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Natural Radiance: The Freedom of Awareness (304R21) - On-Land

Mark Coleman, MA, Leslie Booker, Howard Cohn, MA and Hakim Tafari

October 20 - 27, 2021

Date and Time Details:
Wed to Wed, October 20-27, 2021 (7 nights)
Arrival Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m.

Location:
On Land - Main Retreat Hall

Sliding Scale:
$350-$2450
Fees DO NOT include a donation to the teacher(s). Code 304R21.

Contact: Spirit Rock Registration
registration@spiritrock.org

  • Base Rate-Single – $1,225.00
  • Benefactor-Single – $2,450.00
  • Sustainer-Single – $1,750.00
  • Mudita/Karuna Scholarship-Single – $350.00
  • BIPOC Scholarship-Single – $350.00
  • Young Adult Scholarship-Single – $350.00

Cancellation Policy for Residential Retreats (Aug-Dec 2021) and Online Multi-day Retreats (4+ days):
To offer participants greater flexibility as we make our way out of the pandemic, we’re offering a more generous cancellation policy.

  • $100 fee* when you cancel 2 or more days before the retreat (*fees reduced to half for scholarship participants)
  • No refunds when you cancel less than 2 days prior to the retreat (applies to all participants)

Registration open until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on October 19, 2021. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early.

Description:
Do you wish to understand more deeply what mindfulness and awareness are? The Buddha taught mindful awareness as a direct path to liberation.

Mindful awareness allows us to be present with clarity, insight, and equanimity. It is the foundation for wisdom, compassion, and awakening. Though Buddhist teachings offer ways to cultivate mindfulness, we will explore how this quality is naturally available.

In this silent meditation retreat, we will explore this innate quality of awareness – what it is and how to recognize, cultivate, and abide in awareness. We will inquire into what interferes with knowing and stabilizing in mindful awareness both in meditation and in ordinary activity. As mindfulness grows, we will see how this innate wakefulness is available in every moment.

There will be sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks, inquiry, and Q&A. Ideally, participants have attended at least one silent mindfulness retreat.

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). While we are not able to offer “no one turned away”-type of scholarships for in-person retreats, they are still available for online offerings.

IMPORTANT – Details on our current COVID Safety Protocols for In-person Retreats.

About the Teachers

Mark Coleman, MA

Mark Coleman, MA, has a master’s in Clinical Psychology and has trained extensively in the Buddhist tradition, both in the Insight meditation and in the Dzogchen tradition. He is a senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and has taught insight meditation retreats since 1997. Mark is a life-long nature lover and is passionate about […]

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Leslie Booker

Booker is a heart-centered, spirit-driven activist and meditation teacher committed to creating a culture of belonging through her teaching and writing. She trained at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in their Mindful Yoga and Meditation (2012), Community Dharma Leaders (2017), and Retreat Teacher training programs (2020). Outside of her formal training, she shared the practices of […]

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Howard Cohn, MA

Howard Cohn, MA, has a master’s in Counseling Psychology and has practiced meditation since 1972 and has led Vipassana retreats since 1985. He leads a weekly ongoing class in San Francisco. Howard has studied with many Asian and Western teachers of several traditions, including Theravada, Zen, Dzogchen and Advaita Vedanta, and has been strongly influenced […]

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Hakim Tafari

Hakim Tafari has studied martial arts since 1996, starting off with Southern-style Praying Mantis Kung Fu. After a major knee injury, he did a lot of research and decided to start studying Tai Chi Chuan. From 1998 until present, Hakim has studied, taught, researched, and spent many hours practicing the art. During this time, he […]

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