| | Hi all,
I've tried several different practices in the past, but none of them did anything. I stopped doing any practice for a while when I stumbled upon daniel ingram's stuff. I love his practical and rational tone. So, I've decided to give vipassana meditation a shot and see what happens. I'm doing concentration meditation on the breath for now, and will then go on to insight mediattion once I've stabilized my concentration.
Daniel talks about the importance of longer meditation retreats, and I'd love to do one. I potentially have some time starting in September to go on a longer meditation retreat. I was hoping to go for at least a month, if not two or three. I figure it's going to be hard with a career to consistently get a month off, so I'm going to make time while I have the chance.
I've looked into all the reatreat centers listed, and I can't seem to find one which will allow a beginner like me to go on an extended retreat that will have a good teacher around. Spirit Rock offers nice 7 day courses and a wait list for the month long course. I would love to go on a self retreat at the Forest Refuge in Barre, MA, but it says that you must have sat for one six week course or six one week courses. Those are very hard to come by.
I can do a goenka retreat, but I'd like something longer and with a more practical focus, like daniel advocates.
Also, I could pick some other place to do a completely self guided retreat, but I'd really like some guidance to help me along.
To sum up, where can I go to do an extended retreat with practical guidance in insight meditation? |