(Hybrid: In-person) Community As Refuge: A BIPOC Silent Daylong Meditation Retreat - InsightLA Meditation

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Eileen Ybarra Teacher

Location Benedict Canyon Retreat House
Experience Levels All
This class is a donation based class. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Date/Time Saturday, March 29, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM PT
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This event is the in-person version of a hybrid daylong retreat which will take place both in-person and online. To register for the online version of this event, click here.

Taking refuge is a way to formalize one’s commitment to practice and to take shelter from the vicissitudes of life. But taking refuge does not mean retreating from life. Rather, it enables us to embrace the world in all its complexity as the vehicle for releasing ourselves from undue stress, anxiety, and worry.

This day of contemplative practice will provide a place of solidarity as a BIPOC community to practice together, including alternating periods of guided and silent meditation, walking meditation, a dharma talk on the refuges and mindful communication exercises,

Please pack a lunch and wear comfortable, breathable clothing and footwear. Limited parking is available so please carpool if possible. No meditation experience is necessary. This daylong is for anyone 18+ who identifies as a member of the BIPOC community.

Suggested donation: $85

Eileen Ybarra Teacher

Eileen Ybarra began studying Theravadan Buddhism meditation practice in 2004. Her first meditation teacher was Trudy Goodman. Since 2004, she has also studied with a variety of dharma teachers through the Against the Stream Meditation Society, Insight Meditation Center of Redwood City, Durango Dharma Center, and Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Her profession is public librarianship,... Read more

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