Not-Self from a Feminine Paradigm: A Retreat Open to All Experience Levels and All Genders
Rebecca Bradshaw & Dawn Scott
Sunday, March 7 – Friday, March 12
Both Webinar and Meeting Format (Some program sessions allow you to see and hear only the teacher, while other program sessions will allow you to see and hear the teacher as well as other program participants).
During this retreat, we will feel into not-self from the perspective of what’s known as the feminine archetype. How do we experience self and not-self on an embodied feeling level? We can use conceptual frameworks such as the five aggregates and the six sense bases to describe anatta, but what does the actual experience feel like? Through the body and sensing/feeling, we will explore how the self comes together and how it releases. Through sense-based intimacy, we will connect with contraction and spaciousness, clinging and non-clinging, suffering and freedom.
Continuing education credits will be available for psychologists, social workers and nurses. Please check our CE page for more information.
Fees
For this course, sliding scale fees are $200, $325, or $500. We also offer a scholarship fee of $100, and no-fee enrollment for those who request a fee-waiver. Our “Pay What You Can Afford” system supports the cultivation of a dynamic and inclusive community and contributes to the health and vibrancy of the sangha. Email imsonline@dharma.org for more information or to request a scholarship or no-fee enrollment.
A note on dana (generosity)
Most IMS teachers—like insight teachers around the world—rely on the generosity of students for their livelihood, and receive no compensation from course fees. All IMS online teachers receive a modest dana advance from IMS to guarantee a minimum level of financial support. (Click here to learn more about the dana practice.) There will be an opportunity to offer a contribution to your teachers at the end of this course.
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Daily Schedule – times listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Note: all sessions (except groups, evening meditations, opening ritual and final group practice session) will be recorded and posted so you can view it later if you miss one.
Sunday, March 7
4 – 5:30 pm – Opening Session – Rebecca & Dawn
7 – 8 pm – Refuges & Precepts, Opening Ritual – Rebecca & Dawn
Monday, March 8
9 – 10 am – Sitting & Instructions – Dawn
2:15 – 3:15 pm – Dharma Talk – Rebecca
4:15 – 5:15 pm – Practice Groups (Each participant will have a group every other day for a total of two groups)
7 – 8 pm – Chanting, Guided Metta Meditation – Dawn
Tuesday, March 9
9 – 10 am – Sitting & Instructions – Rebecca
2:15 – 3:15 pm – Dharma Talk – Dawn
4:15 – 5:15 pm – Practice Groups (Each participant will have a group every other day for a total of two groups)
7 – 8 pm – Chanting, Guided Metta Meditation – Rebecca
Wednesday, March 10
9 – 10 am – Sitting & Instructions – Dawn
2:15 – 3:15 pm – Dharma Talk – Rebecca
4:15 – 5:15 pm – Practice Groups (Each participant will have a group every other day for a total of two groups)
7 – 8 pm – Chanting, Guided Metta Meditation – Dawn
Thursday, March 11
9 – 10 am – Sitting & Instructions – Rebecca
2:15 – 3:15 pm – Dharma Talk – Dawn
4:15 – 5:15 pm – Practice Groups (Each participant will have a group every other day for a total of two groups)
7 – 8 pm – Chanting, Guided Metta Meditation – Rebecca
Friday, March 12
9 – 10 am – Group Meditation Practice – Rebecca & Dawn
11 – 12:30 pm – Closing Session – Rebecca & Dawn
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Teacher Bios
Rebecca Bradshaw, a Guiding Teacher of the Insight Meditation Society, has been practicing Vipassana meditation since 1983 in the United States and Myanmar (Burma) and teaching since 1993. She completed her dharma teacher training at Insight Meditation Society, where she is part of the three-month retreat teacher team, leads retreats for young adults, and serves as a member of the diversity committee. She also teaches at other locations in the United States and abroad, including Spanish language retreats. Rebecca emphasizes a body-centered approach to meditation, supplemented with large doses of loving kindness. Rebecca has a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). For more information about Rebecca and her teaching schedule, you can visit her website at rebeccabradshaw.org.
Dawn Scott has been practicing insight meditation since 2008, is a Diamond Heart practitioner, and currently serves as the Family Program Coordinator at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She teaches teen retreats at Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) and is a participant in the 2017-2021 IMS Teacher Training Program.
Information you might find helpful:
Guidelines For Your Home Retreat
IMS Online Program Etiquette
IMS Online FAQ’s
