Meditative, Daylong Retreat with Walt Opie (Onsite event) Cultivating the Seven Factors of Awakening

Name: Meditative, Daylong Retreat with Walt Opie (Onsite event) Cultivating the Seven Factors of Awakening
Start: 2024-06-29T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-06-29T16:00:00-07:00
Location: Sacramento Dharma Center

Schedule

Sat Jun 29 2024 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Sacramento Dharma Center | Sacramento, CA

Daylong Retreat with SIM Legacy Project Teacher Walt Opie
Retreat Theme: Cultivating the Seven Factors of Awakening
This will be a traditional insight meditation daylong with periods of sitting and walking, plus dharma talks on aspects of how to cultivate the Seven Factors of Awakening, namely mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration and equanimity. These factors can be aroused either individually or sequentially and can lead to a very still, peaceful and balanced mind. There will be time for questions and sharing. Suitable for both beginning and more experienced practitioners.
About This Onsite Retreat:
* The teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. All participants will attend in-person as the retreat will not be available via Zoom.
* Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance since registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.
* After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/.
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All are welcome. (Pre-registration is required.)
Registration is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars however no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For the registration fee, you may pay online at https://sactoinsight.org/event/retreat-jun-29-2/ ; please contact the registrar or visit the registration page for more information.
WALT OPIE was first introduced to insight meditation in 1993 and began sitting retreats in 2005. Currently, his most influential teachers include Bhikkhu Analayo, Joseph Goldstein, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, and Gil Fronsdal. Walt is a graduate of the 2017-2021 IMS Teacher Training Program, as well as Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program. He has led sitting groups for people in recovery and served as a volunteer teacher in several California prisons.