Wed. August 19 to Sunday August 23, 2009

This is a silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, as well as Dharma talks, and interviews with the teachers. It will be conducted at the rustic Jikoji Retreat Center on Skyline Boulevard in Los Gatos.

Dormitory-style sleeping or camping. Vegetarian meals.

Cost: This retreat is offered entirely on a dana or freely given basis. The teachers and cook will be serving without compensation and the operational costs of the retreat (mostly for facility rental and food) will be paid from the Retreat Fund of the Insight Meditation Center (IMC). At the end of the retreat, participants may offer whatever dana or donation they wish to the teacher, the cook, and the IMC Retreat Fund. A refundable $100 deposit is required to reserve a space. Your deposit will be refunded as long as you attend the retreat, or cancel two weeks before the retreat begins.

To reserve your space, please complete: (a) the Application and (b) the Participation Agreement and Liability Release found on our website at: www.insightmeditationcenter.org and send them, along with (c) your $100 deposit made payable to IMC, to

For more information contact Cheryll Gasner at: imc.august.retreat@gmail.com

Or, if you do not have access to a computer, phone 650-465-3870