Insight Meditation Retreat (254R21)
Gil Fronsdal, Amana Brembry Johnson, Tuere Sala and Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson
April 25 - May 1, 2021
Registration open until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on April 24, 2021. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early.
Retreat Description:
This is a silent retreat designed especially for those relatively new to the practices of Insight Meditation (Vipassana). The retreat includes systematic instructions in Vipassana meditation—both sitting and walking—as well as lovingkindness practice, meetings with teachers, and evening talks highlighting the central teachings of the Buddha and their practical application to our lives.
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
General Daily Schedule (schedule subject to change; times are US Pacific Time)
Note: Exact time of Closing Day is TBD; typically half day with a later morning end. We will post times as soon as we hear from the teaching team.
Opening Day Schedule:
1:00 p.m. Opening circle with breakouts and manager announcements
2:30 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Refuges and Precepts
4:00 p.m. Break
4:15 p.m. Instruction in Mindful Movement and Walking Meditation
5:00 p.m. Break
6:15 p.m. Instruction in options for Stationary Meditation (sitting, lying down, standing, etc.)
7:00 p.m. Meditation and Metta
7:45 p.m. Sleep or continued practice
Full-day schedule:
6:30 a.m. Meditation in Stillness
7:15 a.m. Break
8:30 a.m. Instructional Session
9:30 a.m. Meditation in Movement
11:00 a.m. Meditation in Stillness
11:45 a.m. Meditation in Movement
12:30 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Meditation in Stillness
2:45 p.m. Meditation in Movement
3:30 p.m. Meditation in Stillness
4:00 p.m. Break
4:15 p.m. Dharma Talk
5:15 p.m. Break
7:00 p.m. Meditation in Stillness and Metta
7:45 p.m. Sleep or continued practice
About the Teachers

Gil Fronsdal
Gil Fronsdal has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. Trained by Jack Kornfield, he is the founder and primary teacher of the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California and is also a husband and father. He is the author of The Issue at Hand, co-editor […]
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Amana Brembry Johnson
Amana Brembry Johnson, Residential Dharma Teacher and Community Leader, is a Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC), located in Oakland, CA and co-Guiding Teacher of EBMC’s Spiritual Teacher and Leadership Training. Amana mentors local and international groups of emerging Mindfulness teachers through the Mindfulness Meditation Training Certification Program (MMTCP) designed and developed […]
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Tuere Sala
Tuere Sala is a Guiding Teacher at Spirit Rock Retreat Center and Seattle Insight. She is a retired prosecuting attorney who has practiced Vipassana meditation for over 30 years. Tuere is committed to lay practice and inspired by bringing the Dharma to nontraditional places. She is a strong advocate for practitioners living with high stress, […]
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Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson
Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson (心無 田守 ギブソン) (fka Jozen) lives to study, nourish, and offer contemplative heart-body-mind practices and spaces rooted in compassionate wellness, anti-oppression, and interdependent liberation for all beings through the Buddhadharma. Shinmu is a Sotō Zen monastic priest ordained on November 12, 2023 by their teacher, Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel of the […]
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