The Art & Science of Letting It Be A Daylong Retreat with Ayya Santacitta and Rev. Diane Wilde Grasping is not something done by the self, but rather the self is something created by grasping. “What” are we letting be? What does it mean when we just let things be? Do we accept without concern the […]
SIM Residential Retreat with John Travis - Friday, September 7 through Friday, 12:00 Noon, September 14, 2018 John Travis, another of SIM’s Senior Teachers who has taught many of our retreats in the past, has graciously volunteered to teach for us again this year. SIM is very grateful to John for his willingness to step […]
Assessing Your Practice Daylong Retreat with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren PERFORMANCE SATISFACTION WELL_BEING A one day Mindfulness retreat with an in-depth exploration of a user-friendly practice self-assessment tool. DENNIS WARREN is the Founder Teacher of Sacramento Insight Meditation (SIM). He teaches traditional meditation and mindfulness practices as well as their contemporary uses with […]
This retreat is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this retreat.
This Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction retreat is part of an eight week course instructed by Matt Russell. You must pre-register to the course before attending this retreat. For course registration details, click here.
Be A Lamp Unto Yourselves Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Diane Wilde “Be a lamp unto yourselves” were the last words the Buddha uttered to his grieving disciples as he achieved paranibbana, or complete liberation. He left no heirs — no recommended teachers, but rather advised those gathered around him to depend on the […]
Gratitude, Forgiveness, and Gratitude Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard "Gratitude is thankfulness taken to the next level" says Betsy Henry, aka Zen Mama. In this day combining silent practice with group discussion, we will begin and end by cultivating gratitude in the context of our awareness practice. In between, we will use guided […]
Endings And Beginning A Year-End One Day Retreat– with Sim’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren This will be a day of practice and an opportunity to rest a little from all the events of 2018. We’ll engage in some thoughtful reflection on the nature of change and how our choices and decisions shape our lives, and […]
Beginning Anew A One Day Retreat– with Sim’s Founding Teacher Dennis Warren This will be a relaxed day of practice involving alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation, movement and discussion. We’ll explore what it means to “look in the right place” and “look the right way” when trying to work with challenges like doubt, confusion, […]
This retreat is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this retreat.