(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat – Heather Sundberg – Awakened Awareness Releases Reactivity

Daylong Retreat with Visiting Teacher Heather Sundberg

For biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg, click here.

Retreat Theme

Awakened Awareness Releases Reactivity
Deepening our connection with Refuge through accessing Awareness, ‘that which knows’ the experience of being human in this world is an important development on the spiritual path.  In this daylong we will cultivate the qualities of Spaciousness, Presence and Equanimity to support the clear seeing and  transformation of the internal Reactive Patterns, which run our mind and lives when we are unaware of them.  The teachings will come from the Buddha’s Fire Sermon as well as the Thai forest tradition. 
Enjoy a day of quiet sitting and walking meditation, which allow our body & mind to settle down and our hearts to open to an inner wisdom. In addition to insight meditation practice, Heather will offer teachings & guided meditations on the theme, as well as discussion about how to live these teachings in our daily lives.
In this daylong retreat, we will:

• Deepen inner Resiliency through somatic practices.
• Open the mind & heart to our natural capacity to be Aware and have a Wiser more Spacious perspective in our lives.
• Use the power of Spacious Awareness to identify and transform Reactivity patterns in our system.

About This Hybrid Retreat

• The teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the SDC.
• Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.
• After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/.

Summary of Important Dates

• 01/02/2025 – Registration opens.
• 01/25/2025 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.
• 01/25/2025 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.

Registration (opens Jan 2)

After registration opens you’ll be able to select one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee is $25.00 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 $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.

Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.

Questions for the Registrar?

If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

Teacher Dana

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. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.

How to Attend Remotely via Zoom

• The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places: The Zoom link is on this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.
• The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.
• The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join, with Meeting ID: to be announced and Passcode:  to be announced