Upcoming Meditation Retreats:

Insight Meditation Retreat with Chris Murray from Mid-Columbia Insight Meditation:

Saturday, March 15^th at Shalom UCC, 505 McMurray Street, Richland, in the Fellowship Hall. Chris is the Guiding Teacher of Insight Meditation of the Mid-Columbia.

Registration is now open

The topic for the retreat is "Exploring the Relationship Between Calming Meditation and Insight Meditation". This in-person retreat will explore several forms of meditation that contribute to calming the body, heart, and mind. We will then explore the way in which calmness supports the practice of insight meditation, with the goal of seeing clearly into the nature of our hearts and minds and finding relief from stress and suffering.

The retreat will consist of a mix of stationary meditation and movement meditation with instruction and a Dharma talk and will be suitable for beginners and experienced meditators. To register for the retreat, please send an email to Tim Barbour.

Fee for the retreat will be $10. Please use our online donation form to pay the retreat fee and leave a comment indicating that the donation is for the retreat on March 15. The fee will be waived for those who can't afford it, please send an email to Tim Barbour if you'd like to request a scholarship. Those who are registered for the retreat will receive an email the week of the retreat with additional information.

Zen Meditation Retreat with Genjo Marinello Roshi from Choboji Zen Temple, Seattle:

Saturday, April 5th at Vista Hermosa Retreat House (near Prescott, WA). (this is a change of date from April 26^th).

Following the Eight Fold Path In Todays World

The Historical Buddha gave us the Eight Fold Path to help us deal with both our personal and collective suffering. Genjo Marinello Roshi, from Choboji Temple in Seattle will join us and show us how the Eight Fold Path can be used to help us address the conflicts and sufferings that we face in our current national and world situation.

The retreat will be 9:00 to 4:30 pm at Vista Hermosa-near Prescott, WA, about an hour north of WW. 

Retreat fee is $ 25. 

More information and registration information will be posted in mid-March.

On Sunday, April 6th, at 10:00 am  - Whitman College Interfaith Talk with Genjo Marinello Roshi.

Talk is at Whitman Ballroom, Reid Campus Center, Walla Walla.

Genjo Marinello Roshi