Event Type Online Offerings
June
Event Details
Dates: September 30, 2023 – May 4, 2024; specific dates below. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sliding Scale: $2100 - $3500. Code LD3T23. Application deadline: September 15, 2023 PROGRAM DATES: September
Event Details
Dates: September 30, 2023 – May 4, 2024; specific dates below.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sliding Scale: $2100 – $3500. Code LD3T23.
Application deadline: September 15, 2023
PROGRAM DATES: September 2023 – May 2024
All large group sessions:
Saturdays
9:30am – 4:00pm US Pacific Time
Program Opening: September 30 (Required) – 9:30am-11:30am PT
Session 1: October 14
Session 2: November 4
Session 3: December 2
Session 4: January 6
Session 5: February 3
Session 6: March 2
Session 7: April 6
Session 8: May 4
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES:
Preferred pre-requisites (strongly encouraged, not required):
- A minimum of 10 days of any combination of: silent residential meditation retreats, daylongs, or mindfulness workshops
- At least 2 years of meditation practice
- For white-identified applicants, priority will be given to those who have done or are signed up to take a white awareness, antiracist, and/or racial equity training
- Priority is offered to those practicing Vipassana (Insight Meditation)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program is to be held entirely online and designed for meditators and Buddhist practitioners wishing to engage wholeheartedly in a deep exploration and practice of Dharma through the study and teaching of the Buddha’s “Noble Eightfold Path.” Using the classic Buddhist teachings of sīla, samādhi, and pañña (ethics, meditation, and wisdom), we will look at how we cultivate mindfulness, kindness, and balance given the inner stresses of modern life, and the outer challenges of social inequity and the pressure of climate change.
This will be a practical, experiential, and meditative program exploring the Buddha’s teachings on the eight limbs of the Dharma path: Wise Understanding, Wise Motivation, Wise Action, Wise Livelihood, Wise Communication, Wise Effort, Wise Mindfulness, and Wise Concentration. Through the support of these teachings we will inquire how to live and respond to life with awareness, wisdom, and compassion.
In this journey, we will create a vibrant learning community to study, meditate, and inquire into these key areas of Buddhist teaching and how to make these teachings practical and relevant in our current social milieu. Our meditation practice and what is happening around us politically, socially, and globally are not separate. As we explore the Eightfold Path teachings, we will apply what was taught 2600 years ago to what we live and experience in our contemporary lives.
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- Monthly large group sessions (recorded)
- Monthly small group sessions
- Daily and monthly home practices and readings
- Monthly written reflections
- Monthly Q&A (recorded)
PARTICIPATION COMMITMENT:
- Must attend Program Opening on September 30, 2023 – required!
- Must attend at least 6 of 8 large group sessions live (and access recordings of any missed sessions)
- Meditation: 20-30 min/day recommended
- Reading, journaling, and written reflections: 4-8 hr/month
- One small group meeting with teachers (held during a large group session)
- Q&A Sessions: 1 hr/month (highly recommended but not required, and will be recorded)
- Wed, Nov 15 – 10:00am PT
- Wed, Jan 10 – 6:00pm PT
- Thurs, Feb 15 – 10:00am PT
- Wed, March 20 – 6:00pm PT
APPLICATION TIMELINE AND PROCESS:
April 27 – September 15, 2023: Applications open and accepted on a rolling basis until program is full.
September 20: Final notifications sent out
Deposits due: Within 3 days of acceptance notification
All applications will go through a screening process by the teachers and will be formally accepted on a rolling basis throughout the application period until the program fills, or until September 15, 2023, whichever comes first. Applications received after the program is full or after September 15 (again, whichever comes first) will automatically be considered for the waitlist. You are encouraged to apply early.
All applicants will be notified of their status no later than September 20, 2023, via email.
TUITION
Sliding Scale: $2100 – $3500. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers of this program as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Any amount offered above the Base rate of $2100 is a tax deductible donation to Spirit Rock, and your generosity will enable and support the participation of others.
Standard Sliding Scale:
Benefactor – $3500
Sustainer – $2650
Base – $2100
Scholarship Sliding Scale:
Scholarship rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are open to those needing financial support.
Scholarship Rate 1 – $1950
Scholarship Rate 2 – $1650
Scholarship Rate 3 – $790
Scholarship Rate 4 – $525 (Reserved for BIPOC)*
*Scholarship Rates 4 is limited and reserved for BIPOC folks only who may experiencing acute financial hardship. If closer to the program start there are unallocated scholarships for this rate, these may become available for non-BIPOC folks.
Participation in LDP requires a financial commitment. ALL participants have the option of paying in full, or a 30% deposit at the time of acceptance. Payment plans are available for all levels of the sliding scale.
If you choose to pay a deposit, you can set up three monthly installments for the remaining balance which will be due in October, November, and December 2023. Installments can only be set up on credit cards. Please contact us if you have any questions.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Participating in LDP will require your commitment of both time and financial resources. If you need to withdraw from the program, the following fee structure will apply. Cancellation fee is deducted from the program fees paid; fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay. These fees apply to all participants.
$50 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants August 1 – September 15
10% fee: September 16 – September 29
25% fee: September 30 – October 14
50% fee: October 15 – November 4
No refunds = On or after November 5
Go Here to Learn More: Living Dharma Program Details
Teacher(s)
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Dawn Mauricio
Dawn Mauricio
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Mark Coleman, MA
Mark Coleman, MA
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Event Details
Dates: August 25 – December 9, 2023; specific dates below. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sliding Scale: $2500 - $5000. Code ML3T23. Registration deadline: AUGUST 23, 2023 PROGRAM DATES: August –
Event Details
Dates: August 25 – December 9, 2023; specific dates below.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sliding Scale: $2500 – $5000. Code ML3T23.
Registration deadline: AUGUST 23, 2023
PROGRAM DATES: August – December 2023
All large group sessions:
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. US Pacific Time
Online via Zoom
Fri-Sat, Aug 25-26 (2 days); Opening Weekend
Fri, Sept 22
Fri, Oct 20
Fri, Nov 17
Fri & Sat, Dec 8-9 (2 days); Closing Weekend
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This online certificate training program is open to and designed for leaders and aspiring leaders in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. We will cultivate mindful and compassionate leadership skills and practices to embody our care for ourselves and others, with a mindset of service to community and the world.
A core, distinct pedagogical approach of this program is participating in and co-learning with a supportive community of like-minded peers both in the large group and small monthly pod meetings. Through lectures, group discussion, guided meditations, readings, reflections, experiential exercises, and personal meditation practice, we will cultivate skills and behaviors that can be applied directly to our personal and professional lives. By developing and incorporating these intentional practices, we will strengthen professional relationships and workplace environments, expanding impact beyond our own learning for the broader benefit of our work and organization(s).
This program includes training in three realms: personal, relational, and organizational. Some included themes are:
- Mindful, compassionate, values-aligned leadership
- Cultivating well-being: self-care, rest, and resilience
- Self-awareness and self-management: emotional intelligence and working with difficult emotions
- Transforming professional and personal relationships through embodied, skillful communication
- Courageous conversations
- Empowering and inspiring people and teams
- Coaching and mentoring: compassionate accountability
- Fostering and co-creating belonging
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- Monthly large group sessions – online (recorded)
- Monthly team sessions
- Daily and monthly home practices and readings
- Monthly written reflections
- Monthly Q&As – online (recorded)
- Optional opt-in affinity groups
PARTICIPATION COMMITMENT:
- Must attend at least 5 of 7 large group sessions live (and access recordings of any missed sessions)
- Meditation: 20-30 min/day recommended
- Reading, journaling, and written reflections: 4-8 hr/month
- Team meetings: 1 hr/month
- Q&A Sessions: 1 hr/month (highly recommended but not required, and will be recorded)
- Attend ONE program orientation (highly recommended, especially if you have not used LearnDash before)
- Friday, August 18; 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
- Tuesday, August 22; 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. US Pacific Time
TUITION
Sliding Scale: $2500 – $5000. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers of this program as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Any amount offered above the Base rate of $2500 is a tax deductible donation to Spirit Rock, and your generosity will enable and support the participation of others.
- Benefactor – $5000
- Sustainer – $3000
- Base – $2500
The following rates are available for those needing financial support. The Supported Rate is unlimited and available to those in need.
- Supported – $2100
- Mudita/Karuna Scholarship – $1750*
- Black, Indigenous, and People of color (BIPOC) Scholarship – $790*
*Both Mudita/Karuna Scholarship and BIPOC Scholarship rates are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis; and both are reserved for those truly experiencing financial hardship.
Participation in MLT requires a financial commitment. ALL participants have the option of paying in full or a 30% deposit at the time of registration. Those paying a deposit can set up installments. All program fees must be paid in full two weeks prior to the start. Payment plans are available for all levels of the sliding scale. Please note: If you register less than 2 weeks prior, a payment plan is not available. Installments can only be set up on credit cards. Please contact us if you have any questions.
CANCELLATION POLICY**
$100 fee: On or before August 23, by 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
$500 fee: August 24 – September 22
No refunds: On or after September 23 (applies to all participants)
**Fees reduced by half for scholarship participants
Go Here to Learn More: Mindful Leadership Training Details
Teacher(s)
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Marc Lesser, MBA
Marc Lesser, MBA
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Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
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Event Details
Dates: 5 Thursdays, June 1 - June 29, 2023 Times: 1:00pm - 3:00pm US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: Dana Program, $0-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for
Event Details
Dates: 5 Thursdays, June 1 – June 29, 2023
Times: 1:00pm – 3:00pm US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: Dana Program, $0-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code SF2G23.
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:
People under the grip of greed, hatred, and delusion do “evil” things. The Buddha himself had to contend with deeply wounded people causing terrible harm, including a famous serial killer, a patricidal king, and his own cousin trying to murder him. Their stories reveal a powerful and nuanced Buddhist approach to crime and justice that reinforces the core teaching that harmful action is born of ignorance, and can always be met with compassion and forgiveness.
We will read about Aṇgulimālā the serial killer, Ajatasattu the patricide, Devadatta the traitor, and a group of monks lost in factionalism and toxic politics. Evil in the Buddhist world is personified by Māra the deceiver, who the Buddha meets on the eve of his liberation. In these stories we see the workings of karma (kamma), and a vision of restorative justice where even the worst evil-doer can eventually be fully liberated.
While beginners are welcome, this class may be most engaging for practitioners with some experience in meditation and Buddhist teachings. With extensive supplementary material, this class aims to make the discourses of the Buddha an accessible, inspiring support for practice.
Please Note: Though the classes in the series will build on each other, attendance at all classes is not required.
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)
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Sean Oakes, PhD
Sean Oakes, PhD
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Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, June 3, 2023; 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $30-$140. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, June 3, 2023; 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $30-$140. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code JK2D23.
Description:
The awakened heart has immense capacities for tender compassion, profound love, and renewed joy. We need all of these as we navigate the challenges of this moment, from the pandemic and other global crises to the ongoing struggles around civil rights and the climate emergency. Come together to enhance skillful ways to hold our collective fears and losses, and to build a sense of hope and beauty even amidst these difficult times. These gifts of the heart can be practiced, activated, developed, and opened.
Join in this day of meditations, stories, and dialogue, illuminating your own inner gifts, held by teachings on love, gratitude, forgiveness, and the true nature of the heart. This will be a day of virtual community, sharing visionary perspectives, training, and blessings. All are welcome!
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)
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Jack Kornfield, PhD
Jack Kornfield, PhD
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Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, June 3, 2023; 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $0-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, June 3, 2023; 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $0-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code KF1G23.
Description:
The Buddhist holiday of Vesak (Pāli: Visākha Pūjā) celebrates the birth, liberation, and death of the Buddha. Siddhattha Gotama of the Sakyan clan attained liberation at the age of 35, taught for 45 years, and died at the age of 80. The full moon of June is dedicated to the celebration of this extraordinary human being. Traditional rituals include offering flowers, incense, and candlelight, and the devotional practices of chanting and bowing.
Come together to celebrate the Buddha and express our gratitude for the gifts this tradition has brought to our lives and the world. We will share simple chants in Pāli and English, stories of the Buddha’s life, and meditations to help us connect with our love for this path and the teacher who brought it into the world. We will also explore how to practice the Buddhist holidays in the context of Insight Meditation and global Dharma culture.
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
General Information
Teacher(s)
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Louije Kim
Louije Kim
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Sean Oakes, PhD
Sean Oakes, PhD
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Tere Abdala-Romano Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 23BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher(s): Tere Abdala-Romano
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 23BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Tere Abdala-Romano
Tere Abdala-Romano
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Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, June 4, 2023; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code DC2D23. Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 5 CE credits for $50 for
Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, June 4, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code DC2D23.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 5 CE credits for $50 for licensed psychologists, health & wellness coaches, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. *
Description:
Qigong and Buddhism both recognize that joy shines naturally within each person, like the sun. Yet we know that various life and world conditions can be like clouds that obscure the inherent radiance of being. This daylong will offer meditation and Qigong practices that help us clear the clouds and return to our innate joy and wholeness. Qigong and meditation woven together uplift the spirit, enhance physical and emotional health, and awaken consciousness.
Master Mingtong Gu will guide us in simple movements and the practice of Sound Healing to awaken our physical, mental, and emotional bodies, and our consciousness. This naturally reconnects us to happiness and wellbeing. Debra Chamberlin Taylor will offer Dharma practice and guided meditation to help us open the heart of joy, and discover wonder in the present moment. She will also guide practice for recognizing, valuing, and embodying even the most subtle, quiet joy.
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
Continuing Education
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 5 CE credits for $50 for licensed psychologists, health & wellness coaches, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.***
Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:
- Discuss specific meditation techniques to support emotional regulation and wellbeing;
- Incorporate specific movements while working with clients to support the cultivation of emotional wellbeing and joy;
- Describe sound-healing meditations to clients that support the cultivation of emotional balance and wellbeing;
- Practice relating to personal experience from the emotional foundation of wellbeing, in ways useful to clients.
Continuing Education content level: Introductory
***Please note:
- For those with a different license or with a license from a different licensing board, please contact your licensing board directly to ask if CE credit from the above-approved sponsors is accepted. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed above. Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 5 contact hours.
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
- For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
Attendance Requirements:
– Sign-in at the CE table within 15 minutes of the start of the program;
– Stay until the end of the program;
– Sign out.
Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered. For more information about CE credit at Spirit Rock, please visit the CE Credit information page.
Cancellation Policy:
If you are unable to attend a program, or fulfill the attendance requirements for CE credit, you may offer your CE credit fee as a donation to Spirit Rock, or you may request a credit to be used towards a future non-residential program. If you would like a credit, you must cancel by 4:00pm at least two business days prior to the program. For more information, please see our Cancellation Policy for Non-Residential Programs.
Teacher(s)
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Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
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Mingtong Gu, Qigong Master
Mingtong Gu, Qigong Master
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Devin Berry Sliding Scale: $0 - 108. Code 23ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group
Event Details
Teacher(s): Devin Berry
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 23ML23.
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 the night of the program (US 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)
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Devin Berry
Devin Berry
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein PhD Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 23WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
Event Details
Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein PhD
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 23WM23.
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(s)
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Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
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Event Details
Teacher(s): TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 23RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher(s): TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 23RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Syra Smith
Syra Smith
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Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 23TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 23TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Teacher: Kevin Griffin. Sliding scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 06DR23. Description: The Dharma & Recovery group explores the
Event Details
Teacher: Kevin Griffin.
Sliding scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 06DR23.
Description:
The Dharma & Recovery 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 the 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 a recovery/Dharma theme each month.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin
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Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday - Sunday, June 10-11, 2023; 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $50-$600. Code KN1M23. Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 6 CE credits for
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday – Sunday, June 10-11, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $50-$600. Code KN1M23.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 6 CE credits for $60 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors.*
Description:
Self-compassion involves treating ourselves kindly, like we would a good friend we care about. It provides support when times are tough so that we are more emotionally resilient. It motivates us to make needed changes in our lives not because we’re worthless or inadequate, but because we care about ourselves.
During this weekend retreat, you will practice simple tools for responding compassionately in daily life. You will learn about research demonstrating the benefits of self-compassion. Through experiential exercises, you will gain practical skills so that you can stop being so hard on yourself, handle difficult emotions with greater ease, and motivate yourself with kindness rather than criticism. Practices will also be introduced to help ease stress for caregivers. This weekend retreat is relevant for the general public as well as to practicing mental health professionals.
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
Continuing Education
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 6 CE credits for $60 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.***
Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:
- Identify the three key components of self-compassion;
- Describe key research that supports the benefits of self-compassion;
- Utilize techniques to increase self-compassion in everyday life;
- Utilize practices to motivation with kindness rather than self-criticism;
- Use self-compassion in caregiver settings.
Continuing Education content level: Introductory
***Please note:
- For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
- For those with a different license than listed above, or with a license from a different board or association than listed on our CEC info page, please contact your licensing board or association directly to request pre-approval/acceptance of CE credits offered at Spirit Rock. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed.
- Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 6 contact hours.
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
Attendance Requirements:
– Sign-in at the CE table within 15 minutes of the start of the program;
– Stay until the end of the program;
– Sign out.
Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered. For more information about CE credit at Spirit Rock, please visit the CE Credit information page.
Cancellation Policy:
If you are unable to attend a program, or fulfill the attendance requirements for CE credit, you may offer your CE credit fee as a donation to Spirit Rock, or you may request a credit to be used towards a future non-residential program. If you would like a credit, you must cancel by 4:00pm at least two business days prior to the program. For more information, please see our Cancellation Policy for Non-Residential Programs.
Teacher(s)
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Kristin Neff, PhD
Kristin Neff, PhD
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Event Details
Teacher(s): bruni dávila Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 24BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher(s): bruni dávila
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 24BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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bruni dávila
bruni dávila
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Event Details
Teacher(s): bruni dávila Sliding Scale: $0 - 108. Code 24ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group
Event Details
Teacher(s): bruni dávila
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 24ML23.
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 the night of the program (US 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)
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bruni dávila
bruni dávila
View bruni's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg, PhD Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 24WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg, PhD
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 24WM23.
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(s)
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Donald Rothberg, PhD
Donald Rothberg, PhD
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Event Details
Teacher(s): TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 24RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher(s): TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 24RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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JD Doyle, MA
JD Doyle, MA
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Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 24TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 24TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, June 17, 2023; 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $25-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, June 17, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $25-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code JW1H23.
Description:
In this half-day program, Jan Willis will guide us in exploring the meaning and functioning of “liberation life stories” (rNam thar) in the Tibetan Tantric tradition by focusing on the stories of two well-known tantric siddhas, practitioners who gained enlightenment in one lifetime, Naropa and Milarepa. What are rNam thar, and how do they work? How should we read them? Can we discern common patterns in the lives of those who attained enlightenment in one lifetime? What do these two rNam thar, read in tandem, teach us about the Buddhist Path?
Shorter newsletter description (80 words): Explore the meaning and functioning of “liberation life stories” (rNam thar) in the Tibetan Tantric tradition by focusing on the stories of two well-known siddhas, practitioners who gained enlightenment in one lifetime, Naropa and Milarepa. What are rNam thar, and how do they work? How should we read them? Can we discern common patterns in the lives of those who attained enlightenment in one lifetime? What do these two rNam thar, read in tandem, teach us about the Buddhist Path?
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)
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Jan Willis
Jan Willis
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Patrick Brown Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 25BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher(s): Patrick Brown
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 25BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Patrick Brown
Patrick Brown
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Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, June 18, 2023; 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: Sliding Scale: $0-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for
Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, June 18, 2023; 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: Sliding Scale: $0-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code JD1H23.
Description:
Join us to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride month with a day of practice in community. We will explore the power of love—loving ourselves and loving each other. In our meditation practice, we learn to bring all of who we are more fully into our lives. Grounded in lovingkindness and compassion, we create a space to support healing from the challenges of daily life and to nurture a world that is grounded in inclusivity and freedom for all.
Our day together will include Dharma talks, meditations, guided movement, chants, and interactive sessions. All experience levels are warmly welcome. Movement will be offered in ways that are accessible for all types of bodies.
This day is for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit, Queer, Intersex, and Same-Gender Loving communities (LGBTQIA+).
No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
Teacher(s)
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Andrés González
Andrés González
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JD Doyle, MA
JD Doyle, MA
View JD's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Noliwe Alexander Sliding Scale: $0 - 108. Code 25ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group
Event Details
Teacher(s): Noliwe Alexander
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 25ML23.
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 the night of the program (US 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)
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Noliwe Alexander
Noliwe Alexander
View Noliwe's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, PhD Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 25WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
Event Details
Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 25WM23.
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(s)
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Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
View Sylvia's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 25RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 25RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 25TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 25TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Tuere Sala Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 26BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher(s): Tuere Sala
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 26BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Tuere Sala
Tuere Sala
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Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, June 25, 2023; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $20-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers.
Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, June 25, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $20-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code TA1D23.
Description:
Durante este día juntos, exploraremos maneras en que podemos alejarnos del ruido exterior, calmar el cuerpo, aquietar la mente, y desarrollar la atención plena.
Al alentar a nuestros cuerpos a descansar, descubriremos cómo podemos conectarnos mejor con la verdad de nuestra experiencia interna. En este proceso, iremos despertando nuestras fuentes de sabiduría interna y el amor genuino, ambos innatos en todos nosotros.
A medida que seremos guiados hacia el cultivo de una sensación de calma del cuerpo y de la mente, podremos experimentar una mayor claridad mental y amabilidad, para beneficio propio y de los demás.
Alternaremos entre pláticas cortas, meditaciones guiadas tanto sentados como en movimiento para refrescar y relajar el cuerpo. También habrá tiempo para reflexionar, hacer preguntas y apoyarnos en comunidad.
¡Todas/es/os son bienvenidas/es/os! Adecuado para todos los niveles de experiencia de meditación.
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)
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Tere Abdala-Romano
Tere Abdala-Romano
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Tara Mulay Sliding Scale: $0 - 108. Code 26ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group
Event Details
Teacher(s): Tara Mulay
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 26ML23.
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 the night of the program (US 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)
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Tara Mulay
Tara Mulay
View Tara's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Heidi Bourne Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 26WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk is
Event Details
Teacher(s): Heidi Bourne
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 26WM23.
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(s)
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Heidi Bourne
Heidi Bourne
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Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 26RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 26RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 26TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 26TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
July
Event Details
Dates: September 30, 2023 – May 4, 2024; specific dates below. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sliding Scale: $2100 - $3500. Code LD3T23. Application deadline: September 15, 2023 PROGRAM DATES: September
Event Details
Dates: September 30, 2023 – May 4, 2024; specific dates below.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sliding Scale: $2100 – $3500. Code LD3T23.
Application deadline: September 15, 2023
PROGRAM DATES: September 2023 – May 2024
All large group sessions:
Saturdays
9:30am – 4:00pm US Pacific Time
Program Opening: September 30 (Required) – 9:30am-11:30am PT
Session 1: October 14
Session 2: November 4
Session 3: December 2
Session 4: January 6
Session 5: February 3
Session 6: March 2
Session 7: April 6
Session 8: May 4
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES:
Preferred pre-requisites (strongly encouraged, not required):
- A minimum of 10 days of any combination of: silent residential meditation retreats, daylongs, or mindfulness workshops
- At least 2 years of meditation practice
- For white-identified applicants, priority will be given to those who have done or are signed up to take a white awareness, antiracist, and/or racial equity training
- Priority is offered to those practicing Vipassana (Insight Meditation)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program is to be held entirely online and designed for meditators and Buddhist practitioners wishing to engage wholeheartedly in a deep exploration and practice of Dharma through the study and teaching of the Buddha’s “Noble Eightfold Path.” Using the classic Buddhist teachings of sīla, samādhi, and pañña (ethics, meditation, and wisdom), we will look at how we cultivate mindfulness, kindness, and balance given the inner stresses of modern life, and the outer challenges of social inequity and the pressure of climate change.
This will be a practical, experiential, and meditative program exploring the Buddha’s teachings on the eight limbs of the Dharma path: Wise Understanding, Wise Motivation, Wise Action, Wise Livelihood, Wise Communication, Wise Effort, Wise Mindfulness, and Wise Concentration. Through the support of these teachings we will inquire how to live and respond to life with awareness, wisdom, and compassion.
In this journey, we will create a vibrant learning community to study, meditate, and inquire into these key areas of Buddhist teaching and how to make these teachings practical and relevant in our current social milieu. Our meditation practice and what is happening around us politically, socially, and globally are not separate. As we explore the Eightfold Path teachings, we will apply what was taught 2600 years ago to what we live and experience in our contemporary lives.
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- Monthly large group sessions (recorded)
- Monthly small group sessions
- Daily and monthly home practices and readings
- Monthly written reflections
- Monthly Q&A (recorded)
PARTICIPATION COMMITMENT:
- Must attend Program Opening on September 30, 2023 – required!
- Must attend at least 6 of 8 large group sessions live (and access recordings of any missed sessions)
- Meditation: 20-30 min/day recommended
- Reading, journaling, and written reflections: 4-8 hr/month
- One small group meeting with teachers (held during a large group session)
- Q&A Sessions: 1 hr/month (highly recommended but not required, and will be recorded)
- Wed, Nov 15 – 10:00am PT
- Wed, Jan 10 – 6:00pm PT
- Thurs, Feb 15 – 10:00am PT
- Wed, March 20 – 6:00pm PT
APPLICATION TIMELINE AND PROCESS:
April 27 – September 15, 2023: Applications open and accepted on a rolling basis until program is full.
September 20: Final notifications sent out
Deposits due: Within 3 days of acceptance notification
All applications will go through a screening process by the teachers and will be formally accepted on a rolling basis throughout the application period until the program fills, or until September 15, 2023, whichever comes first. Applications received after the program is full or after September 15 (again, whichever comes first) will automatically be considered for the waitlist. You are encouraged to apply early.
All applicants will be notified of their status no later than September 20, 2023, via email.
TUITION
Sliding Scale: $2100 – $3500. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers of this program as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Any amount offered above the Base rate of $2100 is a tax deductible donation to Spirit Rock, and your generosity will enable and support the participation of others.
Standard Sliding Scale:
Benefactor – $3500
Sustainer – $2650
Base – $2100
Scholarship Sliding Scale:
Scholarship rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are open to those needing financial support.
Scholarship Rate 1 – $1950
Scholarship Rate 2 – $1650
Scholarship Rate 3 – $790
Scholarship Rate 4 – $525 (Reserved for BIPOC)*
*Scholarship Rates 4 is limited and reserved for BIPOC folks only who may experiencing acute financial hardship. If closer to the program start there are unallocated scholarships for this rate, these may become available for non-BIPOC folks.
Participation in LDP requires a financial commitment. ALL participants have the option of paying in full, or a 30% deposit at the time of acceptance. Payment plans are available for all levels of the sliding scale.
If you choose to pay a deposit, you can set up three monthly installments for the remaining balance which will be due in October, November, and December 2023. Installments can only be set up on credit cards. Please contact us if you have any questions.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Participating in LDP will require your commitment of both time and financial resources. If you need to withdraw from the program, the following fee structure will apply. Cancellation fee is deducted from the program fees paid; fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay. These fees apply to all participants.
$50 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants August 1 – September 15
10% fee: September 16 – September 29
25% fee: September 30 – October 14
50% fee: October 15 – November 4
No refunds = On or after November 5
Go Here to Learn More: Living Dharma Program Details
Teacher(s)
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Dawn Mauricio
Dawn Mauricio
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Mark Coleman, MA
Mark Coleman, MA
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Event Details
Dates: August 25 – December 9, 2023; specific dates below. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sliding Scale: $2500 - $5000. Code ML3T23. Registration deadline: AUGUST 23, 2023 PROGRAM DATES: August –
Event Details
Dates: August 25 – December 9, 2023; specific dates below.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sliding Scale: $2500 – $5000. Code ML3T23.
Registration deadline: AUGUST 23, 2023
PROGRAM DATES: August – December 2023
All large group sessions:
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. US Pacific Time
Online via Zoom
Fri-Sat, Aug 25-26 (2 days); Opening Weekend
Fri, Sept 22
Fri, Oct 20
Fri, Nov 17
Fri & Sat, Dec 8-9 (2 days); Closing Weekend
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This online certificate training program is open to and designed for leaders and aspiring leaders in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. We will cultivate mindful and compassionate leadership skills and practices to embody our care for ourselves and others, with a mindset of service to community and the world.
A core, distinct pedagogical approach of this program is participating in and co-learning with a supportive community of like-minded peers both in the large group and small monthly pod meetings. Through lectures, group discussion, guided meditations, readings, reflections, experiential exercises, and personal meditation practice, we will cultivate skills and behaviors that can be applied directly to our personal and professional lives. By developing and incorporating these intentional practices, we will strengthen professional relationships and workplace environments, expanding impact beyond our own learning for the broader benefit of our work and organization(s).
This program includes training in three realms: personal, relational, and organizational. Some included themes are:
- Mindful, compassionate, values-aligned leadership
- Cultivating well-being: self-care, rest, and resilience
- Self-awareness and self-management: emotional intelligence and working with difficult emotions
- Transforming professional and personal relationships through embodied, skillful communication
- Courageous conversations
- Empowering and inspiring people and teams
- Coaching and mentoring: compassionate accountability
- Fostering and co-creating belonging
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- Monthly large group sessions – online (recorded)
- Monthly team sessions
- Daily and monthly home practices and readings
- Monthly written reflections
- Monthly Q&As – online (recorded)
- Optional opt-in affinity groups
PARTICIPATION COMMITMENT:
- Must attend at least 5 of 7 large group sessions live (and access recordings of any missed sessions)
- Meditation: 20-30 min/day recommended
- Reading, journaling, and written reflections: 4-8 hr/month
- Team meetings: 1 hr/month
- Q&A Sessions: 1 hr/month (highly recommended but not required, and will be recorded)
- Attend ONE program orientation (highly recommended, especially if you have not used LearnDash before)
- Friday, August 18; 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
- Tuesday, August 22; 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. US Pacific Time
TUITION
Sliding Scale: $2500 – $5000. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers of this program as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Any amount offered above the Base rate of $2500 is a tax deductible donation to Spirit Rock, and your generosity will enable and support the participation of others.
- Benefactor – $5000
- Sustainer – $3000
- Base – $2500
The following rates are available for those needing financial support. The Supported Rate is unlimited and available to those in need.
- Supported – $2100
- Mudita/Karuna Scholarship – $1750*
- Black, Indigenous, and People of color (BIPOC) Scholarship – $790*
*Both Mudita/Karuna Scholarship and BIPOC Scholarship rates are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis; and both are reserved for those truly experiencing financial hardship.
Participation in MLT requires a financial commitment. ALL participants have the option of paying in full or a 30% deposit at the time of registration. Those paying a deposit can set up installments. All program fees must be paid in full two weeks prior to the start. Payment plans are available for all levels of the sliding scale. Please note: If you register less than 2 weeks prior, a payment plan is not available. Installments can only be set up on credit cards. Please contact us if you have any questions.
CANCELLATION POLICY**
$100 fee: On or before August 23, by 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
$500 fee: August 24 – September 22
No refunds: On or after September 23 (applies to all participants)
**Fees reduced by half for scholarship participants
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Teacher(s)
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Marc Lesser, MBA
Marc Lesser, MBA
View Marc's upcoming programs or profile
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Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Thomas Davis Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 27BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher(s): Thomas Davis
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 27BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Thomas Davis
Thomas Davis
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Sean Oakes Sliding Scale: $0 - 108. Code 27ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group
Event Details
Teacher(s): Sean Oakes
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 27ML23.
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 the night of the program (US 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)
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Sean Oakes, PhD
Sean Oakes, PhD
View Sean's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, PhD Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 27WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
Event Details
Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 27WM23.
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(s)
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Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
View Sylvia's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 27RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 27RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 27TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 27TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Teacher: Gullu Singh Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 28BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher: Gullu Singh
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 28BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Gullu Singh, JD
Gullu Singh, JD
View Gullu's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Dana Depalma Sliding Scale: $0 - 108. Code 28ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group
Event Details
Teacher(s): Dana Depalma
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 28ML23.
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 the night of the program (US 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)
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Dana DePalma, MA MFT
Dana DePalma, MA MFT
View Dana's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg, PhD Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 28WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg, PhD
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 28WM23.
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(s)
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Donald Rothberg, PhD
Donald Rothberg, PhD
View Donald's profile.
Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 28RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 28RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 28TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 28TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Teacher: Kevin Griffin. Sliding scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 07DR23. Description: The Dharma & Recovery group explores the
Event Details
Teacher: Kevin Griffin.
Sliding scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 07DR23.
Description:
The Dharma & Recovery 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 the 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 a recovery/Dharma theme each month.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin
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Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, July 15, 2023; 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $20-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, July 15, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $20-$108. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code KL1D23.
OPEN TO ALL SELF-IDENTIFIED BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
Description:
Does “The Four Noble Truths” just seems like another list to memorize?
What are “truths”, especially when contemplating: How did we learned them? How have they hurt and harmed us? How can we transform the impacts of this to realize our inherent wholeness?
Join us and explore how the reframed “Engaged Four Noble Truths” can reflect our contemporary, multi-dimensional, lived experiences as BIPOCs. Throughout this daylong retreat, there will be meditative, reflective, and interactive exercises, which will support us to see how these seemingly passive “truths” can be more active and meaningful. We’ll expand their traditional framing to see how they also support an engaged practice, enlivening us with agency.
This daylong retreat of healing is based on teachings from Rev. Liên Shutt’s upcoming book, Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path.
Open to: Self-identified BIPOC community. No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
Teacher(s)
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Rev. Liên Shutt, LCSW
Rev. Liên Shutt, LCSW
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Event Details
Teacher: Victoria Cary Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 29BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher: Victoria Cary
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 29BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Victoria Cary
Victoria Cary
View Victoria's profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg, PhD Time: 7:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. US Pacific Time Please Note: This program will be offered as a hybrid: On-land (29MQ23) and Online (29ML23). Join us for "Spirit Rock
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg, PhD
Time: 7:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. US Pacific Time
Please Note: This program will be offered as a hybrid: On-land (29MQ23) and Online (29ML23).
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.
On-Land in the Community Meditation Center:
Sliding Scale for On-land program: $25-$108. Scholarship rates available.
Space is limited for the on-land program! Pre-registration is required. We are asking everyone to pre-register for the in-person event so we know how many are coming. We are expecting this program to sell out. If you cannot join us in person, we encourage you to register for the Online version and you can participate by Zoom or watch the program later.
Online via Zoom:
Sliding Scale for Online program: $25-$108. Scholarship rates available.
This program is broadcast via Zoom with Closed Captions available. If you are unable to join us on the land and would like a recording to view later, please pre-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.
Teacher(s)
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Donald Rothberg, PhD
Donald Rothberg, PhD
View Donald's profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg, PhD Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 29WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg, PhD
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 29WM23.
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(s)
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Donald Rothberg, PhD
Donald Rothberg, PhD
View Donald's profile.
Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 29RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 29RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 29TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 29TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Date: Thursday - Monday, July 20-24, 2023; (Half-day Opening day plus 4 full days) Start Time:* Opening Day (July 20) - 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time End Time:** Closing Day (July 24)
Event Details
Date: Thursday – Monday, July 20-24, 2023; (Half-day Opening day plus 4 full days)
Start Time:* Opening Day (July 20) – 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
End Time:** Closing Day (July 24) – 7:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $108-$1200. PLUS donation to the teacher(s). Code 266R23.
Registration opens approximately 9:00 am Pacific Time on March 24, 2023.
RETREAT TO BE HELD ONLINE ONLY
Sliding Scale: $108-$1200, PLUS donation to the teacher(s).
Benefactor – $1200
Sustainer – $850
BASE – $450
Scholarship Rate (BIPOC, MK, or YA) – $108
Open to: Everyone
Description:
The emphasis during this retreat will be on the continuity of awareness in all activities, which stabilizes and balances the mind. Relaxed acceptance of our moment-to-moment experience becomes the platform for investigation and wisdom. Particular attention will be paid to the attitudes in the mind that condition our understanding. This retreat is suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators. We welcome people from all life experiences, backgrounds and diverse communities.
IMPORTANT NOTE: July Insight retreat will return to an on-land retreat in 2024. For 2023, the Metta and Insight retreat combo was moved to August 2023 – see the calendar in August.
Tentative Retreat Schedule:
*Thursday, July 20
4:00 p.m. – Opening – Welcome
6:00 p.m. – Evening Close
Friday July 21
7:00 a.m. – Optional – Early Morning Meditation
10:00 a.m. – Guided Sit with Instructions (60-90 minutes)
1:00 p.m. – Sit & Q&A (60-90 minutes)
4:00 p.m. – Guided Brahma Vihara (60-90 minutes)
7:00 p.m. – Dharma Talk (60-90 minutes)
8:45 p.m. – Optional – Sit/Evening Chanting (30 minutes)
Saturday July 22
7:00 a.m. – Optional – Early Morning Meditation
10:00 a.m. – Guided Sit with Instructions (60-90 minutes)
1:00 p.m. – Sit & Q&A (60-90 minutes)
4:00 p.m. – Guided Brahma Vihara (60-90 minutes)
7:00 p.m. – Dharma Talk (60-90 minutes)
8:45 p.m. – Optional – Sit/Evening Chanting (30 minutes)
Sunday July 23
7:00 a.m. – Optional – Early Morning Meditation
10:00 a.m. – Guided Sit with Instructions (60-90 minutes)
1:00 p.m. – Guided Sit & Dharma Talk (60-90 minutes)
4:00 p.m. – Guided Brahma Vihara (60-90 minutes)
7:00 p.m. – Sit & Q&A (60-90 minutes)
8:45 p.m. – Optional – Sit/Evening Chanting (30 minutes)
**Monday July 24
7:00 a.m. – Optional – Early Morning Meditation
10:00 a.m. – Guided Sit with Instructions (60-90 minutes)
1:00 p.m. – Sit & Q&A (60-90 minutes)
4:00 p.m. – Guided Brahma Vihara (60-90 minutes)
7:00 p.m. – Practice in the World: Dharma Talk & Q&A (60-90 minutes)
Teacher(s)
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Joseph Goldstein, PhD
Joseph Goldstein, PhD
View Joseph's profile.
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Kamala Masters
Kamala Masters
View Kamala's profile.
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Roxanne Dault
Roxanne Dault
View Roxanne's upcoming programs or profile
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Tara Mulay
Tara Mulay
View Tara's upcoming programs or profile.
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Vance Pryor
Vance Pryor
Vance Pryor, Psy.D. has practiced insight meditation since 1999 in both the United States and Myanmar. He has been influenced by the teachings of Sayadaw U Pandita and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. He is currently a participant in IMS’s 2017-2021 Teacher Training Program.
Event Details
Teacher: Pawan Bareja Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 30BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher: Pawan Bareja
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 30BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Pawan Bareja, PhD, SEP
Pawan Bareja, PhD, SEP
View Pawan's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Jack Kornfield, PhD Sliding Scale: $0 - 108. Code 30ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting
Event Details
Teacher(s): Jack Kornfield, PhD
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 30ML23.
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 the night of the program (US 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)
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Jack Kornfield, PhD
Jack Kornfield, PhD
View Jack's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Heidi Bourne Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 30WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk is
Event Details
Teacher(s): Heidi Bourne
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 30WM23.
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(s)
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Heidi Bourne
Heidi Bourne
View Heidi's profile.
Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 30RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 30RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 30TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 30TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, July 29, 2023; 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code KV1D23. Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 5 CE credits for $50 for
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, July 29, 2023; 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code KV1D23.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 5 CE credits for $50 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors.*
Description:
While we all long for safety and freedom in our lives, many of us struggle with compulsive and addictive thoughts and behaviors that undermine our happiness. Through meditation, interactive exercises, Dharma talks, and Q&A we will explore ways to release ourselves from these painful habits and find more freedom and joy throughout our lives.
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
Continuing Education
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 5 CE credits for $50 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.***
Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:
- Describe safety and freedom practices to patients and clients;
- Describe a mindfulness meditation practices for clients;
- Utilize self-awareness practices to reduce painful habits, in preparation for or when working with clients and patients;
- Describe to clients the benefit of practicing mindfulness of thoughts and feelings.
Continuing Education content level: Introductory
***Please note:
- For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
- For those with a different license than listed above, or with a license from a different board or association than listed on our CEC info page, please contact your licensing board or association directly to request pre-approval/acceptance of CE credits offered at Spirit Rock. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed.
- Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 5 contact hours.
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
Attendance Requirements:
– Sign-in at the CE table within 15 minutes of the start of the program;
– Stay until the end of the program;
– Sign out.
Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered. For more information about CE credit at Spirit Rock, please visit the CE Credit information page.
Cancellation Policy:
If you are unable to attend a program, or fulfill the attendance requirements for CE credit, you may offer your CE credit fee as a donation to Spirit Rock, or you may request a credit to be used towards a future non-residential program. If you would like a credit, you must cancel by 4:00pm at least two business days prior to the program. For more information, please see our Cancellation Policy for Non-Residential Programs.
Teacher(s)
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Vimalasara, MA
Vimalasara, MA
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Event Details
Teacher: Jeff Haozous Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 31BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher: Jeff Haozous
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 31BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Jeff Haozous
Jeff Haozous
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Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, July 30, 2023; 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers.
Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, July 30, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code DD1D23.
Description:
This experiential daylong retreat is an invitation to rediscover your sense of aliveness. We will explore different facets of the direct experience of vitality, or life energy, including within the body, the mental/emotional, and the subtle as experienced in spacious awareness. We will also open to the vitality of the natural world, letting nature be our teacher. Bringing mindfulness to these dimensions can enhance our sense of aliveness, support resilience, and awaken gratitude for the gift of life.
This day of practice will include guided meditations, talks, and time for movement/walking meditation. The primary teaching method will be a progression of detailed guided meditations to support centering our direct experience rather than concepts. Open to all experience and vitality levels.
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)
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Dana DePalma, MA MFT
Dana DePalma, MA MFT
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Grace Fisher Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($10 - $25 Suggested). Code 31ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the
Event Details
Teacher(s): Grace Fisher
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($10 – $25 Suggested). Code 31ML23.
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.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
August
Event Details
Dates: September 30, 2023 – May 4, 2024; specific dates below. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sliding Scale: $2100 - $3500. Code LD3T23. Application deadline: September 15, 2023 PROGRAM DATES: September
Event Details
Dates: September 30, 2023 – May 4, 2024; specific dates below.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sliding Scale: $2100 – $3500. Code LD3T23.
Application deadline: September 15, 2023
PROGRAM DATES: September 2023 – May 2024
All large group sessions:
Saturdays
9:30am – 4:00pm US Pacific Time
Program Opening: September 30 (Required) – 9:30am-11:30am PT
Session 1: October 14
Session 2: November 4
Session 3: December 2
Session 4: January 6
Session 5: February 3
Session 6: March 2
Session 7: April 6
Session 8: May 4
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES:
Preferred pre-requisites (strongly encouraged, not required):
- A minimum of 10 days of any combination of: silent residential meditation retreats, daylongs, or mindfulness workshops
- At least 2 years of meditation practice
- For white-identified applicants, priority will be given to those who have done or are signed up to take a white awareness, antiracist, and/or racial equity training
- Priority is offered to those practicing Vipassana (Insight Meditation)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program is to be held entirely online and designed for meditators and Buddhist practitioners wishing to engage wholeheartedly in a deep exploration and practice of Dharma through the study and teaching of the Buddha’s “Noble Eightfold Path.” Using the classic Buddhist teachings of sīla, samādhi, and pañña (ethics, meditation, and wisdom), we will look at how we cultivate mindfulness, kindness, and balance given the inner stresses of modern life, and the outer challenges of social inequity and the pressure of climate change.
This will be a practical, experiential, and meditative program exploring the Buddha’s teachings on the eight limbs of the Dharma path: Wise Understanding, Wise Motivation, Wise Action, Wise Livelihood, Wise Communication, Wise Effort, Wise Mindfulness, and Wise Concentration. Through the support of these teachings we will inquire how to live and respond to life with awareness, wisdom, and compassion.
In this journey, we will create a vibrant learning community to study, meditate, and inquire into these key areas of Buddhist teaching and how to make these teachings practical and relevant in our current social milieu. Our meditation practice and what is happening around us politically, socially, and globally are not separate. As we explore the Eightfold Path teachings, we will apply what was taught 2600 years ago to what we live and experience in our contemporary lives.
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- Monthly large group sessions (recorded)
- Monthly small group sessions
- Daily and monthly home practices and readings
- Monthly written reflections
- Monthly Q&A (recorded)
PARTICIPATION COMMITMENT:
- Must attend Program Opening on September 30, 2023 – required!
- Must attend at least 6 of 8 large group sessions live (and access recordings of any missed sessions)
- Meditation: 20-30 min/day recommended
- Reading, journaling, and written reflections: 4-8 hr/month
- One small group meeting with teachers (held during a large group session)
- Q&A Sessions: 1 hr/month (highly recommended but not required, and will be recorded)
- Wed, Nov 15 – 10:00am PT
- Wed, Jan 10 – 6:00pm PT
- Thurs, Feb 15 – 10:00am PT
- Wed, March 20 – 6:00pm PT
APPLICATION TIMELINE AND PROCESS:
April 27 – September 15, 2023: Applications open and accepted on a rolling basis until program is full.
September 20: Final notifications sent out
Deposits due: Within 3 days of acceptance notification
All applications will go through a screening process by the teachers and will be formally accepted on a rolling basis throughout the application period until the program fills, or until September 15, 2023, whichever comes first. Applications received after the program is full or after September 15 (again, whichever comes first) will automatically be considered for the waitlist. You are encouraged to apply early.
All applicants will be notified of their status no later than September 20, 2023, via email.
TUITION
Sliding Scale: $2100 – $3500. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers of this program as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Any amount offered above the Base rate of $2100 is a tax deductible donation to Spirit Rock, and your generosity will enable and support the participation of others.
Standard Sliding Scale:
Benefactor – $3500
Sustainer – $2650
Base – $2100
Scholarship Sliding Scale:
Scholarship rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis and are open to those needing financial support.
Scholarship Rate 1 – $1950
Scholarship Rate 2 – $1650
Scholarship Rate 3 – $790
Scholarship Rate 4 – $525 (Reserved for BIPOC)*
*Scholarship Rates 4 is limited and reserved for BIPOC folks only who may experiencing acute financial hardship. If closer to the program start there are unallocated scholarships for this rate, these may become available for non-BIPOC folks.
Participation in LDP requires a financial commitment. ALL participants have the option of paying in full, or a 30% deposit at the time of acceptance. Payment plans are available for all levels of the sliding scale.
If you choose to pay a deposit, you can set up three monthly installments for the remaining balance which will be due in October, November, and December 2023. Installments can only be set up on credit cards. Please contact us if you have any questions.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Participating in LDP will require your commitment of both time and financial resources. If you need to withdraw from the program, the following fee structure will apply. Cancellation fee is deducted from the program fees paid; fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay. These fees apply to all participants.
$50 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants August 1 – September 15
10% fee: September 16 – September 29
25% fee: September 30 – October 14
50% fee: October 15 – November 4
No refunds = On or after November 5
Go Here to Learn More: Living Dharma Program Details
Teacher(s)
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Dawn Mauricio
Dawn Mauricio
View Dawn's upcoming programs or profile
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Mark Coleman, MA
Mark Coleman, MA
View Mark's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Dates: August 25 – December 9, 2023; specific dates below. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sliding Scale: $2500 - $5000. Code ML3T23. Registration deadline: AUGUST 23, 2023 PROGRAM DATES: August –
Event Details
Dates: August 25 – December 9, 2023; specific dates below.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sliding Scale: $2500 – $5000. Code ML3T23.
Registration deadline: AUGUST 23, 2023
PROGRAM DATES: August – December 2023
All large group sessions:
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. US Pacific Time
Online via Zoom
Fri-Sat, Aug 25-26 (2 days); Opening Weekend
Fri, Sept 22
Fri, Oct 20
Fri, Nov 17
Fri & Sat, Dec 8-9 (2 days); Closing Weekend
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This online certificate training program is open to and designed for leaders and aspiring leaders in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors. We will cultivate mindful and compassionate leadership skills and practices to embody our care for ourselves and others, with a mindset of service to community and the world.
A core, distinct pedagogical approach of this program is participating in and co-learning with a supportive community of like-minded peers both in the large group and small monthly pod meetings. Through lectures, group discussion, guided meditations, readings, reflections, experiential exercises, and personal meditation practice, we will cultivate skills and behaviors that can be applied directly to our personal and professional lives. By developing and incorporating these intentional practices, we will strengthen professional relationships and workplace environments, expanding impact beyond our own learning for the broader benefit of our work and organization(s).
This program includes training in three realms: personal, relational, and organizational. Some included themes are:
- Mindful, compassionate, values-aligned leadership
- Cultivating well-being: self-care, rest, and resilience
- Self-awareness and self-management: emotional intelligence and working with difficult emotions
- Transforming professional and personal relationships through embodied, skillful communication
- Courageous conversations
- Empowering and inspiring people and teams
- Coaching and mentoring: compassionate accountability
- Fostering and co-creating belonging
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- Monthly large group sessions – online (recorded)
- Monthly team sessions
- Daily and monthly home practices and readings
- Monthly written reflections
- Monthly Q&As – online (recorded)
- Optional opt-in affinity groups
PARTICIPATION COMMITMENT:
- Must attend at least 5 of 7 large group sessions live (and access recordings of any missed sessions)
- Meditation: 20-30 min/day recommended
- Reading, journaling, and written reflections: 4-8 hr/month
- Team meetings: 1 hr/month
- Q&A Sessions: 1 hr/month (highly recommended but not required, and will be recorded)
- Attend ONE program orientation (highly recommended, especially if you have not used LearnDash before)
- Friday, August 18; 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
- Tuesday, August 22; 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. US Pacific Time
TUITION
Sliding Scale: $2500 – $5000. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports the teachers of this program as well as Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Any amount offered above the Base rate of $2500 is a tax deductible donation to Spirit Rock, and your generosity will enable and support the participation of others.
- Benefactor – $5000
- Sustainer – $3000
- Base – $2500
The following rates are available for those needing financial support. The Supported Rate is unlimited and available to those in need.
- Supported – $2100
- Mudita/Karuna Scholarship – $1750*
- Black, Indigenous, and People of color (BIPOC) Scholarship – $790*
*Both Mudita/Karuna Scholarship and BIPOC Scholarship rates are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis; and both are reserved for those truly experiencing financial hardship.
Participation in MLT requires a financial commitment. ALL participants have the option of paying in full or a 30% deposit at the time of registration. Those paying a deposit can set up installments. All program fees must be paid in full two weeks prior to the start. Payment plans are available for all levels of the sliding scale. Please note: If you register less than 2 weeks prior, a payment plan is not available. Installments can only be set up on credit cards. Please contact us if you have any questions.
CANCELLATION POLICY**
$100 fee: On or before August 23, by 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
$500 fee: August 24 – September 22
No refunds: On or after September 23 (applies to all participants)
**Fees reduced by half for scholarship participants
Go Here to Learn More: Mindful Leadership Training Details
Teacher(s)
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Marc Lesser, MBA
Marc Lesser, MBA
View Marc's upcoming programs or profile
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Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
View Nikki's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, PhD Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 31WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
Event Details
Teacher(s): Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 31WM23.
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(s)
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Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
View Sylvia's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 31RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 31RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 31TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 31TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Teacher: Kaira Jewel Lingo Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 32BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black,
Event Details
Teacher: Kaira Jewel Lingo
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 32BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Kaira Jewel Lingo
Kaira Jewel Lingo
View Kaira Jewel's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Gullu Singh Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($10 - $25 Suggested). Code 32ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the
Event Details
Teacher(s): Gullu Singh
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($10 – $25 Suggested). Code 32ML23.
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.
Teacher(s)
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Gullu Singh, JD
Gullu Singh, JD
View Gullu's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teachers: Donald Rothberg, Phd Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 32WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
Event Details
Teachers: Donald Rothberg, Phd
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 32WM23.
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(s)
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Donald Rothberg, PhD
Donald Rothberg, PhD
View Donald's profile.
Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 32RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 32RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 32TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 32TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Teacher: Kevin Griffin. Sliding scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 08DR23. Description: The Dharma & Recovery group explores the
Event Details
Teacher: Kevin Griffin.
Sliding scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 08DR23.
Description:
The Dharma & Recovery 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 the 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 a recovery/Dharma theme each month.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin
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Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, August 12, 2023; 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code PB2D23. Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 6 CE credits for $60 for
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, August 12, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code PB2D23.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 6 CE credits for $60 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors.*
Description:
One of our deepest desires is to connect with the wonders of life and be happy. Though the world has moved past the COVID lockdown and you may find yourself in more easeful conditions, you may be unable to find renewed joy and happiness. We find ourselves surrounded by unexplained worries and the stresses of daily life.
Embodied mindfulness practices can help harness our racing mind and transmute difficult emotions. When we turn our care and attention toward worry, anxiety, anger, frustration, or fear, and practice holding difficult emotions tenderly, we embody love, compassion, and equanimity. We reclaim our happiness. Using science-backed resilience strategies, we will explore ways to regain our capacity to meet our challenges with courage, face our fears, develop self-compassion, and deepen in self-care.
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
Continuing Education
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 6 CE credits for $60 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.***
Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:
- Describe an embodied mindfulness practice to cultivate positive emotions and reduce worry;
- Describe three benefits of embodied mindfulness practice;
- Describe a practice to reduce eco-anxiety;
- Describe two resilience practices.
Continuing Education content level: Introductory
***Please note:
- For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
- For those with a different license than listed above, or with a license from a different board or association than listed on our CEC info page, please contact your licensing board or association directly to request pre-approval/acceptance of CE credits offered at Spirit Rock. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed.
- Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 6 contact hours.
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
Attendance Requirements:
– Sign-in at the CE table within 15 minutes of the start of the program;
– Stay until the end of the program;
– Sign out.
Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered. For more information about CE credit at Spirit Rock, please visit the CE Credit information page.
Cancellation Policy:
If you are unable to attend a program, or fulfill the attendance requirements for CE credit, you may offer your CE credit fee as a donation to Spirit Rock, or you may request a credit to be used towards a future non-residential program. If you would like a credit, you must cancel by 4:00pm at least two business days prior to the program. For more information, please see our Cancellation Policy for Non-Residential Programs.
Teacher(s)
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Pawan Bareja, PhD, SEP
Pawan Bareja, PhD, SEP
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Event Details
Teacher: Nico Cary Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 33BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher: Nico Cary
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 33BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, August 13, 2023; 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $25-$108. Code HC1H23. Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 4 CE credits for $40 for
Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, August 13, 2023; 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $25-$108. Code HC1H23.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 4 CE credits for $40 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors.*
Description:
During this retreat we will explore the nature of ego and the enormous stress that comes with trying to be “someone.” With Insight Meditation, we can make peace with our various self views. In sitting and walking meditation, supported by instructions and Dharma talks, we will cultivate embodied presence. We will use the healing tools of mindfulness and lovingkindness to meet the activity of self with balance and openness, perhaps even “loving the house that ego built.”
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
Continuing Education
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 4 CE credits for $40 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.***
Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:
- Define ego in a Buddhist context;
- Explain common practices of self-soothing that may increase distress;
- Describe self-soothing that may be used to decrease distress and bring reliable relief;
- Utilize the practices of mindfulness and lovingkindness to increase self-awareness and cultivate self-compassion.
Continuing Education content level: Introductory
***Please note:
- For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
- For those with a different license than listed above, or with a license from a different board or association than listed on our CEC info page, please contact your licensing board or association directly to request pre-approval/acceptance of CE credits offered at Spirit Rock. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed.
- Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 4 contact hours.
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
Attendance Requirements:
– Sign-in at the CE table within 15 minutes of the start of the program;
– Stay until the end of the program;
– Sign out.
Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered. For more information about CE credit at Spirit Rock, please visit the CE Credit information page.
Cancellation Policy:
If you are unable to attend a program, or fulfill the attendance requirements for CE credit, you may offer your CE credit fee as a donation to Spirit Rock, or you may request a credit to be used towards a future non-residential program. If you would like a credit, you must cancel by 4:00pm at least two business days prior to the program. For more information, please see our Cancellation Policy for Non-Residential Programs.
Teacher(s)
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Howard Cohn, MA
Howard Cohn, MA
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Vinny Ferraro Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($10 - $25 Suggested). Code 33ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the
Event Details
Teacher(s): Vinny Ferraro
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($10 – $25 Suggested). Code 33ML23.
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.
Teacher(s)
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Vinny Ferraro
Vinny Ferraro
View Vinny's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg, PhD Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 33WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg, PhD
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 33WM23.
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(s)
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Donald Rothberg, PhD
Donald Rothberg, PhD
View Donald's profile.
Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 33RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 33RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 33TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 33TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, August 19, 2023; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code GS1D23. Continuing Education Credits: Pending; 1 MCLE on Competence Issues. Description: The practice
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, August 19, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code GS1D23.
Continuing Education Credits: Pending; 1 MCLE on Competence Issues.
Description:
The practice of law can be exceptionally stressful. Legal training itself, the demands of the workplace, and the kinds of people drawn to the profession come together to create what we might call the legal mind, which can make reducing stress and accessing well-being difficult. In this daylong meditation retreat we’ll practice meditation as an antidote to stress and burnout, and explore the perils of the “legal mind.” This retreat is open to all legal professionals and law students whether you are new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner.
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)
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Gullu Singh, JD
Gullu Singh, JD
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Event Details
Teacher: Nikki Mirghafori Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 34BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher: Nikki Mirghafori
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 34BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
View Nikki's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, August 20, 2023; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Please Note: This program will be offered as a hybrid: on-land (non-residential) and online (via Zoom). Sliding
Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, August 20, 2023; 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Please Note: This program will be offered as a hybrid: on-land (non-residential) and online (via Zoom).
Sliding Scale: $0-$160. Our sliding scale options include financial support for our teachers. Please pay at the highest level you can. Code AP1G23.
Description:
The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths describe the truth of suffering (dukkha), the cause, the path to transformation, and the fact that there can be a complete release from that dukkha. Though it can seem like the emphasis is on the suffering rather than the potential for release, happiness is experienced at every stage of practice. In our day together, we will contemplate the happiness of this path that is known as “beautiful in the beginning, beautiful in the middle, and beautiful in the end.”
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(s)
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Ajahn Pasanno
Ajahn Pasanno
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Nikki Mirghafori, PhD Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($10 - $25 Suggested). Code 34ML23. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now,
Event Details
Teacher(s): Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($10 – $25 Suggested). Code 34ML23.
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.
Teacher(s)
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Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
View Nikki's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Heidi Bourne Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 34WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk is
Event Details
Teacher(s): Heidi Bourne
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 34WM23.
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(s)
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Heidi Bourne
Heidi Bourne
View Heidi's profile.
Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 34RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 34RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 34TM23. Open to all self-identified women Description: This
Event Details
Teacher: Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 34TM23.
Open to all self-identified women
Description:
This drop-in group offers women a place to come together in community to share our wisdom and strengthen our sense of belonging in the world. The group is led by Grace Fisher or guest teachers, and includes time for silent meditation, teachings, and group discussion. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Grace Fisher, MFT, SEP, JD, MEd, is the Staff Dharma teacher at Spirit Rock. She has a private practice in San Anselmo working with teens, individuals and couples. She has practiced Insight Meditation for almost twenty years. She is a former lawyer who holds a Masters in Education from Stanford. Grace is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training at Spirit Rock. She is Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and has studied at the Money Coaching Institute. At Spirit Rock, she was a member of the Teen Council and Family Council for many years and taught the parenting and teen classes; she has assisted on a variety of retreats. Grace teaches the weekly Women's class on Thursday mornings. She is committed to exploring how the teachings support us navigating the gritty, the challenging and the beautiful.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, August 26, 2023; 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers.
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday, August 26, 2023; 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code PM1D23.
Description:
During this daylong retreat, our sitting and walking practices will be informed by periods of reading poetry to each other. Each poem is carefully selected by Phillip Moffitt with an eye toward selections that point us to Dharma insights.
Poems of this nature comfort us and inspire us to take our meditation understandings into our daily life such that we see the world through Dharma eyes and respond from the Dharma heart. This is a day of fun and lightheartedness, and if you haven’t ever read a poem in front of others, don’t miss this opportunity to free your voice and find a new form of expression.
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)
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Phillip Moffitt
Phillip Moffitt
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Event Details
Teacher: Tara Mulay Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 35BV23. Open to all self-identified BIPOC Description: The Black, Indigenous,
Event Details
Teacher: Tara Mulay
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 35BV23.
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.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.
Teacher(s)
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Tara Mulay
Tara Mulay
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Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, Aug 27, 2023; 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code TU1D23. Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 4 CE credits for $40 for
Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, Aug 27, 2023; 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Code TU1D23.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 4 CE credits for $40 for psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.
Description:
Insight Meditation (vipassanā in Pāli, the language of the original Buddhist teachings) is the simple and direct practice of mindfulness. Through relaxed awareness, we can experience for ourselves the nature of stillness and movement in the ever-changing flow of the mind-body process. This awareness leads us to accept more fully the pleasure and pain, fear and joy, sadness and happiness that life inevitably brings. As insight deepens, we develop greater equanimity and peace in the face of change, and wisdom and compassion increasingly become the guiding principles of our lives.
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
Continuing Education
Attendance Requirements:
– Sign-in at the CE table within 15 minutes of the start of the program;
– Stay until the end of the program;
– Sign out.
Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered. For more information about CE credit at Spirit Rock, please visit the CE Credit information page.
Cancellation Policy:
If you are unable to attend a program, or fulfill the attendance requirements for CE credit, you may offer your CE credit fee as a donation to Spirit Rock, or you may request a credit to be used towards a future non-residential program. If you would like a credit, you must cancel by 4:00pm at least two business days prior to the program. For more information, please see our Cancellation Policy for Non-Residential Programs.
Teacher(s)
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Tuere Sala
Tuere Sala
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Mark Coleman Time: 7:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. US Pacific Time Please Note: This program will be offered as a hybrid: On-land (35MQ23) and Online (35ML23). Join us for "Spirit Rock Live:
Event Details
Teacher(s): Mark Coleman
Time: 7:15 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. US Pacific Time
Please Note: This program will be offered as a hybrid: On-land (35MQ23) and Online (35ML23).
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.
On-Land in the Community Meditation Center:
Sliding Scale for On-land program: $25-$108. Scholarship rates available.
Space is limited for the on-land program! Pre-registration is required. We are asking everyone to pre-register for the in-person event so we know how many are coming. We are expecting this program to sell out. 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.
Online via Zoom:
Sliding Scale for Online program: $25-$108. Scholarship rates available.
This program is broadcast via Zoom with Closed Captions available. If you are unable to join us on the land and would like a recording to view later, please pre-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.
Teacher(s)
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Mark Coleman, MA
Mark Coleman, MA
View Mark's upcoming programs or profile.
Event Details
Teacher(s): Heidi Bourne Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 35WM23. Description: Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk is
Event Details
Teacher(s): Heidi Bourne
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 35WM23.
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(s)
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Heidi Bourne
Heidi Bourne
View Heidi's profile.
Event Details
Teacher: TBD - Stay tuned! Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 35RS23. Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+ Description: The
Event Details
Teacher: TBD – Stay tuned!
Sliding Scale: Donation-Based (Dāna). Please support our Spirit Rock teachers, staff, and scholarships by giving as generously as you can. Code 35RS23.
Open to all self-identified LGBTQIA+
Description:
The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Online: We are offering this program online via Zoom for you to join us remotely.