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Renew Your Practice: Begin the Year with Clarity and Calm (NM1D25)

Nikki Mirghafori, PhD

January 4, 2025

Online Program Online

10:00 am Jan 04 - 3:00 pm Jan 05, 2025 PST

Date and Time Details:
Saturday, January 4, 2025
10:00am - 3:00pm US Pacific Time

Online via Zoom

Contact: Spirit Rock Registration
registration@spiritrock.org

  • Benefactor. – $200.00
  • Sustainer. – $120.00
  • Basic. – $95.00
  • Mudita/Karuna Scholarship Rate. – $45.00
  • BIPOC Scholarship Rate. – $45.00

Cancellation Policy - Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:

  • NO REFUNDS
  • Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
  • No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

Registration closes at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on January 4, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program.


Description:
Begin the year by renewing your connection to the path of mindfulness practice. This daylong retreat offers a fresh start, inviting reflection on intention, values, and the power of community (saṅgha). Together, we’ll explore borrowed trust—the support gained from teachers and fellow practitioners—and verified trust, found by contemplating the ways mindfulness has sustained us. Through meditation and reflection, we’ll nurture commitment and dedication to our practice, opening ourselves to inner clarity and vision for the year ahead.

Along with deepening mindfulness, we will also cultivate goodwill (mettā) toward ourselves and others, strengthening our ability to meet the world with an open heart, fostering connection and ease. This retreat invites you to rekindle your inspiration, recommit to your deepest values, and step into the new year with a heart rooted in peace, clarity, and dedication—embraced by the warmth of community and the power of shared mindfulness practice.

Online Only: We are offering this program online via Zoom.

Sliding Scale: Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers as well as Spirit Rock and your fellow practitioners who need to pay less.

Benefactor – $200
Sustainer – $120
Basic – $95
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, M/K) – $45

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org by 4:00pm PT on the day prior to the program date.

*Recording Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.

Cancellation Policy – Online: Drop-ins, Daylongs, Multiday Programs (1-3 days), Family Programs/Series, CEC fees:

  • NO REFUNDS
  • Open Credit, or Donation to Spirit Rock = if cancel by midnight, the day prior to program start (Pacific Time)
  • No Open Credit = if cancel day of the program, or beyond

About the Teacher

Nikki Mirghafori, PhD

Nikki Mirghafori, PhD, is a Buddhist teacher and Artificial Intelligence scientist. She is a lineage holder in the Theravada tradition, empowered by the living Burmese meditation master Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw, with whom she practiced the jhanas and detailed analytical (Abhidhamma-style) vipassana. She also received empowerment from the Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Society, […]

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