RETREAT DESCRIPTION

The Buddha taught that continuity of mindful awareness, when accompanied by right view, can liberate the heart from afflictive emotions. The process gives rise to wholesome states of mind such as kindness, compassion, joy, and peace. This retreat will be structured in such a way as to support the practice of insight meditation, also known as Vipassana in the Buddhist lineage. The days will be simple, which is conducive to settling the mind; there will be guided meditations, periods of seated and walking meditation, Dharma talks, group practice discussions, and question & answer periods.

To support continuity of mindful awareness, the retreat will be held in silence with the exceptions of group interviews, and question and answer periods. This retreat is appropriate both for new practitioners, and those who have been practicing insight meditation for some time.

 

VACCINATION REQUIREMENT:
On September 15 our new vaccine requirement goes into effect. Attendees on this retreat will be required to be fully vaccinated and at least two weeks past the date of their second shot (or first, if receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine). You will be required to show proof of vaccination upon arrival; please don’t submit verification before that.

With the vaccination policy in place we will allow participants to remove their masks if they so choose. However, we may ask retreatants to continue masking depending on changing conditions related to the highly-transmissable delta variant, or if other more virulent and transmissable covid-19 variants arise.

A medical exception is in place to allow registration for those with a letter from an MD verifying the medical nature of the exemption. This exception and the accompanying documentation must be provided at the time of registration.

We will be housing participants in retreats after September 15 in single and double rooms, following Cloud Mountain’s customary practice of assigning housing based on registration order. The earliest registrants will be assigned to our single rooms. When the singles have been filled we will assign registrants to doubles.

 

The retreat container will be constructed in accordance with the current covid-19 conditions at the time to maximize individual and group health.  We reserve the right to adjust expectations of acceptable behaviors within the retreat environment according to changing covid-19 conditions. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

 

 

Scholarship funds are available on all retreats to assist those with financial challenges. For more information, read the Scholarship section of our overview information.

 

 

Scholarship funds are available on all retreats to assist those with financial challenges. For more information, read the Scholarship section of our overview information.

CURRENT COVID-19/PUBLIC HEALTH PROTOCOLS:

Cloud Mountain continues to take endemic covid-19 seriously as a public health risk in the retreat environment. Masking and rapid testing requirements are in place.

Please follow this link for UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

SCHOLARSHIP INFO
Scholarship funds are available on all retreats to assist those with financial challenges. For more information, read the Scholarship section of our overview information.

RETREAT COST

Generosity Tier : $270 plus dana offerings to teacher(s) and staff

Base Tier : $240 plus dana offerings to teacher(s) and staff

Subsidized Tier : $210 plus dana offerings to teacher(s) and staff

Following in the Buddhist tradition, none of your registration fee will go to the teacher(s). Please consider offering teacher dāna at the event to support their livelihood. (Dāna is a term for generosity, or freely offered giving. You can find more information about this way of offering the teachings and the "economy of gifts" on our Donation page.)

TEACHERS

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