Retreats are an opportunity
to immerse yourself fully in study or meditation.Residential costs include vegetarian meals and either a shared or private room at the Nyingma Institute.
For information on the Four-Month Human Development Training Retreat, see the Longer Retreats page
2008 RETREATS
MED503 Developing Clarity
May 26 - 31
Begins Monday morning and concludes Saturday at 4:45 PM.Insight meditation (Vipassana) is the focus of this retreat.
Silent practice will be balanced with instructions on how to calm the stream of distracting thought.
Cost: $364 (nonresidential); $550 (residential).
Instructors: To be announced.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MED501 Silent Retreat
June 2 - 7
Begins Monday morning and concludes Saturday at 4:45 PMThis retreat's practices are done in silence with suitable instructions for meditation and study given individually to each participant. The retreat is designed to allow participants to deepen their meditation practice in the supportive environment of the Nyingma Institute. Includes the "Foundations for Mindfulness" workshop on June 7.
Cost: $364 (nonresidential); $550 (residential). Instructors: Meditation staff.
KNR502 Kum Nye: Breath, Energy, Feeling
June 9 - 14
Begins Monday morning and concludes Saturday at 4:45 PMIn this Tibetan yoga retreat, students use breath and movement exercises to stimulate and direct the energy of body and mind, visualization practices to awaken and sustain inner vitality, and meditation practices to foster serenity. Includes the "Revitalizing Inner Energy" workshop on June 14.
Cost: $364 (nonresidential); $550 (residential).
Instructors: Jack van der Meulen, Donna Morton, and Santosh Philip.
KNR503 Kum Nye: Attuning to the Present Moment
June 16 - 21
Begins Monday morning and concludes Saturday at 4:45 PMPractice of Kum Nye is an exploration and balancing of our inner environment.
-Tarthang Tulku, Kum Nye Relaxation.
Advanced Kum Nye practices invite a fuller experience of the rich multidimensionality within each moment.
Includes the "Embodiment of Beauty" workshop on June 21.
Cost: $364 (nonresidential); $550 (residential).
Instructors: Jack van der Meulen and Santosh Philip.
DHS526-DHS530
Gateway to Knowledge
June 23 - July 26Students deepen their search for awakened mind
through in-depth study of topics from the Gateway to Knowledge
by the great Tibetan master Lama Mipham.
Meditation practice will analyze the constituents of inner and outer experience.
Kum Nye practice will help deepen analysis.
DHS526, week one, June 23-28: The Transmission of Insight
DHS527, week two, June 30-July 5: Fields of Awareness
DHS528, week three, July 7-13 (at Ratna Ling): Attuning to Dharma
DHS529, week four, July 14-20 (at Ratna Ling): Time and the Arising of Suffering
DHS530, week five, July 21-26: The Possible and the Impossible
Cost: $1,495 (nonresidential); $2,495 (residential).
Primary Instructor: Sylvia Gretchen.
Prerequisite: three years of Dharma Studies and consent of Instructor
DHS501-505
Embodiment: An Awakened Vision
July 28 - August 30This retreat is a journey into the Buddha's vision of what embodiment means.
Students will: use teachings and practices from Nyingma Psychology
to integrate body and mind;
learn to release unnecessary tension and stress through Tibetan Yoga;
study the teachings of the Buddhist Abhidharma;
learn about the symbolism of the Buddha's form;
be introduced to the stages on the path and its view, result, and application;
and deepen experiential knowledge of the mind through training in meditation.
DHS501 week one, July 28-August 2: Recognizing the Potential of Body and Mind
DHS502 week two, August 4-9: Stages on the Path
DHS503 week three, August 11-16: Awakening Vision
DHS504 week four, August 18-24 (at Ratna Ling): Joy of Being
DHS505 week five, August 25-30 (August 25-27 at Ratna Ling): Embodying Wisdom
Cost: $1,495 (nonresidential); $2,495 (residential).
Primary Instructor: Sylvia Gretchen, with additional instruction by Dharma Studies, Kum Nye, and Meditation staff
KNR414 Opening the Field of Awareness
August 22 - 24
Held at Ratna Ling
Begins with lunch on Friday and continues through Sunday lunchStudents work with introspective practices that focus on how the senses interact with mind and self. These practices work to break free of the ordinary chain of perceptions that leads to misery. Students learn to rest within the open space of awareness, simply 'seeing,' 'feeling,' and 'knowing' beyond interpretations or labels.
For all levels of students.
Cost: $325 (residential only).
Instructors: Sylvia Gretchen and Barr Rosenberg.
2008 Human Development Training Retreat
August 30 - December 17Our premier training program.
Cost: $7,600 (residential).
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DHS412 Observing Consciousness
October 23 - 26
Begins with dinner on Thursday and continues through Sunday lunch.
Held at Ratna LingReadings from the Surangama Sutra illuminate the nature of mind, perception, consciousness, and the awakened nature.
Cost: $325 (residential only).
Instructors: Sylvia Gretchen and Barr Rosenberg.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructors............................................................................................
NPR402 Cultivating Compassionate Love
November 28 - 30
Begins Friday at 10 AM and concludes Sunday at 3 PM.We can learn to love ourselves and others more deeply by actively cultivating compassionate love. This kind of love heals the painful divisions between living beings, allowing us to forgive others and to cleanse ourselves of ill will. The workshop introduces gentle visualization, mantra and meditation practices given by the enlightened Buddha.
Cost: $192 (nonresidential); $275 (residential).
Instructors: Lama Palzang and Pema Gellek.
MED502 Finding Inner Peace
December 1 - 6
Begins Monday morning and concludes Saturday at 4:45 PMMeditation develops serenity. This retreat focuses on calming meditations (shamatha) and Kum Nye relaxation practices. The goal is to reduce the number of distracting thoughts and to find states of inner peace.
Cost: $364 (nonresidential); $550 (residential).
Instructors: Meditation staff.....................................................................................................
KNR501 Tasting Relaxation
December 29, 2008 - January 3, 2009
Begins Monday at 10 AM and concludes Saturday at 4:45 PM.As we develop the ability to relax deeply, our energy becomes gentle, almost tender, flowing more freely into the senses and bathing them in rich, flavorful experiences. Thoughts are attracted to share in the joy; they connect more completely with perceptions, lending their powers to open new fields of perception. - Tarthang Tulku, Joy of Being.
Start the New Year with a week of peaceful meditation and Kum Nye practice. These practices will give you tools to approach your daily life with more confidence and serenity.
Cost: $364 (nonresidential); $550 (residential). Primary Instructor: Santosh Philip. Includes the "Renewing and Refreshing the Senses" workshop on January 3.
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