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Let Your Practice Mother You: A Day of Care for Every Kind of Mama (KJ1D25)
Kate Johnson, MA and Sara Shapouri
Open to: All who are raising or have raised children, including stepmoms, adoptive and foster moms, grandmothers, godmothers, and every other kind of mama. We welcome the spectrum of genders within motherhood, including trans women, cis women, and nonbinary and gender non-conforming people who feel supported in a space that centers motherhood. Description: As mothers, […]
Pride 2025: Touching the Heart of Joy as Spiritual Medicine (AJ1G25)
Amana Brembry Johnson and JD Doyle
Register for Online Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on Saturday, May 31, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. A Benefit for Spirit Rock and East Bay Meditation Center […]
Pride 2025: Touching the Heart of Joy as Spiritual Medicine (AJ1Z25)
Amana Brembry Johnson and JD Doyle
Register for On-Land Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 10:00am (Pacific Time) on Saturday, May 31, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. A Benefit for Spirit Rock and East Bay Meditation Center […]
Qigong and Meditation: Practices for Healing and Awakening (DC2D25)
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor, MA and Master Mingtong Gu
Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on June 8, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below). Description: Health in the body and clarity in our meditation increase as energy flows more freely through the spine. On this […]
Fear, Anger, Confusion, and the Urgency of Hope (LB2D25)
Leslie Booker
Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on June 14, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Description: If you're not familiar with the term samvega, you may have felt it: the agitation, fear, or trembling that can arise in response to the […]
On Learning and Unlearning Pain: Tools and Practices for Chronic Pain (CW1D25)
Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD
Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on June 21, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below). Description: Our brain is an amazing organ that is focused on keeping us safe, avoiding pain, and maximizing pleasure. So how […]
Introduction to Insight Meditation: Mindfulness and Vipassanā Basics (AF1D25)
Anushka Fernandopulle
Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on June 22, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. Please read Important Notes below.* Open to Everyone Program to be held on the land only Description: Curious about Insight Meditation (vipassanā) and how mindfulness can support greater clarity, ease, and presence in daily […]
Naturally Arising Clarity: A Practice Method for Developing Samadhi and Insight (PM2D25)
Phillip Moffitt, MA
Registration closes at 8:30am (Pacific Time) on Saturday, June 28 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Description: Meditation practitioners often find themselves struggling to establish concentration or grasping for insight—sometimes both. These challenges can be frustrating, and may lead to feeling […]
Transforming the Judgmental Mind (DR2D25)
Donald Rothberg, PhD
Register for Online Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 13, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below). Program to be held on […]
Transforming the Judgmental Mind (DR2Z25)
Donald Rothberg, PhD
Register for On-Land Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 13, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below). Program to be held on […]
A Day of Mindfulness for Legal Professionals: Rest, Recalibrate, and Reconnect (GS1B25)
Gullu Singh, JD and Judi Cohen
Registration closes at 8:30am (Pacific Time) on Thursday, July 24, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. Please read Important Notes below.* Open to Everyone A benefit for Spirit Rock and the Mindfulness in Law Society (MILS) Program to be held on the land only Description: In today’s challenging times, […]
Freedom Within Reach: Real Awakening in Ordinary Life (CL1D25)
Cara Lai, MA and Matthew Brensilver, PhD
Register for Online Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 27, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Program to be held on the land and online! Description: The […]
Freedom Within Reach: Real Awakening in Ordinary Life (CL1Z25)
Cara Lai, MA and Matthew Brensilver, PhD
Register for On-Land Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 27, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Description: The attainment of enlightenment has a hallowed place in Buddhism. […]
The Middle Way of Partnership: A Day on Conscious Relationships (DH1D25)
devon hase and nico hase
Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 2, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Description: This immersive daylong program offers a fresh approach to understanding and nurturing meaningful partnerships through the lens of Buddhist wisdom and contemporary psychology. Rather than […]
Nourishing Awareness: The Nature and Practice of Beginning Again (SG1D25)
Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson
Registration closes at 8:00am (Pacific Time) on August 3, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Open to Everyone Description: Join us for a nourishing day of online practice, where Buddhadharma practitioners can come together in community. Through the lens of the […]
A Day of Foundational Practice for BIPOC Community (VC1D25)
Victoria Cary
Register for Online Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 9, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. Open to: Self-identified Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) Program to be held on the land and online! […]
A Day of Foundational Practice for BIPOC Community (VC1Z25)
Victoria Cary
Register for On-Land Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 9, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. Open to: Self-identified Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) Description: The kind attention we cultivate in meditation expands […]
Deep Rest: Spiritual, Emotional, and Cellular Rejuvenation (EE1S25)
Elissa Epel, PhD and Nichol Joy Chase
Register for Online Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 10, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Program to be held on the land and online! Description: Deep […]
Deep Rest: Spiritual, Emotional, and Cellular Rejuvenation (EE1Z25)
Elissa Epel, PhD and Nichol Joy Chase
Register for On-Land Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 10, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Program to be held on the land and online! Description: Deep […]
Your Great Road Opens Up: Dōgen’s Approach to Continuous Practice (NF1D25)
Norman Fischer
Register for Online Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 16, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Program to be held on the land and online! Description: In […]
Your Great Road Opens Up: Dōgen’s Approach to Continuous Practice (NF1Z25)
Norman Fischer
Register for On-Land Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 16, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Description: In this daylong retreat we’ll explore the art, practice, and […]
Poetry that Opens the Dharma Heart to Compassion and Insight (PM1D25)
Phillip Moffitt, MA
Registration closes at 8:30am (Pacific Time) on August 23, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Description: During this daylong retreat, our sitting and walking practices will be informed by periods of reading poetry to each other. Each poem is carefully selected […]
An Insight Meditation Day of Practice: Recovering Our Natural Peace (HC2D25)
Howard Cohn, MA
Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 24, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. Please read Important Notes below.* Open to Everyone Program to be held on the land only Description: This day of practice in the Insight Meditation tradition is an invitation to reawaken our capacity for […]
Focused Attention: Meditation to Develop Concentration and Serenity (TR1D25)
Tina Rasmussen, PhD
Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on September 28, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below). Description: Focused attention helps collect the mindstream, returning awareness to a single object of meditation. This counteracts overstimulation from today’s world […]