What the Buddha Taught | Spirit Rock In-Person Retreat

The Buddha’s teaching originated in South Asia over 2,500 years ago, but is still relevant for us today. Join us to explore Buddhist practices, stories, and teachings. This retreat will be oriented around silent practice as in a meditation monastery, with guided meditations, Dharma talks, and time for questions. We will practice mindfulness in sitting, walking, eating, and basic daily activities. The renunciation of technology, books, entertainment, and other aspects of regular life will facilitate the development of insight that will benefit us when we return to our modern lives. Open to all levels of experience.

This retreat is open to everyone.

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.

Hemera Fellowships – are you eligible? Learn more…

Room Occupancy Update*: Starting with our “Living with Awareness” retreat on March 27, 2022, we will return to double occupancy rooms. Many 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. The remaining single rooms are not exclusive to the top end of the sliding scale; however, they are initially prioritized for those with serious medical needs.

Dates

Thursday to Tuesday, September 29 – October 4, 2022 (5 nights). Code 396R22.