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SUMMARY:Quiet Weeks
DESCRIPTION:Quiet Weeks offer an opportunity to create a personalized retreat while the Center enters into a modification of its day-to-day working life. There are many possibilities to connect with Springwater teachers in both group and private settings. An extended retreat may be created by combining this Quiet Weeks with attendance at the preceding and post-ceding 7-Day retreats. To register to attend all or part of the Quiet Week\, please contact us. \nThe August Quiet Weeks are now fully booked. There is still space in the September Quiet Weeks which are also listed on this calendar.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/quiet-weeks-5/
CATEGORIES:QuietWeeks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240810T193000
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DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
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SUMMARY:7-Day Retreat with Bob Dattola (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:  \nBob Dattola will give talks and be available for private meetings and the daily afternoon group dialogue in this autumn retreat. Bob has been taking part in the Center’s work since its inception. Important questions for him over the years have been “What is Truth or Reality?” and “Where can Truth be found?” In addition to pursuing his career at Xerox and Cornell University\, Bob has served as a trustee for many years and in recent years has been leading retreat at the Center. \nIn a retreat talk Bob gave in November 2014\, he explored listening\, understanding\, and another way of being that comes out of this presence\, this hereness. In Bob’s words\, \nIn this hereness there’s some kind of . . . intelligence that works totally outside of this thinking process . . . And it’s not just intelligence. The word I like to use is compassion. \nClick here to register for this Retreat. \n 
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/7-day-retreat-with-bob-dattola-in-person-and-online/
CATEGORIES:Bob
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240803
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240804
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
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SUMMARY:All Day Sitting (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence\, sitting\, listening\, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting\, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff\, a group dialogue\, and social time before concluding at 4pm. This provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats. \nIf you would like to attend an All Day Sitting\, please complete the All Day Sitting registration form. A contribution of $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers is requested for attendance. \nAll scheduled activities are optional. You may prefer to sit on your own indoors or out\, read\, or exercise. All Day Sittings are held in silence\, with time for socializing at the end of the day. Please contact us at info@springwatercenter.org for more information.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/all-day-sitting-15/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240731
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
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SUMMARY:July 4-Day Retreat with Wayne Coger
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nWayne Coger has led retreats since 2001. He worked with Toni Packer for more than 30 years\, and has been a staff member of the Center since 1983\, currently serving as administrator. Previously\, he studied at the Rochester Zen Center. Wayne writes: \nToni Packer asked me if I would share the work that we do with others. While I have never had any desire to become a ‘teacher\,’ exploring the work of meditative inquiry has been my deepest joy and passion for many years. What excites me is this possibility to look at anything and everything freshly\, without inhibitions or strictures. It is through this open inquiry that we begin to learn about ourselves\, to learn how we are when we are not bound by our ideas and self-images.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/4-day-retreat-with-wayne-coger/
CATEGORIES:Wayne
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240706T163000
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
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SUMMARY:7-Day Retreat with Richard Witteman (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Because of family medical needs\, Richard will not be able to travel to Springwater this year to facilitate the June 29- July 6 retreat in person. The Center will run the in-person retreat as usual\, and Richard will be joining the retreat over Zoom\, offering talks\, private meetings\, and participating in group dialogue. \n Wayne Coger and Sandra Gonzalez will also be available as teachers/facilitators on site.   \nIn the silence of retreat\, space is here to pause\, to slow down. Space to see and feel and listen\, to question and wonder…to be intimately in silence\, in the heart of whatever we are\, whatever is here. Sunlight and shadow…trees and rustling leaves…sensations\, thoughts\, and feelings. \nThere is room to ease up around judging\, evaluating\, and improving ourselves\, trying to be someone and get somewhere…softening around the impulse to figure things out\, to know who we are and where we are. \nClick here to register for this retreat .
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/7-day-retreat-with-richard-witteman-in-person-and-online/
CATEGORIES:Richard
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T163000
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SUMMARY:7-Day Retreat with Stephan Bielfeldt (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:  \nIn this retreat Stephan Bielfedt will give talks\, be available for private meetings for both in-person and online attendees\, and take part in daily online group dialogue as well as an in-person dialogue. \nStephan started working with Toni Packer in 1983\, regularly taking part in her retreats in Germany and and in the United States. Towards the end of 1990\, Toni asked him to offer private meetings with participants during her retreats in Germany. In 2003\, she asked that he lead retreats in Poland and in Germany\, and since that time\, he has been holding retreats regularly in German and in English\, and has also helped to found two meditation groups. \nStephan has recently written a book titled “Seven Days in Silence: How to find oneself in quiet meditation\,” translated from the original German by long-time Center member Robert Watson\, and with a foreword by Dagmar Apel\, a colleague of Toni Packer. The book is available on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Days-Silence-oneself-meditation/dp/3758325668) and Stephan has indicated that  all proceeds from the sale of the English language edition will be donated to Springwater Center. \nIn Stephan’s words\, \nI was most fortunate to have been able to work closely with Toni Packer for so many years. I seek to share with others the experience and insights of those years of meditation work\, in the meditation groups and in retreat. \nClick here to register for this Retreat.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/7-day-retreat-with-stephan-bielfeldt-in-person-and-online/
CATEGORIES:Stephan
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240601
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240602
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231124T154902Z
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SUMMARY:All Day Sitting (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence\, sitting\, listening\, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting\, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff\, a group dialogue\, and social time before concluding at 4pm. This provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats. \nIf you would like to attend an All Day Sitting\, please complete the All Day Sitting registration form. A contribution of $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers is requested for attendance. \nAll scheduled activities are optional. You may prefer to sit on your own indoors or out\, read\, or exercise. All Day Sittings are held in silence\, with time for socializing at the end of the day. Please contact us at info@springwatercenter.org for more information.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/all-day-sitting-12/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240511T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240518T163000
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20231027T195400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T153530Z
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SUMMARY:7-Day Retreat w/Wayne Coger and Sandra Gonzalez (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:The beautiful month of May brings Sandra and Wayne together again for a retreat in which both will give talks and meet with participants privately and in the afternoon dialogue groups. \nSandra Gonzalez has led retreats in both English and Spanish for several years. She began working with Toni in 1988. Previously\, she studied at other meditation centers. Sandra was born and raised in Nicaragua. She leads or participates in retreats in Springwater and other locations each year. She writes:\n \nPresence invites presence when there is no resistance\, no ownership of ideas\, experiences or things\, no worrying\, no hurrying\, no judging\, no defending–just the ease of life when we meet without wanting things to be otherwise. Certainly we all can participate; presence is free and available to all of us. There is a true beauty in this. \nWayne Coger has led retreats since 2001. For more than 30 years he worked with Toni Packer\, and has been a staff member of the Center since 1983. Currently he is serving as Administrator. Previously\, he studied at the Rochester Zen Center. He says:\n \nToni Packer asked me if I would share the work that we do with others. While I have never had any desire to become a ‘teacher\,’ exploring the work of meditative inquiry has been my deepest joy and passion for many years. What excites me is this possibility to look at anything and everything freshly\, without inhibitions or strictures. It is through this open inquiry that we begin to learn about ourselves. To learn how we are when we are not bound by our ideas and self-images. \nClick here to register for this retreat
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/7-day-retreat-w-wayne-coger-and-sandra-gonzalez-in-person-and-online/
CATEGORIES:Sandra,Wayne
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20240222T172024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T191739Z
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SUMMARY:Gathering in Memory of Susan Schepp
DESCRIPTION:Friends of Susan Schepp are invited to an afternoon gathering in her memory at the Center. So that staff can plan for the event\, please contact the Center if you plan to attend–preferably by the 18th of April. There will be opportunities for friends and family to speak of their appreciation of Susan and her life. A walking trail will be named for her and a tree planted. Refreshments will be available\, with tea and coffee served in cups that Susan made for the Center.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/gathering-in-memory-of-susan-schepp/
CATEGORIES:Susan
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T163000
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CREATED:20231027T193006Z
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SUMMARY:4-Day Retreat with Stew Glick (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:  \nStew Glick began working with Roshi Phillip Kapleau at the Rochester Zen Center around 1971. He later began working closely with Toni Packer and came on the Zen Center staff in 1979. Stew played an instrumental role in the land search and initial construction for what would become Springwater Center. He spent over twenty years on staff as assistant administrator. He was one of several people whom Toni invited to continue the teaching work of the Center\, and has led retreats since the mid-1990s. Stew left staff in 2008 to move to Rochester with his wife Lisa Schwartz\, and after a few of years he began an informal weekly group for people to sit quietly and inquire together in the city. He writes:\n \nAn important ingredient in meditative inquiry is this act of open listening. Listening\, wondering and not knowing: this can all happen alone or together with like-minded people. Looking together with others has the opportunity wherein someone might point something out that we haven’t noticed or seen before. In the spirit of something Nisargadatta – an Indian teacher – once said\, in an instance such as this . . .’What does it matter\, who is who?!” What matters most is the looking itself – in which there is truly no ‘me’ and no ‘you’. Can we meet together in that spirit?” \nClick here to register for retreat with Stew.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/4-day-retreat-with-stew-glick/
CATEGORIES:Stew
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240414
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20231027T163614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T154223Z
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SUMMARY:Open Teachers' Committee Meeting (online)
DESCRIPTION:The Online Teacher/Facilitator Dialogue Session begins at 1:30p.m. EST. Following a 25-minute  sitting\, two or more Springwater Teachers will dialogue about a specific theme or question. An open group dialogue will follow. For those who would like to participate via Zoom\, please contact us at info@springwatercenter.org.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/open-teachers-committee-meeting-online/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240407
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20231027T160905Z
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SUMMARY:All Day Sitting (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together  for a day of sharing silence\, sitting\, listening\, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting\, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff\, a \ngroup dialogue\, and social before concluding at 4pm. This provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats. \nThis provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats.  before concluding at 4pm. This provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats. \nIf you would like to attend an All Day Sitting\, please complete the All Day Sitting registration form. A contribution of $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers is requested for attendance.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/all-day-sitting-in-person-and-online-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240324
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20231027T153134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T214814Z
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SUMMARY:All Day Sitting (in person and online)
DESCRIPTION:All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence\, sitting\, listening\, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting\, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff\, a group dialogue\, and social before concluding at 4pm. This provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats. \nThis provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats.  before concluding at 4pm. This provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats. \nIf you would like to attend an All Day Sitting\, please complete the All Day Sitting registration form. A contribution of $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers is requested for attendance. \nAll scheduled activities are optional. You may prefer to sit on your own indoors or out\, read\, exercise\, or walk the trails on our beautiful land. All Day Sittings are held in silence\, with time for socializing at the end of the day. Please contact us at info@springwatercenter.org for more information.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/all-day-sitting-10/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240306
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SUMMARY:Four-Day Retreat with Bob Dattola (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Bob Dattola will give talks and be available for private meetings and the daily afternoon group dialogue in this autumn retreat. Bob has been taking part in the Center’s work since its inception. Important questions for him over the years have been “What is Truth or Reality?” and “Where can Truth be found?” In addition to pursuing his career at Xerox and Cornell University\, Bob has served as a trustee for many years and in recent years has been leading retreat at the Center. \nIn a retreat talk Bob gave in November 2014\, he explored listening\, understanding\, and another way of being that comes out of this presence\, this hereness. In Bob’s words\, \nIn this hereness there’s some kind of . . . intelligence that works totally outside of this thinking process . . . And it’s not just intelligence. The word I like to use is compassion. \n 
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/4-day-retreat-with-susan-schepp/
CATEGORIES:Bob
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20231026T203506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T210205Z
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SUMMARY:All Day Sitting (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence\, sitting\, listening\, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting\, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff\, a group dialogue\, and social time before concluding at 4pm. This provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats. \nIf you would like to attend an All Day Sitting\, please complete the All Day Sitting registration form. A contribution of $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers is requested for attendance. \nAll scheduled activities are optional. You may prefer to sit on your own indoors or out\, read\, or exercise. All Day Sittings are held in silence\, with time for socializing at the end of the day. Please contact us at info@springwatercenter.org for more information.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/all-day-sitting-9/
CATEGORIES:AllDaySit
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240220T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20231026T181229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T181229Z
UID:5441-1708416000-1709226000@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:Quiet Weeks
DESCRIPTION:The February Quiet Weeks offer an opportunity to create a personalized retreat while the Center enters into a modification of its day-to-day working life. There are many possibilities to connect with Springwater teachers in both group and private settings.  To register to attend all or part of the Quiet Weeks\, please contact us.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/quiet-weeks-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240217T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20231026T162838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T155654Z
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SUMMARY:Seven-Day Collaborative Retreat (online)
DESCRIPTION:This retreat is designed to create possibilities for members and friends of the Springwater Center community to explore\, look and listen–alone and together. There will be opportunities for talks\, dialogues and quiet sitting. Teachers present in this retreat will not give talks\, but will take part in all other aspects of the retreat. A sign-up sheet will be offered for any participant who wishes to give a talk. \nIn this retreat we are invited to collaborate\, to create together an atmosphere of stillness and quiet. And we are also offered the chance to explore what it is to give a talk\, to share what is coming up for us without interruption and in the company of friends. Of course\, no one is required to give a talk and a talk does not have to be long–just a simple sharing of one’s own words or words of others that one has found helpful. This collaborative format gives us a fresh opportunity to be with each other in retreat\, a new way to explore the work of sitting and inquiry. \nRegister here for this Online Retreat
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/seven-day-collaborative-retreat-online/
CATEGORIES:collaborative
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240121
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
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SUMMARY:Online All Day Sitting
DESCRIPTION:All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together via Zoom for a day of sharing silence\, sitting\, listening\, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting\, includes a talk by Stephan Bielfeldt\, and a group dialogue  at 3:4o pm. This provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats. \nIf you would like to attend this All Day Sitting\, please complete the Online All Day Sitting registration form. A contribution of $25 for members and nonmembers is requested for attendance. \nAll scheduled activities are optional. You may prefer to sit on your own indoors or out\, read\, or exercise. Please contact us at info@springwatercenter.org for more information.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/online-all-day-sitting/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231229
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240103
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20191105T161816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231020T190422Z
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SUMMARY:Four-Day New Years' Retreat with Wayne Coger (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Wayne Coger has led retreats since 2001. He worked with Toni Packer for more than 30 years\, and has been a staff member of the Center since 1983\, currently serving as administrator. Previously\, he studied at the Rochester Zen Center. Wayne writes: \nToni Packer asked me if I would share the work that we do with others. While I have never had any desire to become a ‘teacher\,’ exploring the work of meditative inquiry has been my deepest joy and passion for many years. What excites me is this possibility to look at anything and everything freshly\, without inhibitions or strictures. It is through this open inquiry that we begin to learn about ourselves\, to learn how we are when we are not bound by our ideas and self-images.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/four-day-new-years-retreat-with-wayne-coger-3/
CATEGORIES:Wayne
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231226
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20191105T160829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T153110Z
UID:4876-1702598400-1703548799@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:Staff Break/Center Closed
DESCRIPTION:The Center will close at the end of the day on Thursday\, December 14\, and reopen the morning of Tuesday\, December 26. Staff will be taking a break during this holiday period\, and then will be preparing for the New-Year’s retreat beginning December 29.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/staff-break-center-closed/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231203
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20191105T155235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231129T172517Z
UID:5010-1701475200-1701561599@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:All Day Sitting (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence\, sitting\, listening\, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am with silent sitting\, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff\, a vegetarian lunch\, a group dialogue\, and refreshments and social time before concluding at 4pm. This provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats. \nIf you would like to attend an All Day Sitting\, please complete the All Day Sitting registration form. A contribution of $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers is requested for attendance. To register to attend online you may click here. \nAll scheduled activities are optional. You may prefer to sit on your own indoors or out\, read\, exercise\, or walk the trails on our beautiful land. All Day Sittings are held in silence\, with time for socializing at the end of the day. Please contact us at info@springwatercenter.org for more information.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/all-day-sitting-13/
CATEGORIES:AllDaySit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231119
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20180926T153115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230325T152750Z
UID:5178-1700265600-1700351999@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:Teacher/Facilitator Dialogue (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Online Teacher/Facilitator Dialogue Sessions begins at 1:30p.m. New York time. Following a 25-minute minute sitting\, two or more Springwater Teachers will dialogue about a specific theme or question. An open group dialogue will conclude the online event. For those who would like to participate via Zoom\, please contact us at info@springwatercenter.org.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/teacher-dialogue-session-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231119
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20191105T160047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221124T141920Z
UID:4875-1699747200-1700351999@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:Quiet Week
DESCRIPTION:This November Quiet Week offers an opportunity to create a personalized retreat while the Center enters into a modification of its day-to-day working life. There are many possibilities to connect with Springwater teachers in both group and private settings. An extended retreat may be created by combining this Quiet Week with attendance at the preceding 7-Day Retreat. To register to attend all or part of the Quiet Week\, please contact us.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/quiet-weeks-7/
CATEGORIES:QuietWeeks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231112
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20191105T155647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T150638Z
UID:4874-1699056000-1699747199@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:Seven-Day Retreat with Bob Dattola (in-person and online)
DESCRIPTION:Bob Dattola will give talks and be available for private meetings and the daily afternoon group dialogue in this autumn retreat. Bob has been taking part in the Center’s work since its inception. Important questions for him over the years have been “What is Truth or Reality?” and “Where can Truth be found?” In addition to pursuing his career at Xerox and Cornell University\, Bob has served as a trustee for many years and in recent years has been leading retreat at the Center. \nIn a retreat talk Bob gave in November 2014\, he explored listening\, understanding\, and another way of being that comes out of this presence\, this hereness. In Bob’s words\, \nIn this hereness there’s some kind of . . . intelligence that works totally outside of this thinking process . . . And it’s not just intelligence. The word I like to use is compassion.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/seven-day-retreat-with-sandra-gonzalez-2/
CATEGORIES:Bob
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231029
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20191105T154622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T141118Z
UID:4867-1698451200-1698537599@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:All Day Sitting (online)
DESCRIPTION:All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together via Zoom for a day of sharing silence\, sitting\, listening\, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting\, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff\, a group dialogue\, and social time before concluding at 4pm. This provides a daylong retreat-like environment without the time or financial commitment of attending one of our retreats. \nIf you would like to attend an All Day Sitting\, please complete the All Day Sitting registration form. A contribution of $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers is requested for attendance. \nAll scheduled activities are optional. You may prefer to sit on your own indoors or out\, read\, or exercise. All Day Sittings are held in silence\, with time for socializing at the end of the day. Please contact us at info@springwatercenter.org for more information.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/all-day-sitting-12-2/
CATEGORIES:AllDaySit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231026
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20190830T184747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221119T152751Z
UID:4809-1698105600-1698278399@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:Center Closed for Staff Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The Center will be closed October 24th to the 25th to give staff time for silence\, reflection\, and dialogue.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/staff-retreat-center-closed/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231018
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20191105T154332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T170928Z
UID:4866-1697155200-1697587199@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:Four-Day Retreat with Stew Glick (in-person)
DESCRIPTION:Stew Glick began working with Roshi Phillip Kapleau at the Rochester Zen Center around 1971. He later began working closely with Toni Packer and came on the Zen Center staff in 1979. Stew played an instrumental role in the land search and initial construction for what would become Springwater Center. He spent over twenty years on staff as assistant administrator. He was one of several people whom Toni invited to continue the teaching work of the Center\, and has led retreats since the mid-1990s. Stew left staff in 2008 to move to Rochester with his wife Lisa Schwartz\, and after a few of years he began an informal weekly group for people to sit quietly and inquire together in the city. He writes: \nAn important ingredient in meditative inquiry is this act of open listening. Listening\, wondering and not knowing: this can all happen alone or together with like-minded people. Looking together with others has the opportunity wherein someone might point something out that we haven’t noticed or seen before. In the spirit of something Nisargadatta – an Indian teacher – once said\, in an instance such as this . . .’What does it matter\, who is who?!” What matters most is the looking itself – in which there is truly no ‘me’ and no ‘you’. Can we meet together in that spirit?
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/four-day-retreat-with-stew-glick-4-2/
CATEGORIES:Stew
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231010
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20191105T153712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T171136Z
UID:4865-1696118400-1696895999@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:Center Closed
DESCRIPTION:The Center will close during this period so that staff can take a break after a busy summer. We’ll be open again Tuesday\, October 10 and welcome guests and visitors once again.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/center-closed-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001
DTSTAMP:20260409T020649
CREATED:20191105T153339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230721T223534Z
UID:4863-1695427200-1696118399@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:Seven-Day Retreat with Richard Witteman (online)
DESCRIPTION:Richard Witteman will give talks and private meetings and will take part in the daily group dialogue remotely via Zoom. \nIn the silence of retreat\, space is here to pause\, to slow down. Space to see and feel and listen\, to question and wonder…to be intimately in silence\, in the heart of whatever we are\, whatever is here. Sunlight and shadow…trees and rustling leaves…sensations\, thoughts\, and feelings. \nThere is room to ease up around judging\, evaluating\, and improving ourselves\, trying to be someone and get somewhere…softening around the impulse to figure things out\, to know who we are and where we are.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/seven-day-retreat-with-richard-witteman-4-2/
CATEGORIES:Richard
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230910
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230923
DTSTAMP:20260409T020650
CREATED:20191102T171846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T171134Z
UID:4857-1694304000-1695427199@www.springwatercenter.org
SUMMARY:Quiet Weeks
DESCRIPTION:Quiet Weeks offer an opportunity to create a personalized retreat while the Center enters into a modification of its day-to-day working life. There are many possibilities to connect with the Springwater teachers in both group and private settings. An extended retreat may be created by combining these Quiet Weeks with attendance at the adjacent retreats. To register to attend all or part of the Quiet Weeks\, please complete our Guest Stay Application.
URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/quiet-weeks-6/
CATEGORIES:QuietWeeks
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