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Schedule of upcoming teaching dates:
For info on all of the Los Angeles Classes at Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society
please go to
www.againstthestream.org
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New years eve intention setting ceremonies
www.againstthestream.org
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***Oregon***
January 22nd-24th
Breitenbush weekend retreat
Finding Freedom
In the Buddhist tradition of uncovering the heart’s natural qualities of Wisdom and Compassion through meditation, this weekend workshop focuses on mindfulness and loving kindness practice that allow us to access the freedom we seek from within. We will learn to develop a greater sense of care for ourselves and for our world through the revolutionary spiritual practices of the Buddha.
You will discover how true spiritual practice is an engagement with life that goes against the norms of our confused society and is therefore an act of rebellion. Instructions in meditation and guidance in the subversive Buddhist path to liberation will be offered.
This retreat is suitable for beginning and long-term practitioners. Youth, families, social workers, activists and revolutionaries are encouraged to attend.
REG: Breitenbush 503.854.3320
INFO: www.breitenbush.org
BEGINS: Fri dinner
ENDS: Sun lunch
COST: $150 plus lodging
DEPOSIT: cost of lodging
***Big Sur CA***
Month long work study at
Esalen Institute
The Path of the Buddha
February 14 - March 14, 2010
(Full with wait list)
***Colorado***
March 19-21
Shambhala Mnt
In the Footsteps of the Buddha:
A Weekend of Teachings and Practice of the Path of Awakening
The transformative power of the Buddha's teachings are as relevant to our lives today as they were 2,500 years ago.
Before all of the rites, rituals and empowerments of modern-day Buddhism were developed, there was just the simple, profound teachings of the Buddha. The Buddha offered a direct, straightforward training of the heart and mind that leads to freedom from all forms of suffering. In the time of the Buddha there were no devotional practices, no fancy rituals, no big transmissions - just good old meditation, renunciation and compassionate actions.
Drawing directly from the most ancient Buddhist scriptures, Noah will guide all who attend in the original path of meditative awakening.
http://www.shambhalamountain.org/programs/1253
May 1st -9th
Yucca Valley spring Vipassana Retreat
www.spiritrock.org
Jack Kornfield, Trudy Goodman, Howard Cohn, Wes Nisker, Noah Levine, Spring Washam, Anushka Fernandopulle , Franz Moeckl (qigong)
Fri, Apr 30, 3:00 pm - Sun, May 9, 12:00 pm (9 nights)
Joshua Tree Spiritual Center,
Yucca Valley
Cost $1460 - $1010, sliding scale.
Will open on Dec 22, 2009 - Forms available at that time
For over 30 years Jack Kornfield has been making an annual pilgrimage to the high and spacious desert of Yucca Valley. This retreat is an opportunity to practice in the serene and natural beauty of the high desert in full bloom. The beautiful desert environment becomes a mirror for the beauty of the unfolding heart and the spaciousness of mind achieved through the meditation practice. For many, it has become an annual springtime pilgrimage.
Join Jack and other Spirit Rock teachers to deeply experience the dharma in this favorable combination of conditions and teachings. This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing lovingkindness, clarity and depth of practice. The retreat will include systematic vipassana instructions, silent sitting and walking periods, dharma talks and interviews. There is a daily guided movement meditation. An excellent first retreat or a great way to renew your practice.
Held at the Joshua Tree Spiritual Retreat Center in the high desert near Joshua Tree National Park, about an hour from Palm Springs
***Lenox, Mass***
May 14th-19th
Kripalu
May 14–16, 2010 friday–sunday (2 nights)
or 14-19 friday-wed (5 nights)
The Buddhist Path to Freedom: Breaking the Addiction to the Mind
Buddhism is a path to freedom from suffering. That suffering originates in the addictive quality of the mind and our habitual tendency to grasp at pleasure and push away pain. All addictions stem from these roots.
The Buddhist path offers a spiritual and psychological process of transformation that has proven to be a most effective treatment for our human addiction to thinking and all the suffering we create with the mind. And Buddhist meditation is the most potent tool there is for recovering our original wholeness or Buddha nature.
Open to all levels of experience and offered in a weekend or 5-day format, this program will provide an opportunity to learn and practice several different forms of Buddhist meditation oriented specifically toward breaking free of old ways of thinking. People in 12-step recovery programs are especially welcome.
Note Student discounts and scholarships are available for this program. Please call Registration at 800-741-7353 for more information.
www.kripalu.org
May 28th-June 2nd
Holland
STICHTING INZICHTS MEDITATIE / INSIGHT MEDITATION FOUNDATION
INVITATION
TO PARTICIPATE IN A VIPASSANA MEDITATION RETREAT
There are 3 possibilities:
Friday May 28th to Sunday June 6th 2010,
Friday May 28th to Wednesday June 2nd
or
Wednesday June 2nd to Sunday June 6th 2010
at “Huize Elizabeth” in Denekamp, The Netherlands (2 hours from Amsterdam approximately)
PROGRAM
The retreat begins on Friday May 28th at 8:00 PM and will end on the last day after lunch. On Wednesday June 2nd there will be a change for the people that do not join for the entire retreat. The ones that have signed up for the first part will leave after lunch and the ones joining for the second part will arrive for dinner between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM.
The retreat will take place at the peaceful and quiet location “Huize Elizabeth” which is located in Denekamp, The Netherlands and will be led by Noah Levine from the United States (for more info on Noah check out the information below). A single room will be made available to you.
The retreat center is reachable by public transport (bus) but we will try to pick everyone up by car that arrives at the closest train station which is Oldenzaal.
The program will include walking- and sitting meditation, meditation instructions, dhamma talks and personal talks (interviews).
COSTS AND APPLICATION
The costs for the entire 10 day retreat will be €515,00 and for the first part (6 days) it will be €290,00 and for the last part (5 days) €240.00. If you would like to join but if the participation costs are an obstacle, you can contact
+31(0)38-4656653
for information on scholarships. If you have a Dutch bank account applying for this course is done by transferring the amount for 5, 6 or 10 days to giro 8122006 on the name of Stichting Inzichts Meditatie in Ezinge and please state for which part of the retreat you apply. If you are not the account holder make sure to state your name. If you have a foreign bank account please contact Do Radius at the e-mail below.
Furthermore we ask you to send in the application form to Do Radius, 1e Rozendwarsstraat 8-A, 1016 PC Amsterdam (d.radius@hotmail.com).
GENERAL CONDITIONS
TEACHER
Noah Levine as a meditation teacher is mainly educated by Jack Kornfield. He is the founder of the “Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society” with a center in Los Angeles and over 20 groups in the United States. He teaches meditation groups, gives workshops and leads retreats. He is the author of “Dharma Punx” and “Against the Stream”. On September 7th 2008 he was featured in a Dutch documentary by the BOS (Buddhist Broadcasting Foundation) which you can find online at http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=937939847312196429&ei=n74BS_yZFs2E-Qa94JCuCA&q=dharma+punx&hl=en&view=2#.
INFORMATION
About two weeks before the start of the retreat you will receive a letter or e-mail with all necessary information. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Do Radius at d.radius@hotmail.com or +31(0)20-6360358 or +31(0)6-27227063. When calling from overseas, please consider the time difference.
***Santa Cruz***
Vajrapani Insight Meditation Retreat
(9 nights)
Mary Grace Orr, Gil Fronsdal, Noah Levine
Fri, Jul 2, 3:00 pm - Sun, Jul 11, 12:00 pm
Vajarapani Insititue, Santa Cruz
Accommodations range from camping to private cabin. Fee depends upon level of accommodation selected.
Will open on Mar 2, 2010 - Forms available at that time
This retreat follows the usual Insight Meditation (Vipassana) format of sitting and walking in silence, with systematic meditation instructions. Teachers give daily dharma talks and there will be time for individual interviews. A good retreat for beginning and experienced meditators.
This retreat is held at the Vajrapani Institute located in the beautiful mountains above Santa Cruz.
www.spiritrock.org to register
***Washington State***
Cloud Mountain
July 23 - 30;
Kind Awareness Retreat
7 days with Vinny Ferraro, Kyira Korrigan and Pablo Das
In this retreat of Insight Meditation (Vipassana), we will bring mindful attention to the breath, body, heart and mind. Instruction will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness, combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, through a daily schedule of silent sitting, walking, dharma talks and interviews.
Together we will learn that freedom is possible through meeting ourselves, our relationships and our world with deepened wisdom, compassion and acceptance. This retreat is appropriate for both beginning and experienced dharma students.
Vinny Ferraro has been practicing meditation since 1993. He has studied with several renowned spiritual teachers including Jack Kornfield, Ajahn Sumedho and the Dalai Lama. In 1998, he spent a year sitting bedside with the dying through the San Francisco Zen Center Hospice Program. Since 2000 Vinny has led workshops for youth in schools internationally for a non-profit organization called Challenge Day, which led him to facilitate a group of teens and their families for the Oprah show. He has taught meditation to incarcerated youth and adults and is currently training dharma teachers to do the same for MBA, The Mind Body Awareness Project. He is a Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leader and has been teaching the weekly Friday night insight meditation group, Urban Dharma, in San Francisco since 2004.
Retreat cost: $420 plus dana offering. Register http://www.cloudmountain.org/july_2010.htm#j23
***EAST COAST***
Sept 3rd-6th
Kripalu
Lenox, Mass
Labor Day weekend Buddhism 101 retreat
www.kripalu.org
***Oregon***
Sept 24-26th
Breitenbush Hotsprings
Buddhism and Recovery
weekend retreat
more info to come...
***Northern Cal***
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Oct 4-10 (6 nights)
Kind Awareness Retreat with
Noah Levine, Wes Nisker and Vinny Ferraro
In this retreat of Insight Meditation (Vipassana), we will bring mindful attention to the breath, body, heart and mind. Instruction will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness, combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, through a daily schedule of silent sitting, walking, dharma talks and interviews.
Together we will learn that freedom is possible through meeting ourselves, our relationships and our world with deepened wisdom, compassion and acceptance. This retreat is appropriate for both beginning and experienced dharma students.
***Southern Cal***
Nov 13-19 (6 nights)
Against The Stream Retreat
Joshua Tree retreat center
Silent retreat...more info to come...
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