Retreat is Ceremony: Mindfulness and Indigenous Presence for Wellness and Healing (256X23) - Lottery

Admission for this retreat is by application and a lottery-style selection in order to maintain a diverse community of practitioners – see Lottery Selection Details below for more information.

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

RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND!

Open to: Everyone

Description:
Explore wisdom teachings from Buddhist and Indigenous traditions, based in Insight Meditation, mindfulness, and the sacred path of Indigenous Awareness. This retreat will explore similarities between Indigenous and Buddhist ways of knowing, in service of peace in the heart and mind, and wise action in the world. Gentle mindfulness practices open our connection with nature and ancestors, describe a path to decolonizing the mind, offer ways of gently releasing challenging experiences, and invite us to walk the Beauty Way and other sacred paths of Indigenous Awareness.

This retreat is silent except for teacher-led Q&A, small groups, or other practice meetings. Indigenous people from around the world and allies are all warmly welcome.

Financial Information:
Sliding Scale: $275-$2400; 5 nights including food and lodging. Fees DO NOT include a donation to the teacher(s).

Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Any amount offered above the Base rate is a tax deductible donation to Spirit Rock, and your generosity will enable and support the participation of others. These fees do not include dana for the teachers.

Supporter Rate (guaranteed single room) – $2400
Benefactor – $1275
Sustainer – $650
Base – $275

This retreat is offered at a reduced rate. Additional scholarships are not available.

Important Notes:
Continuing Education Credits (CECs) will be available. Once you are accepted, you will pay for CECs then. They are $10/credit – see CEC notes at the bottom of this page.

Hemera Fellowships – are you eligible? Learn more…

Room Occupancy Update*: We have returned to double and single occupancy rooms. Many of our rooms are single occupancy (only 16 of 80 rooms are double occupancy). We have also returned 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 – PLEASE READ Updates on our current COVID Safety Protocols for In-person Retreats.

Lottery Selection Details:
Deadline Extended: Applications are accepted between January 11 – February 15, 2023 (end of the day). All applications are assigned a random number for the lottery selection process. The lottery-style selection process helps us balance many factors to create equity, diversity, inclusion, and access across our community of practitioners. The factors include: age, gender, scholarship needs & availability, affinity group participation, and stage of practice (new to experienced). We will be aiming for a minimum 50% BIPOC participation. Applications received after the close date are automatically placed on the wait list (and will not be included in the first round of selections). Notification rounds can move quickly in the first few weeks following the first acceptances, so we recommend staying ready. You may be accepted sooner than you realize!

You will be notified about the selection results within two weeks of the application close date. If you have been offered a space, you will have two days to pay a deposit to accept/hold the space. If you don’t accept the space within this deadline, we will offer it to the next person in line.

Cancellation Policy for All Attendees (modified for DEI retreat):*

• $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

Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 9 CE credits for $90 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, and nurses. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock..***

Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public.

Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:

• Describe a practice that may be useful to support self-acceptance and orientation when temporarily dis-regulated;
• Describe the process of identifying challenging and restorative areas of attention;
• Describe the importance of practicing fluidity and adaptability in the sense of self as a basis for the natural and healthy forms of love;
• Incorporate mindfulness practices that may be utilized in a professional setting to recover from burnout;
• Describe how mindfulness works with habitual patterns that cause pain and suffering;
• Describe how mindfulness works with and alleviates habitual patterns causing stress and burnout.

Continuing Education content level: Introductory

Schedule: (Full attendance is required. Times are listed in Pacific time.)

• June 5
  • 7:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. – Evening Dharma talk
• June 6 – 9
  • 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. – Instructions, Q&A
  • 7:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. – Evening Dharma talk
• June 10
  • No CECs

***Please note:

• For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
• For those with a different license than listed above, or with a license from a different board or association than listed on our CEC info page, please contact your licensing board or association directly to request pre-approval/acceptance of CE credits offered at Spirit Rock. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed.
• Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 9 contact hours.
• Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.

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:
Benefactor – $500
Sustainer – $350
Base – $200