5-Day Residential Insight Meditation Retreat: Open and Relaxed Awareness

Practical Information
Dates: Wednesday August 13 – Sunday August 17 (5-day retreat)

     -> Start of the retreat: Wednesday August 13, at 7 PM (arrive between 5:30 and 6 PM to settle in)

     -> End of retreat: Sunday August 17, at 2:30 PM

Location: Richmond Hill, Richmond VA (Google Maps) 

Cost: Sliding scales: Double room: $450 – $600; Single room: $600 – $900. This fee is for renting Richmond Hill and meals.
Suggested donation for teachings: $200 – $900

Teacher: Marjolein Janssen

Information and Registration: See the website of the Insight Meditation Community of Richmond

Description
During this retreat the focus is on the cultivation of relaxed open awareness. Open and relaxed awareness can help us to cultivate a broad and skillful understanding of our moment-to-moment experience. Participants will be encouraged to allow experience to be known in a simple way as it naturally unfolds. This integrated approach to practice is inspired by the teaching style of the Burmese monk Sayadaw U Tejaniya.

Sayadaw U Tejaniya is a respected meditation teacher known for his clear, practical, and accessible approach to Buddhist meditation practice. With decades of experience, he emphasizes the importance of cultivating awareness in all situations, encouraging practitioners to observe their thoughts and sensations with open and relaxed awareness.

The retreat is suitable for beginning as well as experienced meditators. Beginners are asked to familiarize themselves with Vipassana meditation on the page for beginners on our website.