Cultivating calm, compassion and clarity in the midst of it all
A nine-day insight meditation retreat focused on wisdom and compassion, the “two wings to awakening”. It covers foundational Buddhist practices, including the Four Establishments of Mindfulness and the four Brahmavihāra heart qualities: kindness, compassion, gladness and equanimity.
Each day includes guided and silent sitting meditation, walking meditation, some relational practice in pairs or small groups, individual meetings with the teachers, and optional mindful movement.
Teachers: Jill Shepherd, guiding teacher for Auckland Insight, and Di Robertson, co-founder and trustee of Southern Insight Meditation.
Fees: Sliding scale from $990 to $1390, plus dāna. You reserve your place with a $100 deposit, and scholarship support is available if cost is a barrier.
Please note: This retreat is best suited to people who have done at least one silent retreat of two days or longer.
Jill Shepherd is the guiding teacher for Auckland Insight and is a graduate of the IMS / Spirit Rock teacher training program in the US, under the guidance of Joseph Goldstein and Gil Fronsdal. She lives in Aotearoa / New Zealand and teaches internationally, offering insight / vipassanā and brahmavihāra retreats as well as ongoing study and practice groups focused on bringing the dharma into daily life. She also leads courses and non-residential workshops exploring the relational practice of Insight Dialogue, as developed by Gregory Kramer and colleagues.
Di Robertson has 30 years’ experience in insight meditation. She has taught courses since 2000, and retreats since 2015. She lives in Ōtautahi / Christchurch and is a co-founder and trustee of Southern Insight Meditation. Di also works as an ecologist and counsellor and is a stepparent and grandparent.
