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Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Refuge & Respite: A Vipassanā Retreat for Beginners

Aug 29, 2026 – Sep 2, 2026 · 5 days · Woodacre, CA

Residential
Refuge & Respite: A Vipassanā Retreat for Beginners
InsightSilence TBDBeginner-friendly$380–$2,440 + dāna

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This retreat will teach the essentials of mindfulness and Insight Meditation (vipassanā) .

We will explore ways to calm our minds and hearts, work with difficult thoughts and emotions, build attention, and cultivate kindness and compassion.

This retreat will combine stillness and movement meditations, lectures, and opportunities to meet with a teacher.

This is an excellent opportunity for those new to retreat practice, and also appropriate for experienced practitioners who wish to attend a shorter retreat.

Teachers: Diana Winston, Carol Cano, Alex Haley

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About Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Insight tradition retreats with strong teacher guidance, nestled in the coastal mountains north of San Francisco.

Established 1988Residential retreat center
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