Sunday, January 22nd Spirit Rock
Family Day: "How Do I be Kind?" James,
Betsy Rose, Heather Sundberg
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=FA1D06
Monday, January 23rd Spirit Rock
Daylong
for Lawyers James
and Dennis Warren at 9:30 - 4 pm; contact Spirit Rock Code:
JB2D06
Register online at:
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=JB1D06
January,
31st, Berkeley
"Awakening
Joy" a six-month course for info contact awakeningjoy@mindspring.com
February
3- March 3 Spirit
Rock
Month-long
Vipassana FULL
February
24th Friday, 7:30-10pm
Spirit
Rock Singles
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=ZFRI3M5F
March
17-19 Esalen
Institute
Being
Present for Your Life: An Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation.
www.esalen.org
March
29 All
Soul's Parish, Berkeley
"Forgiveness"
7:30-9pm 2220 Cedar St.
April
1st Spirit
Rock
Living
in Good Conscience: A Daylong for Young Adults
All the great spiritual teachings state that the foundation for true
happiness is non-harming. "Thou shalt not kill" is one of the Ten
Commandments. In Buddhism the first precept is to refrain from killing. If we
want inner peace, having respect and reverence for life is not a lofty
spiritual ideal, but practical advice to create the best conditions for that
peace to arise. Yet our culture so often justifies and even glorifies killing.
Young people who are trained and taught to be efficient killers pay the highest
price: a lifetime of haunting memories and remorse. Our collective society as a
whole is a victim as well in this tragic cycle perpetuating fear, hatred and
harm.
This daylong will investigate the theme of non-harming through
inspiring presentations, interactive practices and quiet reflection around the
use of and response to violent action.
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=JB2D06
April
3rd Berkeley
Six-week
Beginning Class Mondays 7:30-9:30pm
http://www.eastbaydharma.org/classes.html
April
20-23 Spirit Rock
Lawyers'
Retreat with
James, Norman Fischer, Charles Halpern and Mary Mocine
contact: http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=214R06
May
6 Spirit Rock
The
Joy of Feeling Alive: Mindfulness and Qi Gong with James and Franz Moeckl
We feel alive when we sense the vital flow of energy in our body and our
mind is not preoccupied with worry and confusion. In this daylong we will
explore connection with our body through the profound practice of Qi Gong and
connection with our heart and mind through meditation practices that incline
towards wholesome states of well-being.
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=JB3D06
May
19-25 Community Dharma Leaders Spirit Rock (by invitation only)
June
1-4 Madison, Wisconsin
Vipassana
Retreat Residential
contact: Tony Fernandez, 608-661-724-9357
www.vipassana.net
June
24 Spirit Rock
Befriending
Ourselves: Our Greatest Gift to the World
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=JB4D06
June
26th Friday,
7:30-10pm
Spirit
Rock Singles
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=ZFRI3M5F
July
9-23 Spirit Rock
Metta
and Mindfulness James, Sylvia Boorstein, Sally Clough, Sharda Rogell
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=238R06a
July
9-16 Spirit Rock
Metta
Retreat James, Sylvia Boorstein, Sally Clough, Sharda Rogell
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=238R06b
July
16-23 Spirit Rock
Mindfulness
Retreat James, Sylvia Boorstein, Sally Clough, Sharda Rogell
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=238R06c
August
30-September 4 Spirit Rock
Labor
Day Retreat
James, Sharda Rogell, Howie Cohn
http://www.spiritrock.org/calendar/display.asp?id=252R06
September
5th-30th Barre, MA
Forest
Refuge James
and Myoshin Kelley
Surrounded
by the stillness and seclusion of nature, the Forest Refuge offers experienced
vipassana meditators the support most conducive to personal retreat. In
consultation with visiting vipassana teachers, a program of training in
mindfulness and concentration practices is created for each retreatant,
designed to nurture the highest aspiration for liberation and to encourage the
continuing unfolding of the dharma.
http://www.dharma.org/ims/fr/
October
30-Nov 5 Spirit Rock
Community
Dharma Leader Retreat (by invitation only)
November
18 Sacramento
Daylong
www.sbmg.org
December
8-10 Esalen
Institute
Being
Present for Your Life: An Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation.
www.esalen.org
