Guiding Teacher

– Marcia Rose –

tinyimageMarcia Rose is the founding and guiding teacher of The Mountain Hermitage and founding teacher of Taos Mountain Sangha. She has been studying and practicing Buddhist teachings and meditation with Asian and Western teachers since 1970, primarily in the Theravada-Vipassana (Path of the Elders) tradition. Her own teaching reflects a clear influence from the Burmese Mahasi Vipassana and Pa-Auk Forest Monastery lineages with authorization from Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw to teach Samatha and Jhanas in his lineage. She has also studied and practiced in the Dzogchen Tibetan Buddhist tradition with Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Marcia was resident teacher for staff at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, MA from 1991-1995.  Following this she was a teacher for the annual three-month retreat at IMS and has been an occasional visiting teacher for other IMS retreats since 1994.  Marcia has been a regular visiting teacher at The Forest Refuge in Barre, MA since its beginning.  She has taught Vipassana, Concentration, Brahma Vihara, and Creative Process retreats in various U.S. and international venues since 1995 and is dedicated to offering these ancient and timeless teachings in ways that make them accessible and authentic for contemporary culture.

 

TEACHING SCHEDULE 2024

2024 OCTOBER 6 – 27   SUNDAY INTERNATIONAL SANGHA ONLINE OFFERING Living in Harmony with the Way of Things 

TEACHING SCHEDULE 2025  (More information coming soon!)

 

 

TEACHING SCHEDULE 2023

MARCH 26 – APRIL 16, 2023  THREE-WEEK SPRING HERMITAGE RETREAT for Experienced Students with Marcia Rose at Hyperslow Retreat @ San Geronimo Lodge, Taos, NM

TEACHING SCHEDULE 2022

  • FEBRUARY 16 – MARCH 2, 2022  SAMATHA-VIPASSANA RETREAT for Experienced Students  with Marcia Rose @ Blue Sky Retreat Center @ San Geronimo, Taos, NM
  • RECORDINGS of the Feb-Mar 2022 Samatha-Vipassana Retreat with Marcia Rose

TEACHING SCHEDULE 2021

TEACHING SCHEDULE 2020

  • January 29, 2020  EVENING SIT AND DHAMMA TALK with Marcia Rose @ Taos Mountain Sangha, Taos, NM  Topic: The First Free Women – Poems of the Early Buddhist Nuns.
  • THREE SATURDAY MORNING CLASSES with Marcia Rose @ Taos Mountain Sangha, Taos, NM  Topic:  The Liberating Embrace of Anicca/Impermanence  February 29, 2020 & March 7, 2020 & March 14, 2020  9:30 am – 11:45 am
  • RECORDINGS of SUNDAY INTERNATIONAL SANGHA ONLINE GATHERINGS with Marcia Rose APRIL through AUGUST 2020  9:30am – 11am 
  • May 19 – 24, 2020   RESIDENCY TEACHING  with Marcia Rose @ Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha in Santa Fe, New Mexico  Included will be a day-long retreat on Saturday, May 23, 2020
  • June 24, 2020 ONLINE EVENING SIT AND DHAMMA TALK with Marcia Rose  Topic: Buddhist Practice As a Way of Life    @ Taos Mountain Sangha, Taos, NM   
  • Recording of June 24, 2020 TMS talk.
  • July 22, 2020 ONLINE EVENING SIT & DHAMMA TALK  Topic:  Cultivating & Supporting a Resilient Heart-Mind  @ Taos Mountain Sangha
  • Recording of July 22, 2020 TMS talk.
  • August 26, 2020 ONLINE EVENING SIT & DHAMMA TALK  Topic:  Compassion: The heart-beat of the Buddha’s teaching @ Taos Mountain Sangha
  • Recording of September 23, 2020 ONLINE EVENING SIT AND DHAMMA TALK with Marcia Rose  Topic:  Faith & Doubt @ Taos Mountain Sangha
  • September 27, 2020 SUNDAY INTERNATIONAL SANGHA ONLINE MINI RETREAT  9:30am – 12:30pm (MDT)
  • Recording of September 27, 2020 Mini-Retreat  Anapanasati/Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation
  • October 25, 2020 SUNDAY INTERNATIONAL SANGHA ONLINE MINI RETREAT  9:30am – 12:30pm (MDT)
  • Recording of October 25, 2020 Mini-Retreat
  • Recording of October 28, 2020 Online Evening Sit and Dhamma Talk with Marcia Rose @ TMS.
  • November 8 – 12, 2020  FIVE-DAY ONLINE SAMATHA/CONCENTRATION RETREAT for Experienced Students with Marcia Rose and teaching assistant Kristina Bare
  • November 22, 2020 SUNDAY INTERNATIONAL SANGHA ONLINE MINI RETREAT  9:30am – 12:30pm (MST)
  • Recording of November 22, 2020 Mini-Retreat with Marcia Rose 
  • December 1st & 5th, 2020   Marcia Rose @ Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha in Santa Fe, New Mexico  Included will be an evening talk on Tuesday, December 1st & a day-long retreat on Saturday, December 5th
  • December 27, 2020 SUNDAY INTERNATIONAL SANGHA ONLINE MINI RETREAT  9:30am – 12:30pm (MST)
  • Recording of December 27, 2020 Mini Retreat with Marcia Rose  Self Not-Self & the Creative Process

 

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