Anapanasati in the Wild
Event Information
About this event
Apr 30th - May 15th, 2022
"Gone to a wilderness, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut. They sit down cross-legged, with their body straight, and establish mindfulness right there”
Discover your own dwelling, maybe under a root of a tree, in a cave or on a big flat rock. You are invited to come down from the mountain daily for a simple food offering, and maybe check in about your practice, before you return back into nature for more meditation. There will be evening tea and reflections on the Anapanasati Sutta every night at a cave basecamp.
Prerequisites
This is an retreat for experienced meditators that are comfortable with nature and are in moderate to good physical shape. The environment is potentially dangerous: mountain lions, rattlesnakes, and scorpions are not uncommon.
Example Schedule
4:00 am Morning meditation
5:30 am Sunrise
10:00 am Optional food offerings, and check-in at basecamp
12:00 am Sit, walk, climb. Breath.
5:00 pm Tea and sutta reflections
7:00 pm Sunset
About the retreat spotter
Henrik A. Norberg has meditated in the mountains of Sri Lanka, the jungle of Thailand, and led forest monks on Tudong in the Mountains of Norway. He has meditated since the late 90’s, and is a certified TMI teacher, and is mostly practicing in traditional samadhi practices.
Enrollment
The retreat is only open for 6 yogis, with a minimum enrollment of 3.
Donation
We would appreciate a $960 - $2000 donation to cover costs like food, equipment and a camping fee at the Stronghold so that we can use their facilities.
If you need transportation to and from the Tucson airport, there is a $200 roundtrip fee, which can be shared with other retreatants. Payment and arrangements must be made directly through Dharma Treasure, and are not included in retreat registration.
You will need to bring your own tent and sleeping bag. A limited number may be available from Dharma Treasure if needed - contact retreats@dharmatreasure.org to make arrangements.
This is a private trip, with no commercial outfit running the trip or profiting from it. Any surplus from the trip balance will be donated to Dharma Treasure Retreat Center.