June 2019
During the retreat, we will learn traditional Buddhist meditation practices, and complimentary techniques that help deepen our relationship to ourselves, the earth, and awaken our receptivity to nature as our teacher. We will explore how mindfulness practice is profoundly supported by the teachings of nature as we sit and walk outdoors. This deepening awareness opens us to profound experiences of interconnectedness, insight, and love.
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With all the hype surrounding mindfulness, what is the real promise of the practice? Drawing from his new book, From Suffering to Peace, Mark Coleman explores the original meaning, depth and context for mindfulness practice as a practice of profound transformation that supports insight, wisdom, compassion and freedom.
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7/5/19: Join Vinny Ferraro's weekly group for a sit and talk with Mark Coleman on Friday night.
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This retreat will be spent meditating outdoors in the natural beauty and mystery here at Vallecitos Mountain Ranch. Whether it is during sunset meditations, listening to the soothing sounds of the river, or sitting graced in the stillness of the aspen trees, we will open to the profound serenity and wisdom of nature.
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The Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge for the community to gather, hear the teachings of the Buddha and practice mindfulness meditation.
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8/1/19: Mark looks forward to seeing you at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery for the 7:30 pm sit, followed by the Dharma talk.
Find out moreDuring the retreat, we will learn traditional Buddhist meditation practices, and complimentary techniques that help deepen our relationship to ourselves, the earth, and awaken our receptivity to nature as our teacher. We will explore how mindfulness practice is profoundly supported by the teachings of nature as we sit and walk outdoors. This deepening awareness opens us to profound experiences of interconnectedness, insight, and love.
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8/6/19: Mark Coleman will facilitate this evening’s meditation and discussion. The evening sittings generally begin with a 30 minute meditation, followed by a short break for tea and greetings. Mark will then give a short talk on relevant themes and lead a group discussion. All levels of experience are welcome.
Find out moreSeptember 2019
During the daylong retreat, we will learn traditional Buddhist meditation practices, and complimentary techniques that help deepen our relationship to ourselves, the earth, and awaken our receptivity to nature as our teacher.
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Climate anxiety--from the news, coping with the immediate trauma of a natural disaster, or fearing for a warming planet--is undermining our health and well-being. So what’s the solution to preventing stress, fear, and helplessness from taking a toll on your well-being? Join Mark Coleman and Climate One host Greg Dalton for an in-depth, in-person conversation about how we face the reality of climate change.
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with Martin Aylward and Mark Coleman This unique yearlong professional teacher training combines transformational cultivation of your own mindfulness practice and systematic development of mindfulness teaching skills, enabling you to teach a variety of mindfulness programs with confidence and clarity.
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In this evening talk, Mark will lead brief meditations and explore the aspects of his book to help practitioners, of all kinds, access and benefit from the “true promise of mindfulness”.
Find out moreOn this retreat we will meditate outdoors in the natural beauty and mystery at Vallecitos Mountain Ranch. Whether it is during sunset meditations, listening to the soothing sounds of the river, or sitting graced in the stillness of the aspen trees, we will open to the profound serenity and wisdom of nature.
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In this evening talk, Mark will lead brief meditations and explore the aspects of his book to help practitioners, of all kinds, access and benefit from the “true promise of mindfulness”.
Find out moreThe Buddha stated that awareness is an essential factor for liberation and peace. In this meditation retreat, we will explore this innate quality of awareness: what it is, how to recognize it, and how to cultivate it. We will inquire into what interferes with stabilizing in awareness both in meditation and in daily activity.
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Exploring and Integrating the Eight-Fold Path in Daily Life with Mark Coleman and JoAnna Hardy This eight-month program is for meditators / Buddhist practitioners, wishing to engage wholeheartedly in a deep exploration of their dharma practice through the study and teaching of the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path. Using the classic Buddhist teachings of Sila, Samadhi, Pana (Ethics, Meditation, and Wisdom) we will look at how we cultivate mindfulness, kindness, and balance given the inner stresses of modern life and the outer social challenges of inequity and the pressure of climate change.
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with Mark Coleman and Lori Schwanbeck Following ancient traditions on this winter solstice, we will take this poignant time to retreat, slow down, and enter stillness, silence, and inner exploration.
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Michael Beckwith interviews Mark Coleman The Sound of Transformation is about waking up to the deep potential that’s within every being on the planet so that we can become a strong and beneficial presence on the planet at this time in human history.
Find out moreJanuary 2020
Mindful awareness is the foundation for living with wisdom and compassion. In this retreat, we will explore mindfulness practices, which are at the heart of the Buddha’s teachings. During this retreat, we will learn skills and techniques to (re)establish and refine mindfulness in the body, mind, and heart, and discover ways to more fully embody and bring these practices with us out into the world.
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This retreat will be spent meditating outdoors in the natural beauty and mystery of southern Baja at Tsegyalgar West. Whether it is during sunset meditations, listening to the soothing sounds of the springs in the arroyos (sculpted river beds), or sitting graced in the stillness of the ancient white fig trees, we will open to the profound serenity and wisdom of nature.
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Come get away from winter cold and attend a silent kayaking mindfulness retreat in the pristine wilderness of the Sea of Cortez. The retreat will be mostly in silence to support the meditative process, and there will be several periods of meditation daily as well as time for discussion, talks on the themes of meditation in nature, talking circles and opportunities for one to one work with the Mark Coleman. There will also be free time to swim, snorkel and enjoy this spectacular setting.
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Join us for “Spirit Rock Live: Monday Nights with Jack Kornfield and Friends”, a Livestream of Monday Night. Mark Coleman leads tonight's dharma talk.
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Mark Coleman is offering a free online meditation, talk and discussion about practice during the pandemic. This teaching will be offered on Zoom.
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These week day one-hour online meditations will be a support for all those who like to be in nature and feel the support of the natural world for our practice and to help calm and relax our body, mind and heart.
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Do you wish to live with more clarity, wisdom, and peace? We will investigate how mindfulness supports insights into what causes suffering and what creates genuine well-being. What arises out of such understanding is a tangible sense of inner clarity, spaciousness, peace, and freedom.
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On this retreat you could be meditating in your garden, on your deck or in a safe space in nature (practicing social distancing). You can practice nature meditation anywhere, even at home while looking out a window at skies and clouds, or listening to birdsong.
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You could be meditating in your garden, on your deck or in a safe space in nature (practicing social distancing). You can practice nature meditation anywhere, even at home while looking out a window at skies and clouds, or listening to birdsong. As we practice alone, but together, we will explore potent nature practices that open the heart and mind to impermanence, interdependence, and letting go.
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During the pandemic, nature has the power to be a profound support, to calm us, to lift our hearts and teach us about resilience in adversity. This is the reason people for millennia, including the Buddha, have sought refuge in the natural world. And when paired with contemplative meditation, nature becomes a support for wisdom, joy, nourishment and ease. It is transformative and life-saving.
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Awareness is inherent to the nature of our own minds and is the doorway to understanding and insight. In Buddhism, it’s the foundation for wisdom, compassion, and awakening. In this day retreat, we will explore this innate quality of awareness and how to cultivate and abide in an awake presence. We will investigate how mindfulness supports a depth of awareness through various meditation practices and look at various obstacles that obscure it. We will also discover, through the fusion of love and awareness, how developing awareness allows for a natural opening of the heart and kind, compassionate presence with all experience.
Find out moreOn this retreat you could be meditating in your garden, on your deck or in a safe space in nature, in the woods, by a stream, pond or ocean, (wherever you can get signal on your phone or computer, practicing of course, social distancing. We will learn that we can practice meditation in nature anywhere, even while looking out a window at skies, clouds, birds and sunlight and receive the power of nature’s blessing.
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