The Body as Nature, Nature in the Body (300R21) - On-Land
Anushka Fernandopulle, Vance Pryor and bruni dávila
October 8 - 12, 2021
Registration open until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on October 7, 2021. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early.
The Body as Nature, Nature in the Body: Dharma and Our Connection to the Earth
Description:
Our body can be a vehicle for liberation in this life, with all that we need to wake up. Yet we may not know how to relate to the body to support this kind of freedom.
We will practice ways of connecting to our body with loving awareness, while recognizing ourselves as part of nature. We will engage in the practices of the Buddhist path in silence – sitting, walking, resting, and eating – supported by nature on the land at Spirit Rock.
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). While we are not able to offer “no one turned away”-type of scholarships for in-person retreats, they are still available for online offerings.
Hemera Fellowships for residential retreats – are you eligible? Learn more…
IMPORTANT – Details on our current COVID Safety Protocols for In-person Retreats.
About the Teachers

Anushka Fernandopulle
Anushka Fernandopulle is a Spirit Rock Retreat Teacher who has trained for over 35 years in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Anushka studied Buddhism at Harvard College and then spent four years in full-time Dharma and meditation training in monasteries and retreat centers in the US, India and Sri Lanka. Anushka was invited to teach Dharma […]
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Vance Pryor
Vance Pryor has practiced insight meditation since 1999 in both the United States and Myanmar. He has been influenced by the teachings of Sayadaw U Pandita and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. He is a graduate of The Insight Meditation Society's 2017-2021 Teacher Training Program.
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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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