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Residential Retreats
IMC-Sponsored Residential Retreats
All IMC retreats are held in rented facilities. IMC is searching for property to house our own Residential Retreat Center; for more information on this project, click here.
There is no cost for IMC-Sponsored Retreats. Donations are welcome.
- Retreat for Beginners with Carla Brennan and Ines Freedman
Friday, September 3 to Sunday, September 5, 2010
Jikoji Retreat Center, 12100 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos CA 95033
Note: The Registrar will be away June 1-13 and will process received applications only when she returns
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, as well Dharma talks, time for Q & A, and interviews with the teachers. There will be instruction in mindfulness of the breath, body, emotions, thoughts and walking. The retreat is suitable for both beginners and those wanting to review the basics of practice in a retreat setting. Optional Qi Gong practice will be offered.
Dormitory-style sleeping or camping. Vegetarian meals.
Carla Brennan is a Vipassana teacher and offers a variety of classes, workshops and retreats in the Santa Cruz area and beyond and has a weekly meditation group in Felton, CA. Carla is also a Spirit Rock Meditation Center visiting teacher. She leads nature-based retreats in California and Utah. Carla has been practicing meditation for 35 years in the Zen, Vipassana, and Tibetan traditions. Her many teachers include Zen Master Sueng Sahn, Jack Kornfield, and Lama Surya Das. Carla is also a former psychotherapist and has taught Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for over 17 years. See her website or you can listen to her talks on audiodharma.
Ines Freedman has been practicing Buddhist meditation since 1985, with Gil Fronsdal as her primary teacher since 1995. She is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center Community Dharma Leader Program and was Managing Director of Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City. She has experience with long meditation retreats including extended self-retreats, and has a special interest in working with meditation for those with chronic pain. She directs and teaches the Audiodharma Online Meditation Courses, and serves on the IMC Chaplaincy Council. She is a retired chiropractor. You can listen to her talks on audiodharma.
- Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal – (Pre-requisite)
Sunday, September 19 to Sunday, October 3, 2010
Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
This retreat is currently full. New applicants will be placed on a waiting list and notified if spots open up.
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For senior students, minimum pre-requisite two 10-day Vipassana retreats
Gil has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. He has trained in both the Japanese Soto Zen tradition and the Insight Meditation lineage of Theravada Buddhism of Southeast Asia. Gil was trained as a Vipassana teacher by Jack Kornfield and is part of the Vipassana teachers’ collective at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He has been the primary teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California since 1990. He is a husband and father of two boys.
- Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal and Heather Martin
Sunday, October 17 to Sunday, October 24, 2010
Hidden Villa Retreat Center, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
This retreat is currently full. New applicants will be placed on a waiting list and notified if spots open up.
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Gil has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. He has trained in both the Japanese Soto Zen tradition and the Insight Meditation lineage of Theravada Buddhism of Southeast Asia. Gil was trained as a Vipassana teacher by Jack Kornfield and is part of the Vipassana teachers’ collective at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He has been the primary teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California since 1990. He is a husband and father of two boys.
Heather Martin has practiced different forms of meditation for over thirty years. Her early dharma practice was under the guidance of S. N. Goenka, and has since been influenced by both Burmese and Thai streams of Theravada – just recently while practicing in Burma with Ven. U Tejaniya. She was trained by Jack Kornfield, and teaches at Spirit Rock, in south western Canada and in the Pacific Northwest. She worked for 20 years as a midwife, and lives on Salt Spring Island, off the west coast of British Columbia.
- Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella
Sunday, March 20 to Sunday March 27, 2011
Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Registration opens November 20, 2010
Gil has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. He has trained in both the Japanese Soto Zen tradition and the Insight Meditation lineage of Theravada Buddhism of Southeast Asia. Gil was trained as a Vipassana teacher by Jack Kornfield and is part of the Vipassana teachers’ collective at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He has been the primary teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California since 1990. He is a husband and father of two boys.
Andrea Fella has been practicing Insight Meditation since 1996, and, under Gil Fronsdal’s guidance, began teaching meditation classes in 2003. She is particularly drawn to intensive retreat practice, and has done a number of long retreats, both in the U.S. and Burma. During one long practice period in Burma, she ordained as a nun with Sayadaw U Janaka. Andrea teaches residential retreats for IMC, and the Tuesday morning and Thursday evening meditation classes.
- Hidden Villa Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal & Andrea Fella
Sunday, May 6 to Sunday, May 15, 2011
Hidden Villa , 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Registration opens January 20, 2010
Gil has practiced Zen and Vipassana since 1975 and has a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from Stanford. He has trained in both the Japanese Soto Zen tradition and the Insight Meditation lineage of Theravada Buddhism of Southeast Asia. Gil was trained as a Vipassana teacher by Jack Kornfield and is part of the Vipassana teachers’ collective at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He was ordained as a Soto Zen priest at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1982, and in 1995 he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman, the abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. He has been the primary teacher for the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, California since 1990. He is a husband and father of two boys.
Andrea Fella has been practicing Insight Meditation since 1996, and, under Gil Fronsdal’s guidance, began teaching meditation classes in 2003. She is particularly drawn to intensive retreat practice, and has done a number of long retreats, both in the U.S. and Burma. During one long practice period in Burma, she ordained as a nun with Sayadaw U Janaka. Andrea teaches residential retreats for IMC, and the Tuesday morning and Thursday evening meditation classes.
Other Residential Retreats with Gil Fronsdal
- Emptiness: A Meditation and Study Retreat with Guy Armstrong, Gil Fronsdal, Sally Clough Armstrong
November 11-18
The teachings, practices, and realizations of Emptiness have been important themes in Buddhism from the early days of Theravada on through the development of the Mahayana and Vajrayana schools. In this retreat we will introduce and explore the many meanings and implications of emptiness in Buddhist thought and practice through talks, readings, reflections, guided meditations, and group discussions. To support the study aspect of the retreat, there will be two talks a day, in the morning and evening, as well as group discussions. To support the meditation, the retreat will include regular sitting and walking periods and will be held in silence apart from the talks, discussions and interviews.
Prerequisite(s): This retreat is suitable for those who have sat a total of 20 days in silent vipassana retreats.
See: Spirit Rock site: http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=210R10
- New Year’s Insight Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal, John Travis, Sharda Rogell, Adrianne Ross, Janice Clarfield (yoga)
Sunday, December 26, 3:00 pm – Sunday, January 2, 12:00 pm
This is a traditional Insight meditation (Vipassana) retreat format with sitting and walking in silence, and time for individual interviews. Teachers give daily dharma talks and systematic meditation instructions. We will celebrate New Year’s Eve with a late evening sitting and simple ceremony.
NOTE: This is a lottery retreat. To enter the lottery, download the forms from Spirit Rock website http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=222R10 or call (415) 488-0164 x 243 to request a form, after the open date.
Other Residential Retreats with Andrea Fella
- Mindfulness of Mind Retreat with Andrea Fella and Heather Martin
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center September 10 – 17, 2010
The Buddha taught four foundations of mindfulness. While each tradition of practice has as a starting point one foundation or another, liberating mindfulness includes all four foundations without preference. This retreat offers instructions on the four foundations of mindfulness with particular attention to Awareness of Mind, and will be taught in the style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. The initial instructions will be given by Sayadaw U Tejaniya through pre-recorded sessions. Daily practice guidance will be provided through dhamma talks, Q & A sessions, individual and small group discussions led by the teachers, as well as through pre-recorded dhamma dialogues and the writings of Sayadaw U Tejaniya.
Retreat Experience Requirement: Each participant must have attended in full at least one retreat of 5 days or longer. Please note on your registration form the specifics of your retreat experience.
For further information: http://cloudmountain.org/index.php?page=07fellascharf
- Three Month Course, Part 2 with Joseph Goldstien, Rebecca Bradshaw, Annie Nugent, Greg Scharf, Andrea Fella
October 24 – December 4, 2010
Insight Meditation Society Barre, Massachusettes
This three-month course, including its six-week partials, is a special time for practice. Because of its extended length and ongoing guidance, it is an opportunity for students to deepen the powers of concentration, wisdom and compassion. Based on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and supplemented by a range of skillful means, this retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based on the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
Prerequisite is two retreats of a week or more with a recognized insight meditation teacher, or special permission.
For more information: http://www.dharma.org/ims/retreat_detail.php?id=196
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