December Insight Retreat: Cultivating Calm, Contentment, and Confidence (386R24) - On Land

Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 8, 2024 and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on December 7, 2024. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early.

Interested in Commuting to the retreat? – learn more below.

RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND!

Description:

Join us for a transformative retreat focused on deepening your understanding of mindfulness and insight practice. Through gentle guidance, we will cultivate the supportive qualities of stability & calm, well-being & contentment, and trust & confidence, which will then support the exploration of the Three Characteristics of Existence: the ever-changing nature of life (anicca), the stress and unease that arise from clinging (dukkha), and the realization that what we call “self” is more fluid and ungovernable than we often perceive (anatta). These teachings invite us to see the world with fresh eyes and foster insights that reduce stress and bring ease, fearlessness, and freedom to our lives.

We’ll support our journey with compassion, loving-kindness, and an open heart, allowing us to live in a way that benefits not only ourselves but also those around us. This retreat offers an accessible path for both new and experienced practitioners to deepen their understanding of the mind and heart, fostering greater resilience and connection to the world around us.

Sylvia Boorstein, a beloved long-time Spirit Rock teacher, will join us for short periods throughout the retreat.

This retreat is silent except for teacher-led Q&A, small groups, or other practice meetings.

Financial Details

Sliding Scale: 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.*

Supporter Rate w/guaranteed single room – $6000
Benefactor Rate – $4800
Sustainer Rate – $3600
Basic Rate – $2400
>>”Special Offer” Reduced Rate – $1500
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, Mudita/Karuna, or Young Adult [ages 18-26 yrs]) – $950
*Registration fees DO NOT include teacher dana. At the end of the retreat, there will be an opportunity to offer dana to the teachers and to Spirit Rock.

Scholarship offerings: All scholarship rates require a minimum fee. These rates are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and limited to those with significant financial needs. Scholarships are limited to TWO per calendar year for on-land retreats. And, while we are not able to offer “pay what you can” type of scholarships for residential retreats, we invite you to email us if the lowest rate does not fit your circumstance.

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024 – Covid-19 Safety Protocols for residential retreats have been updated..

CANCELLATION POLICY (Residential Retreats):**
Standard Cancellation Fees:

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

Scholarship and Commuter Rate 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

Retreat Commuter Option:
The retreat commuter option will only become available once the retreat is full with a waitlist.

Prerequisite to Attend as a Commuter:
You must have attended at least one 7-night or two 5-night silent, Insight (vipassanā) meditation residential retreats 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:
Commuter-Sustainer – $1800
Commuter-Basic – $1200