Fall Insight Meditation Retreat (288X23)

Join the Wait list! While we have closed the lottery and are beginning the first round of selections, you can still be added to the waiting list if you join now.

Open to: Everyone

Description:
This is a vipassanā (Insight Meditation) retreat that emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing clarity and depth of practice. Traditional meditation instruction will be combined with a spirit of lovingkindness, with silent sitting and walking meditation, Dharma talks, and practice meetings with the teachers.

This retreat is silent except for teacher-led Q&A, small groups, or other practice meetings.

Tentative Schedule:
5:45 am      Wake-Up
6:15 am      Sitting Meditation
7:00 am      BREAKFAST
7:45 am      Work Meditation or Walking
8:45 am      Sit with Instructions
9:45 am      Walking Meditation
10:30 am    Sitting Meditation
11:15 am    Walking Meditation
11:45 pm    Sitting Meditation
12:30 pm    LUNCH
2:30 pm     Sitting Meditation
3:00 pm     Walking Meditation
3:45 pm     Sitting Meditation
4:15 pm     Walking Meditation
4:45 pm     Sitting Meditation
5:30 pm     EVENING MEAL
7:00 pm     Sitting Meditation
7:20 pm     Stretch
7:30 pm     Dharma Talk
8:25 pm     Walking Meditation
8:45 pm     Sitting Meditation
9:15 pm     Rest or Continued Practice

Financial Information:
Sliding Scale: $1845-$4680; 9 nights including food and lodging. Fees DO NOT include a donation to the teacher(s).

Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Any amount offered above the Base rate is a tax deductible donation to Spirit Rock, and your generosity will enable and support the participation of others. These fees DO NOT include dana for the teachers.

Supporter Rate (guaranteed single room) – $4680
Benefactor – $3690
Sustainer – $2835
Base – $1845
Reduced Rate – $1170
Mudita/Karuna Scholarship Rate(for anyone who needs financial assistance, including fixed income folks) – $495
BIPOC Scholarship Rate (for Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of color) – $495
Young Adult Scholarship Rate (for young adults ages 18-26 years) – $495

Important Notes:
Scholarship offerings: All scholarship rates require a minimum fee ($55/night). Scholarships are limited to TWO per calendar year for on-land retreats. And, while we are not able to offer “no one turned away”-type scholarships for in-person retreats, they are still available for online offerings.

Room Occupancy Update*: We have double and single occupancy rooms. Many of our rooms are single occupancy (only 16 of 80 rooms are double occupancy). We also offer 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 – PLEASE READ Updates on our current COVID Safety Protocols for In-person Retreats.

LOTTERY CLOSED Lottery Selection Details:
Applications are accepted between May 18 – June 8, 2023 (end of the day). All applications are assigned a random number for the lottery selection process. The lottery-style selection process helps us balance many factors to create equity, diversity, inclusion, and access across our community of practitioners. The factors include: age, gender, scholarship needs & availability, affinity group participation, and stage of practice (new to experienced). Applications received after the close date are automatically placed on the wait list (and will not be included in the first round of selections). Notification rounds can move quickly in the first few weeks following the first acceptances, so we recommend staying ready. You may be accepted sooner than you realize!

You will be notified about the selection results within two weeks of the application close date. If you have been offered a space, you will have two days to pay a deposit to accept/hold the space. If you don’t accept the space within this deadline, we will offer it to the next person in line.

Cancellation Policy for Residential Retreats*:
Standard Cancellation Fee Schedule:

• $100 On or before 8 weeks
• $175 4-8 weeks before
• $300 2-4 weeks before
• No refunds as of 2 weeks before

Scholarship and Commuter Cancellation Fees:

• $75 On or before 8 weeks
• $100 4-8 weeks before
• $200 2-4 weeks before
• No refunds as of 2 weeks before

*Fees reduced for serious illness or death in family