Residential Retreats

Meditation Retreat with Gil Fronsdal – (Pre-requisite)

Posted October 31, 2009 - Residential Retreats

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. Application Information Flier 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…

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Mindfulness Meditation Retreat with Andrea Fella and Pamela Weiss

Posted October 31, 2009 - Events, Residential Retreats, Special Events

Wednesday, August 4 to Sunday, August 8, 2010 Jikoji Retreat Center, 12100 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos CA 95033 Application Information Flier 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…

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Mindfulness Meditation Retreat with Andrea Fella

Posted October 31, 2009 - Residential Retreats

Memorial Weekend, May 28–31, 2010 Jikoji Retreat Center, 12100 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos CA 95033 This retreat is currently full. New applicants will be placed on a waiting list and notified if spots open up. Application Information Flier Registration opens January 28, 2010. This is a silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, as well as instruction, Dharma talks, and interviews with the teachers. It will be conducted at the rustic Jikoji Retreat Center on Skyline Boulevard in…

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Householder Retreat with Andrea Fella: Sept 13 – 19

Posted September 9, 2009 - Residential Retreats

1:30 pm – 5:00 pmLocation: IMCNotes:Integrating practice into our daily lives can be difficult. Many of us need support for this challenging but rewarding aspect of practice. We will integrate formal practice and Dharma discussion with our daily life by surrounding our usual workweek and workdays with practice & discussion. We begin with a half-day retreat with instructions and discussion on Sunday, and end with a daylong retreat on the following Saturday. During the week we will meet each morning…

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Two Week Retreat at the Hidden Villa with Gil Fronsdal

Posted September 1, 2009 - Residential Retreats

September 13 to 27, 2009 This is a silent mindfulness retreat for experienced meditators who are comfortable with periods of independent practice. Instruction, Dharma talks, and interviews with Gil will support the meditator’s independent insight practice. The retreat will be conducted at the Hidden Villa Hostel near Los Altos. Prerequisite: This retreat is for practitioners with previous Vipassana residential retreat experience and who have checked in with Gil Fronsdal about participation. Dormitory-style sleeping or camping. Vegetarian meals. Cost: This retreat…

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Hidden Villa Retreat with with Steve Armstrong & Kamala Masters

Posted August 20, 2009 - Residential Retreats

Sunday – Sunday, October 11 – 18 This is a silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, as well as instruction, Dharma talks, and interviews with the teachers. It will be conducted at the Hidden Villa Hostel near Los Altos. 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…

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4 Day August Jikoji Retreat

Posted August 19, 2009 - Residential Retreats

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…

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Jikoji Retreat with Andrea Fella and Pam Weiss

Posted August 10, 2009 - Residential Retreats

Sep 25 – 27, 2009 Mindfulness retreat at Jikoji Retreat Center in Los Gatos, http://www.jikoji.org/ Taught by Andrea Fella and Pam Weiss

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