Join Us for the Spring Retreat -Awakening With Insight- Begins Thurs, May 20
IMSB
Awakening with Insight
Strengthening Clarity and Wisdom
with Shaila Catherine
Thursday, May 20 – Sunday, May 23, 2010
at Quaker Retreat Center, Ben Lomond, CA 95005
Retreat begins at 4:00 pm on Thursday, May 20 and ends at 3:00 pm on Sunday, May 23.
This silent Insight Meditation retreat is perfectly situated for reflection and deep contemplation. Appropriate for new and experienced practitioners and set in a beautiful redwood forest, this retreat includes mindfulness instructions, individual consultations with the teacher, and daily dhamma teachings. By cultivating a calm, clear awareness, we can dissolve any suffering that may entangle our hearts and discover our freedom in the midst of things.
REGISTRATION:
Download registration form from: http://www.imsb.org/programs/retreatsWithShaila.php
and send a non-refundable deposit of $200 (payable to “Bodhi-Retreats”) to:
Janet Taylor
4230 Gladys Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Contact Janet at: retr...@imsb.org or (408) 761-9659
COST: $480 registration fee includes comfortable accommodations, and all staff services. To reserve a room for single occupancy, add an additional charge of $120.
DANA: Compensation for the teacher is not included in the registration price. There will be an opportunity to offer dana/donations to support the teacher at the end of the retreat.
SHAILA CATHERINE has been practicing meditation since 1980, with seven years of accumulated silent retreat experience and teaching since 1996. She studied at the Sharpham College for Buddhist Studies in England, and dedicated several years to studying with masters in India, Nepal and Thailand. She is the founding teacher of Insight Meditation South Bay based in Mountain View. She is the author of Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity.
Co-Sponsored by Bodhi-Retreats and Insight Meditation South Bay