2020 New Year's Teen Retreat Application
Matthew Brensilver, PhD, Dawn Scott and Marvin G. Belzer, PhD
December 28, 2020 - January 1, 2021
All applications will go through an initial screening process by the teachers. Deadline to apply: end of the day on Friday, December 18th. Please be aware that Spirit Rock staff will be taking holiday time December 23 – 25, 2020. We will be back on Monday, December 28th.
Open to all teens ages 15 – 19
Retreat Description:
Get your head straight, learn to deal with stress and appreciate life to its fullest! Explore your heart and mind. Connect with other teens in a positive, meaningful way.
This retreat will be an opportunity for teenagers to explore mindfulness practice through guided periods of silent sitting and walking meditation, small group discussions, and creative activities. Besides learning meditation practices, there will also be plenty of time to connect with each other, tell stories and enjoy each others’ company. Since meditation practice may be new to some teens, each period of sitting and walking meditation will be limited to 30 minutes.
Facilitators will be available to give extra support to teens whenever needed.
Scholarships are available for this retreat. All applications go through an initial screening process. Once admitted into the retreat, a unique link will be sent to you to register and pay for the retreat. You will have the opportunity to select the scholarship rate you need.
You are welcome here! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
About the Teachers
Matthew Brensilver, PhD
Matthew Brensilver teaches at the Insight Retreat Center, Spirit Rock and Insight Meditation Society. He was previously program director for Mindful Schools and for more than a decade, was a core teacher at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. Matthew worked as a clinical social worker, serving severely and persistently mentally ill adults. He subsequently […]
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Dawn Scott
Dawn Scott has been practicing Insight Meditation since 2008 and served as the Family Program Coordinator for eight years at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She is a graduate of the Insight Meditation Society’s 2017 – 2021 teacher training program, a co-principal teacher of Marin Sangha, and is a core teacher of Spirit Rock’s Liberation, Emptiness, […]
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Marvin G. Belzer, PhD
Marvin Belzer has taught mindfulness meditation for twenty years. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. For many years he taught a semester-long meditation course in the Department of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University, where he was an Associate Professor of Philosophy. He teaches an undergraduate […]
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