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Returning to Wholeness: Finding Refuge in the Buddhadhamma (368X22)

Amana Brembry Johnson, bruni dávila, Carol Cano, MA, joshua bee alafia, Kabir Hypolite and Jonathan Relucio

June 27 - July 3, 2022

Date and Time Details:
Monday to Sunday
June 27 - July 3, 2022 (6 Nights)
Arrival Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m.

Location:
On Land - Main Retreat Hall

Sliding Scale:
$300-$2640
Fees DO NOT include a donation to the teacher(s). Code 368X22.

Contact: Spirit Rock Registration
registration@spiritrock.org

This retreat is lottery-style in order to maximize access. Registering for a lottery does not ensure a space in the program. Lottery applications were accepted through the end of the day on March 7, 2022. Applications received after this date are automatically placed on the wait list.


OPEN TO SELF-IDENTIFIED BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. Please do not join the wait list if you do not identify as BIPOC.

Description:
The waves of life are strong and unpredictable. Developing the capacity to stay the course, to be fluid in uncharted territory, and to brave discomfort and uncertainty allows us to mine the treasures that reside in the domain of unknowing and mystery. The medicine of Dharma holds us steady, trains us to lead with the heart, and teaches us to trust our capacity to return home to wholeness as we navigate an uncertain world.

Through silence and guided meditation, mindful movement and contemplative practices in nature, we will engage in opening our hearts to renewed possibilities of spaciousness, wonder, creativity, and liberation.

Lottery Details:
Lottery applications were accepted between February 14 and March 7, 2022. Applications received after this date are automatically placed on the wait list (they will not be included in the first round of selections).

Financial Information:
Sliding Scale: $300-$2640; 6 nights including food and lodging.
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 (guaranteed single room) – $2640
Benefactor – $1500
Sustainer – $750
Base – $300

Important Notes:
Scholarships: Scholarships are not available for this retreat. It is offered at our reduced DEI pricing.

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 – PLEASE READ Updates on our current COVID Safety Protocols for In-person Retreats.

Cancellation Policy as of mid-April 2022*:

  • $100 On or before 8 weeks
  • $175 8 – 4 weeks before
  • $200 4 – 2 weeks before
  • No refunds as of 2 weeks before

*Fees reduced for serious illness or death in family


About the Teachers

Amana Brembry Johnson

Amana Brembry Johnson, Residential Dharma Teacher and Community Leader, is a Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC), located in Oakland, CA and co-Guiding Teacher of EBMC’s Spiritual Teacher and Leadership Training. Amana mentors local and international groups of emerging Mindfulness teachers through the Mindfulness Meditation Training Certification Program (MMTCP) designed and developed […]

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bruni davila

bruni dávila

bruni dávila has practiced Insight and Zen meditation since 1995. She/they is a graduate from the 2017-2021 IMS Teacher Training Program, and has been guided and supported by various wonderful teachers/sanghas, and her ancestors of Puerto Rican heritage. Their practice is grounded in the teachings of Mahasi Sayadaw and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. bruni is drawn […]

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Carol Cano, MA

Carol Cano, M.A., began her practice over 30 years ago at Wat Kow Tahm in Thailand and has actively engaged in building communities and teaching Dharma internationally. She is a graduate of the 2017-2020 Spirit Rock Meditation Center's Teacher Training program and a teacher at Spirit Rock often.  She is a core teacher and a former […]

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joshua bee alafia

joshua bee alafia’s meditation practice began in 1989 when his mother gave him a mantra to work with. This sparked a rich journey into different styles from the Hawaiian Shamanic, Hindu, Sufi, Dzogchen, Taoist, and Vipassana traditions. Wanting to bring Vipassana practice to the youth, he began teaching mindfulness practice to incarcerated, court involved and […]

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Kabir Hypolite

Kabir Hypolite

Kabir Hypolite is an African American gay man, father, poet and visual artist. Kabir began practicing Vipassana meditation in San Francisco in 1990, during the AIDS crisis. During the 2000s, Kabir practiced sitting meditation at the Syda Foundation in Emeryville, and he attended East Bay Church of Religious Science services lead by Rev. Elouise Oliver […]

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Jonathan Relucio

For a decade, Jonathan Relucio taught trauma-informed yoga, meditation, and mindfulness in urban schools, mental health clinics and juvenile detention centers as a Senior Trainer for Niroga Institute. He has completed Spirit Rock's Mindfulness, Yoga and Meditation Training program and currently teaches at the East Bay Meditation Center. Jonathan facilitates transformation in social justice movements with Rockwood […]

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