Teacher(s): Jeff Haozous
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 31ML21.

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 the night of the program (US Pacific Time). You will have ~90 days from the original program date to watch.

Dates: Thursday to Sunday, September 9-12, 2021 (3 nights). Code 290R21.
Arrival Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m.

RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND!
OPEN TO ALL: Indigenous people from around the world and allies.

Description:
This residential retreat will provide a conceptual framework and practice guidelines for Mindful “Indigenous Presence” meditation—a way of coming into harmony with the present moment and our world—and provides space for acceptance, and the cultivation of clarity, confidence, resilience and strength. This practice maps the fundamental wellness-optimizing characteristics of Indigenous Ceremony onto the methods and outcomes of another ancient traditional expression of sacred presence, that of mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation.

This retreat will be instructional, experiential, and interactive. Together we will explore the techniques of mindfulness/insight meditation and come to understand the strength-based and resilience optimizing characteristics of retreat as Ceremony.

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.

Cancellation Policy
To offer participants greater flexibility as we make our way out of the pandemic, we’re offering a more generous cancellation policy for Residential Retreats (Aug-Dec 2021) and Online Multi-day Retreats (4+ days):

• $100 fee* when you cancel two or more days before the retreat (*fees reduced to half for scholarship participants)
• No refunds when you cancel less than two days prior to the retreat (applies to all participants)

Dates: Monday to Friday, October 4-8, 2021 (5 days). A daily schedule will be posted closer to the retreat.
Sliding Scale: $125-$1500, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Code 298R21.

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:
Spirit Rock warmly welcomes all self-identified Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) who are nourished by Buddhist teachings of lovingkindness and compassion. These practices help us relate to ourselves and the world from a place of love, clarity, and empowerment.
 
Lovingkindness supports our hearts’ natural capacity to respond with love, warmth, and tenderness. Over time, we develop a sense of interconnectedness with all creation.
 
Compassion practice gently turns us toward our suffering caused by an unfriendly world. It helps us meet our inner critic with clear-seeing and kindness.
 
This retreat will include Dharma talks, group discussions, silent sitting, and mindful walking periods.

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

Tentative Schedule: (subject to change)
7:00-7:45 a.m. Guided sit – Heart Practices
9:15-10:00 a.m. Sit with Instructions
10:00-10:30 a.m. Walking – suggested home practice
10:30-11:15 a.m. Q&A with teachers
11:30 am-12:20 p.m. Teacher Mtgs for Those Assigned
11:30 am-12:20 p.m. Movement Practice-Optional
2:00-3:00 p.m. Dharma Talk
3:15-3:45 p.m. Teacher meeting
3:15-4:00 p.m. Affinity – LGBTQIA
4:00-4:45 p.m. Affinity – Black folks
4:30-5:00 p.m. Movement check-ins
5:00-6:00 p.m. Movement Practice-Optional