Madonna Retreat Center
4040 St. Joseph Place NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Registration and check-in: 3-5pm April 21
Retreat begins with dinner 5:30 pm April 21
Ends after lunch 1:30 pm April 26
AS WE BEFRIEND and embrace all parts of ourselves through forgiveness, understanding and love, we let our Buddha Nature shine through and awaken that quality in others. This retreat will include silent and guided meditations, walking meditation, yoga, interviews with the teachers, and evening dharma talks.
Tara
Brach, PhD, is the well
known, much loved Vipassana teacher and psychotherapist who recently published Radical
Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha. A clinical
psychologist, Tara founded the Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC
and is the senior teacher there. She has been practicing meditation since 1975
and leads Buddhist retreats at centers throughout North America.
James Baraz has practiced Vipassana meditation since 1974 and taught since 1980. He is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center and coordinates the Community Dharma Leader Program and Kalyana Mitta Network. He also serves as teacher-advisor to the Spirit Rock Family and Teen programs. James leads an ongoing meditation class in the East Bay. His Theravada Buddhist practice has been influenced by Advaita and Dzogchen teachings, as well as the path of devotion.
For Information
Contact Lenore Kitani @ (505) 243-3358; timw@unm.edu
There are
limited numbers of each room type, especially singles with baths. Rooms will be assigned in the order deposits
are received; you will be notified if your room choice is unavailable.
Retreat fees
cover room and vegetarian meals:
Double: hall bath, $275;
private bath, $315; Single: hall bath, $310; private
bath, $375
Commuter (meals only) $170
(Commuter registrations cannot be guaranteed until a minimum number of residential registrations are confirmed. Commuting may detract from the retreat experience, so please choose to make this a residential retreat unless you would otherwise not be able to participate.)
IMPORTANT DANA NOTE: In keeping with the Buddhist tradition that dharma teachings are
priceless, compensation for the teacher is not
included in the retreat fees. At the
end of the retreat students will have an opportunity to practice dana (generosity) by offering voluntary
donations to support the teachers in their ongoing work of serving the
dharma. When considering your donation,
please reflect on the value of the teachings to your life and be aware that our
teachers rely in large part on dana
for their livelihood.
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE: It is the wish of the Albuquerque Vipassana Sangha that no one refrain
from joining any retreat we sponsor due to financial considerations. If you would like to request scholarship
assistance or if you are reluctant to ask and would like help thinking about
it, please contact Lenore Kitani @ (505) 243-3358; timw@unm.edu
by March 10, 2005. Young people and people of color
with financial need are especially encouraged to apply. Requests
received after the 3/10/05 deadline will be considered based on available funds.
All scholarship inquiries and assistance will be kept confidential.
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Name_______________________________________________ Email [print clearly]
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Address_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone(s)___________________________________________________________________1st
Vipassana retreat?__________
Room preference/cost: 1st choice _______________________________2nd
choice____________________________________
Roommate preference if any (doubles
only)___________________________________________________________________
Do you snore? _______ Is snoring an issue for
you?________ (Unless otherwise
indicated, snorers will be roomed together.)
Special food
needs_______________________________________________________________________________________
Other special needs______________________________________________________________________________________
Interested in scholarship
information?_______________________________________________________________________
Fill out registration form and mail to: Lenore Kitani c/o Albuquerque
Vipassana Sangha, P.O. Box 40722, Albuquerque, NM 87196, with a deposit check
for $90 made out to The Albuquerque Vipassana Sangha to hold your spot. The
deposit is non-refundable after March 24, 2005. Please
mail remainder of fee by Thursday April 7, 2005. Due to the cost of reserving retreat
space, after that date you will be responsible for the full retreat fee if you
cancel.
If in the spirit of generosity you wish to make a contribution to the scholarship fund or the sangha, please make out a separate check for that and send to Lenore at the above address.