January 24 – February 15, 2012

Dharma Talks ~ Tuesday Evenings ~ Mountain Cloud Zen Center

January 24, 31, February 7, 14 ~ 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Day Long Retreat ~ Saturday, January 28th ~ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm ~ Mountain Cloud Zen Center

Cost: $20 plus teacher dana. Please bring bag lunch.

To register: Mikaela Barnes, 986-6080 or MikaelaBarnes355@gmail.com

Meditation & Dharma Discussions ~ Wednesday Evenings

January 25, Feb 1, 8, 15 ~ 7:00 – 8:30 pm.

This is an opportunity to clarify the Buddha’s teachings and discuss our individual practice.

Special Theme Discussion ~ THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FEAR AND AVERSION.

Friday, February 10 ~ 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Interviews(half hour) ~ January 24-February 15

Tuesdays: 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

Wednesdays: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Thursdays: 9:00 am – Noon

Contact Gudrun Hoerig,, 466-2115, GudrunHoerig@gmail.com

Other times available by request.

To cancel an interview on the day of appointment, call DaeJa directly at 995-1993.

Unless othewise indicated, events will be held at 113 Camino Escondido #4.

DaeJa Napier teaches Insight Meditation (Vipassana) with an emphasis on the cultivation of loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. Practicing for 40 years under the guidance of prominent Asian and western teachers, DaeJa has dedicated her life to exploring the traditional pathways to awakening and their applications to daily life. She is the mother of five adult children. DaeJa has been coming to teach in Santa Fe twice a year since 1995.  Her website is at:  http://www.cultivatingwisdomandcompassion.org

For more info about DaeJa’s residency contact Mikaela at 986-6080 or MikaelaBarnes355@gmail.com

Please note that all Sangha events are fragrance-free so that those with allergies, asthma and chemical sensitivities may join us.

Brian Lesage

“Embodying Mindful Speech”

March 13 – April 3, 2012

Silent Meditation and Dharma Talks: March 13,20,27 & April 3

6:30pm at Mountain Cloud Zen Center

7241 Old Santa Fe Trail

Two Day Non-Residential Retreat: “Embodying Mindful Speech”

Saturday March 17, 9-5pm and Sunday March 18, 9-4pm

Mountain Cloud Zen Center, 7241 Old Santa Fe Trail

Study Group: March 14, 21 & 28, 6:30-8pm

113 Camino Escondido #4

Study materials for March 14 can be accessed at

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/speech.html

Study materials for March 21 & 28 can be accessed at Jack Kornfield on Right Speech_2012

Monday Morning Sit & Discussion: MARCH 19,26, APRIL 2, 7-8:30am

113 Camino Escondido #4

Mindfulness Outdoors: Saturday March 31 9-3pm

Join Brian and Sangha friends for a silent mindful hike, picnic and informal discussion

Check website for additional info: santafevipassana.org (this info will be added soon)

Movie Night: Friday March 30 6:30pm

“Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring”

113 Camino Escondido #4

Sutta Study Group: Monday March 19 & April 2, 1-3pm

113 Camino Escondido #4

Contact Joan Mitchell at trutrope32@yahoo.com or 505-983-2475 for more information.

Practice Discussions: March 15, 16, 22, 23, & 29:

9am, 10:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm, 5pm, 6:15pm, 7:30pm

March 30: 9am, 10:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm

To set up a time contact Emily at 982-0892 or Emily@etimberlake.com

If you would like a practice discussion with Brian and you are unable to make any of these times, please contact Brian by email at brian@liberatingawareness.com.

Brian Lesage has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1988 and has taught meditation since 2000. He has studied in the Zen, Theravada and Tibetan Schools of Buddhism. He was ordained in the Rinzai Zen tradition in 1996. His training in Vipassana Meditation includes doing extended meditation retreats in Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, and India as well as numerous retreats in the U.S. He leads retreats and teaches meditation courses nationwide. Brian also has a private practice in Somatic Experiencing, which is a naturalistic approach to healing trauma. You can also visit his website for Somatic Experiencing at: www.liberatingawareness.com

For additional information check the website: santafevipassana.org and/or contact Emily at 982-0892 or email: Emily@etimberlake.com

http://santafevipassana.org/audio/Sutherland-SFVS-2011-5.mp3

One-Day Retreat

Saturday, September 17, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Silent Meditation & Dharma Talk

Tuesday, September 20, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Mountain Cloud Zen Center, Santa Fe

Arinna Flyer

Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha is happy to welcome Arinna Weisman for a one-day retreat and dharma talk. Arinna will discuss the subject of fear: how we react to it, how it affects our lives, and how we can learn to deal more skillfully with this often difficult and seemingly ubiquitous emotion.

Chgyam Trungpa said “In order to experience fearlessness it is necessary to experience our fears.” The one day retreat is dedicated to creating a safe and loving space in which to build a relationship with both our personal and global fears. We will explore together how to turn towards our fears without being overwhelmed by them and without repressing them. Aung San Suu Ki invites us to live with our fears as ‘grace under pressure’. We will nurture this grace by acknowledging and honoring our vulnerability, dignity and caring. We will conclude the day with a short ceremony.

Join us at Mountain Cloud for the opportunity to attend a daylong retreat with Arinna on Saturday, September 17, from 9:30 am until 4:30 pm. Please bring your lunch to the retreat. Arinna will also give a dharma talk on Tuesday, September 20, from 6:30 until 8:30 pm. Contact Teri Hackler at terihack@earthlink.net or 982-0304 for more information.

Arinna Weisman has studied insight meditation since 1979 and has been teaching since 1989. Herroot teacher is Ruth Denison who was empowered by the great teacher U Bha Khin. She has alsostudied with Thich Nhat Hanh in the Zen tradition, Punjaji in the Advaita tradition and TsokneyRinpoche in the Dzogchen tradition. She is the founding teacher of Dhamma Dena Meditation Center (now Insight Meditation Center of the Pioneer Valley/Dhamma Dena). She is co-author of the book, A Beginner’s Guide to Insight Meditation. She teaches throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Link to Registration Info:
Eric Kolvig Retreat Info & Form

We can enjoy deeper and deeper kinds of peace through our practice of awareness and love: the peace of calm, tranquility and freedom from anxiety; the peace of equanimity, seeing and accepting what is real; and the “peace that passes all understanding,” knowing that we are whole and beyond separation. In this retreat we will explore it all.

Eric Kolvig, Ph.D. has been teaching in the Vipassana Buddhist tradition since 1985. He leads meditation retreats and gives public talks all around the US. Eric leads many retreats in the wilderness and is interested in the special value of spiritual practice in the natural world. He has a particular interest in “grassroots dharma”, building spiritual community in democratic, non-authoritarian ways. Eric has worked with many teachers but primarily with Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg, in the lineage of Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma, and also with Richard Clarke in the Zen lineage of Roshi Philip Kapleau. Eric lives in a rural intentional community in Northern New Mexico.

Mountain Cloud Zen Center (MCZC) is on the edge of Santa Fe and is surrounded by the juniper forest native to the area. While close to Santa Fe, MCZC is isolated and large enough to provide for the seclusion and quietness needed to support the practice.

The Retreat will begin at 9:00 am on Wednesday, September 28, and complete at noon on Sunday, October 2, 2011.

Registration Information

Please complete the form at the link below and mail it with your $200 deposit to Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha, c/o Rosemary McKittrick, 40 Calle Debra, Santa Fe, NM 87507. For more info, contact Rosemary at rosemarymckittrick@comcast.net or by phone at 505-989-7210. You will receive written confirmation and further information by mail or email.

Marcia Rose Retreat Flyer

Marcia Rose is the founding and guiding teacher of The Mountain Hermitage and founding teacher of Taos Mountain Sangha. She has been studying and practicing Buddhist teachings and meditation with Asian and Western teachers since 1970, primarily in the Theravada-Vipassana (Path of the Elders) tradition. Her own teaching reflects a clear influence from the Burmese Mahasi Vipassana and the Pa-Auk Forest Monastery lineages. She has also studied and practiced in the Dzogchen Tibetan Buddhist tradition with Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Marcia was resident teacher for staff at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, MA from 1991-1995. She has been one of the teachers for the annual three month retreat at IMS and is currently a visiting teacher at the Forest Refuge in Barre, MA. Marcia also teaches Vipassana and Metta retreats in other US and international venues and is dedicated to offering these ancient and timeless teachings in ways that make them accessible and authentic for contemporary culture.

The Retreat

We will begin this 9 day retreat for experienced Dhamma students with the teachings and practice of Samatha/Concentration as it is taught by Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw of Burma. After some days of developing and deepening concentration we will move into the teachings and practice of Vipassana/Insight… seeing and knowing things as they truly are through the development of a clear and precise mindful attention to body–mind phenomena. The retreat will include sitting and walking meditation with instructions, evening Dhamma talks and small group and individual practice interviews with the teacher. This retreat is for experienced Dhamma students who have sat at least two retreats of seven or more days.

Sangre de Cristo Center

The Sangre de Cristo Center located 12 miles northeast of Santa Fe is a facility of the De La Salle Christian Brothers nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The 700 acre center is secluded, quiet and lends itself to the practice of silent meditation. The residential space at the Sangre de Cristo Center is private rooms with shared bathrooms. Meals will be simple and vegetarian.

Dana

Dana, an ancient Pali word meaning generosity, giving or gift, is central to the 2600 year old tradition of Buddhism. The teachings of the Buddha have been offered freely since the time of the Buddha. There is no way to put a price on the teachings of the truth as they are valuable beyond any fee one could set. The retreat fee covers only basic expenses and operating costs. The teacher offers the Buddhadhamma without any set fee or payment and is totally dependent on Dana—on the generosity of her students and benefactors—for the support of her daily life needs. There will be an opportunity for Yogis to generously offer their teachers recompense for their teachings at the retreat’s end.

Fee

The fee includes a single room and all meals. To accommodate more people our Sangha sets a fee range from which you may choose a fee according to your means. Because of a generous donation from a Sangha member, we are able to further reduce our fees below the actual cost. For this retreat the fee range is $500—$800. The actual cost to the Sangha is estimated to be $759.
A $200 deposit reserves your place in the retreat. The deposit is nonrefundable after December 1. There are a limited number of partial scholarships and deferred payment plans available. For information on scholarships and deferred payment plans, contact Rosemary McKittrick—her contact info is on the Registration Form.

There will be no provisions for part-time or non-residential attendees.