Monday meetings, 7-9pm, March 3 through April 21, in East Boulder
One-on-ones with Johann
Group Retreat Thursday evening April 17 – Sunday afternoon April 20 at the Ecodharma Center

This group will deepen your meditation and catalyze your personal and spiritual growth. Our regular meetings are safe and enjoyable spaces for creating intimate connections with our self and others. This naturally progresses into spiritual realization, which is much more a letting go than a result of seeking.
 
During the group meetings and retreat as well as in your own daily meditation, we will review precise and skillful mindfulness (Insight) meditation techniques to develop increased sensitivity to and understanding of emotions and thought patterns, fostering more skillful ways of feeling, communicating and relating. When we bring awareness and acceptance to our unconscious wounds and unmet needs, we heal, allowing us to more appropriately meet the stresses, challenges and opportunities of life. 
 
This newfound tendency towards greater peace and equanimity allows us to then open our awareness to simply being, rather than always having to do something or be someone. We will support this process with Direct Path and Non-Dual approaches to awareness and opening the heart, and transcending the personal into the spiritual. When life starts to flow, the heart naturally opens. We realize that love is not something we have to learn, earn, practice, or do; but that love is what we are.
 
All of this will be fostered in community, using the power of our small, open and supportive group. Our meetings will include sharing and listening, talks, instruction, meditation, questions and discussion. Meetings are informal, relaxed, and enjoyable; yet honor your most serious intentions for personal and spiritual growth. The group is not for someone just starting out, but is for those who have a basic practical grounding in some form of meditation, and want to go much deeper.
 
Some people will be continuing from prior sessions, and if you are new you will feel safe and welcomed. If you are unsure whether the group is for you, I am happy to talk with you about it. Please email me to set that up. 
 
Structured Donation/Dana: The group is offered on a structured donation or Dana (donation) basis. This is so you can attend within your financial means, and everyone is totally welcome regardless of the Dana amount. Really. I am grateful for and rely on your generosity and support. If you would like a guideline, a suggested amount is $450-$650 for the entire group (two months of weekly meetings, the three day retreat, and one-on-ones with me). Room and board for the retreat is separate. The suggested amount is not a requirement or a limit, and whatever you choose to give is received with gratitude.

Unless arranged otherwise, $100 is due with your application as a non-refundable deposit, and the rest of your Dana pledge is due at the first meeting.
 
Room and board for three nights at the Ecodharma Center is around $350. If retreat cost is an obstacle, scholarships are readily available. Registration details for the retreat will be available In February.
 
Health Safety: We will plan to be in person for this group, in East Boulder, but the group will switch to Zoom if necessary.
 
To apply for the group, please download the application here.
 
Johann Robbins has been practicing meditation since the 1970’s, and teaching for the past 16 years. His teachers included Shinzen Young, Eric Kolvig, Joseph Goldstein, Adyashanti, Rupert Spira and Stephen Bodian. His approach is clear, direct, informal, and non-dogmatic.