Annual Vipassana Meditation Retreat

with Michele McDonald and Linda McDonald

Tuesday, November 18 to Sunday, November 23, 2008

at the Sea to Sky Retreat Centre, British Columbia

(A few spots are still available.)

Location: The Sea to Sky Retreat Centre (SSRC) is located just south of Whistler, BC on a secluded 40 acre site of extraordinary natural beauty in British Columbia’s coastal mountain range. This beautiful and remote centre was founded in 1993 by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. The main lodge includes three bunk rooms (double and triple occupancy), and an open loft (triple occupancy) providing comfortable shared accommodations for intensive meditation practice. The newly constructed, more secluded Retreat House includes four rooms with double occupancy and one room with triple occupancy. The elegant 700 square foot pavillion situated away from the lodge amid the trees will be used as our meditation hall. This site is not wheelchair accessible. The buildings are quite spread out, on hillsides with rugged walkways, making it difficult for anyone with mobility problems.

For further information about the retreat centre and travel information, please visit the SSRC website.

There will be a strong emphasis in this retreat on teacher support for your practice through individual interviews. The retreat is limited to 24 participants.  This retreat is open to both new and experienced meditators.

Michele McDonald has been practicing Vipassana since 1975 and has been teaching worldwide since 1982. She is deeply interested in exploring the relationship between intensive practice, daily life practice, and psychotherapy, in preserving the ancient teachings, and in finding ways of expression that make them more accesssible and authentic for us in this time. She is particularly drawn to the teachings on liberation - the very real possibility of freedom from greed, hatred and delusion in this life.

Linda McDonald has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1987. A graduate of the Insight Meditation Society teacher training program, she has been teaching meditation since 2001. Her teaching interweaves her psychotherapy training and Christian mystic roots, while emphasizing lovingkindness, the awakening heart of bodhicitta, and unshakeable trust in the unfolding of our experiencing.

Cost: $465 (Canadian funds) plus dana. To arrange to pay with post-dated cheques, or for further information, contact Linda McDonald at meditation@shaw.ca or 604.731.5439.

Dana is a Pali word meaning generosity. Since the time of the Buddha, there has existed an interdependence between those who offer the teachings and those who receive them. The teachings are given freely since they are considered priceless. Fees for this retreat cover room, board and administration costs. None of your registration fee goes to the teachers. The teachings are supported in much the same way they were 2,500 years ago, through donations. There will be an opportunity to give financial support to the teachers at the end of the retreat.

Registration and Cancellations: Complete and mail a registration form with your payment by cheque or money order in Canadian funds. Further retreat information and an interview sheet from the teachers will be sent to all applicants. Registration is by mail only. Online registration with credit card is not available for this retreat. Retreat fees will be refunded (less a $50 handling fee) for cancellations on or before October 15, 2008. Retreat fees will NOT be refunded for cancellations made after October 15th. Please register early. This retreat will be limited to 24 participants.

To REGISTER for this retreat .. please download, print and complete the VMV Retreat Registration form, and mail it with your payment. 

The registration form is in adobe acrobat PDF format and will require the adobe acrobat READER to be installed on your computer to view it.  You can get the Adobe Acrobat READER for FREE by clicking this link. 

Please note:  There is no online registration for this residential retreat.  Registration is by mail only.

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