Reclaiming our Path of Freedom Through Love (394R22) - On Land
Arinna Weisman, Noliwe Alexander, Jozen Tamori Gibson and Ian Challis
September 23 - 28, 2022
Registration open until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on September 22, 2022. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early.
RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND!
Open to: Self-identified LGBTQIA+
Reclaiming our Path of Freedom Through Love: A Retreat for the LGBTQIA+/Gender Non-Conforming & Non-Binary Community
Description:
Taking refuge in our capacity to love unconditionally asks us to take a leap into faith and radical imagination, freed from habitual cultural conditions of judgment, shaming, and blaming. We are called, moment after moment, to stand close to ourselves with awareness, discerning where our path of freedom lies for ourselves, for each other, and communities everywhere. This retreat supports each of us to be comfortable practicing lying down, standing, reclining, and sitting. There will be affinity groups for trans, elder, BIPOC, disabled, and neurodivergent communities.
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). 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 in-person retreats, they are still available for online offerings as space allows.
Hemera Fellowships – are you eligible? Learn more…
Room Occupancy Update*: Starting with our “Living with Awareness” retreat on March 27, 2022, we will return to double occupancy rooms. Many of our rooms are single occupancy (only 16 of 80 rooms are double occupancy). We will also return to offering a “guaranteed single room” rate and these will be limited (16). This rate guarantees a single room while helping to support scholarships and all we do here at Spirit Rock. The remaining single rooms are not exclusive to the top end of the sliding scale; however, they are initially prioritized for those with serious medical needs.
*Subject to change depending upon COVID-19 situation.
IMPORTANT – Details on our current COVID Safety Protocols for In-person Retreats.
Cancellation Policy for Residential Retreats as of April 2022*:
Standard Cancellation Fee Schedule:
- $100 On or before 8 weeks
- $175 4-8 weeks before
- $300 2-4 weeks before
- No refunds as of 2 weeks before
Scholarship Rates 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
About the Teachers
Arinna Weisman
Arinna Weisman has studied Vipassana Meditation since 1979 and has been teaching since 1988. Her root teacher, Ruth Denison, was empowered by the great Burmese master U Bha Khin. She is the founding teacher of Insight Meditation Center of the Pioneer Valley, and is currently the guiding teacher of Dhamma Dena Meditation Center in Joshua […]
Learn more about Arinna WeismanNoliwe Alexander
Noliwe Alexander has been a student of Vipassana meditation for over 20 years. Throughout this time of deep devotion to the Dharma, Noliwe has become a dedicated practitioner, meditation teacher of various retreats and sitting groups, day-longs and class series programs. She dedicates her BuddhaDharma practice and teachings to the BIPOC, LGBTQIA, At Risk and […]
Learn more about Noliwe AlexanderJozen Tamori Gibson
Jozen Tamori Gibson (they, them) began formal meditation practice in 2004 through Sotō Zen while living in Japan joined by a Theravada practice in 2010. Jozen is a participant in the 2017-2021 Insight Meditation Society (IMS) Dharma Teacher Training program and serves on the New York Insight Meditation Center’s teacher council. With certifications and embodiment […]
Learn more about Jozen Tamori GibsonIan Challis
Ian Challis teaches at Insight Community of the Desert, Palm Springs where he is a founding member and past Guiding Teacher. He has sustained a committed practice since 2005 and was authorized to teach through Spirit Rock Meditation Center's Community Dharma Leader Program. He is also a qualified teacher of MBSR. Supporting queer community in […]
Learn more about Ian ChallisCategories : DEI, On-land, Residential