This retreat has filled. If you are interested in attending as a commuter and meet the commuter prerequisite of having completed a minimum of one 7-day or two 5-day silent retreats as a resident, please contact the Retreat Managers at 415-488-0164 ext. 262.

Please Note: All scholarship funds have been allocated for this retreat.

Date: Monday, June 25, 9:30am – Wednesday, June 27, 3:00pm
Cost: Sliding Scale $660 – $300, plus a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 369R18.

Retreat Description:
This retreat is suitable for both beginners as well as practitioners who would enjoy a refresher overview of the Eightfold Path and the Metta Sutta (Instructions on Impartial Kindness). Periods of didactic (interactive) instruction in a variety of concentration and mindfulness strategies will alternate with periods of silence to allow for contemplative practice. The relationship of ‘techniques of practice’ to the ‘goal of practice’ will be highlighted so that commitment to practice is strengthened. This short retreat will be presented as ongoing practice in order to emphasize that all of life is practice. Mindful movement, suitable for all, will be integrated into the group practice. This three-day “mini” residential retreat will start in the morning on the first day (9:30am) and end mid-afternoon (3:00pm) on the third day.

Cost: Sliding Scale $40 – 100. Code JN1D18.

This LGBTQI Community retreat will be spent cultivating love and loving-kindness (Metta). The practice of loving-kindness was taught by the Buddha to cultivate the natural beautiful qualities of an open and loving heart. The practice begins with ourselves and expands outward for all beings. The cultivation of loving kindness supports a caring and balanced heart that is able to open to all the joys and difficulties of life.

In this day together, there will be instructions and teachings to develop this practice and to work with the challenges that may block the full expression of the heart.

Young Adults (18-26) and Seniors (65+ with limited income) are invited to attend this day for $45.

This retreat is full. Please submit an application if you are interested in being on the wait list.

Date: Wednesday, July 11, 3:00pm – Friday, July 20, 11:30am
Cost: Sliding Scale $2550 – $1160, plus a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 374R18.

Retreat Description:
Metta is the Pali term for friendship, goodwill or loving-kindness. In this retreat we will develop metta as a meditation practice, which cultivates our natural capacity for an open and loving heart towards ourselves and all other beings. We will also develop the practices of compassion, joy and equanimity. Metta practice leads to greater acceptance of ourselves and others, revealing our fundamental connectedness to all life. The schedule will include regular periods of mindful movement, as we find this is a helpful complement to the loving-kindness meditation.

Teacher(s): John Martin. For the schedule of teachers, click here.
Sliding Scale $0 – 108. Code 37ML18.

Will open for registration soon. 

PLEASE NOTE: This is the LIVESTREAM registration page. To attend in person, just come! Learn more here.

Join us for “Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends”, a Livestream of Monday Night.

Now in its 33rd 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.

If you’re unable to tune in Monday Night for the Livestream, register anyway! The recorded program will be available for 2 weeks. PLEASE NOTE: Registration available until midnight.

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

Sliding Scale: $75 – 200. Code JN2D18.
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Drawing upon Buddhist principles, this day retreat will support building a high level of trust and creativity in the workplace. The cultivation of these qualities supports exceptional outcomes. Trust rests on a foundation of kindness, caring, and transparency, and supports both open communication, and opening to the creative wisdom of the entire work team.

In this day together, there will be both opportunities to investigate challenges and opportunities to support the cultivation of these qualities. There will also be periods for silent meditation practice, with instructions.

The day is intended primarily for those in management & supervisory positions, but open to all.

Young Adults (18-26) and Seniors (65+ with limited income) are invited to attend this day for $45.

Sliding Scale: $75 – 200. Code JN3D18.
Will open for registration soon. 

The direct understanding of the universal characteristics of impermanence, dukkha, and not self have a liberating power. Inviting awareness of the immediacy of these characteristics serves to uproot the underlying forces of the defilements that cloud the natural clarity of the heart.

This day of dedicated practice will follow the simplicity of a residential retreat format with scheduled sitting and walking periods. Instructions will emphasize the cultivation of the continuity of loving awareness, while bringing attention to the Three Universal Characteristics. Insights into these have the potential to free the heart from all confusion and to open to an unshakable peace.

Young Adults (18-26) and Seniors (65+ with limited income) are invited to attend this day for $45.