The Mountain Hermitage

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Annie Nugent has studied and practiced in the Theravadan and Tibetan traditions since 1979 under the guidance of a range of teachers including Sayadaw U Pandita, Tulku Akong Rinpoche and various western teachers. Annie was the resident teacher for staff at The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA from 1999-2003, and has since taught elsewhere, including the annual IMS three-month retreat and The Forest Refuge. Her teaching style aims to reveal how our lives are opportunities to develop a clear understanding of the Truth.

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June 2009: Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda and Marcia Rose

Hermit — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:28:38 +0000

Ven. Vivekananda has trained under the Ven. Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa of Myanmar since 1988. He is the resident teacher at Panditarama Lumbini International Vipassana Meditation Center, Lumbini, Nepal. He has been teaching Vipassana meditation and Brahma Vihara meditation in the tradition of the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw since 1998 in Lumbini, Nepal, the United States, Europe, and Israel. Ven. Vivekananda guides meditators in a precise and encouraging manner.

Marcia Rose (for biography, see Guiding teacher page)

Note: Ven. Vivekananda’s other Dharma talks can be ordered from the Hermitage by those who attended the retreat.

April 2009: One-Month Hermitage Retreat with Marcia Rose and Annie Nugent

Hermit — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:38:46 +0000

Marcia Rose (for biography, see Guiding Teacher page)

Annie Nugent has studied and practiced in the Theravadan and Tibetan traditions since 1979 under the guidance of a range of teachers including Sayadaw U Pandita, Tulku Akong Rinpoche and various western teachers. Annie was the resident teacher for staff at The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA from 1999-2003, and has since taught elsewhere, including the annual IMS three-month retreat and The Forest Refuge. Her teaching style aims to reveal how our lives are opportunities to develop a clear understanding of the Truth.

February 2009: Self No-Self and the Creative Process

Hermit — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:30:42 +0000

This very special retreat offered a unique opportunity for experienced Dharma students to engage in two weeks of practice grounded in the Vipassana teachings and practices with an orientation towards investigating self – no self in relation to the creative process. Along with sitting, walking, Dharma talks, individual practice interviews and some group discussion, we explored the flow of creative energy in relation to “self-view” via movement, seeing/drawing, and writing.

Marcia Rose (for biography, see Guiding Teacher page)

Jane Shockley has worked for over 20 years as dance artist. She is a Lecturer in Dance at Carleton College and holds a certification in Global Somatics. Jane’s teaching is informed by her studies in Global Somatics, Body Mind Centering, Feldenkrais and Yoga.

Sean Murphy holds an MFA in Writing from the Naropa Institute, and teaches seminars in writing, meditation, and creativity for many organizations, including his own Big Sky Writing Workshops and the University of New Mexico in Taos. He is the author of One Bird, One Stone, a chronicle of Zen practice in America, as well as three novels. His debut, The Hope Valley Hubcap King, won the Hemingway Award for a First Novel. Sean has been a practitioner of Zen Buddhism for more than 20 years.

April 2008: One-Month Hermitage Retreat with Marcia Rose and Annie Nugent

Hermit — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:46:03 +0000

Marcia Rose (for biography, see Guiding Teacher page)

July 2007: Vipassana Retreat with Sayadaw Vivekananda

Hermit — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:44:26 +0000

Ven. Vivekananda has trained under the Ven. Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa of Myanmar since 1988. He is the resident teacher at Panditarama Lumbini International Vipassana Meditation Center, Lumbini, Nepal. He has been teaching Vipassana meditation and Brahma Vihara meditation in the tradition of the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw since 1998 in Lumbini, Nepal, the United States, Europe, and Israel. Ven. Vivekananda guides meditators in a precise and encouraging manner.

Marcia Rose, the Guiding Teacher of the Mountain Hermitage, gave the closing talk (included below)

June 2007: Metta/Upekkha Retreat with Marcia Rose

Hermit — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 04:52:06 +0000

Marcia Rose (for biography, see Guiding teacher page)

June 2007: Joseph Goldstein Guided Sit and Q & A Discussion

Hermit — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:54:45 +0000

Joseph Goldstein is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, where he is one of the resident guiding teachers. He is the author of One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, Insight Meditation, Seeking the Heart of Wisdom, and The Experience of Insight. His new book, A Heart Full of Peace, will be published this fall. He lectures and leads retreats around the world.

March-April 2007: One-Month Hermitage Retreat with Marcia Rose & Patricia Genoud-Feldman

Hermit — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:02:20 +0000

Marcia Rose (for biography, see Guiding Teacher page)

Patricia Genoud-Feldman has studied and practiced in the Theravada and Tibetan Dzogchen traditions since 1983 under the guidance of various teachers including His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Sayadaw U Pandita and various western teachers such as Joseph Goldstein and Christina Feldman. She regularly goes to Burma to participate in intensive retreats and has most recently practiced with Sayadaw U Tejaniya. She is a co-founder and guiding teacher of the Meditation Center Vimalakirti in Geneva, Switzerland where she lives with her husband. Patricia teaches Vipassana and Metta worldwide including at the annual IMS three-month retreat and as a visiting teacher at the Forest Refuge, both centers in Barre, MA. Her teaching style emphasizes innate natural awareness and an approach of gentle relationship to oneself. She has also been trained in and worked as a Gestalt psychotherapist.

(Please note: these talks were recorded in mono. The sound will only be heard through one speaker or headphone side.)