RETREATSa

Retreats are open to everyone and are appropriate for experienced and inexperienced meditators alike. Retreats are held in noble silence and include meditation instruction, Dharma talks and group interviews. Contact Kathey (512.565.3774) or Rick (512.663.7835) for more information.

austin, texas tx

Long Weekend Retreat with Rodney Smith September 30 – October 3, 2010

Rodney is the guiding teacher for Seattle Insight Meditation Society and one of the guiding teachers at Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, MA. He is the author of “Lessons from the Dying” and “Stepping Out of Self Deception – The Buddha’s Liberating Teaching of No-Self”. Rodney spent 8 years in monastic settings in Southeast Asia and has been teaching the Dharma and meditation since 1983.

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New Year Retreat with Shaila Catherine December 27 , 2010 – January 2, 2011

Shaila is the sounder and guiding teacher for Insight Meditation South Bay in California. She has been practicing meditation since 1980, with seven years of accumulated silent retreat experience. She has taught since 1996 in the USA, India, Israel, England, and New Zealand. Shaila is the author of “Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity”.

Retreats above are sponsored by the Mariposa Sangha, Insight Meditation Houston or other Central Texas sanghas, and take place at The Margaret Austin Center