Florida: Retreat–CANCELLED
Franciscan Center of Tampa, Florida 3010 N Perry Ave., Tampa, FLWe are sorry to announce that we had to cancel this retreat. A swell of cancellations (30% of our registered participants) flooded our registrar in the last week or so of December, bringing us below the minimum required to hold even a small retreat. CANCELLED January 22 – 28, 2022 Franciscan Retreat Center, Tampa, Florida [...]
ONLINE RETREAT: Happiness
OnlineCultivating Happiness & Joy A Weekend ONLINE Meditation Retreat with Shaila Catherine March 25 – 27, 2022 This at-home online weekend retreat will explore the place of profound happiness in Buddhist practice. Although Buddhism is reputed to emphasize teachings on suffering, the path is infused from beginning to end with contentment and joy. This program [...]
Concentration, Jhana, and Breath – Retreat in Northern California
Saratoga Springs Retreat Center 10243 Saratoga Springs Road, Upper LakeConcentration, Jhana, and Breath: a 9-night Meditation Retreat in Northern California led by Shaila Catherine Tuesday, May 3, 2022 – Thursday, May 12, 2022. Registration will end at 12:00 noon (Pacific Time) on Friday, April 22. NOTE: Vaccination against COVID-19 is required to attend this retreat. The retreat begins with registration from 2:00 – 3:30 pm [...]
ONLINE RETREAT: Mindfulness of Death
OnlineMindfulness of Death An Online Weekend Retreat via Zoom With Shaila Catherine Assisted by Peter Gilmore and Neil Stegall May 20 – 22, 2022 Registration is required. Scroll down to choose a ticket level. Registration will close three days prior to the retreat, so don’t wait to the last minute! “Mindfulness of death, when developed [...]
Switzerland: Retreat on Anapanasati
Shaila Catherine will lead a 10-day retreat on Mindfulness with Breathing: Practicing the 16-steps of Anapanasati A 10-day Concentration and Insight Retreat June 15-25, 2022 at the Meditation Center of Beatenberg in Beatenberg, Switzerland This retreat will emphasize mindfulness with breathing (anapanasati) to strengthen concentration, explore routes to the absorption states of jhāna, and illuminate [...]
Netherlands: Anapanasati Retreat
Naarden, Netherlands NaardenShaila Catherine will lead a retreat for Sangha Metta. July 1–15, 2022 in Naarden, Netherlands Topic is Mindfulness with Breathing: Practicing the 16-steps of Anapanasati A Concentration and Insight Retreat This retreat will emphasize mindfulness with breathing (anapanasati) to strengthen concentration, explore routes to the absorption states of jhāna, and illuminate the powerful role that [...]
Beyond Distraction: 10-night Retreat in Georgia
Ignatius House 6700 Riverside Drive NW, Atlanta, GAParticipants in this retreat must be vaccinated to prevent COVID-19. We have held retreats at this center in 2020 and 2021. We consider this site to be well designed for seclusion, and the staff diligent in their efforts to lower the risk of infection. Please review the preventative measures taken by the center, and read our guidelines: Guidelines for [...]
Weekend Online Retreat: Mindfulness of Death
Shaila Catherine will lead this ONLINE weekend meditation program on the theme of Mindfulness of Death October 8 and 9, 2022 Organized by the Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community in Nevada. For information and registration details, visit the Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community website at: https://dharmazephyr.org This event is offered on the basis of generosity [...]
ONLINE RETREAT: Awakening Factors
OnlineNourishing Seven Factors of Awakening A Weekend ONLINE AT-HOME Meditation Retreat with Shaila Catherine January 13 – 15, 2023 This at-home online weekend retreat will nourish seven qualities that prepare the mind for awakening: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity. These Seven Awakening Factors mature into a bright, balanced, and peaceful mind that is [...]
ONLINE RETREAT: Stages of Insight
OnlineStages of Insight A Weekend ONLINE AT-HOME Meditation Retreat with Shaila Catherine November 3 – 5, 2023 This at-home online weekend retreat will explore the traditional map of Buddhist insight meditation practice known as the Sixteen Insight Knowledges. We will see how contemplating experience as impermanent, unsatisfactory, and not-self develops through a series of knowledges [...]