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Residential Retreats (2012-2016)


Past Retreats

2016

March Monthlong Retreat

Phillip Moffitt, Andrea Fella, Anushka Fernandopulle, Greg Scharf, Nikki Mirghafori

February 27-March 25, 2016

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

Insight Retreat

Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver April 3-10, 2016

Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA

Metta Retreat

Sharon Salzberg, Winnie Nazarko, Nikki Mirghafori

May 18-25, 2016

Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA

Experience Practitioners Retreat

Ven. U Jagara, Nikki Mirghafori

June 14–21, 2016

Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA

Metta Retreat

Sally Armstrong, Heather Martin, Tempel Smith, Nikki Mirghafori

July 13-22, 2016

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

Insight Retreat

Nikki Mirghafori, Richard Shankman

August 17 - August 21, 2015

Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA

Maranasati: Awakening to Life through Contemplating Death

Eugene Cash, Nikki Mirghafori

October 31 - November 6, 2016

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

Eugene Cash, Pamela Weiss, Spring Washam, Nikki Mirghafori, Alexis Santos, Janice Clarfield (yoga)

December 27, 2016 - January 5, 2017

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

2015

Mindful Lawyering Retreat

Norman Fischer, Charles Halpern, Nikki Mirghafori

May 7-10, 2015

Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY

Insight Retreat

Gil Fronsdal, Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver May 29 - June 5, 2015

Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA

People of Color Retreat

Larry Yang, DaRa Williams, Nikki Mirghafori, Jaya Rudgard

June 29 - July 5, 2015

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

Insight Retreat

Nikki Mirghafori, Richard Shankman

July 29 - August 2, 2015

Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA

Insight Retreat

Gil Fronsdal, Nikki Mirghafori, Alex Haley November 15-22, 2015

Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA

New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

Eugene Cash, Pamela Weiss, Spring Washam, Nikki Mirghafori, Alexis Santos, Janice Clarfield (yoga)

December 27, 2015 - January 3, 2016

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

2014

The Four Noble Truths: A Non-Silent Study and Practice Retreat in the Living Dharma Series

Tempel Smith, Nikki Mirghafori

Monday, September 15, 3:00pm - Sunday, September 21, 12:00pm

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

Phillip Moffitt, Dori Langevin, Larry Yang, Nikki Mirghafori, Terry Vandiver (yoga)

Monday, September 29, 3:00pm - Wednesday, October 8, 12:00pm

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

Eugene Cash, Pamela Weiss, Pascal Auclair, Nikki Mirghafori, Alexis Santos, Janice Clarfield (yoga)

Saturday, December 27, 3:00pm - Sunday, January 4, 12:00pm

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

2013

March Retreat (last 2 week)

Jack Kornfield, Trudy Goodman, John Travis, Winnie Nazarko, Pascal Auclair, Kate Leela Wheeler, Nikki Mirghafori (assistant), Jaya Rudgard (assistant)

March 15 - 30, 2013

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

Summer Insight Retreat

Joseph Goldstein, Kamala Masters, Greg Scharf, Annie Nugent, Nikki Mirghafori (assistant), Erin Treat (assistant)

July 19 - 28, 2013

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

Fall Insight Retreat

Jack Kornfield, Wes Nisker, Will Kabat-Zinn, Bonnie Duran, Nikki Mirghafori, Matthew Brensilver, John Martin (assistant), Anne Cushman (assistant)

October 11 - 26, 2013

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

Three Month Retreat at IMS (last 3 weeks)

Joseph Goldstein, Rebecca Bradshaw, Annie Nugent, Greg Scharf, Spring Washam, Dhammaruwan, Nikki Mirghafori (assistant)

Insight Meditation Socitey, Barre, MA

New Year's Insight Retreat

Gil Fronsdal, John Travis, Sharda Rogell, Eugene Cash, Nikki Mirghafori (assistant)

December 27, 2013 - January 4, 2014

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

2012

Emptiness Retreat

Guy Armstrong, Gil Fronsdal, Sally Clough, Nikki Mirghafori (teacher in training)

November 28 - December 5, 2012

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA

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