A One Day Retreat With Exploratory Experiential Practices
7 Factors of Awakening, 8 Fold Path, Sitting Meditation, Daily Life, Relationships.
Those pre-registering will receive a set of questions and an experiential exercise to work with prior to the one day retreat.
DENNIS WARREN is SIM’s Founder Teacher. He teaches traditional meditation and mindfulness practices as well as their contemporary uses with chronic pain, anxiety, depression, burn out, professional performance and in therapy. He has nearly thirty years of practice experience and residential retreat work in Insight (Vipassana) Meditation. Dennis is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Community Dharma Leadership program and has completed the professional trainings in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression Relapse (MBCT). He has been a Volunteer Clinical Professor since 2006 in the Division of Pain Medicine at the UC Davis School of Medicine focusing on mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain. He has lead two Moving Retreats and Pilgrimages in Thailand, Northern India, and Nepal in the last ten years.
Sacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha.
Summary of Important Dates
- 05/27/2018 – Registration opens.
- 06/26/2018 – Registration fee paid on or before this date.
- 06/29/2018 – Registration via this website will close on Friday 6/29 at 7:00 pm.
- 06/30/2018 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.
Registration Details
Pre-registration is required to secure your space at the retreat. Before registering to this event, click here to review the terms of use for this website.
Registration is $15.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $25 or $35 dollars. To pay the registration fee online, use the “Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. It’s not necessary to Log in before purchasing and you won’t need to print the ticket on paper. On the left side, specify the number of people you are registering to this course. On the right side, click the button “Buy now” and you’ll be automatically directed to a secure webpage where your registration payment can be made by credit card as a guest (no PayPal account required) or payment can be made by PayPal after you sign-in to your PayPal account if you have one.
For the registration fee, we also accept checks and cash. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. Day-of registration will be on a first-come first-serve basis, contingent on availability of space.
Retreat Dana – Dennis Warren
In addition to the registration fee, you may also offer dana (in the form of a financial donation) online using the Donate button shown above; simply enter the amount you’d like to give. At the retreat there will also be an opportunity to offer dana via cash or check. All dana supports the retreat presenter and Sacramento Insight Meditation.
“Generosity is the virtue that leads to peace.” – The Historical Buddha
Volunteer Opportunities
It “takes a village” to put on a large event for our community. If you would be available to assist in set-up, take-down, tea service, providing flowers or other duties for the event, please contact the retreat registrar for more information..
Questions for the Registrar?
If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.