Intuitive Wisdom and Embodied Love (374R26) - On Land

Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on October 7, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on October 20, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? – learn more below. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below).

In need of a scholarship? – see “Scholarship offerings” information below.

Retreat to be held: in the Community Meditation Center.*

Description

“From my own experience, there is no difference between mindfulness and loving kindness. When you are fully loving, aren’t you also mindful? When you are mindful, is this not also the essence of love?” – Dipa Ma

This retreat will focus on integrating a sense of embodied warmth with an intuitive knowing by cultivating a relaxed and kind attention in all activities. We will pay particular attention to attitudes of mind—such as pushing away, leaning in, or spacing out—and the impacts of those mind states on one’s capacity to connect with lovingkindness and deep inner intuitive listening. As we develop this continuity of compassionate presence and discernment together we will cultivate our capacity to attune and listen to Citta, an intuitive mysterious knowing that arises simultaneously within moment to moment experience. Come with a beginner’s mind.

This retreat is suitable for both beginner and experienced meditators and is held in noble silence except for teacher-led Q&A, small groups, or other practice meetings. There will also be opportunities and instructions for outdoor practice.

*This retreat will be held concurrently with another, with all sessions located in the beautiful Community Meditation Center on the lower campus. It offers a unique opportunity to practice in a smaller, more intimate retreat environment.

Financial Details

Sliding Scale fees are for 4 nights including food and lodging. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports Spirit Rock’s efforts in offering lower sliding scale rates and supporting the large number of scholarship requests.

Registration fees DO NOT include teacher dana. At the end of the retreat, there will be an invitation to offer dana to the teachers and to Spirit Rock.

Supporter Rate w/guaranteed single room – $2440
Benefactor Rate – $1960
Sustainer Rate – $1480
Basic Rate – $980
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, Mudita/Karuna, or Young Adult [ages 18-26 yrs]) – $380

Important Note for CE participants: Continuing education credit (CE) fees are NOT included in the registration fees. If you are interested in receiving CEs, you must pay for CEs at the time of your registration and prior to the start of the retreat (no retroactive CEs will be given). Please review the detailed CE information below.

Scholarship offerings: Scholarships are limited to those with significant financial need. If you need a scholarship to attend, do not continue registering now as this will disqualify you from a scholarship opportunity in this retreat. We encourage you to complete the Scholarship Interest Form – Click Here. Scholarship allocation dates are included in the form.

Pay in full or Payment plan: You can either pay in full or pay a deposit when you register. Payment plans are available to everyone! If you choose the deposit option, the remaining balance will be automatically charged to your payment card in equal installments on a monthly basis. Full payment is due two weeks prior to the retreat start.

Cancellation Policy (Residential Retreats):*
Standard Cancellation Fees:

• $50: On or before 12 weeks (Jul 29)
• $100: 8-12 weeks before (Jul 30 – Aug 26)
• $175: 4-8 weeks before (Aug 27 – Sep 23)
• $300: 2-4 weeks before (Sep 24 – Oct 7)
• No refunds as of 2 weeks before (Oct 8)

Scholarship and Commuter Rate Cancellation Fees:

• Full refund: On or before 12 weeks (Jul 29)
• $75: 8-12 weeks before (Jul 30 – Aug 26)
• $100: 4-8 weeks before (Aug 27 – Sep 23)
• $200: 2-4 weeks before (Sep 24 – Oct 7)
• No refunds as of 2 weeks before (Oct 8)

*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. However, if your personal circumstances preclude you from attending a residential retreat (e.g. staying overnight), please reach out to us as we may be able to offer you a commuter spot sooner and we would be happy to have a conversation with you.

Prerequisite to Attend as a Commuter:
You must have attended at least one weeklong silent residential retreat (5-7 nights) in Insight (vipassanā) meditation 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:
Sustainer-Commuter – $740
Basic-Commuter – $500

Current Covid-19 Safety Protocols for residential retreats

Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public. information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.**
This continuing education program explores the integration of mindfulness and compassion practices as evidence-based methods to support clinician well-being, enhance therapeutic presence, and improve client care. Research has shown that mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation contribute to emotional regulation, decreased reactivity, and increased attunement in therapeutic relationships. Building on these findings, this program emphasizes cultivating a relaxed and kind attention that strengthens both self-compassion and clinical empathy.

Participants will examine how common mental patterns—such as avoidance, craving, or dissociation—affect their capacity to remain present and connected, and will learn practices for noticing and shifting these states. The program highlights the role of embodied awareness in fostering mindful listening and compassionate responsiveness, both in professional practice and in personal resilience. Experiential exercises, guided meditations, and structured reflection will provide clinicians with tools to deepen their own practice while directly supporting their clinical effectiveness.

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

• Describe how mindfulness and compassion practices enhance emotional regulation and decrease reactivity, supporting both clinician well-being and therapeutic effectiveness.
• Explain how awareness of habitual mental attitudes (e.g., avoidance, craving, dissociation) can impact therapeutic presence and client attunement.
• Apply mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation techniques to strengthen clinician empathy, therapeutic alliance, and attuned listening.
• Assess the role of embodied awareness and interoceptive practices in supporting clinician self-regulation and resilience.
• Discuss how contemplative silence and reflective inquiry can deepen therapeutic presence, discernment, and insight in clinical practice.

Continuing Education content level: Introductory

Schedule: (Full attendance is required. Times are listed in Pacific time.)

• 10/21
  • No CEs
• 10/22-10/24
  • 1 hour morning guided meditation with instructions and Q&A
  • 1 hour evening dharma talk/lecture
• 10/24
  • 45-minute Clinical integration session (open to all, questions available for CE participants only)
• 10/25
  • No CEs

**Please note:

• For full Provider information, and additional CE information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education information page.
• For those with a different license than listed above, or with a license from a different board or association than listed on our CEC info page, please contact your licensing board or association directly to request pre-approval/acceptance of CE credits offered at Spirit Rock. Spirit Rock does not confirm the applicability of credit for those with licenses other than those listed.
• Co-sponsor Mindful CECs is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP17985 for 6.75 contact hours.
• Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
• Potential Conflict of Interest Statement: These instructors may have authored publications relevant to the subjects covered in this course. The instructors might reference these publications during the course, and they may receive financial compensation if these publications are purchased.