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Adam Baraz
Adam Stonebraker
Adrianne Ross
Adyashanti
Aiko Michot
Ajahn Amaro
Ajahn Karunadhammo
Ajahn Nyaniko
Ajahn Pasanno
Alex Haley
Alexis Santos
Alisa L. Dennis, PhD
Alison Teal, MFT
Amana Brembry Johnson
Amber Field
Amishi Jha
Amma Thanasanti
Amy Wang
Anam Thubten
Andrea Castillo
Andrea Fella
Andrea Lieberstein, MPH, RD, RYT
Andrew Chaikin
Angela Davis
Anna Douglas, PhD
Anne Cushman
Anthony "T" Maes
Anushka Fernandopulle
Ari Lathuras
Arinna Weisman
Ashley Sharp, E-RYT
Ayla Nereo
Ayya Anandabodhi
Ayya Dhammadipa
Ayya Santacitta
Bart van Melik
Baruch Golden
Belvie Rooks
Beth Mulligan
Beth Sternlieb
Betsy Rose
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Bhante Sukhacitto
Bhikkhu Analayo
Bob Doppelt
Bob Stahl, PhD
Bonnie Duran, MPH, DrPH
Brent Morton
Bri Barnett
Brian Dias
Brian Lesage
bruni dávila
Byron Katie
Cara Lai
Carol Cano
Carol Cano, MA
Carol Wilson
Catherine Flaxman, MA, MFT
Celeste Young
Charisse Minerva
Charlie Korin Pokorny
Chas DiCapua
Chris Charles
Christian Howard
Christiana Figueres
Christiane Wolf, PhD, MD
Claudia Erzinger
Clifford Saron
Crystal Johnson
Daigan Gaither
Dalila Bothwell
Dan Clurman, MA
Dan Siegel, MD
Dana DePalma, MA MFT
Daniel Ellenberg, PhD
Danielle Onesto
DaRa Williams
David Lewis
David Richo, PhD, MFT
Davida Taurek
Dawn Haney
Dawn Mauricio
Dawn Neal, MA
Dawn Scott
Deborah Eden Tull
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Denise Ackert
Devin Berry
Devon Hase
Diana Clark
Diana Winston
Djuna Devereaux
Donald Rothberg, PhD
Dori Langevin
Dr. John Francis
Drïan Juarez
Duane Elgin, Coleen LeDrew Elgin, Renee Lertzman, Kaira Jewel Lingo, Kristin Barker, Julia Butterfly Hill, and MaMuse.
Elissa Epel, PhD
Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel
Elvina Charley
Enrique Collazo
Erin Selover, MS
Erin Treat
Eugene Cash
Eugenia Park
Evan A. Wong
Eve Decker
Eve Ekman, PhD
Evelyn Larsen
Forest Fein
Francisco Herrera
Francisco Morillo Gable
Frank Ostaseski
Franz Moeckl
Fresh "Lev" White
Gavrila Abramson
Geneen Roth
George Taylor, MFT
Ghylian Bell
Gil Fronsdal
Gina Sharpe
Giselle Jones, LCSW
Grace Fisher, MFT, JD, MEd
Greg Pergament
Greg Scharf
Gullu Singh
Gullu Singh, JD
Guy Armstrong
Hakim Tafari
Heather Sundberg
Heidi Bourne
Howard Cohn, MA
Isabelita Papa
Jack Kornfield, PhD
Jai Uttal
James Baraz
James Lowe
Jampa Sangmo
Jan Willis
Jane Baraz, MA
Janet Surrey
Janice Clarfield
Janice Gates
Jashoda Edmonds
Jaya Rudgard
JD Doyle, MA
Jean Esther
Jeanne Corrigal
Jeena Cho
Jeff Haozous
Jennifer Berezan
Jennifer Ward
Jess Schlesinger
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
Jessica Morey
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Jill Satterfield
Jill White Lindsay
Jin-Hua Dana Jiang
JoAnna Hardy
Joanna Macy
John Martin
John Travis
Jonathan Relucio
Joseph Goldstein, PhD
joshua bee alafia
Jozen Tamori Gibson
Juanita de Sanz, LMFT
Julia Butterfly Hill
Juliana Sloane
Julie Wester
Justine Dawson
Kabir Hypolite
Kaira Jewel Lingo
Kalash KaFae Magenta Fire
Kamala Masters
Katchie Ananda
Kate Johnson, MA
Kate Munding
Katy Wiss
Kazu Haga
Keri Pederson
Kevin Griffin
Kim Allen
Kimber Simpkins-Nuccio
Kitsy Schoen
Kittisaro
Kodo Conlin
Konda Mason
Kristi Williamson
Kristin Neff, PhD
Kristina Baré, MFT, SEP
La Sarmiento
Lama Rod Owens
Lama Tsomo
Lama Tsultrim Allione
Larry Yang
Laura Brainard
Lauren Brown
LC Tran
Leslie Booker
Leyla D. Seka
Lienchi Tran
Lila Kate Wheeler
Linda González, MSW/MFA
Linda Graham, MFT
Lisa Ernst
Lisa Moran, MD
Lissa Edmond, APN-C
Louije Kim
Marc Lesser, MBA
Marci Moberg
Marcy Reynolds
Margaret Benson-Thompson
Margarita Loinaz, MD
Marisa Handler
Marjolein Janssen
Mark Coleman, MA
Mark Nunberg
Martha Boesing
Martha Link
Marvin Belzer
Mary Grace Orr, MA
Matthew Brensilver, PhD
Matthew Morey
Mei Elliott
Melanie DeMore
Melvin Escobar
Michele Andropoulos
Michelle Latvala
Mingtong Gu, Qigong Master
Mushim Ikeda
Mushim Patricia Ikeda
Myokei Caine-Barrett
Nakawe Cuebas Berrios, CNM
Naomi Newman
Narayan Helen Liebenson
Neesha Patel
Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
Nils Heymann
Nina Wise
Nirali Shah
Nolitha Tsengiwe
Noliwe Alexander
Norman Fischer
Nubia Teixeira
Ofosu Jones-Quartey
Oren Jay Sofer, SEP
Pam Dunn
Pamela Weiss
Pascal Auclair
Patrick Brown
Pawan Bareja, PhD, SEP
Peter A. Levine, PhD
Philip Hutchings
Phillip Moffitt
Phoenix Song
Rachel Lanzerotti
Rachel Lewis
Ralph De La Rosa, LMSW
Ramón Honea
Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith, MBA
Randy Fernando
Rani Joy
Rasika Link
Rebecca Kronlage
René Rivera
Rev. angel Kyodo williams
Rev. Liên Shutt, LCSW
Rhonda V. Magee, MA, JD
Richard Shankman
Richelle Evelyn Donigan
Rick Hanson, PhD
Rick Mendius, MD
Robert Hall
Robin Gayle
Roger Housden
Rolf Gates
Roxanne Dault
Ruth King
Sakti Rose, MA, SEP
Sally Armstrong
Sandy Boucher
Sara Oakes, SEP
Sarah Armstrong
Sarah Dōjin Emerson
Sarwang Parikh
Satya de la Paz August
Sayadaw U Jagara
Sean Feit Oakes, PhD, E-RYT, SEP
Sebene Selassie
Shahara Lauren E. Godfrey, PhD
Shaila Catherine
Sharda Rogell
Sharon Salzberg
Shelly Graf
Skeeter Barker
Solwazi Johnson
Spencer Sherman, MBA
Spring Washam
Stephen Fulder, PhD
Stephen Snyder
Stephen Snyder, JD
Steve Armstrong
Steve Flowers, MFT
Stewart Cubley
Susa Talan
Susan Dubin-McNeil, Ed.D
Susana Renaud
Susie Harrington
Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
Syra Smith
Tan Pesalo
Tanzanite Msola
Tara Brach, PhD
Tara Mulay
Teja Bell
Tempel Smith
Tere Abdala-Romano
Teresa LaMendola Kabat-Zinn
Teresa Todoroff
Terry Vandiver
Test
Thanissara
Thomas Davis
Tias Little
Tina Clay
Tina Rasmussen, PhD
Trinity Rose, LMT
Tripti Mahendra
Trudy Goodman Kornfield, PhD
Tuere Sala
Vance Pryor
Verlinda Montoya
Victor Lee Lewis
Victoria Cary
Vimalasara, MA
Vinny Ferraro
Walt Opie
Wes Nisker
Will Kabat-Zinn, MA
Winnie Nazarko
Ying Chen
Yong Oh
Zahra Ahmed
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
Event Details
APPLICATIONS DEADLINE: AUGUST 12, 2022 Dates: May 2023 - May 2024 Sliding Scale: $12,000 - $2,500. Code: LP1T22 PROGRAM DATES: May 2023 - May 2024 All retreats are 8 nights and are
Event Details
APPLICATIONS DEADLINE: AUGUST 12, 2022
Dates: May 2023 – May 2024
Sliding Scale: $12,000 – $2,500. Code: LP1T22
PROGRAM DATES: May 2023 – May 2024
All retreats are 8 nights and are held in-person at Spirit Rock Meditation Center:
Retreat 1: May 15-23, 2023
Retreat 2: November 2-10, 2023
Retreat 3: May 17-25, 2024
Learn more LEAP retreat details here.
PROGRAM PREREQUISITES
A minimum of 50 nights of silent vipassanā, and/or mettā residential retreats. (Daylongs or non-residential retreats do not count towards the prerequisites.)
PROGRAM DETAILS
“This is peaceful, this is excellent, namely the stilling of all formations, the relinquishing of all attachments, the destruction of craving, dispassion, cessation, Nibbāna.” (MN 64.9)
LEAP is intended for experienced students of the Dhamma who want to explore the liberation teachings of the Buddha through practice, study, inquiry, and interactive exercises. It is a year-long program consisting of three retreats and is intended for those who have completed programs like Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioners Program (DPP), Community Dharma Leader Program (CDL), Heavenly Messengers (HM), or an equivalent. Alternatively, long time practitioners or people who have participated in an equivalent program offered by another Vipassana teacher or organization are also eligible to apply.
The purpose of this program is to bring to life the liberating teachings of the Buddha both on retreat and in our daily practice. The three LEAP retreats will focus more on silent, intensive practice than DPP or CDL, but each retreat will include regular interactive and study sessions.
Spirit Rock is excited to offer this program again. Our previous iterations found it to be a great support to the experienced students in our community. We hope that those of you who have done DPP or CDL or have other significant study and practice experience will join us!
PROGRAM COMPONENTS and REQUIREMENTS
- Attendance at all three 8-night retreats
- Attendance at monthly small regional group meetings (in-person and Zoom options)
- Ongoing meetings with study/practice partners
- Regular Zoom meetings with LEAP teachers
- Completion of monthly homework including readings, reflections, and meditation instructions
- Commit to maintaining both meditative and daily life practice
- The practice of dana (generosity) to support program teachers, group leaders and mentoring teachers
- Meeting all financial obligations outlined in this application relating to program fees
APPLICATION TIMELINE and PROCESS
April 12 – August 12, 2022 – Period applications are being accepted.
August 12, 2022 – Deadline to submit application. All applications sent after this date will be considered for the waitlist.
September 9, 2022 – Notification status will be sent no later than this date via email.
Within 3 days of Receiving Acceptance Notification – Commitment and payment deadline; 25% deposit required at time of acceptance; $100 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants, if cancel on or before to January 1, 2023.
Applications will be formally accepted on a rolling basis throughout the application period until the program fills, or until August 12, 2022, whichever comes first. Applications received AFTER the program is full or after August 12 (again, whichever comes first) will automatically be considered for the waitlist. You are encouraged to apply early.
TUITION
Participation in LEAP requires a financial commitment. Payment plans are available for all levels of the sliding scale. Scholarship support is available to help with payment of fees but it will be limited.
Upon acceptance to the program, you will be asked to pay a minimum 25% deposit or pay in full. The remainder of any unpaid balance may be divided into 12 monthly installments* that will start Jan. 1, 2023. Installments can only be set up on credit cards. We no longer set up installments on checking accounts. All program fees are to be paid in full by Jan. 1, 2024.
*If you join the program after Jan. 1, 2023 you may be required to pay in fewer monthly installments.
Please consider the amount you would be able to afford in order to participate in LEAP. We ask you to select the highest possible level of program fees that meet your needs, as your generosity allows for those with lesser means to attend.
Sliding Scale:
$15,000 – Supporter with guaranteed single room
$12,000 – Benefactor
$9,000 – Sustainer
$6,000 – Base Rate
Scholarship Rates:
Scholarship Rate 1 – $5,500
Scholarship Rate 2 – $4,000
Scholarship Rate 3 – $2,500
Tuition includes:
- Accommodations and meals at all three residential retreats
- All handouts and program materials
- Access to social media and online community building groups
Tuition does NOT include:
- Financial offering (dana) for Teachers
- Transportation costs to/from your home to Spirit Rock.
- Mentor teacher support (dana) for individual meetings with your mentor teacher in your area
CANCELLATION FEES
Participating in the LEAP program will require your commitment of both time and financial resources. Because this program is a progressive sequence of three retreats and other activities over a two-year period, you are committing to attend all three retreats and paying for the entire program. If you need to withdraw from the program, the following fee* structure will apply:
$100 non-refundable, flat fee for all applicants on or before Jan 1, 2023
10% fee = Jan 2 – Mar 15, 2023
20% fee = Mar 16 – May 13, 2023
40% fee = May 14 – Oct. 31, 2023
85% fee = Nov. 1, 2023 – May 13, 2024
No refunds = On or after May 14, 2024
*Fee deducted from refund; fee is a percentage of the total amount agreed to pay. These fees apply to all participants.
QUESTIONS? Please email us.
Teacher(s)
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Dawn Scott
Dawn Scott
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Sally Armstrong
Sally Armstrong
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Susie Harrington
Susie Harrington
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Event Details
Dates: August 26 – December 17, 2022; specific dates below. Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sliding Scale: $5000 - $750. Code ML2T22. Description: This certificate training program is open to
Event Details
Dates: August 26 – December 17, 2022; specific dates below.
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sliding Scale: $5000 – $750. Code ML2T22.
Description: This certificate training program is open to and designed for leaders and aspiring leaders in both the nonprofit 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 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
Monthly pod sessions
Daily and monthly home practices and readings
Monthly written reflections
Optional monthly Tea and Q&A
Dates:
Program runs August 26 – December 17, 2022. Specific training dates below. All meeting times are: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. US Pacific Time.
- Fri-Sat, Aug 26-27 (2 days); Opening Weekend
- Fri, Sept 23
- Fri, Oct 21
- Fri, Nov 18
- Fri & Sat, Dec 16-17 (2 days); Closing Weekend
Participation Commitment:
- Must attend at least 5 of 7 days
- Meditation: 20-30 min/day recommended
- Reading/Journaling: 4-8 hr/month
- Pod meetings: 1 hr/month
- Tea and Q&A: 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 19; 12:00 – 1:00pm. US Pacific Time
- Wednesday, August 24; 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
Financial Information:
Sliding Scale: $5000 – $750. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports 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:
- Supported – $2000
- Mudita/Karuna Scholarship – $1650*
- BIPOC Scholarship – $750*
*Both the Mudita/Karuna Scholarship and BIPOC Scholarship rates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Both are limited and reserved for those truly experiencing financial hardship.
Have a group or team of 4+? Please email us for group rate information.
Cancellation Policy for this Dharma Training Program:
- $100 cancellation fee** – On or before August 24, by 5:00 p.m. US Pacific Time (**fees reduced for scholarship participants)
- $500 cancellation fee** – August 25 until Sept 23
- No refunds – Sept 24 and beyond
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: Saturday to Saturday, May 14-21, 2022 (7 nights). Code 356R22. Sliding Scale: $350-$3,360, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Arrival Time: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Departure Time: 11:00 a.m. Lottery Applications Open: January
Event Details
Dates: Saturday to Saturday, May 14-21, 2022 (7 nights). Code 356R22.
Sliding Scale: $350-$3,360, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s).
Arrival Time: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m.
Lottery Applications Open: January 4, 2022 – January 25, 2022
This retreat is lottery-style in order to ensure that spaces are available for a diverse student body. Registering for a lottery does not ensure a space in the program. Lottery applications accepted through the end of the day on January 25, 2022. First round notifications will be sent out approximately 2 weeks after the lottery closes. You will be asked to complete your registration details and pay your fees within 24 hours of the offer.
RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND!
Open to: Everyone
Description:
All the time before you were born plus all the time after you die is almost exactly all the time there is. Yet we find ourselves here, alive, in time, with a question: how should I live?
We begin by listening deeply. The Buddha suggested we consistently underestimate the capacity of our heart. Retreat helps us to remember. Together, we’ll sit in the refuge provided by a 2,600-year legacy of wisdom and kindness. In the silence, we come to know the preciousness of life and the poignancy of the human condition. We discover a way of opening to the intensity of the human condition such that our heart is softened rather than hardened. We will offer systematic instructions in mindfulness meditation, as well as in loving-kindness practice.
Throughout the retreat, there are dharma talks and meetings with teachers to support you in your practice. All are welcome.
IMPORTANT – Details on our current COVID Safety Protocols for In-person Retreats. Subject to change.
Financial Information:
Sliding Scale: $350-$3360; 7 nights including food and lodging.
Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports Spirit Rock, staff, and your fellow practitioners. Any amount offered above the Base rate is a tax deductible donation to Spirit Rock, and your generosity will enable and support the participation of others. These fees do not include dana for the teachers.
Supporter (guaranteed single room) – $3360
Benefactor – $2660
Sustainer – $2030
Base – $1330
Reduced – $840
Mudita/Karuna Scholarship (for anyone who needs financial assistance, including fixed income folks) – $350*
BIPOC Scholarship (for Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of color) – $350*
Young Adult Scholarship (for young adults age 18-26 years) – $350*
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Scholarship offerings: In returning to the land, we will also be returning to our pre-pandemic scholarship options and policies. All scholarship rates require a minimum fee ($50/night). Scholarships are limited to TWO per calendar year for on-land retreats. And, while we are not able to offer “no one turned away”-type of scholarships for in-person retreats, they are still available for online offerings.
Room Occupancy Update*: Starting with our “Living with Awareness” retreat on March 27, 2022, we will return to double occupancy rooms. Most of our rooms are single occupancy (only 16 of 80 rooms are double occupancy). We will also return to offering a “guaranteed single room” rate and these will be limited (16). This rate guarantees a single room while helping to support scholarships and all we do here at Spirit Rock. Single rooms are not exclusive to the top end of the sliding scale; everyone has a chance of being assigned a single room.
*Subject to change depending upon COVID-19 situation.
Lottery Details:
Lottery applications are accepted between January 4, 2022 and January 25, 2022. Applications received after this date are automatically placed on the wait list (they will not be included in the first round of selections).
You will be notified about the lottery results within two weeks of the lottery close date. If you are notified that you have been granted a space, you will have 24 hours to pay a deposit to accept/hold the space. If you don’t accept the space within this deadline, we will offer it to the next person in line.
Teacher(s)
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Brian Lesage
Brian Lesage
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Cara Lai
Cara Lai
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Matthew Brensilver, PhD
Matthew Brensilver, PhD
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Jack Kornfield, PhD Sliding Scale: $0 - 108. Code 20ML22. 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 20ML22.
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
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Event Details
Teacher: Donald Rothberg. Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($15 - $30 Suggested). Code 20WM22. Description: Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as
Event Details
Teacher: Donald Rothberg.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 20WM22.
Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.
Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s). Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program.
Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.
Teacher(s)
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Donald Rothberg, PhD
Donald Rothberg, PhD
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Event Details
Teacher: bruni dávila Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($15 - $30 Suggested). Code 17RS22. Description: The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
Event Details
Teacher: bruni dávila
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 17RS22.
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, gender non-conforming, and same-gender loving. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Program includes meditation, a dharma talk, and a practice-oriented discussion.
All levels of meditation experience welcome!
Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s). Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program.
Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.
Teacher(s)
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bruni dávila
bruni dávila
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($15 - $30 suggested). Code 20TM22. Description: A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal
Event Details
Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 suggested). Code 20TM22.
Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.
Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teachers. Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program.
Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.
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, May 21, 2022; 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, May 21, 2022; 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 PM1D22.
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:
In this 21st offering of Poetry Day, our usual 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.
Tentative Schedule:
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Morning Session
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch Break
2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Afternoon Session
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(s): Amana Brembry-Johnson Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($15 - $30 Suggested). Code 21BV22. Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s). Closed Captioning [CC] is
Event Details
Teacher(s): Amana Brembry-Johnson
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 21BV22.
Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s). Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program.
Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.
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.
All levels of experience are welcome.
Teacher(s)
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Amana Brembry Johnson
Amana Brembry Johnson
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Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, May 22, 2022; 10:00am-5:00pm US Pacific Time Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code KG1D22. Continuing Education Credits:
Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday, May 22, 2022; 10:00am-5:00pm US Pacific Time
Sliding Scale: $45-$200. Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers. Code KG1D22.
Continuing Education Credits: This program offers 6 CE credits for $60 for licensed psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, and nurses.
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: Many of us carry old and new wounds related to our addictive behavior. Over time, uncared for, these wounds become triggers for more unhealthy thoughts and actions.
On this daylong retreat we will focus on bringing lovingkindness and compassion to the addictive wounds of the past and present. We will look at how our addictive behavior tried to cover our wounds and learn to be more compassionate with our own pain. We discover that there is wisdom we can draw out of this compassionate looking.
Using mindfulness of the body, we apply somatic awareness to the living wounds. This opens us to healing painful emotional habits and patterns of thought through understanding and compassion.
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 licensed psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, and nurses. 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 self-compassion practices to patients or clients;
- Demonstrate mindfulness practices for clients’ somatic healing;
- Utilize self-awareness practices to reduce stress;
- Describe to clients the benefit of practicing mindfulness of thoughts and feelings.
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 6 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.
Teacher(s)
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Kevin Griffin
Kevin Griffin
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Vimalasara, MA
Vimalasara, MA
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Event Details
Dates: Sunday to Thursday, May 22-26, 2022 (4 nights). Code 358R22. Sliding Scale: $200-$1,920, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Arrival Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Departure Time: 11:00 a.m. Registration opens approximately 9:00 a.m. Pacific
Event Details
Dates: Sunday to Thursday, May 22-26, 2022 (4 nights). Code 358R22.
Sliding Scale: $200-$1,920, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s).
Arrival Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m.
Registration opens approximately 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on January 19, 2022.
RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND!
Description:
In the storms of our lives, we need refuge – nourishment and support – a place to replenish our tired bodies and troubled hearts. When the Buddha taught meditation, his first instruction was to go sit under a tree. We will practice together in the age-old tradition of being outside in the company of the natural world. We will explore tapping into the natural stillness and dynamism that surrounds us outdoors and can teach us balance. As we integrate the stillness and movement, we will move toward being active participants in the world, while maintaining balance and ease in our hearts and minds.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Scholarship offerings: In returning to the land, we will also be returning to our pre-pandemic scholarship options and policies. All scholarship rates require a minimum fee ($50/night). Scholarships are limited to TWO per calendar year for on-land retreats. And, while we are not able to offer “no one turned away”-type of scholarships for in-person retreats, they are still available for online offerings.
Room Occupancy Update*: Starting with our “Living with Awareness” retreat on March 27, 2022, we will return to double occupancy rooms. Most of our rooms are single occupancy (only 16 of 80 rooms are double occupancy). We will also return to offering a “guaranteed single room” rate and these will be limited (16). This rate guarantees a single room while helping to support scholarships and all we do here at Spirit Rock. Single rooms are not exclusive to the top end of the sliding scale; everyone has a chance of being assigned a single room.
*Subject to change depending upon COVID-19 situation.
IMPORTANT – Details on our current COVID Safety Protocols for In-person Retreats.
Teacher(s)
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Jaya Rudgard
Jaya Rudgard
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Mark Coleman, MA
Mark Coleman, MA
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Susie Harrington
Susie Harrington
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Yong Oh
Yong Oh
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Event Details
Teacher: Amana Brembry Johnson Sliding Scale: $0 - 108. Code 21ML22. 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: Amana Brembry Johnson
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 21ML22.
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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Amana Brembry Johnson
Amana Brembry Johnson
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg. Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($15 - $30 Suggested). Code 21WM22. Description: Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as
Event Details
Teacher(s): Donald Rothberg.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 21WM22.
Description:
Program includes a 30-45-min sitting period, a talk, and a practice-oriented discussion. Suitable for beginners, as well as engaged practitioners.
Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s). Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program.
Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.
Teacher(s)
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Donald Rothberg, PhD
Donald Rothberg, PhD
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Event Details
Teacher(s): John Martin Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($15 - $30 Suggested). Code 18RS22. Description: The Rainbow Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
Event Details
Teacher(s): John Martin
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 18RS22.
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, gender non-conforming, and same-gender loving. Together, we’ll explore the Dharma in ways that welcome our lived experiences and build community that honors our diverse voices.
Program includes meditation, a dharma talk, and a practice-oriented discussion.
All levels of meditation experience welcome!
Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s). Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program.
Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.
Teacher(s)
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John Martin
John Martin
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends. Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($15 - $30 suggested). Code 21TM22. Description: A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal
Event Details
Teacher(s): Grace Fisher and Friends.
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 suggested). Code 21TM22.
Description:
A meditation group for women to honor the feminine using silent and guided meditation, movement, seasonal rituals on the land, and group exploration in a safe, nurturing environment.
Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teachers. Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program.
Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.
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
Dates: Friday to Wednesday, May 27-June 1, 2022 (5 nights). Code 360R22. Sliding Scale: $250-$2400, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s). Arrival Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Departure Time: 11:00 a.m. Registration opens approximately 9:00 a.m.
Event Details
Dates: Friday to Wednesday, May 27-June 1, 2022 (5 nights). Code 360R22.
Sliding Scale: $250-$2400, PLUS a donation to the teacher(s).
Arrival Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Departure Time: 11:00 a.m.
Registration opens approximately 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on January 27, 2022.
RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND!
Description:
The Buddha was known as “The Happy One.” However, the teachings often seem to emphasize working with suffering. Joy and happiness can seem frivolous even though joy is one of the Seven Factors of Awakening. In this retreat we will practice with an emphasis
on cultivating wholesome states to develop our natural capacity for well-being and happiness. Our own development of well-being and joy then becomes our gift to a troubled world.
The retreat includes silent sitting and walking periods with instructions in Mindfulness meditation, practice meetings with teachers, and some experiential exercises. This retreat is appropriate for both experienced and new students.
Practices will include:
Inclining the mind toward wholesome states;
The power of intention;
Mindfulness as appreciation practice (wonder and gratitude);
Transforming suffering through Compassion;
How letting go leads to true freedom;
Loving-kindness for self and others;
Mudita (sympathetic joy);
and
The joy of simply being.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Scholarship offerings: In returning to the land, we will also be returning to our pre-pandemic scholarship options and policies. All scholarship rates require a minimum fee ($50/night). Scholarships are limited to TWO per calendar year for on-land retreats. And, while we are not able to offer “no one turned away”-type of scholarships for in-person retreats, they are still available for online offerings.
Room Occupancy Update*: Starting with our “Living with Awareness” retreat on March 27, 2022, we will return to double occupancy rooms. Most of our rooms are single occupancy (only 16 of 80 rooms are double occupancy). We will also return to offering a “guaranteed single room” rate and these will be limited (16). This rate guarantees a single room while helping to support scholarships and all we do here at Spirit Rock. Single rooms are not exclusive to the top end of the sliding scale; everyone has a chance of being assigned a single room.
*Subject to change depending upon COVID-19 situation.
IMPORTANT – Details on our current COVID Safety Protocols for In-person Retreats.
Teacher(s)
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Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
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Diana Winston
Diana Winston
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Evelyn Larsen
Evelyn Larsen
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James Baraz
James Baraz
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Victoria Cary
Victoria Cary
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Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday - Sunday, May 28-29, 2022; 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time In-Person Sliding Scale: $108-$1008 *Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for
Event Details
Date & Time: Saturday – Sunday, May 28-29, 2022; 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. US Pacific Time
In-Person Sliding Scale: $108-$1008
*Our sliding scale options for this program include financial support for our teachers and Spirit Rock. Code SB1S22 .
Please Note: This program will be offered as a hybrid: on-land and online. This is the registration page for the on-land program to be held in the Community Meditation Center.
Description:
In this two day retreat, we will explore and practice the Brahmavihāras—impartial good will, compassion, empathic joy, and equanimity—also known as “divine abodes” of the heart and mind. We will alternate between sessions of didactic explanation and sessions of contemplative practice specially formulated to cultivate these liberating mind states. We will be using the Mettā Sutta as our guide throughout the retreat. Our time together will include Dharma talks, guided meditations, discussion, Q&A, and short mindful movement practice sessions led by senior Kripalu teachers.
All experience levels are warmly welcome!
Space is very limited due to COVID protocols in place, please register here 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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Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
Sylvia Boorstein, PhD
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Event Details
Teacher(s): Margarita Loinaz, MD Sliding Scale: $0 - $108 ($15 - $30 Suggested). Code 22BV22. Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s). Closed Captioning [CC]
Event Details
Teacher(s): Margarita Loinaz, MD
Sliding Scale: $0 – $108 ($15 – $30 Suggested). Code 22BV22.
Our sliding scale options for this drop-in program include financial support for our teacher(s). Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program.
Online: We are offering this program online only via Zoom so you can join us remotely. We invite you to try this creative form of practice as we take care of one another and respond skillfully to COVID-19.
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.
All levels of experience are welcome.
Event Details
Teacher(s): TBD Sliding Scale: $0 - 108. Code 22ML22. Join us for "Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends"! For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group at
Event Details
Teacher(s): TBD
Sliding Scale: $0 – 108. Code 22ML22.
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…