Registration closes at 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on September 17, 2021. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below)**
Living a Wise, Awake, and Free Life: The Liberating Power of Insight Meditation
Description:
Open to Everyone!
In response to the ongoing challenging conditions of the pandemic, on this Vipassana/Insight meditation retreat we will cultivate the beautiful quality of mindfulness.
Mindful awareness nurtures a clarity, wisdom and well-being, qualities so essential at this time. Through “at-home” mindfulness practices we’ll explore understanding the root causes of stress and suffering and develop the causes for a genuine happiness. These foundational Buddhist practices help you live with a profound ease and freedom wherever you are – the innate peace we all seek.
As well as sitting and walking insight meditation practice, heart based teachings will be integrated into the day so that we learn to live with a loving awareness. There will be periods of meditation, talks, questions and discussion. It’s a wonderful retreat to truly integrate these teachings more fully into our lives and practice. We will do so with the supportive community of like-minded meditators.
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
*Important Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program.
**Please Note for CEC participants: If you are interested in receiving continuing education credits (CECs), you must register and pay for CECs prior to the start of the program (no retroactive CECs will be given). And you must attend the live program. Please review the CEC information below.
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 5.5 CE credits for $55 for psychologists, health & wellness coaches, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.***
Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:
- Incorporate mindfulness meditation and its related disciplines in ways useful for clients;
- Describe a meditation technique for cultivating joy, that may improve patient care by reducing emotional exhaustion;
- Describe and utilize meditations to cultivate awareness and presence for stabilizing and centering self or client;
- Differentiate which attitudes of mind, when present, increase distress and which attitudes and mental qualities decrease stress.
Continuing Education content level: Introductory
***Please note:
- For those with a different license or with a license from a different licensing board, please contact your licensing board directly to ask if CE credit from the above-approved sponsors is accepted. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed above. Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 5.5 contact hours.
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
- For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
