Saturday February 17th
8:00am-5:30pm
Green Gulch Farm
Join us for a one-day silent meditation retreat. In the midst of all the chaos of your daily life, meditation can be a life-saver. If you've already discovered the power of mindfulness meditation, this retreat is a perfect way to take your practice to the next level.
Get away for the day to beautiful Green Gulch Farm - just 45 minutes from San Francisco - and soak in the stillness. Your soul will thank you (and quite possibly other people in your life, too).
What to Expect
We'll gather at 8am to begin our practice and step into silence together. We’ll alternate periods of sitting and walking meditation throughout the morning and afternoon. Two talks on the topic “On the Other Side of Clinging,” given by Infinite Smile's Michael McAlister, will help guide your silent practice.
You'll also have the opportunity to walk on the beautiful grounds at Green Gulch Farm, and meet one-on-one with Michael to discuss your practice. You'll enjoy a delicious vegetarian lunch, and tea will be available throughout the day.
At the end, we’ll come out of silence to connect with one another, and share about the experience of being in silence.
COVID Safety
The zen monks who live at Green Gulch farm continue to do their best to protect their community from COVID. So, we'll be implementing the following procedures to help keep everyone safe:
All participants are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted, and to provide proof of vaccination
All participants may be required to provide a negative COVID test prior to joining the retreat
The doors and windows of our meeting space will be kept open to increase air flow, weather permitting.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at sit@withinmeditation.com so we can address them before your register.
How to Prepare
Doing a day-long silent meditation retreat can seem daunting, if you've only sat for brief periods of meditation before - but it’s totally do-able! To help you get the most out of the experience, and put you at ease, WITHIN Cofounder Hannah Knapp will offer guidance and advice in an orientation conference call the week before. She'll also check in with you after the retreat, to talk about your experience and help you integrate what you learn into your regular life.
Who Should Come
If you've been building a meditation practice for just a few weeks, or for several years, you'll appreciate the depth of stillness that comes with this day-long silent meditation retreat. We recommend that you take a class with us at WITHIN, or sit with a meditation group near you, at least once before you go.
This retreat is not recommended if you have never practiced with guidance from a teacher in the mindfulness traditions (Zen or Vipassana) or sat with a group.
What It Costs
Retreat registration ($149) includes a delicious vegetarian lunch the day of the retreat, plus support from WITHIN Cofounder Hannah Knapp before and after the retreat.
WITHIN Members can register with a 10% discount! Please email sit@withinmeditation.com for the promo code, or for information on how to become a member.
Registering for the retreat secures your spot. If you cancel up to a week in advance, we will give you a full refund. No refunds are given after that point except in the case of illness.
Please contact us at sit@withinmeditation.com with any questions - we're happy to help you decide if this retreat is right for you!
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If you've been meditating for even a short time, you've probably heard whisperings about meditation retreats. Anyone who's been on one will tell you, "Just go," often without much explanation of why. But if you’ve never been on a retreat, how can you tell if you’re ready for that experience?
Here are four questions to help you decide if now's the time to do it.