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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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***2012***
***Joshua Tree***
Spring Insight Meditation Retreat
Jack Kornfield, Carol Wilson, Wes Nisker, Trudy Goodman, Noah Levine, Larry Yang, Lila Kate Wheeler, Franz Moeckl (qigong)
Wednesday, April 18, 3:00pm - Friday, April 27, 12:00pm
Joshua Tree Spiritual Center, Yucca Valley
$1135 sliding scale, plus a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff.
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.
www.spiritrock.org
***Lenox, Mass***
Kripalu weekend
The Radical Heart Of Buddhism
April 27-29
Learn to develop a greater sense of care for yourself and the world we share through the revolutionary spiritual practices of the Buddhist tradition of overcoming hatred with love, fear with faith, ignorance with understanding, and greed with generosity. Experience a weekend of meditation and reflection focused on the heart’s natural qualities of wisdom and compassion.
This workshop explores 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. Noah offers instruction in meditation and guidance in the subversive Buddhist path to liberation. This retreat is suitable for both beginning and long-term practitioners.
Note Student discounts and scholarships are available for this program. Please call Registration at 800-741-7353 for more information.
www.kripalu.org
***BOSTON***
Sunday April 29th 4pm
The Dharma Punx Profound Existence
South Boston Yoga
36 West Broadway
South Boston, Ma
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617-825-2433
***NYC***
April 30th
Monday 7pm
Brooklyn Dharma Punx
Kusala Yoga
159 Franklin St. @ India,
Brooklyn, New York
May 1st
Tuesday 7pm
the Rebel Saint Buddhist Meditation Center
(Lila Wellness Center)
302 Bowery #2 (3rd floor)
between Bleeker and Houston in NY, NY
***Joshua Tree***
Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society
Memorial Day Mindfulness Retreat
2012 with Noah Levine
Friday , May 25, 3:00 pm - Monday, May 28, noon (three nights)
Joshua Tree Retreat Center, Yucca Valley, CA
jtrcc.org
$240 - $425 (sliding scale). The cost of the retreat is $240. Anything you pay above this amount on the sliding scale will support our scholarship program and is tax-deductible.
All rooms are shared.
OPEN FOR REGISTRATION JANUARY 8, 2012
This silent retreat with Noah is a chance to experience an extended period of meditation that is so vital to our practice. There will be periods of sitting and walking meditation, with instructions and daily dharma talks. This weekend is especially good for those who are unable to get away for extended retreats or those who are new to practice. All are welcome to attend.
www.againstthestream.org
***Santa Cruz***
Aug 3-5th
Mt Madonna Center
Weekend retreat
more info to come
www.mountmadonna.org
***East Coast***
Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society Insight Meditation Retreat
East Coast - 2012
Sunday, Aug 19, 3:00 pm - Sunday, Aug 26
Noah Levine,Pablo Das, Justine Dawson & Josh Korda
Earthdance Retreat Center, Plainfield, MA
http://earthdance.net/
$600 - $1,000. The cost of the retreat is $600. Anything you pay above this on the sliding scale will support the scholarship program and is tax-deductible.
All rooms are shared and will be in dormitories or tent cabins. For info on accommodations, please click here.
$450-$650 (sliding scale) for on-site camping - you bring your own gear.
We currently have limited scholarship funds available and may not be able to support all who need a scholarship to attend. Please consider making payment arrangements if you need support to attend the retreat. If you are interested, please contact us. Download the forms for information on how to apply for a scholarship.
If you would like to make a donation to the Scholarship Fund go to www.againsthestream.org
At this Insight Meditation retreat, we focus our attention to our breath, body, heart and mind. The instructions will be based upon the Four Foundations of Mindfulness in combination with exercises in lovingkindness and compassion.
Each day will include periods of sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks and interviews.
This retreat is suitable for both beginning and experienced dharma students.
www.againstthestream.org
***Santa Fe N.M***
UPAYA Zen Center
Sep 21, 2012 — Sep 23, 2012
THE HEART OF THE REVOLUTION: SWIMMING AGAINST THE STREAM
Noah Levine
Using a hybrid of mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation techniques, Noah will offer an experience of the teachings and practices of the Buddha. We will learn to develop a greater sense of care for ourselves and for our world through the revolutionary spiritual practices of the Buddha. The workshop explores the way that true spiritual practice is an engagement with life that goes against the norms of our confused society and is therefore an act of rebellion. This ancient path of awakening our own deepest wisdom and compassion is accessible to all who choose it. Instructions in meditation and guidance in the Buddhist path to liberation will be offered.
www.upaya.org
***Oregon***
Breitenbush weekend retreat
Oct 5-7
www.breitenbush.org
***West Coast***
Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society Retreat
Oct 14-21
more info to come...
www.againstthestream.org
***Esalen***
The Path of the Buddha, with Noah Levine and Vinny Ferraro
October 28 - November 25, 2012
Noah Levine, a leading voice in the new generation of Buddhist teachers in the West, will act as guide for this month of investigating the Buddha's teachings and meditative practices. The path of the Buddha is much more than just learning meditation; it is the practice of cultivating true happiness. All of the teachings and practices of Buddhism have the aim of ending suffering through increasing wisdom and compassion. The wisdom and compassion that are uncovered in meditation are then used to engage skillfully with the suffering in the world. Buddhism is not a path of self-help; it is a path of altruistic action, from the inside out.
During this month of intensive immersion in the practices of the Buddha, participants will experience the liberating power of Mindfulness, the peace of Equanimity, the ease of Compassion, and the joy of Loving-Kindness. With the experience of these spiritual practices, we are better equipped to make a positive change in this world.
Through meditation and group processing exercises, such as Council, and small group inquiry, participants will explore what is blocking the happiness and freedom we seek, and learn to respond with more and more wisdom and compassion to all of the joy and sorrow in the world. This month-long work study program is suitable for both beginning meditators and long-time practitioners.
www.esalen.org
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