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We reserve the right to cancel a class or special event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable. If InsightLA cancels an event you’ve registered for, you will be offered a full refund. If an event has to be postponed for any reason, you will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer your registration to the same event at the new, future date. If you cancel, we apply a 5% credit processing fee and the refunded amounts are listed below:

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4-8 weeks – amount paid less $175
2-4 weeks – amount paid less $300
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4-8 weeks – amount paid less $100
2-4 weeks – amount paid less $200
< 2 weeks – No refund

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  • Experience Levels All
  • Date Starts Friday, January 8, 2021
    Ends Thursday, January 14, 2021

    6 nights

Refund and Event Policies

Please note this retreat meets the requirements for participants in Jack Kornfield + Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification program through Sounds True. Please read the Criteria for MMTCP Retreat Attendance Requirements.

This retreat is suitable for US West Coast & East Coast and European Time Zones. 

In this weeklong retreat, you’ll be guided to cultivate qualities of heart and mind that help you remember and realize your own inner abundance. Through practices that support kind presence and simplicity, we’ll explore what it is that nourishes our hearts, and supports ease, presence and embodied awareness. There will be daily meditation instruction and guidance, and include periods of movement meditation (e.g. walking), stationary meditation (e.g. sitting, standing, lying down), mindful eating, Dharma talks, practice discussions, and rest.

Schedule PT:
Saturday, January 8
6:45 – 7 AM Arrive, settle, announcements
7:00 – 8:00 AM Opening
8:00 – 8:15 AM Break
8:15 – 9:00 AM Stationary Meditation 
9 – 9:30 AM Movement Meditation 
9:30 – 10:00 AM Stationary Meditation
10:00 – 11:30 AM Meal break
11:30 – 12:15 PM Stationary Meditation 
12:15 – 12:45 PM Movement Meditation 
12:45 – 1:30 PM Stationary Meditation
1:30 – 2:15PM Movement Meditation 
2:15 – 3 PM Dharma Talk
3 – 3:45 PM Movement Meditation
3:45 – 4:30 PM Stationary Meditation
4:30 – 5:15 PM Movement Meditation
5:15 – 6 PM Stationary Meditation
6 – 7:30 PM Meal Break
7:30 – 8:15 PM Stationary Meditation

Sunday, January 9 – Thursday, January 13
4:45 – 5:30 AM Stationary Meditation 
5:30 – 6 AM Movement Meditation
6 – 6:45 AM Stationary Meditation 
6:45 – 7 AM Arrive, settle, announcements
7 – 8 AM Stationary Meditation with instructions, Q&A
8 – 8:30 AM Movement Meditation 
8:30 AM – 9 AM Stationary Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
9 – 9:30 AM Movement Meditation 
9:30 – 10 AM Stationary Meditation
10:00 – 11:30 AM Meal break
11:30 – 12:15 PM Stationary Meditation 
12:15 – 12:45 PM Movement Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
12:45 – 1:30 PM Stationary Meditation 
1:30 – 2:15PM Movement Meditation 
2:15 – 3 PM Dharma Talk
3 – 3:45 PM Movement Meditation
3:45 – 4:30 PM Stationary Meditation
4:30 – 5:15 PM Movement Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
5:15 – 6 PM Stationary Meditation
6 – 7:30 PM Meal Break (West Coast)
7:30 – 8:15 PM Stationary Meditation

Friday, January 14
6 – 6:45 AM Stationary Meditation
6:45 – 7 AM Arrive & settle
7 – 7:45 AM Stationary Meditation
7:45 AM – 9 AM Closing Ceremony 

 

 

Schedule ET:
Saturday, January 8
9:45 – 10 AM Arrive, settle, announcements
10 – 11 AM Opening
11 – 11:15 AM Break
11:15 AM – 12 PM Stationary Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
12 – 12:30 PM Movement Meditation 
12:30 – 1 PM Stationary Meditation
1 – 2:30 PM Meal break
2:30 – 3:15 PM Stationary Meditation 
3:15 – 3:45 PM Movement Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
3:45 – 4:30 PM Stationary Meditation 
4:30 – 5:15PM Movement Meditation 
5:15 – 6 PM Dharma Talk
6 – 6:45 PM Movement Meditation
6:45 – 7:30 PM Stationary Meditation
7:30 – 8:15 PM Movement Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
8:15 – 9 PM Stationary Meditation
9 – 10:30 PM Meal Break (West Coast)
10:30 – 11:15 PM Stationary Meditation

Sunday, January 9 – Thursday, January 13
7:45 – 8:30 AM Stationary Meditation 
8:30 – 9 AM Movement Meditation
9 – 9:45 AM Stationary Meditation 
9:45 – 10 AM Arrive, settle, announcements
10 – 11 AM Stationary Meditation with instructions, Q&A
11 – 11:30 AM Movement Meditation 
11:30 AM – 12 PM Stationary Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
12 – 12:30 PM Movement Meditation 
12:30 – 1 PM Stationary Meditation
1 – 2:30 PM Meal break
2:30 – 3:15 PM Stationary Meditation 
3:15 – 3:45 PM Movement Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
3:45 – 4:30 PM Stationary Meditation 
4:30 – 5:15PM Movement Meditation 
5:15 – 6 PM Dharma Talk
6 – 6:45 PM Movement Meditation
6:45 – 7:30 PM Stationary Meditation
7:30 – 8:15 PM Movement Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
8:15 – 9 PM Stationary Meditation
9 – 10:30 PM Meal Break (West Coast)
10:30 – 11:15 PM Stationary Meditation

Friday, January 14
9 – 9:45 AM Stationary Meditation
9:45 – 10 AM Arrive & settle
10 – 10:45 AM Stationary Meditation
10:45 AM – 12 PM Closing Ceremony 

*All are strongly encouraged to attend as much of this retreat as your schedule allows with emphasis on the bolded sessions.
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Retreat Testimonials:
“I’ve been meditating on and off for 10 years, and it wasn’t until this retreat that some of the learnings from my past years of practice “clicked”. I have never had such an intimate, intense, joyful, humorous, devastating, supportive experience with myself and 102 virtual strangers. I don’t quite have the words to express all that I feel I gained from this experience except to say it was one of the “best” uses of my time, attention, energy and funds. Thank you to you all for sharing.”

“Our teachers were exquisitely skilled in their knowledge of the Dharma and their embodiment of this practice/path. In addition, it was really meaningful to me to have an entire POC teaching team. The mindfulness and wellness space is often so white and having them there made me feel settled and brought a richness, power, and perspective that might have otherwise been missed.”

“The community of people I was with was amazing. The connection through the faces on my screen; it was like we were all there together as one, seeking the same answers to the same questions. A beautiful experience I will treasure and will most definitely do again.”

Dana/Generosity: 
There will also be an opportunity to offer Dana for the teachers and center at the end of the retreat. Thank you for your support!

Dawn Mauricio Visiting Teacher

Dawn Mauricio (she/her) has been practicing and studying Insight Meditation since 2005. She has graduated from the first teacher development group of True North Insight, and Spirit Rock’s Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Training, Dedicated Practitioners’ Program, and 4-year Retreat Teacher Training. She teaches with a playful, dynamic, and heartfelt approach people of color and folks... Read more

Yong Oh

Yong’s initial doorway into the Dharma was through Soto Zen. His love for Vipassana began with his, then and now, primary teachers Kittisaro and Thanissara. He is currently a Dharma Council teacher at the Durango Dharma Center, teaches for the Chattanooga Insight Meditation group, and is currently on the Leadership Council for Thanissara and Kittisaro’s... Read more

Pricing Options
Class Fee $545

Financial Support

Our mission is to make all of our programs accessible. Every fee-based offering has a limited number of pay-what-you-can spots available to support members of marginalized groups (people of color, queer people, people with disabilities) and those in financial need (those for whom the cost to attend is not financially possible).

These spots are offered on a first come, first served basis. Please pay at the highest level you can afford. In order for this support to be available, we rely on those who can afford to pay the full price to do so.

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