Journey Into Refuge, Presence, and Love (210X22) - Lottery

This retreat is lottery-style in order to ensure spaces are available for a diverse student body. Lottery applications were accepted through the end of the day on July 27, 2022. Applications received after this date are automatically placed on the wait list.

RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND!

Description:
In these overwhelming times, let’s deepen refuge, as well as reconnect with community and our shared roots within the sacred web of life. This will be a time of contemplation and remembrance as we journey through the grief of so much loss and the hope of the human spirit, offering thanks for the beauty of this world.

Within contemplative quietude, supported by calm and insight meditation in a mindful, gentle retreat container, we will draw from teachings and practices that enable timelessness and openings into the heart medicine of love and compassion.

The retreat will source from a synthesis of the Theravāda Elder’s Way and Mahāyāna practices and teachings around Quan Yin’s compassionate Bodhisattva Path. This includes mantras, chanting, and ceremony. The retreat concludes with a Quan Yin Compassion Ceremony. In addition to Dharma talks, meditation instructions, and daily Yoga sessions, there will be small group meetings with the teachers.

Financial Information:
Sliding Scale: $400-$3840; 8 nights including food and lodging.
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 (guaranteed single room) – $3840
Benefactor – $3040
Sustainer – $2320
Base – $1520
Reduced – $960
Mudita/Karuna Scholarship (for anyone who needs financial assistance, including fixed income folks) – $400*
BIPOC Scholarship (for Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of color) – $400*
Young Adult Scholarship (for young adults ages 18-26 years) – $400*

Important Notes:
*Scholarship offerings: In returning to the land, we will also be returning to our pre-pandemic scholarship options and policies. All scholarship rates require a minimum fee ($50/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**: As of March 27, 2022, we have returned to double occupancy rooms. Many of our rooms are single occupancy (only 16 of 80 rooms are double occupancy). We have also returned to offering 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.

Now Closed – Lottery Details: Join the Wait List!
Lottery applications were are accepted between July 6 and July 27. Applications received after this date are automatically placed on the wait list.

Cancellation Policy as of April 2022*:

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

Scholarship Rates 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