Just a few in-person spaces remain for full or part-time participation in this weekend’s retreat with Sandra Gonzalez. This retreat is being held in-person and online, and online participation is warmly encouraged for those who are unable to travel to the Center. In the retreat, Sandra will give talks, hold private meetings, and take part in the afternoon group dialogues. Please use the green button below to register.
Sandra has led retreats in both English and Spanish for many years. She began working with Toni Packer in 1988, and previously studied at Zen centers in New York and California. Sandra was born and raised in Nicaragua but has lived in the United States since 1979. In a newsletter article by Sandra entitled “Passion, Deep Interest, and Attention,” she wrote:
This deep interest or passion is like a light to oneself, that has no dependence on others, that is completely free. We cannot establish it, keep it or manipulate it. When listening is here operating in us, it begins to create space within the tightness and tensions that conditioning produces when it runs inadvertently, making the subtle, running stories more transparent. There is an opening to new and subtler discoveries of movements of the mind which lead to a greater openness, either to seeing more or just being. There is no end to this, is there? There is no finished product.
Visit Sandra’s teacher page for articles and recorded talks.
Center members, please note that a day before the retreat begins, the online coordinator will email you with a link to access Sandra’s recorded talk. Because this is a hybrid retreat, you will not be able to access the daily talk live online, but you certainly may register to attend it online either full or part-time.
