Cultures teach us how to notice, and mark, transitions in time, as when one season turns to the next or when one stage of life flows into another. Some psychologists believe that our very sense of who we are is the story we tell ourselves about where we’ve been, where we are, and where we imagine we are going. Our story is framed by time and place and the meanings we find in their intersections.

Transitions of moving from one place to another, whether by choice, obligation or for survival, are less subtle and less inevitable than those of time. How did I get here? Where am I going? Can I go back? Moreover, our memories and dreams are marked by the intersection of particular places at particular times in our lives.

This seminar invites you to join a conversation about the times and places and transitions in your life and Life. The heart of our gathering beats from the conversations that we share around our table — and when we sometimes share with just one other or a few others at other times, drawing upon a variety of forms of exploring questions that are at the same time uniquely personal and perhaps also universal.

We meet in a unique space — a modest Zen Buddhist center in a dramatic place in the high desert setting (elevation 6500 ft./2000 m.) in northern New Mexico. At our doorstep are the natural hot springs that reveal a geological history that shaped this land. We meet at a place that for a thousand years has been home to the original people who lived here and whose community today is just a few minutes down the road.

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Fees and Discounts:

The amount you are going to pay depends on the time when you are buying your ticket (before the end of the day of August 15, September 30, or any time between October 1 and the beginning of the seminar) and on your eligibility for any or all of the three discounts listed below. Please, pay attention to ticket categories and descriptions. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

• Seminar Course Fee: $ 795

• Super early bird special (before August 15, 2019): $ 695

• Early bird special (before September 30, 2019): $ 745

• Discount for SIETAR members and SIIC alums: $ 25

• Returning participant discount: $ 25

• Partners' discount (for 2 or more people registering together): $ 25 per person

(Partners' discount applies to couples, friends, colleagues, etc.)

Expenses

Lodging, meals (Saturday dinner - Wednesday lunch), and use of various Bodhi Center ’s spaces including hot springs and meditation halls. (To be paid directly to the Bodhi Manda Zen Center by check or cash)

• Double or triple occupancy $440

• Private rooms (a very limited number) $480

A longer stay at the Bodhi Center can be arranged if desired for an additional fee.

For the information about getting to the seminar location and additional/optional expenses, please visit our website.

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