Teachers
Dana DePalma and Ying Chen, with Alex Haley (supporting)
Location
Online
Prerequisite
Completion of one 7- day/6-night, residential or online Insight meditation retreat that included practice meetings.
Description
The Nine Bodies teaching presents a unified map of the various capacities of consciousness, which are often only partially recognized (or completely unrecognized) even among long-term practitioners. This retreat offers a method of practicing Insight meditation in which consciousness itself becomes the object of meditation. We start with establishing mindfulness through the practice of arriving, and then turn towards ever more subtle levels of consciousness. The practice utilizes the felt sense as a means for freeing the mind of over-conceptualization and supporting the arising of liberating insights.
The retreat includes two detailed guided meditations per day, teaching sessions, and cohort (small group) practice meetings. Please plan to attend all of these sessions (listed in italic below) due to our emphasis on learning in community and the progressive nature of these teachings.
The small group cohort meetings will be either Tue/Thurs OR Wed/Fri at the same time of day – either 12:30 or 2:00 PT.
The retreat is not recommended for those experiencing acute grief or other strong mental challenges.
This retreat is not a training to teach; attending this retreat does not in any way authorize teaching the Nine Bodies Insight practice method.
Sunday, February 16- Opening Day
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Session
Monday, February 17- Friday, February 21- Daily Schedule
6:00 a.m. Silent Meditation (Main Hall - Optional)
6:45 a.m. Personal Practice (Optional)
8:00 a.m. First Guided Meditation (Main Hall)
9:10 a.m. Walking/Movement Practice
9:45 a.m. Silent Meditation (Main Hall)
10:30 a.m. Walking/Movement Practice
11:00 a.m. Second Guided Meditation (Main Hall)
12:00 p.m. Meal Break (Main Hall Closed for 1 minute for recording processing) 12:30 p.m. Main Hall Open
12:30 p.m. Cohort Practice Meetings (for some groups) OR Walking/Movement Practice
2:00 p.m. Cohort Practice Meetings (for some groups) OR Walking/Movement Practice
3:00 p.m. Silent Meditation (Main Hall) + Affinity Groups - Alternating
3:45 p.m. Walking/Movement Practice
4:15 p.m. Silent Meditation (Main Hall)
5:00 p.m. Moment of Silence & Evening Teaching Session (Main Hall)
6:00 p.m. Continued personal practice (Optional) (Main Hall Closed for1 minute for recording processing) _
7:00 p.m. Candlelight Silent Meditation (Optional)
Saturday, February 22- Closing Day
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Guided Meditation and Closing
Model of Mutual Support
All Dharma Ground programs, including this retreat, are offered by donation. For this retreat, donations to Dharma Ground and teachers are offered separately. The first donation opportunity is at the time of registration and goes to Dharma Ground, the nonprofit organization hosting this retreat. The suggested donation range for the hosting organization is $275 - $850. The second donation opportunity is at the end of the retreat and goes to the teachers. You are invited to offer what is appropriate given your life circumstances (including an offering outside of the suggested range). All offerings are gratefully accepted. All registration offerings are tax-deductible.