Daylong Retreat/Workshop with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.

Retreat Theme

This one-day retreat/workshop will explore the core Buddhist teaching and practice of letting go—what it means, why it matters, and how it leads to greater freedom and peace.

The concept of letting go – relinquishment, releasing, allowing – is essential to understanding Buddhist psychology and methods. The experience of letting go is the center piece of practice that slowly freeing the mind and heart from struggle and suffering.

But how does one actually let go? This will be the focus of this day of practice.

We’ll use practical, real-life situations to help participants connect their own experiences with the teachings. We’ll investigate the process of letting go and its development as an on-going, daily gesture of wisdom and compassion. The day will also examine common misunderstandings – such as equating letting go with suppression, indifference, avoidance or by passing – and offer reflections, meditation methods, and mantras for daily use.

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 entire day. Bring your own lunch, as well as a pen and notebook.

About This Onsite Retreat

• 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.
• Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.
• After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/.

Summary of Important Dates

• 05/10/2025 – Registration opens.
• 06/28/2025 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.
• 06/28/2025 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.

Registration

Select the registration button to indicate 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 for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.

NOTE: After we receive your registration payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. Thanks for your patience.

Questions for the Registrar?

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

Teacher Dana

Sacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.