Date: March 15th & 16th 2023
Online, via Zoom
9am–1pm US Pacific Time / 12–4pm US Eastern Time
Investment: Suggested contribution of $60 Subsidized, $120 Sustaining, or $240 Supporting.
This retreat will include dharma talks on the four elements of earth, water, fire and, wind as well and meditation practices on the characteristic of each element. These characteristics will be located meditatively in the body and experienced as deeply as is possible. This practice helps deconstruct our belief in the solidity of the body/self and reveals no abiding self that can be located.
The format of the retreat includes:
Stephen Doetsu Snyder is a retired attorney and a senior meditation teacher in the Buddhist Theravada and Zen traditions. He is the author of Demystifying Awakening, Buddha’s Heart, and co-author of Practicing the Jhanas. He works with students worldwide as well as leading online and in-person retreat in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe.
Investment: Suggested contribution of $60, $120, or $240.
Register Now: app.ruzuku.com/courses/87787/about
Date: May - October 2023
Online, via Zoom
9am–1pm US Pacific Time / 12–4pm US Eastern Time
Monthly on a Saturday
May 27 ~ June 24 ~July 8
August 5th ~ September 9th ~ October 14th
Investment:
For Six Months
$50 monthly ~ Standard, one-on-ones paid for, as needed
$125 monthly ~ Includes 30-minute one-on-one
$200 monthly ~ Includes 60-minute one-on-one
This six-month mentoring program is based on Stephen’s books Demystifying Awakening and Trust in Awakening .
The program is a wonderfully rare opportunity for dharma practitioners to deepen awareness and work with the common resistances to Awakening and realization, while opening to the profound awakenings possible in this kind of deep exploration with one-on-one support in a safe, holding container. To support this, the group will be limited in participation to maintain cohesion and intimacy.
The program will include:
Investment:
Register: app.ruzuku.com/courses/88188/about
Monthly Schedule:
We will meet one Saturday each month, from 12–4 pm US Eastern Time.
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May 27 ~ June 24 ~July 8
August 5th ~ September 9th ~ October 14th
Date: May 9th & 10th 2023
Online, via Zoom
9am–1pm US Pacific Time / 12–4pm US Eastern Time
Investment: Suggested contribution of $60 Subsidized, $120 Sustaining, or $240 Supporting.
In this Zoom retreat we will focus on Absolute meditations opening awareness to contact, and cultivate, qualities of the Absolute through meditations, practices, guided meditations and dharma talks.
The format of the retreat includes:
Stephen Doetsu Snyder is a retired attorney and a senior meditation teacher in the Buddhist Theravada and Zen traditions. He is the author of Demystifying Awakening, Buddha’s Heart, and co-author of Practicing the Jhanas. He works with students worldwide as well as leading online and in-person retreat in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe.
Investment: Suggested contribution of $60, $120, or $240.
Register Now: app.ruzuku.com/courses/87785/about
Date: June 6th & 7th, 2023
Online, via Zoom.
9am–1pm US Pacific Time / 12–4pm US Eastern Time
Investment: Suggested contribution of $60 Subsidized, $120 Sustaining, or $240 Supporting.
In this two-day retreat we will focus on cultivating and opening to the Presence (beingness) and Love qualities of the manifest Absolute through group meditations, guided meditations, dharma talks, and comments and questions.
The format of the retreat includes:
Stephen Doetsu Snyder is a retired attorney and a senior meditation teacher in the Buddhist Theravada and Zen traditions. He is the author of Demystifying Awakening, Buddha’s Heart, and co-author of Practicing the Jhanas. He works with students worldwide as well as leading online and in-person retreat in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe.
Investment: Suggested contribution of $60, $120, or $240.
Register Now: https://app.ruzuku.com/courses/87874/about
Date: July 1st & 2nd, 2023
Online, via Zoom
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Date: July 12th & 13th, 2023
Online, via Zoom
9am–1pm US Pacific Time / 12–4pm US Eastern Time
Investment: Suggested contribution of $60 Subsidized, $120 Sustaining, or $240 Supporting.
In this Zoom retreat we will focus on Absolute meditations opening awareness to contact, and cultivate, qualities of the Absolute through meditations, practices, guided meditations and dharma talks.
The format of the retreat includes:
Stephen Doetsu Snyder is a retired attorney and a senior meditation teacher in the Buddhist Theravada and Zen traditions. He is the author of Demystifying Awakening, Buddha’s Heart, and co-author of Practicing the Jhanas. He works with students worldwide as well as leading online and in-person retreat in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe.
Investment: Suggested contribution of $60, $120, or $240.
Register Now: https://app.ruzuku.com/courses/87939/about
Date: August 11–13 2023
Online, via Zoom
9am–1pm US Pacific Time / 12–4pm US Eastern Time
Investment: $90 Subsidized, $180 Sustaining, or $360 Supporting.
Extending from the teaching and practices offered in the two-day Accessing the Absolute retreats, this three-day retreat will move deeper into peace and stillness. We will focus on the Absence (emptiness) qualities of the Absolute paying particular attention to peace, silence and stillness. We will cultivate these qualities of the Absolute through group guided meditations, dharma talks, and time for comments and questions.
The retreat includes:
Stephen Doetsu Snyder is a retired attorney and a senior meditation teacher in the Buddhist Theravada and Zen traditions. He is the author of Demystifying Awakening, Buddha’s Heart, and co-author of Practicing the Jhanas. He works with students worldwide as well as leading online and in-person retreat in the U.S., the U.K., and Europe.
Investment: $90 Subsidized, $180 Sustaining, or $360 Supporting.
Register Now: app.ruzuku.com/courses/88290/about