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SUMMARY:BIPOC Weekend at Deer Park
DESCRIPTION:A Mindfulness Weekend for Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color (BIPOC) at Deer Park Monastery\, May 15-17. \n\n\n\nSee the Deer Park website for more details (link below).
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/bipoc-weekend-at-deer-park/
LOCATION:Deer Park Monastery\, 2499 Melru Lane\, Escondido\, CA\, 92026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beyond the Bay Area,Retreats
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SUMMARY:Armistice Day Weekend Retreat: Continuing Our Lineage of Peace and Writing
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you to register for the Armistice Day Writing Retreat held at the Quaker Center in Ben Lomond\, California (80 miles from the Bay Area)\, Nov. 7-10\, 2025.  \n\n\n\nThis retreat has historically been called the “Veterans Day Retreat.” It was started by a group of veterans and writers several decades ago. The current organizers are not veterans\, but we aspire to carry forward the flame of peace and inspiration started by that group. \n\n\n\nRegistration link   \n\n\n\nRetreat theme: “Continuing Our Lineage of Peace and Writing” \n\n\n\nOur intention is to make this retreat an inclusive\, restorative\, safe space for practicing mindfulness together\, along with space to work on our own writing or other creative projects.  \n\n\n\nThe program will offer the opportunity to experience many Plum Village practices: silent meditation each morning and evening\, Dharma talks\, walking meditation and mindful movement practice\, eating meals mindfully together\, Dharma sharing in small groups (see the description on this page)\, and other activities. We will observe noble silence from after the evening program until the end of lunchtime the next day. In the afternoons and evenings\, there will be time for mindful conversation.  \n\n\n\nQuaker Center is a beautiful retreat among the redwoods and oak trees in the hills above Santa Cruz. It is a quiet\, peaceful location where the Plum Village community has been holding retreats for many years.  \n\n\n\nDate/Time: The retreat will begin Friday\, November 7 at 6pm PT and end Monday\, November 10\, 2025 after lunch.  \n\n\n\nThere will also be a writing workshop facilitated by Maxine Hong Kingston from 10am – 4pm on Friday\, November 7. You can register for the retreat alone\, the workshop alone\, or for both.   \n\n\n\nRetreat meals will be provided by the wonderful chef Tod Nysether\, starting Friday evening through Monday lunch. \n\n\n\nTeachers: We are excited that Maxine Hong Kingston and Wendy Johnson have agreed to be our dharma teachers for this retreat\, with Maxine leading an additional writing workshop during the day on Friday!  \n\n\n\nEarll Kingston\, Maxine Hong Kingston\, and Wendy Johnson at the 2024 Veteran’s Day retreat. \n\n\n\nCosts: The cost of the retreat will vary by sleeping arrangement.  \n\n\n\n\nFor a room with 2 beds the cost per person will be $500 for the entire retreat\, food included. \n\n\n\nFor a dorm room that sleeps 4-6\, or for tent campers\, the cost will be $375 per person for the entire retreat\, food included. \n\n\n\nWe are happy to be able to offer some scholarships for BIPOC\, Wake Up\, and Veteran retreatants. Scholarships of 25% or 50% are available. \n\n\n\n\nThe workshop will cost $60\, and will help fund scholarships to the retreat. We also welcome donations to the scholarship fund. \n\n\n\nRegistration link: https://forms.gle/84xwNZwJYEYpGjgy5  \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the information requested in this Google Form by Friday October 10. Sophie\, Miles\, Melanie\, and Dylan will review all completed registration forms and confirm your registration by Friday\, October 17. At this time\, we will send details on payment and lodging. \n\n\n\nWe aspire to create a retreat body that represents the diversity of the many people and communities practicing in the Plum Village lineage\, including race/ethnicity\, age\, and gender\, with an aspiration to have 50% people of color and 50% young people at our gathering. Please be patient with us as we do our best to accommodate your needs and to create the conditions for a supportive and inclusive space. \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions about registration\, you are welcome to email Sophie Landau (sophiel42@gmail.com) or Melanie Gin (melaniegin1@gmail.com).
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/armistice-day-weekend-retreat/
LOCATION:Quaker Center\, Ben Lomond\, California\, 95005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Gatherings,Retreats
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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SUMMARY:Veteran's Day Weekend Retreat
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you to register for the Winter 2024 retreat held at the Quaker Center in Ben Lomond\, California (80 miles from the Bay Area). The retreat will take place from Saturday\, November 9 – Monday\, November 11\, with an option to arrive on Friday\, November 8 for an additional cost. All retreat meals will be provided by the wonderful chef Tod Nysether. \n\n\n\nThe theme is “Creativity as Refuge.” \n\n\n\nWe are excited to share that Maxine Hong Kingston has agreed to lead the writing workshop on Friday\, together with Earll Kingston and Wendy Johnson. \n\n\n\nNOTE: This retreat is now full. You can still register to be added to the waitlist. We will invite registrants from the waitlist if others are unable to attend. \n\n\n\nRegistration link: https://forms.gle/agLxDbgBTMajWefu8 \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the information requested in this Google Form. The retreat organizers\, Dylan and Melanie\, will review all completed registration forms and confirm your waitlist/registration status. When we do\, we will send details on payment and lodging.  \n\n\n\nWe currently estimate costs of $150 per night for dorm room beds and $100 per night for camping/futons. (Camping in your own tent\, or sleeping on floor pads\, will only be available if we have a sufficient number of people registered — we need to fill the beds first.) \n\n\n\nWe aspire to create a retreat body that represents the diversity of the many people and communities practicing in the Plum Village lineage\, including race/ethnicity\, age\, and gender. Please be patient with us as we do our best to accommodate your needs and to create the conditions for a supportive and inclusive space. \n\n\n\nOur draft health plan is outlined in the registration form\, but here it is for ready reference:  \n\n\n\n1. We will request everyone to rapid test negative on their day of arrival. 2. We will leave windows open and run HEPA air filters wherever possible.3. We will structure activities to make it comfortable to mask at any time and to eat outdoors.4. We will ask anyone with symptoms to (K)N95 mask\, even if rapid testing negative.5. We will provide a supply of high-quality (K)N95 masks and extra rapid tests.6. If you test positive at the retreat\, we will ask you to leave early or self-isolate\, depending on conditions.
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/veterans-day-weekend-retreat/
LOCATION:Quaker Center\, Ben Lomond\, California\, 95005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Gatherings,Retreats
ORGANIZER;CN="Dylan Tweney":MAILTO:dylan@tweney.com
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SUMMARY:Deer Park Family Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Family Retreat is a retreat for families of all descriptions. In this retreat we will have programs for adults\, children\, tweens\, and teens\, ensuring that every member of your family will have an opportunity to deepen their experience of the practice. \nParents and adults are given the opportunity to explore the practice through activities such as Dharma Sharing\, Total Relaxation\, and Dharma Talks while the younger ones will get to experience age-appropriate mindfulness activities and sharings of their own. \nRegistration opens in the Spring. \nFor more info: \nhttps://deerparkmonastery.org/event/family-retreat-2024/ \n 
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/deer-park-family-retreat/
LOCATION:Deer Park Monastery\, 2499 Melru Lane\, Escondido\, CA\, 92026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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SUMMARY:Deer Park BIPOC Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Deer Park Monastery is hosting a BIPOC Mindfulness Retreat as an expression of our continuing commitment to creating a nourishing\, healing\, and empowering space for members of our spiritual family who self-identify as BIPOC. \nFor more information\, see the Deer Park website: \nhttps://deerparkmonastery.org/event/bipoc-retreat-2024/ \n 
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/deer-park-bipoc-retreat/
LOCATION:Deer Park Monastery\, 2499 Melru Lane\, Escondido\, CA\, 92026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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SUMMARY:Deer Park Wake Up Retreat 2024
DESCRIPTION:An in-person 7-day retreat\, April 7-13\, for young adults between the ages of 18 and 35 years old\, hosted by Deer Park Monastery with the support of monastics and practitioners in the Plum Village Tradition. \nFor more information\, see the Deer Park website: \nhttps://deerparkmonastery.org/event/wake-up-retreat-2024/
URL:https://norcalsangha.org/event/wake-up-retreat-2024/
LOCATION:Deer Park Monastery\, 2499 Melru Lane\, Escondido\, CA\, 92026\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats
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