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December Insight Retreat: Cultivating Calm, Contentment, and Confidence

Join us for a transformative retreat focused on deepening your understanding of mindfulness and insight practice. Through gentle guidance, we will cultivate the supportive qualities of stability & calm, well-being & contentment, and trust & confidence, which will then support the exploration of the Three Characteristics of Existence: the ever-changing nature of life (anicca), the stress and unease that arise from clinging (dukkha), and the realization that what we call “self” is more fluid and ungovernable than we often perceive (anatta). These teachings invite us to see the world with fresh eyes and foster insights that reduce stress and bring ease, fearlessness, and freedom to our lives.

We’ll support our journey with compassion, loving-kindness, and an open heart, allowing us to live in a way that benefits not only ourselves but also those around us. This retreat offers an accessible path for both new and experienced practitioners to deepen their understanding of the mind and heart, fostering greater resilience and connection to the world around us.

Sylvia Boorstein, a beloved long-time Spirit Rock teacher, will join us for short periods throughout the retreat.

2024-12-08 (11 days) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

  
2024-12-09 Morning Instructions: The Earth is Happy to Have You Around (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 62:07
Rachel Lewis, Nikki Mirghafori
2024-12-10 Morning Instructions: Infusing the Body & the Breath with Easeful, Gentle Knowing (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 57:54
Nikki Mirghafori, Tuere Sala
A gentle body scan guided meditation (Nikki), followed by walking meditation instructions and encouragement (Tuere).
2024-12-11 Morning Instructions: Embodying Ease (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 53:31
Tuere Sala, Rachel Lewis
2024-12-11 Practicing with Sila and Vedana on Retreat (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 58:24
Rachel Lewis
2024-12-12 Morning Instructions: Attuning to Vedana (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:21
Rachel Lewis, Nikki Mirghafori
2024-12-12 Faith (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:56
Tuere Sala
2024-12-13 Morning Instructions: Working with Emotions using R.A.F.T. (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:27
Nikki Mirghafori
Working with emotions (energy in motion) using RAFT -- R: Recognize; A: Allow; F: Feel in the Body; T: Tenderness.
2024-12-14 Morning Instructions: Working with Thoughts (3rd Foundation) (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 52:30
Tuere Sala
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