Embracing Darkness: Cultivating Embodiment, Creativity, and Wholeheartedness (PW1M23)
Pamela Weiss and Deborah Eden Tull
March 4 - 5, 2023
Registration closes at 9:00 a.m. (US Pacific Time) on March 4, 2023. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program in approximately 10 days.
Description:
Darkness — in nature and in consciousness — is not the absence of light, but a vital source of restoration, clear seeing, and growth. All light comes from darkness, including insight, creativity, and vision. As we navigate internal and external divisiveness and global uncertainty, there is a call for each of us to re-learn how to meet darkness and the unknown with reverence, respect, curiosity, and receptivity so we can respond to the cries of the world with embodied presence and fierce love.
During this restorative, experiential weekend, we will travel down into our bodies, beyond the realm of concepts and ideas, to discover darkness as a teacher of love and possibility, and deepen into practices that nourish the imagination and nurture the heart. Together we will explore the fullness and mystery of darkness, our sacred source, and enrich our relationships — with ourselves, with each other, and with the earth.
Tentative Schedule (subject to change):
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.: Guided meditation
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.: Dharma talk and discussion
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Inquiry and reflection
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.: Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.: Meditation
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.: Dharma talk and discussion
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.: Break
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.: Inquiry and reflection
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.: Q&A and closing
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
*Recording Note: If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the recording of this program.
About the Teachers

Pamela Weiss
Pamela Weiss is an author and Buddhist teacher, authorized to teach in both Soto Zen and Vipassana. She is a member of the Spirit Rock teacher council and a guiding teacher at San Francisco Insight. Pamela Weiss is a dual lineage Buddhist teacher in Theravada and Soto Zen, and the author of, "A Bigger Sky: […]
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Deborah Eden Tull
Deborah Eden Tull, founder of Mindful Living Revolution, is a Zen meditation teacher, author, and spiritual activist. She spent seven years as a monastic at a silent Zen Monastery, and has been immersed in sustainable communities for 25 years. Eden’s teaching style is grounded in compassionate awareness, non-duality, mindful inquiry, somatic awareness and movement, conscious […]
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