BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sacramento Insight Meditation - ECPv6.16.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sactoinsight.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sacramento Insight Meditation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241228T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241228T163000 DTSTAMP:20241213T213254Z CREATED:20240824T113427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241213T213254Z UID:44848-1735376400-1735403400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Daylong Retreat - Dennis Warren (My-Self\, True-Self\, No Self) DESCRIPTION:A Practical One Day Exploration with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\nRetreat Theme\n\n\n\nMy-Self\, True-Self\, No SelfThe experience of Anatta (usually translated as no-self or non-self) is the most distinctive\, important\, and misunderstood feature of Buddhist practice.It is also the experience that can reshape our understanding of suffering\, happiness and what may be possible during this lifetime. It is the doorway to deeply experiencing the support and beauty of inter-dependence\, embodiment\, intuitive wisdom\, and the sacredness of being alive on this planet.This day will explore non-self from the perspectives of the Historical Buddha’s psychology\, teachings and methods\, and their relationship to Western psychology. It will include practices we can integrate into both our daily meditations and lives.The goal of the day is to have a practical\, helpful experience of non-self that can act as a foundation for further exploration and development.The subject matter of this one-day will be appropriate for all stages of practice. In person only. No Zoom. Plan on staying on-site for the who day. Bring your own lunch\, as well as a pen and note book. \n\n\n\nAbout This Onsite Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. All participants will attend in-person as the retreat will not be available via Zoom.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person\, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n11/21/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n12/28/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n12/28/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter registration opens\, select the registration button to indicate you’ll be attending via 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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. \n\n\n\nBefore registering for this event\, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-dec-28-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DennisW-pic2022-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241130T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241130T235959 DTSTAMP:20241031T230848Z CREATED:20240824T113931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T230848Z UID:44851-1732924800-1733011199@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:No Monthly November Retreat DESCRIPTION:SIM will not be holding the regular end-of-month retreat for November. \n\n\n\n\nConsider attending the onsite\, 2-day Mini-Retreat from November 15 through 16. For mini-retreat details\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n\n(Onsite) Mini-Retreat (Friday and Saturday) Resting Into What Is Possible URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-nov-30-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241116T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241116T160000 DTSTAMP:20241031T230634Z CREATED:20240921T185503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T230634Z UID:45160-1731747600-1731772800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Mini-Retreat Daylong with Diane Wilde and Kamala Masters DESCRIPTION:This is the final session of an onsite\, 2-day Mini-Retreat. We encourage everyone to sign up for both days but you may register for a single day if needed. For retreat and registration details\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nDonations designated for Friday will go to Sacramento Insight Meditation. Donations designated for Saturday will be offered to Kamala Masters. Use the DONATE button and select the retreat date from the dropdown list. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule Overview\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday Morning Session (9 am start) \n\n\n\nOpening & Theme Setting\, Guided Sitting\, Walking\, Dharma Talk (METTA) with Diane Wilde\, Q&R\, Meditation\, and a break for lunch. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday Afternoon Session (4 pm end) \n\n\n\nMovement\, Walking\, Dharma Talk (EQUANIMITY) with Kamala Master\, Q&R\, Meditation\, Go Around and Closing URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/https-sactoinsight-org-event-mini-retreat-241116/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241116T160000 DTSTAMP:20241114T215915Z CREATED:20240921T191226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T215915Z UID:45170-1731661200-1731772800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Mini-Retreat (Friday and Saturday) Resting Into What Is Possible DESCRIPTION:Resting Into What Is Possible – A mini-retreat with four teachers over two days \n\n\n\n\nBuddhist practice offers us the possibility of experiencing the expansive sense of satisfaction and joy that is waiting for us on the other side of suffering. Having this experience is not a question of fixing and doing. It is about resting into qualities of mind and heart that help develop and sustain a more open\, lighter and connected way of living and being in relationship with others.This retreat will provide participants with an understanding of the psychology\, meditation methods and daily practices which foster and support four special qualities of mind and heart. Friday will explore Letting Go/Forgiveness and Gratitude. Saturday will explore Loving Kindness and Equanimity.This two-day event will give SIM’s core faculty – Rich Howard\, Diane Wilde and Dennis Warren – a rare opportunity to teach together. They will be joined on Saturday afternoon by Senior Teacher Kamala Masters by Zoom from Hawaii. Movement each day will be led by therapist and Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator Sam Halford.We encourage participation in both days of this special retreat. You have the option of attending just Friday or Saturday depending on your schedule. \n\n\n\nFriday Retreat Overview\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, November 15\, daylong session with Dennis Warren (Letting Go & Forgiveness) and Rich Howard (Gratitude). Movement with Sam Halford.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDennis Warren\n\n\n\n\n\nRich Howard\n\n\n\n\n\nSam Halford\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday Retreat Overview\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, November 16\, daylong session with Diane Wide (Metta) and Kamala Masters (Equanimity). Movement with Sam Halford.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKamala Masters\n\n\n\n\n\nDiane Wilde\n\n\n\n\n\nSam Halford\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout This Onsite Retreat\n\n\n\n\nSIM teachers will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center and Kamala Masters will present remotely via Zoom. Registered participants will attend in-person as the retreat won’t be available via Zoom attendance.\n\n\n\nWe encourage everyone to sign up for both days but you may register for a single day if needed.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates which days you’ll be attending in-person\, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\n\n\n\nAfter you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teachings. Donations designated for Friday will go to Sacramento Insight Meditation. Donations designated for Saturday will be offered to Kamala Masters.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Schedule \n\n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:15 Opening & Theme Setting with Dennis\n\n\n\n9:15 – 9:45 Guided Sitting\n\n\n\n9:45 – 10:30 Walking\n\n\n\n10:30 – 1200 Letting Go & Forgiveness Talk\, Q&R\, Meditation with Dennis\n\n\n\n12:00 – 1:00 Lunch\n\n\n\n1:00 – 1:30 Movement with Sam (a therapist and Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator)\n\n\n\n1:30 – 2:00 Walking\n\n\n\n2:00 – 3:30 Gratitude Talk\, Q&R\, Meditation with Rich\n\n\n\n3:30 – 4:00 Closing & Go Around with Rich\n\n\n\n\nFriday Donation \n\n\n\n\nChoose RETREAT – NOV 15 SIM from the dropdown list. Donate Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday Schedule \n\n\n\n\n9:00 – 9:15 Opening & Theme Setting with Diane\n\n\n\n9:15 – 9:45 Guided Sitting\n\n\n\n9:45 – 10:30 Walking\n\n\n\n10:30 – 12:00 Metta Talk\, Q&R\, Meditation with Diane\n\n\n\n12:00 – 1:00 Lunch\n\n\n\n1:00 – 1:30 Movement with Sam (a therapist and Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator)\n\n\n\n1:30 – 2:00 Walking\n\n\n\n2:00 – 3:30 Equanimity Talk\, Q&R\, Meditation with Kamala\n\n\n\n3:30 – 4:00 Go Around & Closing with Rich\n\n\n\n\nSaturday Donation \n\n\n\n\nChoose RETREAT – NOV 16 KAMALA from the dropdown list. Donate Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSelect the registration “REGISTER NOW” button to indicate that you’ll be attending in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person per day due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially\, you have the option of adding an optional donation above the base rate. 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 to this event\, click here to review the refund policy and terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/mini-retreat-nov2024/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mini-reteat2024-teachers.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241115T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241115T160000 DTSTAMP:20241031T230620Z CREATED:20240921T184631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T230620Z UID:45156-1731661200-1731686400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Mini-Retreat Daylong with Dennis Warren and Rich Howard DESCRIPTION:This is the first daylong of an onsite\, 2-day Mini-Retreat. We encourage everyone to sign up for both days but you may register for a single day if needed. For retreat and registration details\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nDonations designated for Friday will go to Sacramento Insight Meditation. Donations designated for Saturday will be offered to Kamala Masters. Use the DONATE button and select the retreat date from the dropdown list. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule Overview\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Morning Session (9 am start) \n\n\n\nOpening and Theme Setting\, Guided Sitting\, Walking\, Dharma Talk (LETTING GO AND FORGIVENESS) with Dennis Warren\, Q&R\, Meditation\, and a break for lunch. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday Afternoon Session (4 pm end) \n\n\n\nMovement\, Walking\, Dharma Talk (GRATITUDE) with Rich Howard\, Q&R\, Meditation\, Go Around and Closing. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/https-sactoinsight-org-event-mini-retreat-241115/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241026T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241026T153000 DTSTAMP:20241012T173358Z CREATED:20240824T113027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241012T173358Z UID:44846-1729933200-1729956600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Diane Wilde - Death As Our Teacher DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Reverend Diane Wilde\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Diane Wilde\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the SDC.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme\n\n\n\nDeath As Our TeacherJust as life is happening all around us\, so is death. Human beings appear to be the only species that are conscious of our mortality. Yet most people purposefully ignore this fact of our existence\, preferring to put effort\, thoughts and practice on “more pleasant things”. We yearn to “wake up”\, to let go of our endless attachments and experience contentment and ease in our lives. Paradoxically\, facing the death of our loved ones and ourselves\, is one of the classic Buddhist teachings for accepting the truth of existence and waking up to impermanence. It is also a teaching that can greatly reduce and perhaps even eliminate the biggest delusion of all… that everyone else will die\, except me. By avoiding the reality of our own deaths\, we deny ourselves the life-affirming lessons that acceptance of death provides… that life CAN BE lived joyfully and with gratitude.Bring a lunch and plan on staying the entire day. \n\n\n\n\nThis daylong may not be suitable for those with anxiety\, trauma or those who have recently experienced the death of a loved one. \n\n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n09/12/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n10/26/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n10/26/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nSelect 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 to this event\, click here to review the refund policy and terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n October Daylong registration – Attend in-person \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n October Daylong registration – Attend on Zoom \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 843 9686 1442 and Passcode: 539833 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-oct-26-2/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DianeWilde-pic2022sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240928T163000 DTSTAMP:20240827T234741Z CREATED:20240403T203430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T234741Z UID:43435-1727512200-1727541000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Daylong Retreat - Dennis Warren - Working with Memory\, Remembering\, Repetitive Thinking and Suffering DESCRIPTION:Daylong In-person Retreat with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\nRetreat Theme\n\n\n\nWorking with Memory\, Remembering\, Repetitive Thinking and SufferingAlmost all of us have had this experience: After an encounter with someone\, we reflect on the situation and think they are upset with or mad at us. Repetitive thought sets in re-enforcing and strengthening our concern. We become anxious and this affects our behavior. We feel uncomfortable when we see the person\, or maybe avoid them.And then…we talk with the person and find out they were never upset or mad in the first place. This is a wonderful illustration of the Historical Buddha’s teaching that we make not just the world\, but our suffering and happiness\, with our thoughts.This one-day workshop will explore the pivotal and major role that memory\, remembering and related repetitive thinking play in our identity and suffering. We will investigate and learn how to work skillfully with these qualities of mind from the perspectives of Buddhist psychology and modern memory research. It will involve meditations\, reflections\, dharma talks\, and small and large group discussions.The day is appropriate for all levels of practice experience. Please bring a pen/pencil and paper\, and your own lunch. Plan on staying on-site at the Sacramento Dharma Center all day during the retreat. \n\n\n\nAbout This Onsite Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Participants will attend this event in-person at the SDC. It’s not available via zoom.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person\, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n08/24/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n09/28/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n09/28/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nSelect the following registration “ATTEND” button to indicate that you’ll be attending 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 to this event\, click here to review the refund policy and terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Sep Daylong registration – Attend in-person \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/hybrid-daylong-retreat-with-sims-founding-teacher-dennis-warren/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DennisW-pic2022-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240831T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240831T160000 DTSTAMP:20240829T215136Z CREATED:20240403T203107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T215136Z UID:43433-1725094800-1725120000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Daylong Retreat - Rich Howard - Acceptance and Cultivation: the Yin and Yang of Practice DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Rich Howard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard\, click here. \n\n\n\nRetreat Theme\n\n\n\nAcceptance and Cultivation: the Yin and Yang of PracticeThe progress of meditation practice has its ups and downs\, peaks and valleys\, and plateaus when seemingly “nothing is happening.” Each of these phases requires different skills. Some practices of meditative awareness rely on acceptance and openness\, while others require cultivation and intention. Wisdom is the skill of discerning what is needed in any given moment or phase of practice and how to adjust (or not!). On this daylong retreat\, we will explore different practices of sitting and walking meditation on different points of the spectrum from acceptance to cultivation. There will be plenty of time for practice questions and discussion.Bring a lunch and plan to stay all day. \n\n\n\nAbout This Onsite Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Participants will attend this event in-person at the SDC. It’s not available via zoom.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person\, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n07/26/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n08/31/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n08/31/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nSelect one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate that you’ll be attending in-person or online. 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 to this event\, click here to review the refund policy and terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n August Daylong registration – Attend in-person \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-aug-31-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RichHoward-pic2022sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T140000 DTSTAMP:20240727T081946Z CREATED:20240403T202814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240727T081946Z UID:43431-1722074400-1722088800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Community Day and Potluck DESCRIPTION:SIM Community Day and Potluck – Saturday\, July 27\n\n\n\nOur Board of Directors and Faculty would like to invite you to a day of community with a potluck that will explore the meaning of “spiritual friendship” and examine how we can support each other in practice and life. The day will include a presentation on the theme by SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\, mindful movement\, small and large group discussions\, and time to socialize during a potluck lunch. We are excited to have this opportunity for a more informal way for us to practice and be in community together. We hope you can join us and be a part of the sangha building!Email katies@sactoinsight.org for more information\, potluck sign-ups\, and volunteer opportunities.Your registration fees will be a fundraiser for SIM in order to support our ongoing practice together.  \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n07/06/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n07/27/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful gathering.\n\n\n\n07/27/2024 – For registration after the event\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nSelect the following registration “ATTEND” button to indicate that you’ll be attending 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 to this event\, click here to review the refund policy and terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Community Day and Potluck registration \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Register Now\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nOffer a Donation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Day and Potluck\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate Now URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jul-27-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/3.-YPS_thumbnail_homepage_raimond-klavins-unsplash-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240629T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240629T160000 DTSTAMP:20240625T192341Z CREATED:20240403T202426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T192341Z UID:43429-1719651600-1719676800@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Daylong Retreat - Walt Opie - Cultivating the Seven Factors of Awakening DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with Legacy Project Teacher Walt Opie\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie\, click here. \n\n\n\nRetreat Theme\n\n\n\nCultivating the Seven Factors of AwakeningThis will be a traditional insight meditation daylong with periods of sitting and walking\, plus dharma talks on aspects of how to cultivate the Seven Factors of Awakening\, namely mindfulness\, investigation\, energy\, joy\, tranquility\, concentration and equanimity. These factors can be aroused either individually or sequentially and can lead to a very still\, peaceful and balanced mind. There will be time for questions and sharing. Suitable for both beginning and more experienced practitioners. \n\n\n\nAbout This Onsite Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. All participants will attend in-person as the retreat will not be available via Zoom.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n05/08/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n06/29/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n06/29/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nSelect the following registration “ATTEND” button to indicate that you’ll be attending this retreat 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n June Daylong registration – Attend in-person \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jun-29-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WaltOpie-2021picx200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240525T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240525T163000 DTSTAMP:20240523T195353Z CREATED:20240403T200611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T195353Z UID:43423-1716625800-1716654600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Daylong Retreat/Workshop - Dennis Warren - When Life Changes DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat/Workshop with SIM’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\nRetreat Theme\n\n\n\nWhen Life Changes – A One Day Retreat / WorkshopThis one-day retreat / workshop explores the one constant in all our lives – change. \n\n\n\nSome of these changes are sudden. Some gradual. Some big. Some\, at least initially\, small. Changes in relationships\, finances\, jobs\, living circumstances. Changes in capacity – mental\, emotional\, physical. Changes in health and quality of life. Changes in ourselves\, in those we know\, in the world as we have known it. \n\n\n\nOur actual experience of change frequently catches us off guard even when the change itself is anticipated. We feel unprepared\, disoriented\, disorganized. Buddhist practices offer the possibility of being prepared for change\, even when we have no idea what it will be. They offer the possibility of experiencing change as possibility\, rather than primarily as obstacle or problem. \n\n\n\nThis day will explore Buddhist perspectives\, tools and practices that help us work with change large and small. It will involve meditations\, reflections\, dharma talk\, and small and large group discussions. \n\n\n\nThe day is appropriate for all levels of practice experience. Please bring a pen/pencil and paper\, and your own lunch. Plan on staying on-site at the Sacramento Dharma Center all day during the retreat. \n\n\n\nAbout This Onsite Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. All participants will attend in-person as the retreat will not be available via Zoom.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person\, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n04/04/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n05/25/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n05/25/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect the registration “ATTEND” button to indicate you’ll be attending via 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n May Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-may-25-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DennisW-pic2022-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T150000 DTSTAMP:20240410T155642Z CREATED:20240106T193509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T155642Z UID:42316-1714210200-1714230000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Vance Pryor - Recognizing and Understanding the 3 Characteristics DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Vance Pryor\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRecognizing and Understanding the 3 CharacteristicsThe emphasis of this daylong will be on exploring through our meditation\, reflections\, and question and response periods the 3 characteristics of experience. The 3 characteristics of impermanence\, unreliability\, and the not self nature of all phenomena are at the core of what we practice with in our insight meditation. The implications for deepening our experiential understanding of these 3 interconnected dimensions of our lives will be emphasized as well.  \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n03/07/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n04/27/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n04/28/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n April Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n April Daylong registration – Zoom \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter registration opens\, 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 872 1797 6457 and Passcode: 159712 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-apr-27-2/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VancePryor-2022picSm2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240330T153000 DTSTAMP:20240311T235524Z CREATED:20231231T170151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T235524Z UID:42121-1711791000-1711812600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Diana Clark - Mindfulness of the Body DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Diana Clark\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. Participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the SDC.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nMindfulness of the BodyDespite the name\, “mind-fulness\,” meditation is not about the cerebral mind overcoming the physical body. Instead\, mindfulness practice includes deeply connecting with the body and learning to reap the support and wisdom it offers. Join us as we explore mindfulness of the body as an integral part of mindfulness practice. The day will include guided and silent meditations\, alternating periods of sitting and walking\, and short Dharma talks. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n01/29/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n03/30/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n03/31/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n March Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n March Daylong registration – Zoom \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 843 5699 7724 and Passcode: 741218 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-mar-30-2/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Diana-Clarkx400.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T163000 DTSTAMP:20240106T202224Z CREATED:20240102T234348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240106T202224Z UID:42164-1710577800-1710606600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Beginning Meditation Class - Retreat DESCRIPTION:A closed retreat available to students already enrolled in the course.\n\n\n\nThis class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class retreat. For course details\, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/bmc2024retreat1/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Meditation Course,Online Remote,Retreat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240224T163000 DTSTAMP:20240201T015103Z CREATED:20231231T165654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T015103Z UID:42118-1708763400-1708792200@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Rich Howard - The Three Trainings of the Noble Eightfold Path: Theory and Practice DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\n\nParticipants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nThe Three Trainings of the Noble Eightfold Path: Theory and PracticeCommunity Teacher Rich Howard will combine Thursday 2/22 and Saturday 2/24 into an extended exploration of the four noble truths. You may attend either session or both. \n\n\n\nWhile Thursday evening’s session introduced the first three truths\, Saturday’s daylong retreat will be a deeper dive into the fourth truth\, the path to the end of suffering. As a framework for this exploration\, we will use the three trainings of the path: the training in sila (ethical conduct\, harmonious living)\, the training in samadhi (concentration\, collectedness of mind)\, and the training in pañña (wisdom\, insight\, understanding). Through guided meditation\, short dharmettes\, and discussion\, we will see how these trainings free us from unskillful thoughts\, speech\, and actions\, from obsessive mind states\, and ultimately from dukkha (unsatisfactoriness/vulnerability/suffering) itself. The day will also feature readings from American monk and translator Bhikkhu Bodhi’s latest book\, “Noble Truths\, Noble Path” (Wisdom Publications\, 2023). Bring a lunch and plan to stay all day. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n01/02/2024 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n02/24/2024 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n02/25/2024 – For registration after the retreat\, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n February Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n February Daylong registration – Zoom \n $25.00 – $50.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 873 2783 9763 and Passcode: 567090 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-feb-24/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RichHoward-pic2022sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240127T153000 DTSTAMP:20240117T000549Z CREATED:20231115T042519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T000549Z UID:41483-1706349600-1706369400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Heather Sundberg - Awakening through the Body from an Emptiness\, Suchness Perspective DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Online Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present remotely via Zoom. Other participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. We encourage everyone to attend in-person since that group experience can be so meaningful.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: Awakening through the Body from an Emptiness\, Suchness Perspective\n\n\n\nThe Body – the vehicle for awakening in this very lifeEmptiness – Things are not solid and separate as they appearSuchness – Deeply understanding conditions\, the heart opens with an allowing compassion \n\n\n\nBringing the teachings of Emptiness and Suchness to support the direct experience of being Embodied invites us into relationship with a dynamic world of sensation\, energy\, and aliveness\, allowing us a wider wiser perspective. \n\n\n\nEnjoy a day of quiet sitting and walking meditation\, which allow our body and mind to settle down and our hearts to open to an inner wisdom.  Heather will offer teachings and guided meditations on the themes\, as well as optional Qi Gong practice and discussion about how to live these teachings in our daily lives. \n\n\n\nIn this daylong we will explore Body Practice bringing these two rich wisdom teachings together: \n\n\n\n\nMindfulness of the Nervous system practices you can use in daily life\n\n\n\nBody as Empty:  Direct Experiencing of the dynamic non-solid not separate alive energy of the body\n\n\n\nSuchness of the Body Experience:  With a heart of acceptance and compassion which deeply understands conditions\, we inhabit the direct experience of the body As It Is\n\n\n\n\nTeacher Dana (Donation)\n\n\n\nThe Teacher offers the teachings freely in the tradition of the Buddha\, and her livelihood is completely sustained by the generosity of the communities she serves.  Dana (donation) for these priceless teachings will be gratefully accepted by the teacher\, giving participants the opportunity to freely engage in the practice of generosity\, the first step toward freedom.To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n12/06/2023 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n01/27/2023 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Options\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Jan Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Jan Daylong registration – Zoom \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 846 4443 1584 and Passcode: 290168 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jan-27/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Headshot-HeatherSundbergx200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231230T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231230T160000 DTSTAMP:20231214T014846Z CREATED:20230116T191115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231214T014846Z UID:32049-1703925000-1703952000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Daylong Retreat - Dennis Warren - Uncertainty\, Confusion\, Disappointment\, Doubt DESCRIPTION:Uncertainty\, Confusion\, Disappointment\, Doubt\n\n\n\nDaylong Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Onsite Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. All participants will attend in-person as the retreat will not be available via Zoom.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person\, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: Uncertainty\, Confusion\, Disappointment\, Doubt \n\n\n\nWhy does our progress in practice\, and the use of practice in everyday life\, seem to stall and lose its value or power?Why do we seem to have significant practice Insights and break throughs\, large and small\, but are unable to integrate them into the way we living?Why can some teachings or practice methods seem so clear and meaningful\, but seem to prove ineffective in our regular practice and life?These common experiences frequently result in uncertainty\, confusion\, disappointment\, and doubt. They can easily turn into obstacles to practice if not worked with skillfully.This one-day retreat will involve a relaxed exploration of these important questions and potentially troubling states of mind. Participants will explore a number of recommendations for working more skillfully with them.The day will be appropriate for all levels of experience. Please bring a pen/pencil and paper and your own lunch. Plan on staying on-site at the Sacramento Dharma Center all fay during the retreat. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n10/25/2023 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n12/30/2023 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Options\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect the “ATTEND” button to indicate you’ll be attending the retreat in-person. The fee 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n December Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-dec-30/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DennisW-pic2022-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231125T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231125T235959 DTSTAMP:20231116T180336Z CREATED:20230116T190737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231116T180336Z UID:32047-1700870400-1700956799@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Daylong Retreat (see December) DESCRIPTION:We don't plan to have a retreat in November\, but we encourage you to join us in December. Register Now.\n\n\n\n\n(Onsite) Daylong Retreat – Dennis Warren – Uncertainty\, Confusion\, Disappointment\, Doubt URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-nov-25/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/one-day-retreat.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231112T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231119T110000 DTSTAMP:20231204T070018Z CREATED:20230116T231919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T070018Z UID:32088-1699776000-1700391600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:7-Night Residential Retreat with Greg Scharf DESCRIPTION:Insight Meditation Retreat with Greg Scharf\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGREG SCHARF\, an Insight Meditation Society guiding teacher\, has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1992. He has been teaching residential retreats since 2007\, including the annual Three-Month Retreat at IMS. Greg’s love of nature and the outdoors deeply informs both his practice and teaching. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: Finding a True Refuge\n\n\n\nIn a world of change and unpredictability\, in times that often feel chaotic and confusing\, where do we look for ease and security? Often\, in our search for a dependable refuge\, we mistakenly turn to that which is essentially unreliable and unable to provide the stability we seek. \n\n\n\nInsight (or Vipassana) meditation is the simple\, direct observation of the mind/body process with relaxed\, open and careful attention. As we connect with our experience from a place of spacious stillness and steadiness\, we learn to meet the changing conditions we encounter with greater ease and balance of mind. As our understanding deepens\, equanimity in the face of change grows\, and we discover a refuge that is to a great extent independent of life’s changing conditions. \n\n\n\nThis retreat is open to beginners and experienced practitioners alike and will include meditation instruction\, Dharma talks\, practice meetings with the teacher\, and optional mindful movement. A Meditation retreat is a rare opportunity to take time away from our usual activities for the express purpose of turning inward in order to deepen our understanding of what it actually means to be human. Time on retreat connects us with what we truly value in life and gives us the time & space to deepen our understanding of who & what we really are. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration (Closed)\n\n\n\nThis retreat accommodates 27 registrants. Beginning Saturday\, September 9\, this webpage will accept online registration payments. Before making any payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\nThe registration fee will be $900 with an opportunity to later make a donation to support the retreat teachers. The registration fee covers the costs of accommodations\, meals\, and administration. We encourage you to pay the full registration fee if your finances allow you to do so. If needed\, contact the retreat registrar with your request to pay a 50% deposit. \n\n\n\n\n\nOffer a Donation\n\n\n\n\nThanks for Attending the Retreat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAudio Recordings\n\n\n\nFor a limited time\, talks and meditations recorded during the retreat are available to everyone that attended. To access the audio files\, click here. \n\n\n\nScholarships\n\n\n\nWe encourage you to pay the full registration fee if your finances allow you to do so; however\, in recognition of potentially challenging times\, partial scholarships might be available if needed. To request a partial scholarship\, pay a $225 deposit fee after registration opens and before September 30th. Then watch for a follow-up email from the retreat registrar. SIM has a limited number of partial scholarships available based on need. If the $225 deposit payment is currently not possible\, contact the retreat registrar to apply for a scholarship with other options. \n\n\n\nScholarship Donations\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to contribute into the scholarship fund to help someone else be able to afford this special dharma opportunity\, enter the amount you’d like to donate in the DONATE NOW box. Donating into the fund won’t register you for the retreat. \n\n\n\n\n[give_form id=”25463″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\n\n\nCancellations\n\n\n\n\nThrough September 30th\, full refund if requested by this date if someone on the waiting list takes the reservation.\n\n\n\nOn or after October 15th\, deposit will be retained by SIM. Balance may be refundable if the spot is filled by a wait-listed person. Otherwise\, the balance will not be refunded. A waiver of this policy will be considered in limited circumstances based on a request demonstrating financial hardship.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule – Summary of Dates\n\n\n\n\nSeptember 9 – Registration opens; online payments accepted.\n\n\n\nSeptember 30 – Last day to request full refund (see cancellation policy listed above).\n\n\n\nSeptember 30 – Last day to request a scholarship (see scholarship details listed above).\n\n\n\nOctober 15 – Last day to request refund of balance paid (see cancellation policy listed above).\n\n\n\nOctober 15 – Registration payment in full due.\n\n\n\nTBD – Registration closes\, date to be announced.\n\n\n\nNovember 12 – The retreat begins (check-in starts at 3:30 PM).\n\n\n\nNovember 19 – The retreat ends (check-out at 11:00 AM).\n\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Protocols\n\n\n\nOur priority is to protect the wellbeing of everyone who attends the SIM Annual Retreat. The SIM Board will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and required and recommended safety measures from federal\, State and local health agencies\, and the Mercy Center\, with consideration of our Sangha demographics. \n\n\n\nAt a minimum\, we will require proof of vaccinations and boosters (if eligible) for COVID-19 at least two weeks before the retreat\, along with proof of COVID rapid testing within 24 hours prior to attending and a second rapid test two days into the retreat (SIM will provide tests if needed). \n\n\n\nAdditional protocols will very likely include masking when indoors with others\, and social distancing as space allows. \n\n\n\nSIM will update the protocols to reflect the situation in the summer. \n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/2023-sim-residential-retreat/ LOCATION:Mercy Center Auburn\, 535 Sacramento Street\, Auburn\, CA\, 95603\, United States CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Greg-Scharf-200xpic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T153000 DTSTAMP:20231026T224026Z CREATED:20230116T190007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T224026Z UID:32041-1698483600-1698507000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Diane Wilde - What is Samma Samadhi/Skillful Concentration? DESCRIPTION:What is Samma Samadhi/Skillful Concentration?\n\n\n\nDaylong Retreat facilitated by Rev. Diane Wilde\, SIM Community Teacher\n\n\n\nFor biographical details of the teacher Diane Wilde\, click here. \n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\n\nParticipants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: What is Samma Samadhi/Skillful Concentration?\n\n\n\nRight or Skillful Concentration (samma samadhi) is the last of the Noble Eightfold Path. It can be a very confusing topic. Samadhi is often defined as attaining a state of mind called jhana which means “absorption.” This definition of jhana refers to a mind completely absorbed in concentration. Other interpretations of samadhi ignore jhana completely\, and focus on “insight” or vipassana as all that is needed to “wake up.” Others counter that the development of jhana is crucial for the development of insight. Who is correct? \n\n\n\nIn this daylong\, we’ll discuss the range of teachings in the Pali tradition on the relationship between samadhi\, jhana and insight. We’ll look at controversies that have developed about the interpretations of samadhi and how ultimately\, these various definitions can actually be quite useful as we individually learn what practice works for each of us. \n\n\n\nThe day will be in silence.  Please bring a lunch. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n09/11/2023 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n10/28/2023 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n10/30/2023 – Online registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PST.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Options\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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 to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Oct Daylong registration – Onsite at SDC \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Oct Daylong registration – Zoom \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nTeacher Dana\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 873 5325 1257 and Passcode: 140126 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-oct-28/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DianeWilde-pic2022sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T163000 DTSTAMP:20230902T214619Z CREATED:20230116T185710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230902T214619Z UID:32039-1696066200-1696091400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Onsite) Daylong Retreat - Vance Pryor - A Day of Continuous Awareness Practice DESCRIPTION:A Day of Continuous Awareness Practice\n\n\n\nDaylong Retreat with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Vance Pryor\n\n\n\nAbout This Onsite Retreat\n\n\n\n\n* The teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. All participants will attend in-person as the retreat will not be available via Zoom.\n\n\n\n* Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person\, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\n\n\n\n* 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: A Day of Continuous Awareness Practice\n\n\n\nSpend a day in community returning to this foundational aspect of practice; cultivating a gentle and continuous awareness throughout all postures and activities. This simple practice is the basis for wholesome qualities of mind to emerge over time. This daylong will emphasize finding a balanced effort throughout the day that feels sustainable and supportive. The daylong will consist of guided meditations\, question and response periods\, and reflections offered by the teacher.  \n\n\n\nSacramento 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. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n09/02/2023 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n09/30/2023 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n10/02/2023 – Online registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PDT.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Options\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelect the “ATTEND” button to indicate you’ll be attending the retreat in-person. The fee 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n September Daylong – Onsite at SDC \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-sep-30/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/VancePryor-2022picSm2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230826T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230826T160000 DTSTAMP:20230824T203628Z CREATED:20230116T185129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T203628Z UID:32034-1693042200-1693065600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Daylong Retreat - Rick Maddock - Mind and mirage - A neurodharma perspective on the five aggregates (skandhas) DESCRIPTION:Mind and mirage – A neurodharma perspective on the five aggregates (skandhas)\n\n\n\nDaylong Retreat with Rick Maddock\n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present remotely via Zoom.Other participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: A neurodharma perspective on the five aggregates (skandhas)\n\n\n\nThis is a teaching and practice daylong that will include dharma talks alternating with sitting & walking meditation periods. Today’s theme will be the early Buddhist teachings on the aggregates and how they converge with the insights of modern neuroscience. There will be a particular focus on feeling (Vedanā)\, perception (Sañña)\, and intention (Saṅkhāra)\, and on ways of practicing with our experiences of these aggregates in meditation and in daily life. \n\n\n\nSacramento 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. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n08/03/2023 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n08/26/2023 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n08/28/2023 – Online registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PST.\n\n\n\n\n\nRICK MADDOCK\, MD\, is a professor of psychiatry who teaches and conducts neuroscience research at the UC Davis School of Medicine. A long-time dharma practitioner with a focus on the teachings of early Indian Buddhism\, Rick has completed Spirit Rock’s training programs for senior students and teaches dharma in the Sacramento area and Sierra foothills. His teachings explore the convergence between contemporary scientific insights about the human brain and the wisdom traditions and practices of Buddhism. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Options\n\n\n\nSelect one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n August Daylong – Onsite at SDC \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n August Daylong – Zoom Online \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 845 9903 0791 and Passcode: 618200 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-aug-26/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rick-Maddockx400-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230729T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230729T153000 DTSTAMP:20230711T210636Z CREATED:20230116T184803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230711T210636Z UID:32030-1690621200-1690644600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Daylong Retreat - Diane Wilde - Is your meditation “working?” DESCRIPTION:Is your meditation “working?”\n\n\n\nDaylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde (click here for biographical details)\n\n\n\nIs your meditation “working?”For a new practitioner as well as a person who has been meditating for some time\, it’s important to periodically evaluate our meditation practice. Perhaps you have fallen into a practice that has become as “habitual” as many other facets of your life. Or perhaps you have stopped your meditation practice altogether. \n\n\n\nWe will investigate the state of your practice through questions such as: Is this the right practice for me? Is the same practice suitable for everyone? Should I adjust my practice periodically? Has my practice lost its “juice” and how do I get it back? Sometimes a minor adjustment makes all the difference and other times an entirely different approach is needed. We will spend the day investigating our practice as well as taking part in a discussion about what each of us individually need to do to allow insight to arise. \n\n\n\nPlease plan to stay for the entire day and bring a lunch. \n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\n\nThe teacher will present in-person at the Dharma Center. Other participants may attend this Hybrid event via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. We encourage everyone to attend in-person since that group experience can be so meaningful.\n\n\n\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration ATTEND buttons 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.\n\n\n\nAfter 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/.\n\n\n\n\nSacramento 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. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n\n06/25/2023 – Registration opens.\n\n\n\n07/29/2023 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n\n\n\n07/03/2023 – Online registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PST.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Options\n\n\n\nSelect one of the following registration “ATTEND” buttons to indicate if you’ll be attending via Zoom or in-person. The fee 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. Note that fee amounts above the regular rate support Sacramento Insight Meditation and is distinct from teacher dana. 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n July Daylong Retreat – Onsite at SDC \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend In-Person\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n July Daylong Retreat – Zoom Online \n $15.00 – $35.00 \n Attend on Zoom\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nHow to Attend Remotely via Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 891 9034 2572 and Passcode: 109379 URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jul-29/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DianeWilde-pic2022sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T152941 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T152941 DTSTAMP:20230712T185844Z CREATED:20220129T123600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230712T185844Z UID:40104-1789226981-1789226981@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:2022 SIM Residential Retreat with Senior Teacher Greg Scharf and Teacher Neesha Patel DESCRIPTION:Join us for SIM’s Residential Retreat at the beautiful Mercy Center in Auburn\, CA from Sunday\, August 28\, 5:00 PM through Sunday\, September 4\, 2022\, 11:00 AM. Please read through the information below. We will update this registration page as further details are announced. \n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: Awareness\, Wisdom & Love\n\n\n\nAwareness is a natural capacity of the mind that is available to all of us in any moment no matter what is happening in our experience. When the mind is relaxed and at ease\, this natural awareness can be recognized and integrated into our lives. When we combine a receptive\, kindhearted attitude with relaxed yet diligent effort\, we create the conditions for insight\, wisdom\, and compassion to arise naturally.Through this process\, we see directly for ourselves what leads to well-being and freedom and what leads to suffering\, both in our own life and in the world around us. As our understanding deepens\, we begin to live our lives from a place of greater balance\, integrity\, confidence\, and connection.This silent retreat will include instruction in both Insight and Loving-kindness meditation\, meetings with the teachers\, and an optional daily period of mindful movement. It is suitable for both beginning and experienced students of meditation.We encourage you to consider the following questions before registering: \n\n\n\n\nDo you have a regular practice?\n\n\n\nDo you have a home sangha or group that you sit with?\n\n\n\nHave you sat at a residential retreat before?\n\n\n\n\nIf you have questions about whether this retreat is appropriate for you\, please contact us\, click here. \n\n\n\nOur retreat teachers this year will be Senior Teacher Greg Scharf and Teacher Neesha Patel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGREG SCHARF\, an Insight Meditation Society guiding teacher\, has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1992. He has been teaching residential retreats since 2007\, including the annual Three-Month Retreat at IMS. Greg’s love of nature and the outdoors deeply informs both his practice and teaching. \n\n\n\nNEESHA PATEL\, PhD is deeply grateful for the liberative teachings of the Buddha. She has been fortunate to have practiced in both Asia and the US. Her practice has been influenced by the guidance of many wonderful teachers including Sayadaw U Tejaniya and Thai Forest Tradition teachers. She teaches mindfulness meditation at UC Davis and is a participant in the 2017-2021 Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training Program. \n(Retreat teachers biographical info)\n\n\n\nCost\n\n\n\nThe registration fee will be $900 with an opportunity to later make a donation to support the retreat teachers. The registration fee covers the costs of accommodations\, meals\, and administration. You can opt to pay the fee in full or make a deposit to hold your spot and pay the balance by June 15th. \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis retreat accommodates 25 to 31 registrants. \n\n\n\nRegistration is closed but we encourage you to add your name to the waitlist as plans can change and space may open prior to the start of the retreat. \n\n\n\nAdd Your Name to the Waitlist\n\n\n\nUse the RSVP form below to add your name to the waitlist and then be on the lookout for any emails from @sactoinsight.org. The registrar will contact you with important details that can affect your place in the queue. \n\n\n\n\n\nScholarships\n\n\n\nWe encourage you to pay the full registration fee if your finances allow you to do so; however\, in recognition of the challenging year many have had\, partial scholarships are available if needed. To request a partial scholarship\, pay a $225 deposit fee after registration opens and before May 20th. Then watch for a follow-up email from the retreat registrar. SIM has a limited number of partial scholarships available based on need. If the $225 deposit payment is currently not possible\, contact the retreat registrar to apply for a scholarship with other options. \n\n\n\nScholarship Donations\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to contribute into the scholarship fund to help someone else be able to afford this special dharma opportunity\, enter the amount you’d like to donate in the box below. Donating into the fund won’t register you for the retreat.[give_form id=”7161″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nCancellations\n\n\n\n\nThrough May 20th\, full refund if requested by this date.\n\n\n\nMay 21st through June 15th\, deposit will be retained by SIM; balance paid is refundable.\n\n\n\nOn or after June 16th\, deposit will be retained by SIM. Balance may be refundable if the spot is filled by a wait listed person. Otherwise\, the balance will not be refunded. A waiver of this policy will be considered in limited circumstances based on request demonstrating financial hardship.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule – Summary of Dates\n\n\n\n\nApril 20\, 2022 – Registration opens; online payments accepted.\n\n\n\nMay 20\, 2022 – Last day to request full refund (see cancellation policy listed above).\n\n\n\nMay 20\, 2022 – Last day to request a scholarship (see scholarship details listed above).\n\n\n\nJune 15\, 2022 – Last day to request refund of balance paid (see cancellation policy listed above).\n\n\n\nJune 15\, 2022 – Registration payment in full due.\n\n\n\nTBD – Registration closes\, date to be announced.\n\n\n\nAugust 28\, 2022\, 5:00 PM – The retreat begins (check-in starts at 3:30 PM).\n\n\n\nSeptember 4\, 2022\, 11:00 AM – The retreat ends (check-out at 11:00 AM).\n\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Protocols\n\n\n\nOur priority is to protect the wellbeing of everyone who attends the SIM Annual Retreat. The SIM Board will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and required and recommended safety measures from federal\, State and local health agencies\, and the Mercy Center\, with consideration of our Sangha demographics. \n\n\n\nAt a minimum\, we will require proof of vaccinations and boosters (if eligible) for COVID-19 at least two weeks before the retreat\, along with proof of COVID rapid testing within 24 hours prior to attending and a second rapid test two days into the retreat (SIM will provide tests if needed). \n\n\n\nAdditional protocols will very likely include masking when indoors with others\, and social distancing as space allows. \n\n\n\nSIM will update the protocols to reflect the situation in the summer. \n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nAudio Dharma\n\n\n\nSome of the dharma talks for this retreat were recorded. If you attended this retreat\, click here and enter the password to access the recordings. \n\n\n\nRegistration Tickets URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/2022-sim-annual-retreat-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GregScharf-NeeshaPatel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220828T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220904T235959 DTSTAMP:20230816T003515Z CREATED:20220130T003623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T003515Z UID:24362-1661644800-1662335999@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:2022 SIM Residential Retreat with Senior Teacher Greg Scharf and Teacher Neesha Patel DESCRIPTION:Join us for SIM’s Residential Retreat at the beautiful Mercy Center in Auburn\, CA from Sunday\, August 28\, 5:00 PM through Sunday\, September 4\, 2022\, 11:00 AM. Please read through the information below and then purchase your ticket to register. We will update this registration page as further details are announced. \n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: Awareness\, Wisdom & Love\n\n\n\nAwareness is a natural capacity of the mind that is available to all of us in any moment no matter what is happening in our experience. When the mind is relaxed and at ease\, this natural awareness can be recognized and integrated into our lives. When we combine a receptive\, kindhearted attitude with relaxed yet diligent effort\, we create the conditions for insight\, wisdom\, and compassion to arise naturally.Through this process\, we see directly for ourselves what leads to well-being and freedom and what leads to suffering\, both in our own life and in the world around us. As our understanding deepens\, we begin to live our lives from a place of greater balance\, integrity\, confidence\, and connection.This silent retreat will include instruction in both Insight and Loving-kindness meditation\, meetings with the teachers\, and an optional daily period of mindful movement. It is suitable for both beginning and experienced students of meditation.We encourage you to consider the following questions before registering: \n\n\n\n\nDo you have a regular practice?\n\n\n\nDo you have a home sangha or group that you sit with?\n\n\n\nHave you sat at a residential retreat before?\n\n\n\n\nIf you have questions about whether this retreat is appropriate for you\, please contact us\, click here. \n\n\n\nOur retreat teachers this year will be Senior Teacher Greg Scharf and Teacher Neesha Patel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGREG SCHARF\, an Insight Meditation Society guiding teacher\, has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1992. He has been teaching residential retreats since 2007\, including the annual Three-Month Retreat at IMS. Greg’s love of nature and the outdoors deeply informs both his practice and teaching. \n\n\n\nNEESHA PATEL\, PhD is deeply grateful for the liberative teachings of the Buddha. She has been fortunate to have practiced in both Asia and the US. Her practice has been influenced by the guidance of many wonderful teachers including Sayadaw U Tejaniya and Thai Forest Tradition teachers. She teaches mindfulness meditation at UC Davis and is a participant in the 2017-2021 Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training Program. \n(Retreat teachers biographical info)\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis retreat accommodates 31 registrants. \n\n\n\nBeginning Wednesday\, April 20\, this webpage will accept online registration payments. Before making any payment\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. Pay the registration fee online using the “Get Tickets” section at the bottom of this page. Specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure webpage where your 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. After you’ve paid the fee\, you’ll receive an email with the subject “You have tickets!” (but no need to print the ticket on paper). If registering with partial payment\, watch for follow-up emails a couple of days later which include directions/links to pay the remaining balance via “Invoice”. \n\n\n\nCost\n\n\n\nThe registration fee will be $900 with an opportunity to later make a donation to support the retreat teachers. The registration fee covers the costs of accommodations\, meals\, and administration. You can opt to pay the fee in full or make a deposit to hold your spot and pay the balance by June 15th. \n\n\n\nScholarships\n\n\n\nWe encourage you to pay the full registration fee if your finances allow you to do so; however\, in recognition of the challenging year many have had\, partial scholarships are available if needed. To request a partial scholarship\, pay a $225 deposit fee after registration opens and before May 20th. Then watch for a follow-up email from the retreat registrar. SIM has a limited number of partial scholarships available based on need. If the $225 deposit payment is currently not possible\, contact the retreat registrar to apply for a scholarship with other options. \n\n\n\nScholarship Donations\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to contribute into the scholarship fund to help someone else be able to afford this special dharma opportunity\, enter the amount you’d like to donate in the box below. Donating into the fund won’t register you for the retreat.[give_form id=”7161″ show_title=”false” show_content=”none” display_style=”reveal”] \n\n\n\nCancellations\n\n\n\n\nThrough May 20th\, full refund if requested by this date.\n\n\n\nMay 21st through June 15th\, deposit will be retained by SIM; balance paid is refundable.\n\n\n\nOn or after June 16th\, deposit will be retained by SIM. Balance may be refundable if the spot is filled by a wait listed person. Otherwise\, the balance will not be refunded. A waiver of this policy will be considered in limited circumstances based on request demonstrating financial hardship.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule – Summary of Dates\n\n\n\n\nApril 20\, 2022 – Registration opens; online payments accepted.\n\n\n\nMay 20\, 2022 – Last day to request full refund (see cancellation policy listed above).\n\n\n\nMay 20\, 2022 – Last day to request a scholarship (see scholarship details listed above).\n\n\n\nJune 15\, 2022 – Last day to request refund of balance paid (see cancellation policy listed above).\n\n\n\nJune 15\, 2022 – Registration payment in full due.\n\n\n\nTBD – Registration closes\, date to be announced.\n\n\n\nAugust 28\, 2022\, 5:00 PM – The retreat begins (check-in starts at 3:30 PM).\n\n\n\nSeptember 4\, 2022\, 11:00 AM – The retreat ends (check-out at 11:00 AM).\n\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Protocols\n\n\n\nOur priority is to protect the wellbeing of everyone who attends the SIM Annual Retreat. The SIM Board will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and required and recommended safety measures from federal\, State and local health agencies\, and the Mercy Center\, with consideration of our Sangha demographics. \n\n\n\nAt a minimum\, we will require proof of vaccinations and boosters (if eligible) for COVID-19 at least two weeks before the retreat\, along with proof of COVID rapid testing within 24 hours prior to attending and a second rapid test two days into the retreat (SIM will provide tests if needed). \n\n\n\nAdditional protocols will very likely include masking when indoors with others\, and social distancing as space allows. \n\n\n\nSIM will update the protocols to reflect the situation in the summer. \n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. \n\n\n\nRetreat Audio Dharma\n\n\n\nIf you attending this retreat\, click here to access some recordings of the dharma talks. \n\n\n\nGet Tickets URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/2022-sim-annual-retreat/ LOCATION:Mercy Center Auburn\, 535 Sacramento Street\, Auburn\, CA\, 95603\, United States CATEGORIES:Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GregScharf-NeeshaPatel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220625T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220625T153000 DTSTAMP:20220505T222651Z CREATED:20220411T200912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T222651Z UID:25403-1656151200-1656171000@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Heather Sundberg - Taking the One Seat: Choiceless Awareness & Essence of Mind Practices DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with Visiting Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg\n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. The teacher will present via Zoom.Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance. This helps us determine how many people will attend and how many people the meditation room should accommodate.To pay now\, you’ll find at the bottom of this page registration ticket choices to attend via Zoom or attend onsite. If you attend onsite\, you do have the option to pay the registration fee in-person on the day of the retreat or pay online after the retreat starts.If you buy a ticket for onsite attendance you may still attend the retreat via Zoom.The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places:The Zoom link is at the bottom of 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 ticket purchase (email subject is “You have tickets!“).The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 822 7755 0528 and Passcode: 203951To give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme – Taking the One Seat: Choiceless Awareness & Essence of Mind Practices\n\n\n\nThe teaching and practice of Taking the One Seat\, out of the lineage of Ajahn Chah\, is a practice of choiceless awareness with all experience at the 6 sense doors\, which can grow into the recognition of the essence of mind itself. \n\n\n\nEnjoy 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 optional Qi Gong practice & discussion about how to live these teachings in our daily lives. \n\n\n\nIn this daylong we will explore the Taking the One Seat teaching/practice from the following perspectives: \n\n\n\nSomatic\, heart and pure awareness practices which offer balance and perspective with the constant leaning in & pulling away in the mind.Learning to ‘hit rewind’ with reactive patterns growing from feeling tone into liking & disliking.Pure Awareness practice through the use of open questions and 5 aggregrates investigations\, including working with subtle identification with awareness itself.\n\n\n\nHEATHER SUNDBERG has taught insight meditation since 1999 and completed the Spirit Rock/IMS Teacher Training program under Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein.  She is currently a member of the Spirit Rock Teacher’s Council.  Beginning her own meditation practice in her late teens\, for the last three decades\, Heather has studied with senior teachers in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) and Tibetan (Vajrayana) traditions. She has completed 3 accumulated years of retreat and has sat 1-3 months of retreat a year for the last 25 years. Between 2010- 2015 she spent a cumulative one-year in study\, practice\, and pilgrimage in Asia.  In addition\, she has training in both Somatic Experiencing and Hakomi Mindfulness Somatic Therapy and offers ‘individual meditation support sessions’ to students world-wide.  She teaches retreats nationally & internationally\, and her teaching emphasizes Awakening through the Body (1st foundation mindfulness)\, the Heart Practices (Divine Abodes)\, and Wisdom Awareness Practices (MahaSati) out of the Thai forest tradition.  For more information about Heather visit www.heathersundberg.com. \n\n\n\nThe Teacher offers the teachings freely in the tradition of the Buddha\, and her livelihood is completely sustained by the generosity of the communities she serves.  Dana (donation) for these priceless teachings will be gratefully accepted by the teacher\, giving participants the opportunity to freely engage in the practice of generosity\, the first step toward freedom. If you prefer to make an online donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n04/11/2022 – Registration opens.06/25/2022 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.06/27/2022 – Registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PST.\n\n\n\nRegistration Details\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration 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\, specify if you plan to attend in-person or attend remotely via Zoom. In the “Tickets” section\, specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page 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 personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \n\n\n\nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jun-25/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Headshot-HeatherSundbergx200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220528T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220528T163000 DTSTAMP:20220505T223218Z CREATED:20220130T001919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T223218Z UID:24357-1653726600-1653755400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat with Visiting Teacher Seth Castleman DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with Visiting Teacher Seth Castleman\n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance. This helps us determine how many people will attend and how many people the meditation room should accommodate.To pay now\, you’ll find at the bottom of this page registration ticket choices to attend via Zoom or attend onsite. If you attend onsite\, you do have the option to pay the registration fee in-person on the day of the retreat or pay online after the retreat starts.If you buy a ticket for onsite attendance you may still attend the retreat via Zoom.The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places:The Zoom link is at the bottom of 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 ticket purchase (email subject is “You have tickets!“).The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 858 9260 8618 and Passcode: 022274To give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: to be announced\n\n\n\nThis will be a beautiful peaceful day of Practice including both Sitting and Walking Meditation. There may also be time for questions\, answers and reflections. All are welcome. \n\n\n\nRABBI SETH CASTLEMAN is a teacher\, writer\, and storyteller with over twenty years experience teaching mindfulness and spiritual practice. Castleman is trained in both the Jewish and Buddhist traditions. After 20 years of meditation practice and two years of silent retreat as a lay-person in the US\, India\, and Nepal and as a monk in Burma\, Seth was trained as a teacher by Jack Kornfield at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre\, CA. He was authorized as a meditation/dharma teacher in 2008. Following eight years of rabbinical studies in the US and Israel/Palestine\, Castleman was ordained in 2011 as a rabbi by one Orthodox\, one Conservative\, and one Reform rabbi. Castleman has published in two dozen newspapers\, periodicals\, and anthologies on the intersection of contemplative practice and social justice and the transformational power of brokenness. As a storyteller\, Seth has performed in theaters\, on radio and television\, and at countless kitchen tables. Seth uses myth\, storytelling\, and humor as central tools in his teaching and counseling work. Seth Castleman is married to Reverend Elizabeth Griswold\, making them\, quite possibly\, the only rabbi—Christian minister married couple in the US. Seth and Elizabeth live in Davis\, CA with their three children. \n\n\n\nSacramento 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. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n03/15/2022 – Registration opens.05/28/2022 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.05/30/2022 – Registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PST.\n\n\n\nRegistration Details\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration 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\, specify if you plan to attend in-person or attend remotely via Zoom. In the “Tickets” section\, specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page 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 personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \n\n\n\nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-may-28/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Seth-Castleman-x200.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220508T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220508T160000 DTSTAMP:20220429T010237Z CREATED:20220429T001749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220429T010237Z UID:25766-1652004000-1652025600@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:Daylong Retreat - Noliwe Alexander via SBMG DESCRIPTION:This retreat is sponsored by SBMG. Noliwe Alexander has taught for SIM several times and has not been able to recently. We’re highlighting this retreat as we expect there are many in the SIM community who would like to attend this daylong. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: The Vicissitudes of Life (8 Worldly Winds) \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIN PERSON/ Hybrid: Daylong meditation retreat\, The Vicissitudes of Life (the 8 Wordly Winds) with Noliwe Alexander (Vipassana) URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/daylong-retreat-noliwe-alexander-via-sbmg/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Retreat,SDC ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/logo-SBMG.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220423T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220423T163000 DTSTAMP:20220411T192345Z CREATED:20220129T235916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220411T192345Z UID:24352-1650702600-1650731400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Greg Scharf - Recognizing Natural Awareness DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with Visiting Senior Teacher Greg Scharf\n\n\n\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\n\n\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. For this retreat\, the teacher will present on location.Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance. This helps us determine how many people will attend and how many people the meditation room should accommodate.To pay now\, you’ll find at the bottom of this page registration ticket choices to attend via Zoom or attend onsite. If you attend onsite\, you do have the option to pay the registration fee in-person on the day of the retreat or pay online after the retreat starts.If you buy a ticket for onsite attendance you may still attend the retreat via Zoom.The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places:The Zoom link is at the bottom of this page – select the blue button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your ticket purchase (email subject is “You have tickets!“).The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 880 5419 7285 and Passcode: 346676To give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.\n\n\n\nRetreat Theme: Recognizing Natural Awareness\n\n\n\nMeditation can be seen as the process of learning to recognize and trust a natural quality of awareness that is available to all of us in any moment no matter what is happening in our experience. This awareness allows us to open to and connect with the truth of each moment. \n\n\n\nAs we gain confidence in the mind’s ability to recognize this natural awareness we begin to release the burden of trying to control\, manipulate\, or fix experience so that it meets our ideas of the way it should be\, and relax into the truth of the way it actually is. \n\n\n\nWe start to see directly for ourselves what leads to well-being and freedom and what leads to suffering\, both in our own life and in the world around us. Through this process we begin to live our lives from a place of greater balance\, integrity\, confidence\, and connection. \n\n\n\nThe teacher might also lead an optional session of mindful movement – based on QiGong. \n\n\n\nGREG SCHARF\, an Insight Meditation Society guiding teacher\, has practiced with Western and Asian teachers in the Theravada tradition since 1992. He has been teaching residential retreats since 2007\, including the annual Three-Month Retreat at IMS. Greg’s love of nature and the outdoors deeply informs both his practice and teaching. \n\n\n\nSacramento 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. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \n\n\n\nSummary of Important Dates\n\n\n\n02/15/2022 – Registration opens.04/23/2022 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.04/25/2022 – Registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PST.\n\n\n\nRegistration Details\n\n\n\nRegistration 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\, specify if you plan to attend in-person or attend remotely via Zoom. In the “Tickets” section\, specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page 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 personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \n\n\n\nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \n\n\n\nQuestions for the Registrar?\n\n\n\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-apr-23/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Greg-Scharf-200xpic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T160000 DTSTAMP:20221201T204522Z CREATED:20211208T050009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T204522Z UID:23467-1648285200-1648310400@sactoinsight.org SUMMARY:(Hybrid) Daylong Retreat - Rich Howard - Cultivating the Heart: A Day of Practice DESCRIPTION:Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard\nAbout This Hybrid Retreat\n\nHybrid events can be attended via Zoom or in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center.\nPre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance. This helps us determine how many people will attend and how many people the meditation room should accommodate.\nTo pay now\, you’ll find at the bottom of this page registration ticket choices to attend via Zoom or attend onsite. If you attend onsite\, you do have the option to pay the registration fee in-person on the day of the retreat or pay online after the retreat starts.\nIf you buy a ticket for onsite attendance you may still attend the retreat via Zoom.\nThe link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places:\n\nThe Zoom link is at the bottom of this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.\nThe Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your ticket purchase (email subject is “You have tickets!“).\nThe Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join\, with Meeting ID: 898 3289 4334 and Passcode: 412666\n\n\nTo give a donation after attending this retreat\, click here.\n\nRetreat Theme – Cultivating the Heart: A Day of Practice \nCultivating positive qualities of heart and mind brings a balance and depth to Insight practice\, and to our daily lives. Boundless friendliness (aka “lovingkindness”)\, compassion\, sympathetic joy\, and equanimity – known together as the Brahmaviharas – can be strengthened by formal practices taught by the Historical Buddha and later Buddhist commentators. For this day of practice\, we will touch briefly on the role of these heart practices in supporting concentration and insight\, then practice together using guided meditations\, silent sitting meditation\, and walking meditation. We will also reflect on their role in daily life\, including how to choose the practice appropriate to a given situation. \n\n RICH HOWARD has been an active practitioner and volunteer at SIM since 2004. His area of interest is bringing meditative awareness into everyday life. He participated in SIM’s 2007 India Pilgrimage and is a graduate of SIM’s second Practice Development and Leadership (PDL) program. He served on the Board from 2010 until 2015\, the last two years as president. He was one of the SIM representatives to the Inter-Sangha Coordinating Committee\, predecessor to the Sacramento Dharma Center Board\, which now runs our shared space for Buddhist sanghas in Sacramento. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in southern Africa in the 1970s and is fluent in Spanish. His teachers are Dennis Warren\, Tony Bernhard\, and Steve Armstrong. Rich completed online courses with Steve on the Abhidhamma (the Buddhist psychology) and the Manual of Insight. He took Gil Fronsdal’s online course on the Majjhima Nikaya (Middle-length Discourses of the Buddha). His interest in the environment led him to the One Small Planet training with Kerry Nelson and the Ecosattva training with One Earth Sangha. In 2018\, he completed a 10-month Dhamma Awareness Training with Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters called Touching the Earth. In 2019\, he completed Meg Gawler’s 8-month course Preparing the Ground for Samadhi. \n\nSacramento 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. If you prefer to make a donation for this event online using a credit card or PayPal account\, click here to DONATE ONLINE. \nSummary of Important Dates\n\n01/09/2022  – Registration opens.\n03/26/2022 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.\n03/28/2022 – Registration closes the Monday after the retreat at 11:00 am PST.\n\nRegistration Details\nRegistration 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\, specify if you plan to attend in-person or attend remotely via Zoom. In the “Tickets” section\, specify the number of people you are registering to this retreat and click the button “Get Tickets”. You’ll be automatically directed to a secure web-page 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 personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information. \nBefore registering to this event\, click here to review the terms of use for this website. \nQuestions for the Registrar?\nIf you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions\, click here. URL:https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-mar-26/ LOCATION:Hybrid (in-person and online)\, 3111 Wissemann Drive (or *ZOOM)\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States CATEGORIES:Online Remote,Retreat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sactoinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Rich-Howard-headshot.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR