Name: Weekend Meditation Retreat with Howie Cohn Nov 22-24 [2024nov22ac]
Start: 2024-11-22T19:15:00-08:00
End: 2024-11-24T15:30:00-08:00
Location: 1871 West Mall,Vancouver,V6T 1Z2,CA

Weekend Meditation Retreat with Howie Cohn Nov 22-24 [2024nov22ac]

Please join us for this in-person non-residential Weekend Insight Meditation Retreat with Howie Cohn, November 22-24, 2024.
RETREAT DESCRIPTION
Still Life In Pablo Neruda’s poem Keeping Quiet he says, “If we were not so single-minded about keeping our lives moving, and for once could do nothing, perhaps a huge silence might interrupt this sadness of never understanding ourselves and of threatening ourselves with death.” Let’s do our part to create a safe and peaceful world by joining us in finding a “still life.” Calming our restless minds and bodies with sitting and walking meditation, we can recover the joy of experiencing ourselves directly, not just thinking about ourselves. This weekend retreat is open to all levels of practice and experience.
Retreat Schedule (all times are PST, detailed schedule below):
Friday Nov 22: 7:15pm - 9pm
Saturday Nov 23: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday Nov 24: 9:00am - 3:30pm
GENERAL INFORMATION
Registration: Please register for your ticket on Eventbrite before the start of the event. There will be no registration onsite at the door. If you are unable to register online or have any questions, please contact [email protected]
In-Person COVID-19 Safety Measures: This retreat is planned to have a limited number of attendees. All health guidelines in place at the time of the retreat for group gatherings will be followed and communicated to attendees. Please note we will continue to monitor BC's COVID protocols and will communicate any potential changes to the event via email.
We encourage attendees to be fully vaccinated including booster vaccinations. We will not be asking for proof of vaccination during sign in.
A mask mandatory event : This event requires all attendees to be masked while indoors, including while seated in the meditation hall.
Please do not attend if you have any symptoms of a fever, cough or a cold, if you have had recent contact with anyone with COVID, or if you have tested positive for COVID. Refunds are available upon request.
Click here for BCIMS' COVID Safety webpage.
Cancellation Policy: You may request a refund up to 24 hours before the start of retreat. Please note there is a $25 non-refundable registration fee. To cancel your ticket, log on to Eventbrite with your email address. Go to your tickets for this event and click on "Request a Refund".
Ridesharing: The information collected during registration regarding ridesharing will be shared by email to all interested attendees 7 days prior to the retreat. Attendees are then responsible for connecting directly with each other to make any ridesharing arrangements.
Sliding Scale Retreat Fees: Fees for this retreat are offered on a sliding scale of $80 , $140 , and $200 for the full weekend. Please choose the rate you can joyfully offer. We are also offering a small set of Friday Night Only tickets for $40 .
Teacher Dana: Fees cover retreat organizing costs only. Donations (dana) for the teaching may be given at the retreat, or offered through online options. See below for more information.
Financial Assistance: No one is turned away for lack of funds. If you require additional financial assistance to attend this retreat please contact [email protected].
Accessibility: Please visit this UBC website outlining accessibility to the Asian Library, located in the Asian Centre.
Before you go: Information about preparing for the retreat, including what to bring, and safety reminders, are sent to attendees a few days before the start of the retreat. You may also click here to view the information and reminders.
DANA
In-person offering: Envelopes labelled "Dana" will be available at the retreat for you to offer cash dana to Howie.
Other options for offering dana: Dana may be offered to Howie virtually. More info will be shared with registrants on retreat.
TEACHER BIO
Howard Cohn is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in the San Francisco Bay area. He has guided Mission Dharma Meditation Community in San Francisco, been in private practice as a counselor/mentor and led Vipassana retreats worldwide since 1985. He incorporates the influences of Theravada, Zen, Tibetan Dzogchen and Advaita Vedanta in his teaching, with an emphasis on reawakening our intrinsic freedom. Among his many teachers and mentors are Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, U Pandita Sayadaw, Tulku Urgyen Rimpoche, Tsoknyi Rimpoche, and the Advaita Vedanta Master H.W.L. Poonja. His partner Annie and daughter Molly have been his latest gurus.
For more information about Howard and his practice: Howard Cohn Profile
DETAILED SCHEDULE
Friday
6:30 - 7:15 PM Check in
7:15 - 9:00 PM Sit and Dharma Talk
9:00 PM Evening Session Ends
Saturday
9:00 - 9:45 AM Instruction and sitting meditation (latecomers: please walk)
9:45 - 10:30 Instruction and walking meditation
10:30 - 11:15 Sitting meditation
11:15 - 12:00 Walking meditation, or practice discussion at the front of the hall for new meditators
12:00 PM - 12:30 Sitting
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 Sitting
2:00 - 2:15 Questions and Responses
2:15 to 2:30 Dana talk
2:30 - 2:45 Walking meditation
2:45 - 3:30 Dharma talk
3:30 - 4:15 Walking meditation, or practice discussion at the front of the hall for retreatants A through G
4:15 - 5:00 Sitting
Sunday
9:00 AM - 9:45 Instruction and sitting meditation (latecomers: please walk)
9:45 - 10:30 Walking meditation, or practice discussion at the front of the hall for meditators H through O
10:30 - 11:15 Sitting meditation
11:15 - 12:00 PM Walking meditation or practice discussion at the front of the hall for meditators P through Z
12:00- 12:30 Sitting
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:00 Sitting
2:00 - 2:30 Walking meditation
2:30 - 3:20 Dharma talk / Questions and Response
3:20 - 3:25 Teacher Closing / Dedication of Merit
3:25 - 3:30 Closing Announcements
With heartfelt gratitude, BCIMS acknowledges we are based in what is now known as Vancouver, BC, the beautiful, traditional, and unceded lands of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, who live on and have stewarded this land for thousands of years.