Introduction to Insight Meditation: Mindfulness of Ease and Difficulties (HC1D27)

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

Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on January 30, 2027. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.

This program offers 4 CEs at $40. For more CE details, see below.

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Description:
This day of Insight Meditation is an invitation to develop the noble qualities of mindfulness and friendliness. Cultivating a relaxed, kind, and curious attention to our moment-to-moment experience, we can recover our natural balance, ease and clarity. The capacity to sustain attention in the present moment enables us to connect with ourselves more intimately—helping us to understand the causes of both suffering and happiness and to feel more free and at ease. Instructions for both sitting and walking meditation will be offered along with time for questions.

Whether you are taking your first daylong retreat or your hundredth, you are welcome. No experience required; open to all. Just come as you are, and learn to meet this moment fully.

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Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports teachers as well as Spirit Rock and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.

On-Land Sliding Scale: (HC1D27)**
Benefactor – $310
Sustainer – $235
Basic – $140
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, Mudita/Karuna, Young Adult) – $70
**Volunteer/Work Exchange opportunities, which include full or partial Scholarships, may be available for the in-person program. For more information, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at volunteering@spiritrock.org.

Online Sliding Scale: (HC1Z27)***
Benefactor – $175
Sustainer – $95
Basic – $75
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, Mudita/Karuna, Young Adult) – $45
***Online Program: All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org no later than 12:00pm (NOON) PT on the day prior to the program date.

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*Important Notes:

Access to Recording

• Registration includes unlimited access to this program’s recording. You must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

On-Land Attendees

• The on-land program will take place in the Community Meditation Center (CMC) in the Great Hall.
• Bring a lunch and a water bottle. Lunch is not provided.
• This is NOT a residential retreat. Overnight accommodations are not provided.

COVID Safety Protocols for non-residential programs: details here.

Cancellation Policy for On-Land: Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs, CE fees:

• NO REFUNDS.
• Open Credit or Donation to Spirit Rock = cancel 2 or more business days prior to program (Pacific Time)
• No Open Credit = cancel less than 2 business days prior

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Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This introductory-level program offers 4 Continuing Education (CE) credits/contact hours for $40.

This program is applicable for licensed and license-eligible mental health and health care professionals, including psychologists, social workers (LCSW, LSW), counselors (LPC, LCPC, LMHC), marriage and family therapists, nurses (RN, NP), chiropractors, and other health care professionals, seeking education in mindfulness-based attention and awareness practices. Please review our Continuing Education information page for provider details, and to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.

Sustained attention to present-moment experience, including bodily sensation, feeling tone, and mind states, is a foundational mindfulness skill with a substantial evidence base for supporting attentional control and emotion regulation. For clinicians, these capacities translate into greater steadiness of mind and reduced automatic reactivity, both relevant to maintaining a stable, compassionate presence in clinical settings. This program offers direct instruction and guided practice in these foundational skills through sitting and walking meditation, providing participants with a clear experiential and conceptual grounding they can continue to develop in their own practice and incorporate in their professional work.

Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program, participants will be better able to:

• Describe key components of mindfulness from both didactic and experiential perspectives, including present-moment attention, nonjudgmental awareness, and wise response, in ways relevant to clinical care.
• Utilize mindfulness of the body practices (breath, posture, somatic sensation) and explain how sustained bodily awareness supports emotion regulation and stress reduction.
• Describe mindfulness of feeling tone and mind states (such as worry, irritation, or fatigue) to recognize early affective reactivity and cultivate a more stable, compassionate clinical presence.

Attendance policy for CE participants:

• Full, live attendance is required. Incomplete attendance nullifies CE eligibility, as board regulations do not permit partial credit for partial attendance.
• Sign in and out at the CE table, on time.
• Submit your professional information within one week of receiving the link. This link will be emailed within 2 business days after the program to all participants who met the attendance requirements.
• Certificates are issued only to those who meet the attendance requirements—without exception—to maintain compliance with our provider licenses and ensure the continuation of future CE programs.

Please note:

• Visit our Continuing Education information page for complete provider details and additional CE information, including attendance requirements and our cancellation and grievance policies.
• Continuing Education is sponsored by Mindful CECs.
• Mindful CECs is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Mindful CECs maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
• Mindful CECs is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17985 for 4 contact hours.
• Participants are responsible for determining whether this program meets the CE requirements of their licensing board or certifying organization. Spirit Rock does not confirm CE applicability for license types beyond the scope of Mindful CECs’ provider approvals.
• Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
• Conflict of Interest Statement: This instructor may have authored publications relevant to the subjects covered in this course, and may teach additional programs. The instructor might reference these publications and programs during the course, and may receive financial compensation if participants choose to purchase them.

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