Daylong Retreat with Senior Teacher Heather Sundberg

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

About This Online Retreat

• The 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.
• Pre-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.
• 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/.

Retreat Theme: Awakening through the Body from an Emptiness, Suchness Perspective

The Body – the vehicle for awakening in this very life
Emptiness – Things are not solid and separate as they appear
Suchness – Deeply understanding conditions, the heart opens with an allowing compassion

Bringing 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.

Enjoy 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.

In this daylong we will explore Body Practice bringing these two rich wisdom teachings together:

• Mindfulness of the Nervous system practices you can use in daily life
• Body as Empty:  Direct Experiencing of the dynamic non-solid not separate alive energy of the body
• Suchness 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

Teacher Dana (Donation)

The 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.

Summary of Important Dates

• 12/06/2023 – Registration opens.
• 01/27/2023 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.

Registration Options

Select 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.
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Questions for the Registrar?

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

How to Attend Remotely via Zoom

• The link to attend the retreat via Zoom appears in three places: The Zoom link is on this page – select the button “Join Retreat Online” to connect to the meeting.
• The Zoom link is included in the automated email sent with your “Attend on Zoom” registration.
• The Zoom link is https://joinconferencing.zoom.us/join, with Meeting ID: 846 4443 1584 and Passcode: 290168