Living Dharma - Program Application
Exploring and Integrating the Eight-Fold Path in Daily Life
Welcome!
We are pleased you are interested in participating in our first Living Dharma Program (LDP1)!
This is an eight-month program for meditation students and Dharma practitioners interested in deepening their practice and understanding of key Buddhist teachings and practices of the Buddha’s Eight Fold Path. The intention of this program is to fully explore the teachings of the 3 fold way - Ethics, Meditation, and Wisdom, and how these ancient wisdom teachings can be applied and integrated into our lives, especially given the stress of modern life, and learning to respond wisely to the climate crisis and social inequity.
The teaching team is Mark Coleman and JoAnna Hardy.
In addition to attending all four 2-day training days, and one 3-night silent residential retreat, participants commit to a daily meditation practice, weekly/monthly course work, and attendance at all monthly online Zoom webinars and monthly small group online meetings.
Program Schedule & Structure:
- Non-Residential Retreat Schedule (9:30am-4:30pm)
- April 24-25, 2020
- May 15-16, 2020
- June 26-17, 2020
- October 9, 10, 2020
- Residential Retreat Schedule
- November 16-19, 2020
- November 16, 2-3pm check-in, 4pm retreat begins
- November 19, 4pm close
- Zoom Sessions
- July 22, 2020, 6pm
- August 26, 2020, 6pm
- September 16, 2020, 6pm
Program Fees:
- $1,800 - Sliding Scale 1 - Supporter Rate*
(*Includes a single room at the residential retreat, based on availability. If not available, you will be contacted with the option to change rates.)
- $1,600 - Sliding Scale 2
- $1,400 - Sliding Scale 3 - Base Rate
Scholarship Options:
Scholarship funds are limited and available based on the fees of those paying at a higher sliding scale.
- $1,200 -Scholarship sliding scale 1
- $950 - Scholarship sliding scale 2
- $700 - Scholarship sliding scale 3
Program Attributes:
Tuition includes:
- Registration in non-residential programs
- Registration in residential programs
- Teacher compensation
- Staff dana ($90) for retreat managers and cooks at the residential retreat
- Accommodations and meals at the November 16-19 residential retreat
- Handouts and program materials
- Online meetings
Tuition does not include:
- Accommodations and meals during non-residential retreats April - October.
Application Process Timeline:
- December 3 - January 31– Applications accepted between these dates.
- January 31– Deadline to submit the application.
- February 27 – Notification of your status will be sent no later than this date via email.
- March 15– Commitment and payment of non-refundable program deposit ($500).
- April 15 - Final payment due.
Pre-requisites:
- 2 years of meditation practice;
- A minimum of 10 days of either silent residential meditation retreats or daylongs/ mindfulness workshops, or a combination of both.
Application Overview:
- Allow yourself 20-30 minutes to complete this entire application (this time varies depending on the length of your answers.)
- Please answer all of the questions, applications with incomplete or insufficient retreat information will not be accepted.
- When completing a narrative question please provide brief, thoughtful responses.
Application Submission and Review Process
- All applications will be submitted electronically through this online application.
- Applications will be reviewed by the teaching team and Spirit Rock staff for eligibility.
- We will be accepting 40 participants in this program.
Final details:
Priority is offered to those practicing Vipassana (Insight Meditation).
All information is confidential to the teaching and management teams of this program.
If you have any questions, please contact our LDP Coordinator at Trainings@spiritrock.org.