Three-Month Retreat - Insight Meditation Society

Three-Month Retreat - 3MO September 11 - December 4, 2010
This three-month course, including its six-week partials, is a special time for practice. Because of its extended length and ongoing guidance, it is an opportunity for students to deepen the powers of concentration, wisdom and compassion. Based on the meditation instructions of Mahasi Sayadaw and supplemented by a range of skillful means, this retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based on the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Every participant will be offered a private room. Prerequisite is two retreats of a week or more with a recognized insight meditation teacher, or special permission. Please document this experience, including teachers’ names, dates and length of courses when registering. You will also need to submit a questionnaire when signing up – your course participation cannot be confirmed until this is received and approved. Special cancellation fees and deadlines apply: up to July 18, $100; afterwards, $350. Please note that these amounts will apply even if you wish to move from any part of the course to another.
Teachers
Joseph Goldstein Joseph Goldstein is a co-founder and guiding teacher of IMS's Retreat Center and Forest Refuge programs. He has been teaching vipassana and metta retreats worldwide since 1974 and in 1989 helped establish BCBS. The author of A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma and other publications, he is on sabbatical in 2011. Listen to one of Joseph's talks: Liberation Through Non-Clinging given at IMS on November 19, 2008 -- 61 minutes, 28.2 MB (Download Stream)
Carol Wilson Carol Wilson has been practicing insight meditation since 1971 with a variety of teachers, including Sayadaw U Pandita and Ashin U Tejaniya as well as spending a year as a nun in Thailand. An IMS guiding teacher, she has been offering retreats worldwide since 1986, including the annual IMS Three-Month course. Listen to one of Carol's talks: Perception of Impermanence given at IMS on October 22, 2006 -- 60 minutes, 13.9 MB (Download, Stream)
Guy Armstrong Guy Armstrong has practiced insight meditation for over 30 years, including training as a Buddhist monk in Thailand with Ajahn Buddhadasa. He began teaching in 1984 and has led retreats worldwide. He is an IMS guiding teacher and a governing teacher at Spirit Rock. Listen to one of Guy's talks: Working with Difficult Emotions given at IMS on October 2, 2009 -- 62 minutes, 42.5 MB (Download Stream)
Sally Clough Armstrong Sally Clough Armstrong began teaching insight meditation in 1996. She helped to found the Sharpham meditation community in England and has also served at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in several roles, including executive director. She is one of the guiding teachers of Spirit Rock's Dedicated Practitioner Program.
Rebecca Bradshaw Rebecca Bradshaw is the guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley, MA. She leads vipassana retreats in the US and abroad and also works as a psychotherapist. Her teachings invite exploration of the convergence of love and wisdom. Listen to one of Rebecca's talks: Happiness of Equanimity given at IMS on June 10, 2009 -- 57 minutes, 38.5 MB (Download Stream)
Annie Nugent Annie Nugent has practiced since 1979 and was an IMS Resident Teacher, 1999-2003. Her teaching style aims to reveal how all aspects of our lives can help us come to a clear and direct understanding of the Truth. Listen to one of Annie's talks: Trust in the Unfolding Process of the Dharma given at IMS on February 28, 2008 -- 55 minutes, 23.2 MB (Download, Stream)
Sky Dawson Sky Dawson has practiced vipassana meditation since 1981, and also has extensive experience in hospice and palliative care. She has taught at IMS for several years and is now the Teacher-in-Residence at the Forest Refuge.
Greg Scharf Greg Scharf has been meditating since 1992 and teaching since 2007. He has studied with Asian and Western teachers and trained as a monk in Burma. His teaching emphasizes the confluence of love and wisdom on the path to liberation.
Andrea Fella Andrea Fella has practiced insight meditation since 1996, studying with both Western and Asian teachers. With an emphasis on clarity and practicality, she teaches at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA, and nationally.