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Retreats

There is no cost for classes, events and retreats at IMC. Donations are welcome. No pre-registration is required unless otherwise stated.
Last Updated: April 13 2008


Sections:
Half-Day Retreats
Daylong Retreats
IMC-Sponsored Residential Retreats
Spirit Rock Residential Retreats

Half-Day Retreats

Wednesday Morning Half-Day Retreat

Every Wednesday, 9:30 am - 12:15 pm

See Weekly Sittings & Talks for description and schedule.

Monday Half-Day Retreats

with Andrea Fella
April 28, May 26, June 23, July 14, September 15, 9:30 am - 12:15 pm

Alternating sitting and walking meditation. Bring lunch for informal discussion afterwards. (See Wednesday Morning Half-Day Retreat for description and schedule.)

Daylong Retreats

Dharma Practice Days

with Gil Fronsdal
Fridays, April 25, May 30, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Meditation, teachings and discussions. Bring lunch. See Special Events for details.

Daylong Meditation Retreats

Saturdays as noted

Silent retreat. Sitting and walking meditation, dharma talk. Bring lunch. See schedule details below list of retreats.


Daylong Retreat Schedules

9:00 am - 4:30 pm Daylong Retreats with Gil Fronsdal
These retreats do not have a fixed schedule, but include instructions or guided meditations with alternating sitting and walking periods, about 35 minutes or so in length. A dharma talk is usually given at the end of the day and/or before lunch. If you come for a partial day and arrive during a sitting period, please enter quietly and sit in the outer hall until the sitting period is over. You can join at any time during a walking period.

8:30 am - 5:00 pm Daylong Retreats with Gil Fronsdal
No instruction, previous experience recommended. Brief interviews with Gil available. Schedule is as follows:

  • 8:30 am Sit
  • 9:15 am Welcome
  • 9:30 am Walk
  • 10:15 am Sit
  • 11:00 am Walk
  • 11:45 am Sit
  • 12:30 pm Lunch
  • 1:30 pm Sit
  • 2:15 pm Walk
  • 3:00 pm Sit
  • 3:45 pm Walk
  • 4:15 pm Talk
  • 5:00 pm End or stay for cleanup

Daylong Retreats with guest teachers
Schedule may vary according to the topic and discretion of the teacher.

IMC-Sponsored Residential Retreats

Metta Retreat

with Bhante Sujiva
Sunday - Sunday, April 27 - May 4

At Hidden Villa in Los Altos. Registration opens December 27. Contact Curt Smith (408) 842-0988.

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May Hidden Villa Retreat

with Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella
Sunday - Sunday, May 11 - 18

Registration opens January 11. Contact Cindy Crowe-Urgo (650) 619-9054.

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May Jikoji Retreat

with Gil Fronsdal
Friday - Monday, May 23 - 26

Registration opens January 23. Contact Frank Ryerson (650) 245-1467.

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July Jikoji Retreat

with Andrea Fella & Pam Weiss
Wednesday - Sunday, July 2 - 6

Registration opens March 2. Contact Rainbow (650) 321-3649.

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August Jikoji Retreat

with Andrea Fella & Richard Shankman
Friday - Sunday, August 15 - 17

Registration opens April 15. Contact Bill Kostura (650) 815-1174.

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September Hidden Villa Retreat

with Gil Fronsdal
Sunday - Sunday, September 14 - 28

Pre-requisite: One 10-day retreat. Please register by May 10. Contact Laura Crabb (408) 380-3002 x 80.

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October Hidden Villa Retreat

with Gil Fronsdal & Steve Armstrong
Sunday - Sunday, October 19 - 26

Registration opens June 19. Contact Pat White (650) 462-1834.

Other Retreats with Gil Fronsdal

Vajrapani Retreat

with Gil Fronsdal, John Travis & Mary Grace Orr
Friday - Sunday, August 8 - 17

Registration opens April 1. See www.spiritrock.org.

No Difference: Compassion & Freedom

with Gil Fronsdal & Furyu Nancy Schroeder
Sunday - Friday, August 24 - 29

At Tassajara Zen Monastery in the Big Sur Mountains. One of the most precious aspects of the Buddhist path is discovering the mutuality of compassion and freedom and, by extension, the mutuality of benefiting others as well as oneself. Instruction, meditation, dharma talks, and discussion. Call Tassajara Reservations (415) 865-1899 or www.sfzc.org. Early reservations recommended.