Events at this location

Dates: January – December, 2021. Monthly large group sessions – Saturdays: January 23, February 27, March 27, April 17, May 15, June 26, July 24, August 21, September 25, October 23, November 20, December 18
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Sliding Scale: $600 – 1008. Code YL1T21.

CANCELLATION FEES:
• $100 cancel fee* – On or before Jan 20, by 5:00pm PT (*fees reduced for scholarship participants)
• Open credit or tax deductible donation – Jan 21 until Feb 28 (after the second class)
• No refunds –  March 1 and beyond

QUESTIONS? Please email us. 

Dates: Jan – May 2021. Dates: Jan 22-24 (3 days), Feb 13, March 7, April 24, May 14-16 (3 days).
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Sliding Scale: $450 – 2000. Code BP1T21.
18 CE credits available for $180 for psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors, licensed by the APA, California BBS, BRN, or BCE.*

CANCELLATION FEES:
$50 cancel fee* = if cancel >1 week prior to program start
$100 cancel fee* = if cancel between 1 week and 2 days prior to program start
No refunds = if cancel <2 days prior to program start
(*fees reduced for scholarship folks)

QUESTIONS? Please email us. 

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends. For a complete schedule of upcoming teachers, click here.
Sliding Scale: $15 – $30 – click here. Code 21WM20.

Online Only: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we navigate the unfolding of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. We are continuing to respond by evolving our practices and policies to keep everyone safe and supported, while still serving as a place of refuge and honoring our community’s commitment to the Dharma and sangha.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Date: December 2-6, 2020. 10:00am –  4:30pm.
Sliding Scale: $225 – $1,500. Code KT1M20.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:
The intention of the retreat is to recognize and validate the unshakable heart in the midst of things falling apart.

In the Girimananda Sutta, the Buddha declared: “This is peaceful, this is sublime: namely, the calming of all formations, the relinquishment of all acquisitions, the ending of craving, dispassion, the cessation of suffering, Nibbana.”

The retreat will investigate the concept and realization of Nibbana–the amata dhamma, “that which never dies”–as it is presented in the Theravāda and Mahāyāna traditions. Some of the texts used include the Greater Heartwood Sutta, the Mula Sutta, the Shurangama Sutra, and the Heart Sutra. We will also explore how deeper levels of realization and equanimity support meaningful and effective engagement in our precarious time.

This retreat includes study, discussion, meditation, chanting, devotional practices, and completes with a Kuan Yin Compassion Ceremony from the Chinese Mahāyāna tradition dedicated to peace and freedom from harm for all.

Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends. For a complete schedule of upcoming teachers, click here.
Sliding Scale: $15 – $30 – click here. Code 21TM20.

Online Only: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we navigate the unfolding of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. We are continuing to respond by evolving our practices and policies to keep everyone safe and supported, while still serving as a place of refuge and honoring our community’s commitment to the Dharma and sangha.

Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.

For further information about these changes, please click here to read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Date: Sunday, December 6, 2020; 9:00am – 10:30am PT.
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 22BV20.
Note: The average cost per person, per day to Spirit Rock to offer a program is $160.

ONLINE: Spirit Rock’s programs are now offered online only. Our sliding scale options include financial support for our teachers. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Open to all self-identified BIPOC

Description:
The Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the dharma. As a beloved community, this sangha supports exploration of the dharma in light of our experiences. Together we will cultivate an environment that welcomes diverse voices and builds community.

All levels of experience are welcome.

Teacher(s): Carol Cano
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 49ML20.

PLEASE NOTE: This is the LIVESTREAM registration page. Learn more here.

Join us for “Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends”, a Livestream of Monday Night. If you’re unable to tune in Monday Night for the Livestream, register anyway! The recorded program will be available for up to 90 days from the date of the original event date.

Now in its 34th year, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge to gather, hear the teachings of the Buddha, and practice insight meditation together as a community. The program includes a 30-40 min guided meditation, a short break, and a dharma talk.

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends. For a complete schedule of upcoming teachers, click here.
Sliding Scale: $15 – $30 – click here. Code 22WM20.

Online Only: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we navigate the unfolding of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. We are continuing to respond by evolving our practices and policies to keep everyone safe and supported, while still serving as a place of refuge and honoring our community’s commitment to the Dharma and sangha.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends. For a complete schedule of upcoming teachers, click here.
Sliding Scale: $15 – $30 – click here. Code 22TM20.

Online Only: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we navigate the unfolding of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. We are continuing to respond by evolving our practices and policies to keep everyone safe and supported, while still serving as a place of refuge and honoring our community’s commitment to the Dharma and sangha.

Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.

For further information about these changes, please click here to read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Teacher(s): Kevin Griffin and others. For a complete schedule of upcoming teachers, click here.
Sliding scale: $0–$108 ($15–$30 suggested). Code 05DR20.

Online only: We are currently offering this program online only, via Zoom so you may join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we navigate the unfolding of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. We are continuing to respond by evolving our practices and policies to keep everyone safe and supported, while still serving as a place of refuge and honoring our community’s commitment to the Dharma and sangha.

Description:
This drop-in group explores the intersection of recovery with Buddhist Teachings and practices. We welcome all people who identify with any of the full range of addictions, from substances, to behaviors, to habitual thought and emotional patterns.

This is not a 12 Step group, but we look to ways that members of that community can support each other on the path of recovery. Each gathering begins with a period of guided meditation and new meditators are welcome. There is time for discussion about meditation practice and each month a recovery/dharma theme will be discussed.

For further information, please click here to read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Other questions? Please email us.

Date: December 12, 2020. 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
Sliding Scale: $20 – $108. Code JA3E20.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:

The great love and sacred light that this season celebrates are found within our own hearts. We will use the powerful and sublime blend of chanting and meditation to carry us from the frenzy of “holiday mind” to the ocean of the awakened heart. This evening will include chanting (call and response) and meditation. We will conclude with a beautiful candlelight ritual to honor the winter solstice.

Please have a few candles near your computer so that you can be warmed by and feel connected to the worldwide community that will be praying together for the healing of our world.

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2020; 9:00am – 10:30am PT.
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 23BV20.
Note: The average cost per person, per day to Spirit Rock to offer a program is $160.

ONLINE: Spirit Rock’s programs are now offered online only. Our sliding scale options include financial support for our teachers. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Open to all self-identified BIPOC

Description:
The Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the dharma. As a beloved community, this sangha supports exploration of the dharma in light of our experiences. Together we will cultivate an environment that welcomes diverse voices and builds community.

All levels of experience are welcome.

Date: December 13, 2020. 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code PM2D20.
CECs pending for psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:

The art of forgiveness begins with connecting to the heart. The practice involves learning skills such as metta, mindful acknowledgement, and compassion. Practicing these skills enables you to free yourself from painful identification with past
events.

This is a day to bring remorse or grief about past actions and move beyond feelings of guilt and shame. Likewise, if someone has wronged you, you will be guided toward holding them in accountability without closing your heart. Additionally, forgiveness practice will move you toward clarity and acceptance for the ways you have let yourself down.

Practicing forgiveness allows you to move from a heavy, remorseful heart and a reactive mind to a heart that’s light but still feels regret, and a mind that is calm and clear. The day will be held in silence and consist of sitting and walking meditation, instruction in the art and practice of forgiveness, and a forgiveness ceremony.

Teacher(s): Jack Kornfield, PhD
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 50ML20.

PLEASE NOTE: This is the LIVESTREAM registration page. Learn more here.

Join us for “Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends”, a Livestream of Monday Night. If you’re unable to tune in Monday Night for the Livestream, register anyway! The recorded program will be available for up to 90 days from the date of the original event date.

Now in its 34th year, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge to gather, hear the teachings of the Buddha, and practice insight meditation together as a community. The program includes a 30-40 min guided meditation, a short break, and a dharma talk.

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends. For a complete schedule of upcoming teachers, click here.
Sliding Scale: $15 – $30 – click here. Code 23WM20.

Online Only: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we navigate the unfolding of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. We are continuing to respond by evolving our practices and policies to keep everyone safe and supported, while still serving as a place of refuge and honoring our community’s commitment to the Dharma and sangha.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends. For a complete schedule of upcoming teachers, click here.
Sliding Scale: $15 – $30 – click here. Code 23TM20.

Online Only: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we navigate the unfolding of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. We are continuing to respond by evolving our practices and policies to keep everyone safe and supported, while still serving as a place of refuge and honoring our community’s commitment to the Dharma and sangha.

Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.

For further information about these changes, please click here to read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Date: December 19, 2020. 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sliding Scale: Dana (by donation). Code NU2G20.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:

Whether you are at home alone or surrounded by family and friends during this time, your true teacher is right here in the form of your body and mind. We all need some help uncovering this reality and that is why the Buddha compassionately offered
his timeless teachings. Gathering together with Dharma friends online supports this process of discovery.

By bringing wise attention to the way we experience the world through the six senses, we can begin to understand how we are pushed and pulled by painful and pleasant feelings. Once we see that process, we have more choice in how to respond, and we experience greater freedom and clarity.

In this day retreat, there will be periods of Dharma teaching, guided meditation and Q&A interspersed with periods of quiet practice on your own. We welcome you to join us for this day of deepening exploration together.

Everyone is welcome.

Donations are also gratefully accepted, so if you would like to offer provisions for Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery, please click here for a dana list. Do not send provision offerings to Spirit Rock. Please arrange this directly with the Monastery. Thank you for your kindness!

Dates: Saturday, December 19, 2:00pm – Wednesday, December 23, 10:30am; 5 days.
Sliding Scale: TBD, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 224R20.
CECs Pending. 

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Retreat Description:
In this retreat, we will emphasize centering ourselves at the time of the holidays and the New Year, quieting our minds, grounding in our bodies, opening up our hearts, and using inquiry to help give energy to our practice. There will be a special emphasis on opening to the darkness, including to the unknown, to the creative and generative dimensions of darkness, and to our difficulties and challenges, as well as to the coming light–to our beauty, joy, wisdom, and love. The retreat will include complete meditation instructions, sitting and walking meditation, daily lovingkindness practice, daily Qigong practice, late afternoon talks, practice discussions, and a Winter Solstice ceremony.

PENDING — Continuing Education (CE) credit available. Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public. Health care professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients. See below for attendance requirements and more information.

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

• List 4 ways of developing mindfulness of different elements of experience;
• Describe a loving-kindness meditation that may be useful during difficult times;
• Incorporate mindfulness of breath practices to settle and stabilize awareness and to calm the mind, that may be used in preparation for and when working with clients.
• Incorporate various mindfulness practices to improve emotional self-regulation, that may be used while working with clients;
• Utilize body awareness practices to deepen presence and the ability to listen well with clients;
• Demonstrate three ways to bring mindfulness into daily life in ways that improve well-being;
• Demonstrate three ways to bring lovingkindness into daily life in ways that improve well-being;
• Describe the applicability of mindfulness meditation as a resource for health care providers;
• Utilize Qigong movements to develop the centering and grounding of the body, and settling and calming of the mind and body.

Continuing Education content level: Introductory

Date: Sunday, December 20, 2020; 9:00am – 10:30am PT.
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 24BV20.
Note: The average cost per person, per day to Spirit Rock to offer a program is $160.

ONLINE: Spirit Rock’s programs are now offered online only. Our sliding scale options include financial support for our teachers. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Open to all self-identified BIPOC

Description:
The Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the dharma. As a beloved community, this sangha supports exploration of the dharma in light of our experiences. Together we will cultivate an environment that welcomes diverse voices and builds community.

All levels of experience are welcome.

Date: December 20, 2020. 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code KG1D20.
CECs Pending for psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, and nurses.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:

Our Dharma practice and recovery program both rest on the foundation of intention and commitment. One day at a time, one breath at a time, we keep coming back to the present moment and our wish to be free. This day retreat will focus on preparing for the new year with a clear vision of our path, whether we are just establishing our recovery, renewing our commitment, or maintaining our program and practice.

Through mindfulness meditations, lecture, interactive exercises, Chi Kung, and personal reflection, we seek fresh inspiration for a year of growth and happiness.

All welcome: newcomers, 12 Steppers, Recovery Dharma, Refuge Recovery or just the curious.

Teacher(s): Mark Coleman
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 51ML20.

PLEASE NOTE: This is the LIVESTREAM registration page. Learn more here.

Join us for “Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends”, a Livestream of Monday Night. If you’re unable to tune in Monday Night for the Livestream, register anyway! The recorded program will be available for up to 90 days from the date of the original event date.

Now in its 34th year, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge to gather, hear the teachings of the Buddha, and practice insight meditation together as a community. The program includes a 30-40 min guided meditation, a short break, and a dharma talk.

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends. For a complete schedule of upcoming teachers, click here.
Sliding Scale: $15 – $30 – click here. Code 24WM20.

Online Only: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we navigate the unfolding of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. We are continuing to respond by evolving our practices and policies to keep everyone safe and supported, while still serving as a place of refuge and honoring our community’s commitment to the Dharma and sangha.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends. For a complete schedule of upcoming teachers, click here.
Sliding Scale: $15 – $30 – click here. Code 24TM20.

Online Only: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we navigate the unfolding of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. We are continuing to respond by evolving our practices and policies to keep everyone safe and supported, while still serving as a place of refuge and honoring our community’s commitment to the Dharma and sangha.

Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.

For further information about these changes, please click here to read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Date: Sunday, December 27, 2020; 9:00am – 10:30am PT.
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 25BV20.
Note: The average cost per person, per day to Spirit Rock to offer a program is $160.

ONLINE: Spirit Rock’s programs are now offered online only. Our sliding scale options include financial support for our teachers. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Open to all self-identified BIPOC

Description:
The Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the dharma. As a beloved community, this sangha supports exploration of the dharma in light of our experiences. Together we will cultivate an environment that welcomes diverse voices and builds community.

All levels of experience are welcome.

Date: December 27, 2020. 10:00am – 3:00pm
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code JN2D20.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:

Equanimity is a beautiful quality of heart that supports holding the joys and sorrows of our lives and of the world with balance. It acknowledges what is true in any moment, with an open, courageous, and caring heart. Together, we will practice cultivating this quality of heart that can be thought of as our true home.

Equanimity provides the support of a spaciousness, deep acceptance, and a malleability of heart. When we open to meeting the present experience with equanimity, we open to the possibility of freedom even in the midst of pain or difficulty. We will explore how this quality can serve as a foundation for clarity and strength: to speak the truth, and act with love, even in the face of hatred.

Dates: December 28, 2020 – January 1, 2021. 5 days (2 partial, 3 full).
Sliding Scale: $225 – $1008, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Code 228R20.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Pre-requisite: For teens ages 15 -19 years old.

Retreat Description:
Get your head straight, learn to deal with stress and appreciate life to its fullest! Explore your heart and mind. Connect with other teens in a positive, meaningful way.

This retreat will be an opportunity for teenagers to explore mindfulness practice through guided periods of silent sitting and walking meditation, small group discussions, and creative activities. Besides learning meditation practices, there will also be plenty of time to connect with each other, tell stories and enjoy each others’ company. Since meditation practice may be new to some teens, each period of sitting and walking meditation will be limited to 30 minutes.

Facilitators will be available to give extra support to teens whenever needed.

All applications go through an initial screening process. Scholarships are available for this retreat, please be sure to complete this section during the application process if you are in need.

Dates: Monday, December 28, 2020, 3:00pm – Saturday, January 2, 2021, 11:00am; 6 days.
Sliding Scale: $245 – $1,800, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 226R20.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Retreat Description:
This is a traditional Insight Meditation (Vipassana) retreat with sitting and walking in silence, and regular meetings with teachers. Each day there will be systematic meditation instructions, Dharma talks and gentle yoga. We will mark the turning of the year with a late evening sitting and simple ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In celebration of the New Year, our focus will be on cultivating loving awareness and embracing each moment as fresh and new. All are welcome.

Teacher(s): Kaira Jewel Lingo
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 52ML20.

PLEASE NOTE: This is the LIVESTREAM registration page. Learn more here.

Join us for “Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends”, a Livestream of Monday Night. If you’re unable to tune in Monday Night for the Livestream, register anyway! The recorded program will be available for up to 90 days from the date of the original event date.

Now in its 34th year, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge to gather, hear the teachings of the Buddha, and practice insight meditation together as a community. The program includes a 30-40 min guided meditation, a short break, and a dharma talk.

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends. For a complete schedule of upcoming teachers, click here.
Sliding Scale: $15 – $30 – click here. Code 25WM20.

Online Only: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we navigate the unfolding of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. We are continuing to respond by evolving our practices and policies to keep everyone safe and supported, while still serving as a place of refuge and honoring our community’s commitment to the Dharma and sangha.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Date: December 31, 2020. 10:00am – 3:00pm
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code RR2D20.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:

2020 has been a year to remember, and many of our collective memories have not been happy ones. Each of us will have had our own responses to the collective malaise: our own fears, our own anger, our own aspirations and hopes for the future. As we turn toward a new year, we have the opportunity to breathe a big sigh, and to deepen our capacity to trust the course of our life, whatever the external circumstances. Rather than assuming that we create our life, this class assumes that our task is to listen and look for the signs of its own unfolding, and to follow it wherever it takes us. Using writing prompts, short meditation sessions and the wisdom of the group, this day retreat will help you to deepen your trust in your own life and in life in its larger picture.

Date: Thursday, December 31, 2021. 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $55-$275. Code MC1S20.

Please Note: This program is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:
Each New Year’s celebration marks a symbolic passing through a threshold of transformative possibility. 2020 illuminated the uncomfortable truths of uncertainty, impermanence and the deep grief of loss and loneliness. This tender suffering is an internal call to remember our connection to each other, to this earth and to the wonder of life that collectively courses through us.

You are warmly invited to join in community for an evening of music, meditation, chanting and wisdom sharing. Come together as we affirm a new day and a new year filled with possibility, hope, and the joy we share through our collective breath of life. The evening will culminate with the sounding of 108 bells to welcome the New Year.

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds, as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Dates: January – December, 2021. Monthly large group sessions – Saturdays: January 23, February 27, March 27, April 17, May 15, June 26, July 24, August 21, September 25, October 23, November 20, December 18
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Sliding Scale: $600 – 1008. Code YL1T21.

CANCELLATION FEES:
• $100 cancel fee* – On or before Jan 20, by 5:00pm PT (*fees reduced for scholarship participants)
• Open credit or tax deductible donation – Jan 21 until Feb 28 (after the second class)
• No refunds –  March 1 and beyond

QUESTIONS? Please email us. 

Dates: Jan – May 2021. Dates: Jan 22-24 (3 days), Feb 13, March 7, April 24, May 14-16 (3 days).
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Sliding Scale: $450 – 2000. Code BP1T21.
18 CE credits available for $180 for psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors, licensed by the APA, California BBS, BRN, or BCE.*

CANCELLATION FEES:
$50 cancel fee* = if cancel >1 week prior to program start
$100 cancel fee* = if cancel between 1 week and 2 days prior to program start
No refunds = if cancel <2 days prior to program start
(*fees reduced for scholarship folks)

QUESTIONS? Please email us. 

Dates: December 28, 2020 – January 1, 2021. 5 days (2 partial, 3 full).
Sliding Scale: $225 – $1008, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Code 228R20.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Pre-requisite: For teens ages 15 -19 years old.

Retreat Description:
Get your head straight, learn to deal with stress and appreciate life to its fullest! Explore your heart and mind. Connect with other teens in a positive, meaningful way.

This retreat will be an opportunity for teenagers to explore mindfulness practice through guided periods of silent sitting and walking meditation, small group discussions, and creative activities. Besides learning meditation practices, there will also be plenty of time to connect with each other, tell stories and enjoy each others’ company. Since meditation practice may be new to some teens, each period of sitting and walking meditation will be limited to 30 minutes.

Facilitators will be available to give extra support to teens whenever needed.

All applications go through an initial screening process. Scholarships are available for this retreat, please be sure to complete this section during the application process if you are in need.

Dates: Monday, December 28, 2020, 3:00pm – Saturday, January 2, 2021, 11:00am; 6 days.
Sliding Scale: $245 – $1,800, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 226R20.

Please Note: This retreat is now offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Retreat Description:
This is a traditional Insight Meditation (Vipassana) retreat with sitting and walking in silence, and regular meetings with teachers. Each day there will be systematic meditation instructions, Dharma talks and gentle yoga. We will mark the turning of the year with a late evening sitting and simple ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In celebration of the New Year, our focus will be on cultivating loving awareness and embracing each moment as fresh and new. All are welcome.

Date: Friday, January 1, 2021. 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code OS1D21.

Please Note: This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:
Come join us for a half-day retreat as we turn a new leaf in the new year. During this program, we’ll explore practices to acknowledge and set down anything we are still carrying from the difficult year of 2020, and connecting fully with the strength of our hearts and the beauty of our aspirations for the year to come, both personally and collectively. The half-day retreat will include a combination of silent practice, Dharma teachings, and the opportunity to reflect silently and/or engage in interactive discussion. For those who would like, there also will be an opportunity to formally take the three Refuges and five Precepts.

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Date: Saturday, January 2, 2021. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code KL1D21.

Please Note: This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:
As we continue to endeavor in creating a just and liberatory world in these shifting times, qualities of Kindness, Compassion, Inclusive Joy, and Equanimity can be hard to access when there’s internal or worldly turmoil.

The teachings on the 4 Brahmaviharas or “Immeasurables” can help us stay centered and connected. These qualities are considered both emotional and mental qualities which we have and yet can use strengthening through intentional meditation and mindful interactions to clarify them from our own life experiences. My analogy is that they are like muscles we have which, when intentionally “pumped,” supports us to connect to them without becoming easily tired or overwhelmed.

This daylong combines short teachings, guided meditations, and mindful interactions to support our ability to identify and build the capacity to be as confident in these qualities as possible—felt qualities in ourselves and as qualities to share with others.

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Date: Sunday, January 3, 2021. 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code DM1D21.

Please Note: This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:
In our current global situation and resulting personal life challenges, anxiety is a natural reaction. However, our bodies are not designed for chronic stress, and it can derail our well-being.

Our day retreat will utilize mindfulness and embodied practices to relieve anxiety and restore a sense of trust in our body’s ability to self-regulate. Our sessions will weave Dharma wisdom, rhythmic breath work, and mindful movement emphasizing somatic awareness.

These practices are designed to release chronic tension, regulate our nervous systems, calm reactivity, and develop a gentle relationship with ourselves. This process of resourcing will reconnect us with our innate calm presence, for agency over our responses and greater resilience. We will then turn toward the hindrance of anxiety and investigate its nuances with kindness and self-compassion. We may come to know anxiety as a teacher—one that deepens mindful awareness and a tender connection to our inner states.

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Teacher(s): Gulwinder “Gullu” Singh
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 01ML21.

Join us for “Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends”!

For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge to gather, hear the teachings of the Buddha, and practice insight meditation together as a community. The program includes a 30-40 min guided meditation, a short break, and a dharma talk. Learn more here.

This program is broadcast via Zoom with Closed Captions available. If you are unable to join us on this day and would like a recording to view later, please register before the end of the day on January 4th (Pacific Time). You will have ~90 days from the original program date to watch.

Date: Wednesday to Saturday, January 6 – 9, 2021 (4 days). A daily schedule will be posted closer to the retreat.
Sliding Scale: $155-$1200. Code 230R21.

Please Note: This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:
The Buddha taught that there is nothing more conducive to misery than an untrained, undeveloped mind and there is nothing more conducive to happiness than a well trained, well cultivated heart and mind. His teachings and practices are a reminder that regardless of circumstances it is possible to train our attention to be steady and strong. We can learn to lovingly move toward our pain, resisting the temptation to hide away in fear and dullness. Our practice can bring a reliable happiness that you recognize as your natural mind. Let’s practice together and awaken together.

This online retreat is suitable for all levels of experience. All that’s needed is you come as you are, have a comfortable place to meditate and some space for walking meditation and mindful yoga.

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds, as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 01WM21.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s).

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 suggested). Code 01TM21.

Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teachers.

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Date: Saturday, January 9, 2021. 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: Dana (By Donation) — $0-$108. Code PS1G21.

Please Note: This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:
A pandemic. Unemployment. Fears for our democracy. Why should we shift our relationship to money now? Because our response to money is actually something we can control in this time of uncertainty and dread. Imagine when we are on the other side of this difficult time: do we still want to be stressed about money? Still defining ourselves by our net worth? By transforming how we think and act with money now, we can have peace-of-mind, purpose, and power–no matter the size of our wallets–and we can strengthen ourselves for the challenges ahead.

This online, experiential event creates the conditions for you to start shifting your relationship with money. Through guided meditation and interactive exercises, you will release stressful patterns and cultivate new neural pathways for a wiser and more spacious money life.

Dates: Sunday to Saturday, January 10 – 16, 2021 (7 days). A daily schedule will be posted closer to the retreat.
Sliding Scale: $280-$2100, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Code 232R21.

Please Note: This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Retreat Description:
Metta, or loving-kindness, practice is the cultivation of the intention of benevolence as the orientation of our heart and mind. It is also a path to wisdom. We develop our capacity for metta through meditation (which is practiced steadfastly on retreat) in order for it to manifest in an ongoing way in our daily lives.

In this retreat, we will learn the formal practice of metta along with its companion practices of compassion, joy, and equanimity. All four of these practices – known as the Brahma Viharas or Divine Abodes – strengthen self-confidence, self-acceptance, and steadiness of mind and heart, revealing our fundamental disposition toward kindness.

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Teacher(s): Jack Kornfield, PhD
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 02ML21.

Join us for “Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends”!

For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge to gather, hear the teachings of the Buddha, and practice insight meditation together as a community. The program includes a 30-40 min guided meditation, a short break, and a dharma talk. Learn more here.

This is a Livestream program with Closed Captions available. If you are unable to join us on this day and would like a recording to view later, please register before the end of the day on January 11th (Pacific Time). You will have ~90 days from the original program date to watch.

View a recording of Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield & Friends…

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 02WM21.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s).

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 suggested). Code 02TM21.

Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teachers.

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Teacher(s): Jan Willis
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 03ML21.

Join us for “Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends”!

For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge to gather, hear the teachings of the Buddha, and practice insight meditation together as a community. The program includes a 30-40 min guided meditation, a short break, and a dharma talk. Learn more here.

This program is broadcast via Zoom with Closed Captions available. If you are unable to join us on this day and would like a recording to view later, please register before the end of the day on January 18th (Pacific Time). You will have ~90 days from the original program date to watch.

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 03WM21.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s).

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Dates: Wednesday to Saturday, January 20 – 23, 2021 (4 days). A daily schedule will be posted closer to the retreat.
Sliding Scale: $155-$1200, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Code 234R21.

Please Note: This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Retreat Description:
In this retreat, we will explore the Four Noble Truths. We can learn to transform obstacles into the path itself as we follow our deep biological imperative for freedom.

Experiences both on and off the cushion can become practice opportunities to find freedom from suffering. It is then possible to experience the peace that comes from knowing ourselves beyond the transient conditions of our lives.

This retreat will include guided meditation instructions outlining how to practice within the framework of the Four Noble Truths in sitting and walking meditation, as well as in daily activities. To support continuity of mindfulness, a practice schedule will be provided. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in small groups for discussion and question/response periods with a retreat teacher. This retreat is designed for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds, as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 suggested). Code 03TM21.

Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teachers.

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Dates: Sunday to Friday, January 24 – 29, 2021 (6 days). A daily schedule will be posted closer to the retreat.
Sliding Scale: $245-$1800, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Code 236R21.

Please Note: This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Retreat Description:
The Buddha called sickness, aging, and death “Heavenly Messengers” because they can powerfully guide us toward awakening. At this retreat we’ll learn to open our hearts and minds to all aspects of life, including the Heavenly Messengers. This opening cultivates the awareness, acceptance, and nourishing wisdom needed to meet life’s inevitable changes with more ease. Learning to embrace impermanence helps us embody the awakened heart-mind that holds our fears, vulnerabilities, and sorrows in wisdom, compassion, and peace. Practices for meeting suffering and fear with mindfulness and loving-kindness will be taught daily.

This retreat will be an inspiring and powerful opportunity to develop a more accepting relationship with change and death. This new relationship to change brings more freedom to enjoy life and a fresh appreciation for this precious moment.

This “workshop style” retreat will be held in morning and evening silence, with interactive exercises each afternoon.

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Teacher(s): TBD
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 04ML21.

Join us for “Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends”!

For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge to gather, hear the teachings of the Buddha, and practice insight meditation together as a community. The program includes a 30-40 min guided meditation, a short break, and a dharma talk. Learn more here.

This program is broadcast via Zoom with Closed Captions available. If you are unable to join us on this day and would like a recording to view later, please register before the end of the day on January 25th (Pacific Time). You will have ~90 days from the original program date to watch.

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 04WM21.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s).

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 suggested). Code 04TM21.

Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teachers.

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Dates: Friday to Sunday, January 29 – 31, 2021 (3 days). A daily schedule will be posted closer to the retreat.
Sliding Scale: $395-$795, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Code PM1M21.

Important Note: This is a special program and scholarships will not be available.

This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Retreat Description:
This is a tumultuous time full of change as we navigate the pandemic, the need for social justice, along with political, environmental, and economic challenges. As a result of these challenges, you may have experienced a change that’s beyond your control or perhaps you’re recognizing the need for personal change. Change brings up anxiety and uncertainty and it can also be exciting to connect with bigger visions for ourselves and our world.

Research shows that meeting change with mindfulness and being empowered to navigate uncertainty allows us to experience a deep sense of well-being even when life is difficult.

Some of the tools we offer in this workshop are:
• Reflecting on your life and assessing what’s out of balance.
• Using our “Journey through Change Map” to orient yourself in your change.
• Recognizing habits of mind that undermine you and learning to disengage from them.
• Creating a plan for skillfully navigating your change.

Expect a weekend of dynamic inquiry and learn to meet change with confidence and clarity.

Dates: January – December, 2021. Monthly large group sessions – Saturdays: January 23, February 27, March 27, April 17, May 15, June 26, July 24, August 21, September 25, October 23, November 20, December 18
Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Sliding Scale: $600 – 1008. Code YL1T21.

CANCELLATION FEES:
• $100 cancel fee* – On or before Jan 20, by 5:00pm PT (*fees reduced for scholarship participants)
• Open credit or tax deductible donation – Jan 21 until Feb 28 (after the second class)
• No refunds –  March 1 and beyond

QUESTIONS? Please email us. 

Dates: Jan – May 2021. Dates: Jan 22-24 (3 days), Feb 13, March 7, April 24, May 14-16 (3 days).
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Sliding Scale: $450 – 2000. Code BP1T21.
18 CE credits available for $180 for psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors, licensed by the APA, California BBS, BRN, or BCE.*

CANCELLATION FEES:
$50 cancel fee* = if cancel >1 week prior to program start
$100 cancel fee* = if cancel between 1 week and 2 days prior to program start
No refunds = if cancel <2 days prior to program start
(*fees reduced for scholarship folks)

QUESTIONS? Please email us. 

Dates: Monday to Friday, February 1 – 12, 2021 (12 days). A daily schedule will be posted closer to the retreat.
Sliding Scale: $480-$3,600, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Code 238R21.

Please Note: This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Prerequisite: Before registering you must have already completed a minimum of 21 days of retreat practice, with those retreats being six days or longer to qualify. These retreats should have been silent meditation retreats led by Spirit Rock, IMS, or IRC teachers, or other recognized Insight Meditation teachers. The retreats should have had a similar format to this retreat, with instructions, practices and talks focused on Insight Meditation.

Retreat Description:
Instead of the annual month-long, the February teaching team will lead a 12-day online retreat for experienced students. This extended retreat offers a rare opportunity for sustained and dedicated practice. Emphasis will be on quieting the mind, opening the heart and developing profound clarity and depth of insight practice. Instructions will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness, combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, through a daily schedule of silent stillness and movement meditation, Dharma talks, and practice meetings with teachers.

We will encourage attendees to commit to the spirit of intensive practice with minimal input from the external world, and maintaining silence as much as possible. We look forward to supporting experienced students looking for a more traditional intensive retreat while practicing at home online.

No one will be turned away for lack of funds, as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Date: Tuesday to Thursday, February 2 – 4, 2021. 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code LR1M21.

Please Note: This retreat is offered online only. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Description:
Maya Angelou once wrote: “The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” James Baldwin reflected: “Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” In The Wiz, Stephanie Mills sang: “When I think of home I think of a place where there’s love overflowing.” No matter how we think of home, it is a place that many of us need. The needing of a place called home is the needing to be in a place where we are safe and taken care of.

Home is the experience of taking refuge in something that restores us through love. Homecoming is opening to how home is calling us into being held and cared for. As a community in retreat, we will be using Lama Rod’s book Love and Rage as root text.

All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 05WM21.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s).

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 suggested). Code 05TM21.

Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teachers.

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.

Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 06WM21.

Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.

Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s).

Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.