Liberating Insight and Luminous Awareness: The Heart of Insight Meditation (DR1M23)

Registration closes at 7:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on August 3, 2023. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. Please read Important Notes below.*

4-Day Non-Residential Retreat in the Community Meditation Center!

Suggested Prerequisite: Completion of a class or retreat in mindfulness and an ongoing meditation practice is highly recommended.

Description:
From the foundation of settling our minds and bodies, the first two days of this retreat will focus on the three main areas of practice for developing liberating insight: (1) impermanence (aniccā), (2) reactivity (dukkha) and (3) not-self (anatta). When we focus our meditation practice on cultivating this “seeing that frees,” as Rob Burbea has called it, we learn to notice more fully the impermanent flow of experience. We can also learn to observe the arising of reactivity and increasingly track when there is a “thick” sense of self in order to tune in to a more open and luminous awareness. This is the heart of Insight Meditation, both in formal meditation and in daily life. For the final days of retreat, we will continue these practices and turn toward this spacious awareness, which is a source of freedom, wisdom, and compassion.

*Important Notes:
On-Land Attendance

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

On-Land COVID Protocols – updated

• Vaccination + Booster (effective June 5, 2023): Not required; vaccination + booster (at least 1) strongly encouraged.
• Proof of Negative COVID Test (effective June 5, 2023): Not required; same-day COVID testing strongly encouraged.
• Masking: Optional, not required (since January 2023). If choosing to mask, masking type is your personal choice. Be sure to bring your own mask with you.
• PLEASE READ: More details on our COVID-19 safety protocols for in-person programs..

On-Land Sliding Scale Rates:**
Benefactor – $1,240
Sustainer – $840
BASE – $560
Scholarship – $280
**Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for the teacher. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford.

Volunteer/Work Exchange opportunities, which include full or partial scholarships, may be available for in-person programs. For more information, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at volunteering@spiritrock.org.

Cancellation Policy for On-Land Day Programs:

• 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