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IMC-Sponsored Residential Retreats


Though currently scheduled retreats are held in rented facilities, IMC is in the process of purchasing our own Residential Retreat Center. You can learn about the new Insight Retreat Center.
There is no cost for IMC-Sponsored Retreats. Donations are welcome.
  • Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Andrea Fella

    Sunday, March 18 to Sunday, March 25, 2012
    Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

    Flier
    Information
    Application

    Applicants will be admitted to this retreat by lottery.  All applications with deposits that have been received by January 18, 2012 will be entered into a lottery to be held on January 19.  You will be notified during the following week if you have been admitted or are on the wait-list.  Subsequent applications will be added to the wait-list.

    Gil Fronsdal’s bio
    Andrea Fella’s bio

  • Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Andrea Fella and Anushka Fernandopulle

    Sunday, April 15 to Sunday, April 22, 2012

    Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

    Flyer
    Information
    Application

    Applicants will be admitted to this retreat by lottery.  All applications with deposits that have been received by February 15, 2012 will be entered into a lottery to be held on February 16.  You will be notified during the following week if you have been admitted or are on the wait-list.  Subsequent applications will be added to the wait-list.

    Andrea Fella’s bio

    Anushka Fernandopulle has trained in meditation in the Theravada Buddhist tradition for over 20 years in monasteries in Sri Lanka and India as well as in urban US settings. She teaches dharma groups and meditation retreats around the country. Anushka also works as a leadership/life coach, facilitator and consultant. Her work is informed by a B.A. in social anthropology/religion from Harvard University and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. More about her dharma teaching can be found at www.anushkaf.org

  • Memorial Day Weekend Family Retreat

    Saturday, May 26 to Monday, May 28, 2012
    Jikoji Zen Retreat Center, 12100 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos, CA 95030

    Flier
    Information
    Application

    Applicants will be admitted to this retreat by lottery. All applications with deposits that have been received by March 16, 2012 will be entered into a lottery to be held on March 17th. You will be notified during the following week if you have been admitted or are on the wait-list. Subsequent applications will be added to the wait-list.

    Richard Shankman’s bio
    Rebekkah La Dyne’s bio
    Liz Powell is IMC Dharma Sprouts and Dharma Rocks family programs leader. She currently serves as an IMC board member and as director of Youth and Family programs at IMC. She has been a meditator since 2004.

  • Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal

    Sunday, September 16 to Sunday, September 30, 2012

    Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

    Registration opens May 16, 2012 May 1, 2012.
    NOTE: registration and lottery date change

    Information about how to register will be posted here on that day.

    Applicants will be admitted to this retreat by lottery.  All applications with deposits that have been received by May 31, 2012 will be entered into a lottery to be held on June 1.  You will be notified during the following week if you have been admitted or are on the wait-list.  Subsequent applications will be added to the wait-list.

    This retreat is open to experienced students who have successfully completed at least three 10-day (or longer) silent Vipassana retreats.  Applicants who have not previously sat this retreat must be approved by Gil Fronsdal.  If you are selected in the lottery but have not had prior approval for the retreat, Gil will talk to you.  Please contact Laura Crabb (registrar) at lauracrabb2@gmail.com or 408/380-3002 x80 if you have questions.

    Gil Fronsdal’s bio

  • Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal

    Tentative depending on progress on IRC renovation

    Sunday, October 14 to Sunday, October 21, 2012

    Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

    Registration opens June 14, 2012.
    Information about how to register will be posted here on that day.

    Applicants will be admitted to this retreat by lottery.  All applications with deposits that have been received by July 14, 2012 will be entered into a lottery to be held on July 15.  You will be notified during the following week if you have been admitted or are on the wait-list.  Subsequent applications will be added to the wait-list.

    Gil Fronsdal’s bio

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Other Residential Retreats with Andrea Fella


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