:30 – 8:15am  Sitting Meditation
8:15 – 8:45am Moving Meditation
8:45 – 11:00am Closing Session (including Final Inquiry)

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