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The Four Protective Meditations

May 3 - May 7, 2021
Silent meditation retreat Online

The Four Protective Meditations

Sliding Scale Pricing

We offer our retreats on a sliding scale to make the Dharma accessible to all.
By selecting the highest rate you're able to afford, you help support Spirit Rock's ability to offer lower rates and meet the growing number of scholarship requests. Your generosity sustains our nonprofit mission and ensures that these teachings of lovingkindness and wisdom remain available to everyone.

$500

Generous support.
Helps the community and teachings.

  • Covers all costs with meaningful contribution
  • Supports our work and future programs
  • Tax-deductible amount above Sustainer rate

$300

Our standard rate.
The foundation of our community.

  • Covers food, lodging, and program costs
  • Supports program sustainability
  • Not tax-deductible

$150

No payment required.
Any contribution supports our teachers.

  • Completely subsidized

$75

Partially subsidized.
Made possible by community generosity.

  • Makes programs more accessible
  • Not tax-deductible

$25

Discounted registration for this program.
Covers a small portion of the retreat cost.

  • Not tax-deductible
  • Shared or single accommodations

Teacher Dāna

Please note that registration fees do not include teacher dana. At the end of the retreat, there will be an invitation to offer dana to the teachers and to Spirit Rock.

Meet the Teaching Team

Ayya Anandabodhi

Ayya Anandabodhi

Teacher

Ayya Ānandabodhī has lived and practiced as a Buddhist nun for over 30 years. Ayya brings together her training in the Thai Forest tradition with the contemporary Bhikkhunī lineage, which has its roots in ancient India and its branches and fruits in the modern world.

Ayya Santacitta

Ayya Santacitta

Teacher

Santacitta Bhikkhuni trained as a nun in England and Asia, primarily in the lineage of Ajahn Chah, and has also received teachings in the Shechen lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. She is committed to our planet as a living being and resides at Aloka Earth Room, currently in San Rafael, California.

Ayya Dhammadipa

Ayya Dhammadipa

Teacher

Ven. Dhammadīpā began Buddhist practice in 1987 and was ordained in the Sōtō Zen tradition in 2007. She later embraced the Theravāda Forest Tradition, joining Aloka Vihāra in 2017 and beginning sāmaṇerī training in 2018. A Dharma heir in the Suzuki Roshi lineage, she guides Dhamma-dipa.com, teaches in English and Spanish, and is a trained interfaith chaplain.