Date & Time: 6 Mondays, March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, and May 1, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $0-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code SB1G23.

Description:
Join us for a foundational series on the common-sense teachings of mindful awareness. With a focus on interactive discussion, meditation, and community building, Sylvia (via video recording) and Heidi (live via Zoom) share practical, accessible teachings, and tools that support the integration of mindfulness, non-harming, and kindness into our everyday lives. Nurtured and uplifted by saṅgha through inquiry, shared stories, and connection, we explore how to bring our practice more fully into everyday life.

The series includes Dharma talks, discussion and reflection, guided meditation, and Q&A, with interactive discussion led by facilitating teacher Heidi Bourne. With easy, accessible instructions based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, ethics (sīla), and lovingkindness (mettā), this beloved series invites you to take your practice off of the cushion and into the world.

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 & Time: 6 Mondays, March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, and May 1, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $0-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code SB1G23.

Description:
Join us for a foundational series on the common-sense teachings of mindful awareness. With a focus on interactive discussion, meditation, and community building, Sylvia (via video recording) and Heidi (live via Zoom) share practical, accessible teachings, and tools that support the integration of mindfulness, non-harming, and kindness into our everyday lives. Nurtured and uplifted by saṅgha through inquiry, shared stories, and connection, we explore how to bring our practice more fully into everyday life.

The series includes Dharma talks, discussion and reflection, guided meditation, and Q&A, with interactive discussion led by facilitating teacher Heidi Bourne. With easy, accessible instructions based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, ethics (sīla), and lovingkindness (mettā), this beloved series invites you to take your practice off of the cushion and into the world.

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 & Time: Saturday – Sunday, April 1-2, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 8 CE credits for $80 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors.

Please Note: This program will be offered as a hybrid: on-land (“commuter” retreat; non-residential) and online.

On-Land (in-person) Sliding Scale: $140-$620. Our sliding scale options include financial support for our teachers. Code SB2M23.

Online Sliding Scale:$50-$600. Our sliding scale options include financial support for our teachers. Code SB2Z23.

Description:
In response to the question, “Are you a God or an ordinary man?”, the Buddha responded, “I am neither. I am awake!”

What does it mean to be “awake,” and what is the felt sense of the end of the path? In this weekend retreat, we will explore the Buddha’s prescription for ending mental suffering: morality (sīla), meditative skill (samādhi), and wisdom (pañña), which together comprise the entirety of the Eightfold Path. We will learn how an understanding of these foundational teachings can lead us to develop greater clarity, gladness, and belonging in our lives.

Our weekend together will include didactic teaching, meditative periods, guided movement practices, and Q&A sessions. We will be drawing on The Mettā Sutta: The Buddha’s Teaching on Impartial Kindness. 

This will be taught by Sylvia Boorstein PhD, along with Jashoda Edmunds and Brahmani Liebman, both Senior Teachers at Kripalu Yoga Institute, a team that has taught this curriculum together in retreat centers worldwide for the past twenty years. 

All experience levels are warmly welcome. All movement will be held either sitting or standing in place. The retreat will be held in meditative silence at Spirit Rock and participants online are encouraged to plan as spacious a practice environment as feasible for each of the days. At Spirit Rock, coffee and tea will be available. Please bring your own lunch.

On-Land space is limited due to COVID protocols in place, please register for the In-person event only if you can join us on the land. If you can only join us remotely online, please register for the Online version and you can participate by Zoom or watch the program later.

Teacher: Sylvia Boorstein
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 16WM23.

Description:
Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk is led by Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg, Heidi Bourne, or other guest teachers. With more community emphasis than the large Monday night gathering, this group welcomes beginners and experienced practitioners to explore Dharma with an emphasis on everyday life, social engagement, and lovingkindness.

Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.

Teacher: Sylvia Boorstein
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 17WM23.

Description:
Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk is led by Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg, Heidi Bourne, or other guest teachers. With more community emphasis than the large Monday night gathering, this group welcomes beginners and experienced practitioners to explore Dharma with an emphasis on everyday life, social engagement, and lovingkindness.

Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.

Date & Time: 6 Mondays, March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, and May 1, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $0-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code SB1G23.

Description:
Join us for a foundational series on the common-sense teachings of mindful awareness. With a focus on interactive discussion, meditation, and community building, Sylvia (via video recording) and Heidi (live via Zoom) share practical, accessible teachings, and tools that support the integration of mindfulness, non-harming, and kindness into our everyday lives. Nurtured and uplifted by saṅgha through inquiry, shared stories, and connection, we explore how to bring our practice more fully into everyday life.

The series includes Dharma talks, discussion and reflection, guided meditation, and Q&A, with interactive discussion led by facilitating teacher Heidi Bourne. With easy, accessible instructions based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, ethics (sīla), and lovingkindness (mettā), this beloved series invites you to take your practice off of the cushion and into the world.

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