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New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat (320R21) - ONLINE ONLY

Eugene Cash, Pamela Weiss, Tuere Sala, JD, Dawn Scott, Solwazi Johnson and Hakim Tafari

December 27, 2021 - January 3, 2022

Date and Time Details:
Monday to Monday
December 27, 2021-January 3, 2022 (7 Nights)
Arrival Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m.

Location:
Online via Zoom

Sliding Scale:
$280-$2100
Fees DO NOT include a donation to the teacher(s). Code 320R21.

Contact: Spirit Rock Registration
registration@spiritrock.org

  • Benefactor – $2,100.00
  • Sustainer – $1,350.00
  • Base – $750.00
  • Online Reduced – $525.00
  • Mudita/Karuna Scholarship – $280.00
  • People of Color Scholarship – $280.00

Cancellation Policy for Online Multi-day Retreats (4+ days) and Residential Retreats (Aug-Dec 2021):

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

Registration open until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on December 26, 2021. A waiting list will be created if the program fills earlier than this deadline.

Description:
This is a traditional Insight Meditation (vipassana) retreat with sitting and walking in silence, and regular meetings with teachers. Each day there will be systematic meditation instructions, dharma talks and movement practice. We will mark the turning of the year with a late evening sitting and simple ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In celebration of the New Year, our focus will be on cultivating loving awareness and embracing each moment as fresh and new. All are welcome.

About the Teachers

Eugene Cash

Eugene is the founding teacher of San Francisco Insight. He has been a Buddhist teacher since 1990. He is a senior teacher on the Spirit Rock teacher council. Eugene’s teaching is influenced by many streams of Buddhism–– Theravada, Zen and Tibetan. He is also a Diamond Approach teacher. He’s passionate about practicing 24/7, supporting awareness, […]

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Pamela Weiss

Pamela Weiss is an author and Buddhist teacher, authorized to teach in both Soto Zen and Vipassana. She is a member of the Spirit Rock teacher council and a guiding teacher at San Francisco Insight. Pamela Weiss is a dual lineage Buddhist teacher in Theravada and Soto Zen, and the author of, "A Bigger Sky: […]

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Tuere Sala

Tuere Sala, JD

Tuere Sala is a Guiding Teacher at Spirit Rock Retreat Center and Seattle Insight. She is a retired prosecuting attorney who has practiced Vipassana meditation for over 30 years. Tuere is committed to lay practice and inspired by bringing the Dharma to nontraditional places. She is a strong advocate for practitioners living with high stress, […]

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Dawn Scott

Dawn Scott has been practicing Insight Meditation since 2008. She is a graduate of the Insight Meditation Society’s teacher training program and is a core teacher of Spirit Rock’s Liberation, Emptiness, and Awareness Practices (LEAP) Program. Dawn has a deep love of long retreat practice and the Buddha's liberative teachings.

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Solwazi Johnson

Solwazi Johnson

Solwazi has been practicing and teaching for over 20 years, with a focus on Vipassana since 2003. He is certified as a Community Dharma Leader by Jack Kornfield and Spirit Rock Meditation Center and is currently in the four-year Spirit Rock Teacher Training program. Solwazi worked for over 20 years as a health educator and […]

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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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