EVENTS & RETREATS

The Santa Barbara Institute offers public lectures, workshops and seminars on a variety of consciousness studies-related topics, as well as weekend and week-long meditation retreats focused on the cultivation of motivational, attentional, cognitive, and emotional balance led by B. Alan Wallace. The upcoming retreats and events which take place in Santa Barbara are listed below. All retreats are divided into 1/3 meditation, 1/3 teachings, and 1/3 discussion/questions and answers. The daily sessions run 9am-noon; 2-4pm; 7-9pm. The weekends begin at 5pm on Friday and end after lunch on Sunday. The week-long begins at 5pm on Sunday and end after lunch the following Sunday. All meals are included (even for commuters) in the listed price.

WEEKEND RETREAT:
The Cultivation of Genuine Happiness:
Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment
B. Alan Wallace
July 24 - 26, 2009

5pm Friday to After Lunch on Sunday.
Mission Renewal Center, Old Mission, Santa Barbara, CA
2300 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
$275 Single Room; $245 Shared/Double Room; $195 Commuter
Rooms and Meals included in Single and Double rate;
all meals included in Commuter Rate
12 CEUs for MFTs or LCSWs
DESCRIPTION GENUINE HAPPINESS RETREAT
REGISTER HERE FOR GENUINE HAPPINESS WEEKEND

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WEEK-LONG RETREAT:
Exploring the Ultimate Nature of Reality
A Vipashyana Retreat in the Great Perfection Tradition
of Tibetan Buddhism
B. Alan Wallace
August 30 to September 6, 2009

Mission Renewal Center, Old Mission, Santa Barbara, CA
2300 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
5pm Sunday to After Lunch on the following Sunday.
$970: Single; $860: Double/Shared; $690: Commuter
All meals included in all the options, room included in Single & Double rates.

30 CEUs for MFTs or LCSWs available for retreat.
RETREAT DESCRIPTION
YOUTUBE Interview with Alan Wallace on Vajra Essence
REGISTER HERE FOR VIPASHYANA RETREAT

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WEEKEND RETREAT:
The Cultivation of a Good Heart:
Meditation on the Four Immeasurables.
November 13 - 15, 2009
B. Alan Wallace

Mission Renewal Center, Old Mission, Santa Barbara, CA
2300 Garden Street, Santa Barbara
$275 Single Room; $245 Shared/Double Room; $195 Commuter
12 CEUs for MFTs or LCSWs
RETREAT DESCRIPTION
REGISTER HERE FOR CULTIVATING A GOOD HEART RETREAT

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