Cultivating Awareness and Wisdom (366R22) - On Land
Andrea Fella, Carol Wilson, Alexis Santos, Mark Nunberg, Neesha Patel, Lienchi Tran and Franz Moeckl
June 19 - 26, 2022
Registration open until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on June 18, 2022. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early.
RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND!
Open to Everyone
Description:
During this week-long retreat, we will explore the Buddha’s teaching on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, with an emphasis on the awareness of the qualities of the mind. The practice will encourage relaxation of body and mind, while paying close attention to present moment experience and the relationship of the mind to our experience. The practice will unfold through the continuity of awareness in all activities during the retreat.
The teachings are influenced by the teacher’s practice with Theravādin Buddhist monk and author Sayadaw U Tejaniya. We request that you agree to work with the instructions that are offered during the retreat. Practice discussion meetings will be held in small groups every other day.
Scholarship offerings: In returning to the land, we will also be returning to our pre-pandemic scholarship options and policies. All scholarship rates require a minimum fee ($50/night). Scholarships are limited to TWO per calendar year for on-land retreats. And, while we are not able to offer “pay what you can”-type of scholarships for in-person retreats, they are still available for online offerings as space allows.
Room Occupancy Update*: Starting with our “Living with Awareness” retreat on March 27, 2022, we will return to double occupancy rooms. Many of our rooms are single occupancy (only 16 of 80 rooms are double occupancy). We will also return to offering a “guaranteed single room” rate and these will be limited (16). This rate guarantees a single room while helping to support scholarships and all we do here at Spirit Rock. The remaining single rooms are not exclusive to the top end of the sliding scale; however, they are initially prioritized for those with serious medical needs.
*Subject to change depending upon COVID-19 situation.
IMPORTANT – Details on our current COVID Safety Protocols for In-person Retreats.
About the Teachers
Andrea Fella
Andrea Fella has been practicing Insight Meditation since 1996 and began teaching meditation classes in 2003. She is particularly drawn to intensive retreat practice and has done many long retreats, both in the U.S. and Burma. During one long practice period in Burma, she ordained as a nun with Sayadaw U Janeka. Andrea teaches at […]
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Carol Wilson
Carol Wilson has practiced meditation since 1971. She studied with a variety of teachers, including practice as a Buddhist nun in Thailand. She has been teaching Vipassana and Metta retreats at Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts and around the world since 1986.
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Alexis Santos
Alexis Santos has practiced Insight Meditation in India, Burma, and the US since 2001. He met Sayadaw U Tejaniya in Burma in 2003 and has been his long-time student, including several years of training as a Buddhist Monk under his guidance. Alexis' teaching emphasizes knowing the mind through a natural and relaxed continuity. He brings […]
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Neesha Patel
Neesha is inspired by the call to awakening and started formal meditation practice in 2003. She is deeply grateful for the Buddha’s teachings and for the opportunity to learn and practice dhamma in both Asia and the US. Her practice has been influenced by numerous wonderful teachers including Sayadaw U Tejaniya, Andrea Fella, Will Kabat-Zinn, […]
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Lienchi Tran
Lienchi was born into a Buddhist family. She began her path of meditation in 1986 with Thay Thich Nhat Hanh in the Mahayana tradition. In 1994, she met Venerable Khippapanno, and his kindness and wisdom inspired Lienchi to practice in the Theravada tradition. Since 1998, Lienchi has been visiting Asia regularly and has practiced with […]
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Franz Moeckl
Franz Moeckl has practiced Taiji and Qigong for more than 30 years. He has been a Buddhist monk in Burma and Thailand and lived in a Taoist hermitage in the Rocky Mountains. He also trained and taught at Jon Kabat-Zinn's Stress Reduction Clinic in Worcester, MA. Franz now lives at the holy mountain of Arunachala […]
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