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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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Wise Intention in the New Year: Weekend Retreat

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Celeste Young Teacher

  • Location Online
  • Experience Levels All
  • Date/Time Saturday, January 21, 2023
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM PT

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This is the Online Version of Wise Intention in the New Year: A Weekend Retreat. To register for the In-Person offering at Benedict Canyon, click here. 

Please join us as we come together in community to practice together within the container of a silent Insight meditation retreat centered around the theme of wise intention in the new year! This is a non-residential weekend.

Most of us have goals, and the New Year is often a time of self-improvement. Our mindfulness and Dharma practice invites us into another kind of exploration, however, that is not based on “improving”, but on moving towards our deeper aspirations or intentions from a place of acceptance, presence with what is, and attention to the way we bring these goals to fruition.

How do we embrace change and move towards new possibilities from a place of contentment? What intentions do we allow to arise when we cultivate a calm, clear mind, and a peaceful, loving heart? How do we accept what is, while steadily moving in the direction of our own well-being?

Through mindfulness, Insight, and lovingkindness practices along with inquiry we will explore our relationship to these questions as we move towards awakening on the path. There will be periods of silent and guided sitting meditation, walking meditation, and a Dharma talk to support the development of your practice. Together, we will explore in community and leave refreshed and renewed for the New Year ahead. The retreat will be held in silence to support a deepening of mindful awareness and insight.

Participants are encouraged to continue practicing mindfulness in the evening at home to strengthen their continuity of mindfulness for the full retreat experience, as this is a non-residential retreat.

Please bring your own water bottle, lunch and snacks each day. If you have not participated in an online retreat before, you can read about how to set up your space here. 

Schedule PST: View Online Retreat Homepage and Schedule Here

Saturday January 21st, 2023 Wise Intention Retreat Day 1 Schedule

10:00 – 10:30 Opening Guided Meditation 
10:30 – 11:00 Retreat Orientation + Community Connection
11:00 – 11:30 Walking (or Movement) Meditation
11:30 – 12:15 Sitting (or Stationary) Meditation
12:15 – 12:45 Walking Meditation
12:45 – 1:15 Dharma talk
1:15 – 2:15 Lunch
2:15 – 3:00 Guided Metta sit 
3:00 – 3:30 Walk 
3:30 – 4:00 Sit 
4:00 – 4:30 Walk 
4:30 – 5:00 Sit and closing of day one

Sunday January 22nd, 2023 Wise Intention Retreat Day 2 Schedule

10:00 – 10:30 Opening meditation with instructions
10:30 – 11:00 Walking meditation 
11:00 – 11:30 sit
11:30 – 12:00 walking
12:00 – 12:30 sit 
12:30 – 1:00 walking
1:00 – 1:30 Dharma Talk
1:30 – 2:30 lunch
2:30 – 3:00 sit – Metta
3:00 – 3:15 Walking the question practice
3:15 – 3:25 intention journaling
3:25 – 3:40 small groups sharing of highs and lows – breakout rooms – groups of 3, 2 mins each, a challenge and something you wish to remember
3:40 – 3:55 sharing in the large group- both online and in person
3:55 – 4:00 closing dedication of merit – upcoming- drop in meditations online

Celeste Young Teacher

Celeste began formal meditation practice in 2002. She was invited to join the very first teacher development cohort at InsightLA under the guidance of founder Trudy Goodman in 2011 and has since taught thousands of students the essentials of mindfulness over the years. Celeste offers several classes a week as a core teacher at ILA,... Read more

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Class Fee $150
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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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