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February Insight Meditation Retreat: A Retreat for Experienced Students with James Baraz, Sally Armstrong, Kamala Masters, Andrea Fella, Dawn Scott, Bob Stahl, PhD, Louije Kim and Martha "Rasika" Link

Prerequisite: Before registering, you must have already completed a minimum of 21 days of retreat practice, with those retreats being six days or longer. These retreats should have been silent meditation retreats led by Spirit Rock, IMS, or IRC teachers, or other recognized Insight Meditation teachers. The retreats should have had a similar format to this retreat, with instructions, practices and talks focused on Insight Meditation.

Description:
Instead of the annual month-long, the February teaching team will lead a 12-day online retreat for experienced students. This extended retreat offers a rare opportunity for sustained and dedicated practice. Emphasis will be on quieting the mind, opening the heart and developing profound clarity and depth of insight practice. Instructions will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness, combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, through a daily schedule of silent stillness and mindful movement meditation, Dharma talks, and practice meetings with teachers.

We will encourage attendees to commit to the spirit of intensive practice with minimal input from the external world, and maintaining silence as much as possible. We look forward to supporting experienced students looking for a more traditional intensive retreat while practicing at home online.

2021-02-01 (12 days) Spirit Rock Meditation Center

  
2021-02-07 Meditation Instructions on the Mindfulness of Emotions 45:07
Bob Stahl
Morning Sit with Instructions
2021-02-07 Guided Metta Meditation, Difficult Person 47:00
Kamala Masters
Brahmaviharas (Heart Practices)
2021-02-07 Exploring the Wandering Mind 62:19
Andrea Fella
Dharma Talk
2021-02-08 Mindfulness of Thoughts 40:26
Andrea Fella
Morning Sit with Instructions
2021-02-09 Practicing with Vedana or feeling tone 46:50
Sally Armstrong
Every experience has the quality of being pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. When we can bring mindfulness to this aspect of the experience, we have the potential of not falling into greed, aversion, or delusion.
2021-02-09 Practicing Compassion 51:39
Andrea Fella
Brahmaviharas (Heart Practices)
2021-02-09 Trusting Your Buddha Knowing 59:37
James Baraz
With so many instructions and ways to practice, how do we know which is the "right one"? Similarly, with all decisions we need to make in our lives, how can we access the wisdom right inside?
2021-02-09 Evening Chanting 45:32
Kamala Masters
2021-02-10 Guided Instructions: Incorporating Awareness as a Meditation Object (including Choiceless Awareness) 22:36
James Baraz
Morning Sit with Instructions
2021-02-10 Brahma Vihara teaching on Mudita - Appreciative Joy 49:44
Bob Stahl
Brahmaviharas (Heart Practices)
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