A Year to Live (YL1T21)

Registration closes at the end of the day (Pacific Time) on January 20, 2021. A waiting list will be created if it fills early.

Description:
This year-long program, based on the book A Year to Live by Stephen Levine, is designed for people of all ages, regardless of life stage. In community, we will focus on waking up and living life more fully through the exploration of death as spiritual practice.

In our largely death-denying modern culture, few are encouraged to actively contemplate the inevitability of our death, or that it could happen at any time. The Buddha recommended that we do just that, not to frighten us, but to use death as an object of contemplation to help us awaken to the fragile, fleeting, and precious nature of our lives.

Ultimately, this is a year-long practice in forgiveness, gratitude and letting go. Through guided meditations, inquiry and small group discussions, we will be guided, with the support of community, through a process of living this year as if it were our last. All are warmly welcome!

• Teachings: Monthly (12) large group sessions
• Community support: Monthly (12) home group sessions with home group sangha
• Home practices: Guided meditations, readings, reflections
• Access: Video and audio recordings

Program Dates:
Monthly large group sessions – Saturdays: January 23 (required!), February 27, March 27, April 17, May 15, June 26, July 24, August 21, September 25, October 23, November 20, December 18 (All times are: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time)

• Attend at least 10 of 12 monthly large group sessions – must attend the first session. The first session is required(!) to establish the safety of the container and respect the shared commitment of our “Y2L” sangha.
• Participate in home group sessions as skillfully as possible
• Complete homework assignments, practices, and readings
• Attend at least one program orientation session (required!)
  • Thursday, January 14; 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. US Pacific Time
  • Tuesday, January 19; 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. US Pacific Time

*If you are unable to make this commitment at this time, please wait and join us for a future iteration.

Financial Assistance:
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds, as space allows. If you are in need of financial assistance, please email registration@spiritrock.org. We generally offer financial assistance for training programs one time per year per person.

• $100 cancel fee** – On or before January 20th, by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (**fees reduced for scholarship participants)
• Open credit or tax deductible donation – January 21st until February 28th (after the second class)
• No refunds –  March 1st and beyond