“The most difficult person in your life is your best teacher…” The Dalai Lama Day-long Retreat with SIM Community Mentor, Diane Wilde. For a biography of Diane Wilde, click here. Along […]
Day-long Retreat on Earth Day with SIM Community Mentor, Rich Howard. The Buddha touched the Earth as witness to his awakening. He encouraged meditating under trees. Our practice benefits ever-expanding circles of […]
Day-long Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher, Dennis Warren. For a biography of Dennis Warren, click here. Attention & Mindful - An Exploration Mindfulness is sometimes described as non-judgmental “bare” attention. […]
Befriending Impermanence and Uncertainty How do I stay grounded and open hearted in the midst of change and turmoil? How do I drink deeply of the Refuge of Impermanence? How can […]
For details about Ayya Santacitta from Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery, click here. The retreat theme is "Entering the Heart of Practice". At the heart of Buddhist practice is the union […]
The Five Spiritual Faculties/Las Cinco Facultades Espirituales In this daylong, we will explore the Five Spiritual Faculties through brief talks, exercises, and discussion. These qualities – faith (confidence), energy (effort), […]
"Finding balance in an unbalanced world." A one-day retreat with SIM Community Mentor, Rev. Diane Wilde Creating balance both in ourselves and in our efforts to alleviate harm to all sentient […]
The Brahmaviharas: Prescriptions for a Contented Life A Daylong Retreat with Ayya Santacitta from Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery and SIM Community Mentor, Diane Wilde. The Brahmaviharas — also known as the […]
This retreat is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this retreat.
Resting In Awareness and Experience A One Day Retreat with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren At the center of long term practice is the ability to rest, to abide, in […]