Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light (304R23)

Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online.

Registration open until 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on Sunday, December 17, 2023. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early.

Open to: Everyone

Hybrid Retreat: To create greater accessibility and inclusivity, we’re offering this retreat in two formats over the same dates.

The Two Formats are:
1. On-land Residential Retreat
2. Online Retreat (via Zoom)

Description:
This retreat will support centering ourselves at the time of the holidays and the New Year, through quieting our minds, grounding in our bodies, and opening our hearts. There will be special emphasis on embracing the darkness, including our difficulties and challenges, and to welcoming the coming light in the form of joy, wisdom, and love. The retreat will include sitting and walking meditation instructions, daily heart practice, and Qigong, evening talks, practice check ins, and a Winter Solstice ceremony.

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

On-land Retreat Details:
Arrival Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m.

Residential Retreat Sliding Scale: $1,230-$3,120*
Supporter Rate w/single room guarantee-$3,120
Benefactor – $2,460
Sustainer – $1,890
Base – $1,230
Reduced – $780 (limited)
Scholarship Rates (BIPOC; M/K; YA) – $330 (limited)
Toni Ko Scholarship Rate – $50 (limited) (only available for residential retreat, not online retreat)
*Fees do not include a donation to the teacher(s)

Online Retreat Details:
The online retreat will be offered via Zoom and will include: meditation instructions, Dharma talks, and opportunities to ask questions during Q&A with on-land teachers, broadcasted live from Spirit Rock’s Upper Meditation Hall. There will also be practice meetings on Zoom with a dedicated online Spirit Rock teacher, as well as online affinity groups. Please note: the on-land teachers will not offer practice meetings to online practitioners.

Our dedicated online teacher for this retreat is Heather Sundberg.

~UPDATED~
Opening Day Start Time: 6:50-9:30pm; with an optional technology open house/orientation at 6:15pm
Closing Day End Time: 11:00am

Online retreat includes:
-Zoom hall for all teaching sessions
-Practice meetings with the online teacher
-Opportunity to ask questions during Q&A with the on-land teachers
-Online affinity groups (optional)

Online Retreat Sliding Scale: $650-$1,800*
Benefactor – $1,800
Sustainer – $1,150
Online Base – $650
Scholarship Rates (BIPOC; M/K) – $150
*Fees do not include a donation to the teacher(s)

Scholarship offerings for Residential Retreats: All scholarship rates require a minimum fee ($55/night). Scholarships are limited to TWO per calendar year for on-land retreats.

Hemera Fellowships only for On-Land Residential Retreats – are you eligible? Learn more…

Room Occupancy*: We have double and single occupancy rooms. Many of our rooms are single occupancy (only 16 of 80 rooms are double occupancy). We offer a limited number (16) of “guaranteed single room” rates. 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.

Cancellation Policy for Residential Retreats:
Standard Cancellation Fees:

• $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 Rate 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

Retreat Commuter Option:
The retreat commuter option will only become available once the retreat is full with a waitlist.

Prerequisite to Attend as a Commuter:
You must have attended at least one 7-night or two 5-night silent, Insight (vipassanā) meditation residential retreats PRIOR to attending this retreat.

What is a Retreat Commuter?
A retreat commuter is a practitioner who attends a full residential retreat, including all meals, but they are not provided with overnight accommodations. Instead practitioners stay in their own home or find local accommodations. A communal resting area is provided during the day while on campus for the retreat. The retreat commuter is expected to attend the entire retreat just like residential retreatants. Special reduced rates are listed below for retreat commuters

If you have questions about being a retreat commuter, please email Registration@spiritrock.org

Commuter Sliding Scale:
Benefactor – $1,230
Sustainer – $925
Base – $615