Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light (220R22) - On Land

Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online.

Registration open until 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on Friday, December 16, 2022. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early.

Insight Meditation Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light

Open to: Everyone

Hybrid Retreat: To create greater accessibility and inclusivity, we’re offering this retreat in two formats over the same dates.

The Two Formats are:
1. On-land Residential Retreat
2. Online Retreat – limited to only 48 participants

On-land Residential Retreat Details:
This retreat will support centering ourselves at the time of the holidays and the New Year, through quieting our minds, grounding in our bodies, opening up our hearts, and using inquiry to help give clarity to our practice. There will be a special emphasis on opening to the darkness, including to our difficulties and challenges, as well as to the coming light—to our beauty, joy, wisdom, and love. The retreat will include full meditation instructions, sitting and walking meditation, daily lovingkindness practice, Qigong practice, evening talks, practice check ins, and a Winter Solstice ceremony.

Arrival Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m.

Sliding Scale: $300-$2640*
Supporter Rate w/single room guarantee-$2640
Benefactor – $2280
Sustainer – $1740
BASE – $1140
Reduced – $720 (limited)
Scholarship Rates (BIPOC; M/K; YA) – $300 (limited)
*PLUS a donation to the teacher(s)

Online Retreat Details:
The online retreat will be offered via Zoom and will include: meditation instructions, Dharma talks, and opportunities to ask questions during Q&A with on-land teachers, broadcasted live from Spirit Rock’s Upper Meditation Hall. There will also be practice meetings on Zoom with a dedicated online Spirit Rock teacher, as well as online affinity groups. Please note: the on-land teachers will not offer practice meetings to online practitioners.

The online retreat will be taught by Matthew Brensilver and Cara Lai.

Opening Day Start Time: TBD ~5:00-6:00pm; includes a technology open house/orientation
Closing Day End Time: TBD ~11:00am

Online retreat includes:
-Zoom hall for all teaching sessions
-Practice meetings with the online teachers
-Opportunity to ask questions during Q&A with the on-land teachers
-Online affinity groups (optional)

Sliding Scale: $150-$1800*
Benefactor – $1800
Sustainer – $1150
ONLINE BASE – $650
Online Reduced – $300 (limited)
Scholarship Rates (BIPOC; M/K) – $150 (limited)
*PLUS a donation to the teacher(s)

Scholarship offerings for On-Land Retreats: 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.

Hemera Fellowships for On-Land Retreats – 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 Rate 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