BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Springwater Center - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Springwater Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Springwater Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240407 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231027T160905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T215121Z UID:5447-1712361600-1712447999@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 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/video-thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240414 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231027T163614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T154223Z UID:5448-1712966400-1713052799@www.springwatercenter.org 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bg2-Blog-large-scaled-cropped.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240419T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231027T193006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T190658Z UID:5454-1713555000-1713889800@www.springwatercenter.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Stew2017b-1024x1024-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240428T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20240222T172024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T210635Z UID:5628-1714312800-1714323600@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:Gathering in Memory of Susan Schepp DESCRIPTION:Friends of Susan Schepp are invited to an afternoon gathering in her memory at the Center. 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. So that staff can plan for the event\, please contact the Center if you plan to attend. URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/gathering-in-memory-of-susan-schepp/ CATEGORIES:Susan ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/susan_schepp.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240511T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240518T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231027T195400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T153530Z UID:5456-1715455800-1716049800@www.springwatercenter.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Wayne-and-Sandra.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240602 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231027T202511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231124T154902Z UID:5457-1717200000-1717286399@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 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sitromnw.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240608T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231027T204800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T185224Z UID:5458-1717875000-1718469000@www.springwatercenter.org 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. \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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/bmp:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Stephan_Portrait_cutneu.bmp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240629T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240706T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231028T181115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T152322Z UID:5462-1719689400-1720283400@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:7-Day Retreat with Richard Witteman (in-person and online) DESCRIPTION:Richard Witteman will give talks and private meetings and will take part in the daily group dialogue. \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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/richard-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240726T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240730T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231028T184111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T162423Z UID:5464-1722022200-1722357000@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:4-Day 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/4-day-retreat-with-wayne-coger-in-person-and-online/ CATEGORIES:Wayne ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/summer-wayne.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240804 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231031T180219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231124T155341Z UID:5470-1722643200-1722729599@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 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/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gallery-solarium.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240810T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240817T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231031T183021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T151851Z UID:5471-1723318200-1723912200@www.springwatercenter.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Bob-indoors.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240829T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231031T195154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T195533Z UID:5478-1724140800-1724950800@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 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. URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/quiet-weeks-5/ CATEGORIES:QuietWeeks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/4-compressed.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240830T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240903T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231031T184925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T153026Z UID:5476-1725046200-1725381000@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:4-Day Retreat with Sandra Gonzalez (in-person and online) DESCRIPTION:Sandra will give talks and meet with participants privately and in the afternoon dialogue group in this autumn retreat. \n\nSandra Gonzalez began working with Toni Packer in 1988. Previously\, she studied at other meditation centers. in 2003 Toni asked her to be one of the people to help carry on the meditative work of the Center. Sandra spends part of the year in Springwater. She also leads or participates in several retreats away from Springwater each year. \n\nBorn and raised in Nicaragua\, Sandra has three children and seven grandchildren that she visits regularly. She can be contacted by e-mail in English or Spanish at sgonzalh@hotmail.com. \nSandra writes\, \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. \nClick here to register for this Retreat. \n\n \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/4-day-retreat-with-sandra-gonzalez-in-person-and-online/ CATEGORIES:Sandra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sandranew-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240910T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240920T170000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231031T200628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T200628Z UID:5479-1725955200-1726851600@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 Springwater teachers in both group and private settings. An extended retreat may be created by combining this Quiet Weeks with attendance at the preceding 7-Day and post-ceding retreats. To register to attend all or part of the Quiet Week\, please contact us. URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/quiet-weeks-8/ CATEGORIES:QuietWeeks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/4-compressed.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231031T201831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T201831Z UID:5480-1726947000-1727541000@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:7-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. \nClick here to register for this retreat \n  URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/7-day-retreat-with-richard-witteman-online/ CATEGORIES:Richard ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/richard-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241008 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231031T202526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231031T204932Z UID:5481-1727568000-1728345599@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:Center closed\, staff break 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-staff-break/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tomato-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241011T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231101T142636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T182937Z UID:5489-1728675000-1729009800@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:4-Day Retreat with Stew Glick (in-person and online) 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:\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-2/ CATEGORIES:Stew ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Stew2017b-1024x1024-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241020 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231101T143551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T144532Z UID:5490-1729296000-1729382399@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-facilitator-dialogue-online/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/stream.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231101T144218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231124T155545Z UID:5491-1729931400-1729960200@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 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-16/ CATEGORIES:AllDaySit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/MVIMG_20181111_1614252.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241102T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231101T155347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T152733Z UID:5492-1730575800-1731169800@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:7-Day Retreat with Sandra Gonzalez (in-person and online) DESCRIPTION:Sandra will give talks and meet with participants privately and in the afternoon dialogue group in this autumn retreat. \n\nSandra Gonzalez began working with Toni Packer in 1988. Previously\, she studied at other meditation centers. in 2003 Toni asked her to be one of the people to help carry on the meditative work of the Center. Sandra spends part of the year in Springwater. She also leads or participates in several retreats away from Springwater each year. \n\nBorn and raised in Nicaragua\, Sandra has three children and seven grandchildren that she visits regularly. She can be contacted by e-mail in English or Spanish at sgonzalh@hotmail.com. \nSandra writes\, \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. \nClick here to register for this Retreat. \n\n  URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/7-day-retreat-with-sandra-gonzalez/ CATEGORIES:Sandra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sandranew-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241124 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231101T161115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T161115Z UID:5494-1731369600-1732406399@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:Quiet Weeks DESCRIPTION:The November 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 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-9/ CATEGORIES:QuietWeeks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1-compressed-smoke.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241208 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231101T161819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231124T155659Z UID:5495-1733529600-1733615999@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 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-17/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/DSC_1030about.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241227 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231101T163232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T163232Z UID:5496-1734220800-1735257599@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:Center Closed DESCRIPTION:The Center will close at the end of the day on Saturday\, December 15\, and reopen the morning of Thursday\, 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/center-closed-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ADS-december2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241228T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250101T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T065435 CREATED:20231101T164032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T164032Z UID:5497-1735414200-1735749000@www.springwatercenter.org SUMMARY:4- 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. \nClick here to register for this Retreat URL:https://www.springwatercenter.org/calendar/4-day-new-years-retreat-with-wayne-coger-in-person-and-online/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.springwatercenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/wintry-wayne.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR