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Santa Sabina Retreat—The Silent Refuge | Canceled

Canceled

When

August 19-23, 2020

Where

25 Magnolia Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901
www.santasabinacenter.org

Event Fee

$605 USD per person

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Important Notice: As the impact of the Coronavirus continues to unfold, we are working to make good, informed, and practical decisions about Gangaji’s 2020 schedule of events. Given the current news, we have decided to cancel the remainder of Gangaji’s 2020 calendar of in-person events.

 

 

Santa Sabina is a unique, sacred space dedicated “to the contemplative way of being.” This oasis of quiet is a place to truly seek refuge in the silence of your own being. Retreat with Gangaji is a time to rest and retreat from any stories you may be telling about yourself, or definitions and identities you have constructed in your imagination.With self-inquiry, Gangaji draws your attention away from your thoughts and into the direct experience of what is always here and who you truly are – peace itself, consciousness itself. In the willingness to retreat from your search for just one moment, you can profoundly realize you are already home, already free. This is the secret that lies at the heart of retreat.

Throughout this retreat, Gangaji offers you her deepest support and guidance in meeting yourself fully.

During the retreat…

We will meet with Gangaji twice a day to ask questions and share reports. This retreat will be held in conversational silence – we speak only during the meetings with Gangaji. The daily schedule will also include meditation, video presentations, and other evening programs.

The quiet, cloistered spaces of Santa Sabina offer essential support for retreat from our daily lives while still being accessible to the Bay Area for non-residential participants. Our group will have exclusive use of this beautiful property, which includes a hermitage cabin, prayer room, art rooms, yoga room, library, a courtyard for eating and lounging on the grass, and a hammock!

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We use the Zoom platform to connect to our Online Meeting with Gangaji.  We know new technology can be challenging. Here are our recommendations for the best experience using zoom.

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Before You Register for a Small Group Retreat…

Small Groups retreats are designed for those who want to take a deeper dive into self-inquiry with Gangaji. The size of the retreats is limited to 40 or 50 people, and they are not filmed or recorded. To support the intimacy and depth of each small group retreat, Gangaji asks that you fulfill a simple prerequisite by:

If you have already completed the prerequisite, please tell us how in the form below. For example, if you have attended an event, let us know the date and location.

Once you submit this form, you’ll be able to refresh the page and register for the small group retreat you want to attend. If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at [email protected]

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