Date: 3 Days: Friday, July 6 – Sunday, July 8; 10:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: Sliding Scale $225 – 600. Code TS1M18.

Dependent Origination is considered the Buddha’s complete, unabridged teaching. It can be used to understand the root of both our daily stresses and joys. This all-encompassing teaching sheds light on why we stumble blindly through so many days, years, and even lifetimes looking for real happiness, but cannot find it.

Dependent Origination is our north star, in both this life and future lives, illuminating how and when we get stuck in patterns of suffering, and guiding us as we navigate this path towards true freedom.

This retreat will focus on silent, formal meditation, and also include teachings, guided and walking meditation, and Q&A dialog.

Young Adults (18-26) and Seniors (65+ with limited income) are invited to attend this program for $135 ($45/day).

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.

Date: Monday, August 6, 3:00pm – Sunday, August 12, 11:30am
Cost: Sliding Scale $1505 – $685, plus a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 380R18.

This retreat has filled. If interested, please download and submit the wait list application.

Please note: All Young Adult rates and Scholarship funds for this retreat have been allocated.

Retreat Description:
Prerequisite: Young adults age 18-32 years.

Come practice silent mindfulness and insight meditation for a week within a group of your peers. Give yourself a break from constant over-stimulation and external demands to create a time for greater inner calm, spaciousness and presence. We will explore radical self awareness and deeper embodiment through the ancient practices of silent sitting and walking meditations with periods of Qi Gong. Over the course of the week we will extend these practices until the entire day is one of steady awareness. On the last day of the retreat we practice coming in and out of silence to learn about conscious connection with the community around us. This is a fully silent retreat and we will ask you to turn off and put away all electronic devices.