This retreat will be held online.

with Celeste + Dawn Scott

This retreat is sold out and the waitlist is closed.

Please note this retreat meets the requirements for participants in Jack Kornfield + Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification program through Sounds True. 

As we focus on practices that quiet the mind and open the heart, we support a continuity of mindfulness and a deepening of our meditation practice, which provides us with a true refuge amidst uncertainty.

We live in an increasingly complex world, and many of us long for more stillness and quiet in our busy lives. With the current challenges we are facing, we may discover the space for a slower life tempo but are not sure how to start cultivating the calm and tranquility we seek.  At other times, we may feel overwhelmed by our personal responsibilities and the turbulence of our world.  Whatever our current conditions, the spirit of our times is calling us to strengthen the depth of our practice and find moments of peace.

During this six day online retreat, we will learn to slow down and attune to the fresh simplicity of our present moment experience, rest in stillness, and connect with the heart’s inner capacity for healing and freedom.

Together we will explore some of the supports for presence: letting go of distraction, the deliberate cultivation of simplicity and contentment, and a renewed sense of connection with our own bodies, hearts, and minds in community. By bringing mindful attention to our moment to moment experience, we can learn to cultivate resilience amidst change and grow in awareness, love, and wisdom. 

The structure of this online Insight meditation retreat includes two guided meditations with Q&A each day, time for independent sitting and walking meditation periods in the communal virtual hall, rest, mindful eating instruction, Dharma talks, and small group practice discussion meetings with the teachers. This format is configured to maximize its effectiveness as a virtual retreat during this extraordinary time. It combines the dedicated practice time of a residential retreat while supporting those with family members and other personal commitments.

The retreat includes 6 full days and 6 nights of practice together. It will start at 9:00am on Friday, February 19th and end at 11am Thursday, February 25th.

This is a dana (donation) based retreat.

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