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Personal Retreat Accommodations: A Personal Retreat

US - West: Berkeley, CA

Average Cost: $$$

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Nyingma Institute is pleased to offer custom private retreats, presenting you the opportunity to relax and enjoy the beauty of the Berkeley Hills. These retreats are designed for your schedule, offering ample time for study and practice, while also including a beginning Tibetan Yoga class and our popular weekend programs.

Included in your private retreat is a Wednesday evening Beginning Tibetan Yoga (Kum Nye) class, as well as our range of Sunday programs: a morning introduction to meditation, followed by a two-hour Kum Nye session; an evening hour of devotional chanting; and an evening Lecture. Personal instruction is also available upon request; please speak with our staff when registering.

Contact us as soon as you're interested in a retreat to discuss the best possible timing and availability.

Faith

Buddhist: Buddhist, Buddhist (no specific type), Mahayana, Vajrayana

Interfaith: Interfaith, Interfaith (no specific type)

Non-Faith Based: Non-Faith Based, Non-Faith Based

Open to All: Open to All, Open to All

Other: Other, Other

Mission/Lineage: Tarthang Tulku is a Tibetan incarnation (“Rinpoche”) born and educated in Tibet. He studied with some of the greatest Nyingma masters of the past century before leaving Tibet in 1959. Rinpoche came to Berkeley in 1969, and in 1972 founded the Tibetan Nyingma Institute.

At the Nyingma Institute Rinpoche developed a unique curriculum, seamlessly blending cognitive and experiential learning to specifically address the challenges and differing cultural values found in the Western world.

Average Cost: $$$ Private retreats cost $150 per day and $900 per week, including all meals and classes.

Environment: Ocean / Beach, Urban

Gay Friendly: Yes!

Special Needs: Allergies

Restrictions: No Alcohol, No Drugs, No Smoking

Language: English

Retreat Type (definitions): Directed, General (no specific type), Guided / Programmed, Individual / Private / Solo, Long-term, Personal

Features

Health / Wellness: Health / Wellness

Learning: Learning, Classes, Individual Instruction, Learning (no specific type), Talks / Lectures, Workshops

Meditation: Meditation, Loving Kindness, Mahayana (Tibetan), Meditation (no specific type), Mindful Movement, Mindfulness, Other Forms of Meditation, Vajrayana (Tibetan), Vipassana (Insight)

Movement Arts: Movement Arts (no specific type)

Nature / Wildlife: Nature (no specific type)

Personal Development: Personal Development, Mind / Body / Spirit

Special Facility Features: Special Facility Features, Bookstore / Gift Shop, Gardens / Outdoor Space, Stupa

Special Topics: Special Topics, Aging, Death / Dying

Spiritual Direction: Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Studies: Spiritual Studies, Chanting, Consciousness Studies, Religious, Spiritual, Text / Scripture

Yoga Asana: Yoga Asana, Yoga (no specific type)

Room Types: B&B, Hotel

Total Number of Rooms: 12

Housing: We offer lodging in peaceful, comfortable single-occupancy rooms with lush and revitalizing vistas: rooms overlook San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge, or open onto our meditation garden, stupa, and the largest prayer wheel in the United States. Shower and toilet rooms are shared. Kitchen facilities are available for coffee, tea, snacks and basic meal preparation.
We offer wireless internet access or a public, shared computer in the communal area.

Food: Vegetarian Only, Vegetarian Options

Meal Availability: Available Nearby, Available On Site, Kitchen - Shared, Provided - All Meals, Provided - Some Meals

Get Directions

Location of this Retreat:

1815 Highland Place
Berkeley, CA 94709
United States

Travel Info: The Nyingma Institute is available by shuttle from Oakland Int'l Airport (OAK) and San Francisco Int'l Airport (SFO). From airports Bayporter is the main shuttle service which will drop you off at our front door. Ask about the details upon inquiry.

You can also take BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to the Downtown Berkeley station, on the Richmond line.

The Institute is a 15-20 minute walk from the station through the beautiful and lively setting of the UC Berkeley campus.
It is an uphill walk; if you have heavy bags or luggage, you may prefer to take the F bus, which regularly runs from Downtown Berkeley to the corner of LeRoy and Hearst Ave (one block below the Nyingma Institute). For bus schedules, please visit 511.org.


anonymous 9/7/2008	What an experience! To have the opportunity to evaluate my life after sixty years, to realize who I have become, and to get a new foundation for the remaining part of my life. I wish I had discovered this possibility earlier.” Retreat Graduate.
Retreat Graduate	“The spirit behind the program is one of tremendous adventure, of exploring the untested possibilities open to us as human beings. It was a joyful and rewarding experience to taste some of these broader possibilities, the different ways to use and experience the mind and the senses.” Retreat Graduate.
	“I find a deeper sense of feeling, beauty, and wonder, especially in nature. Creating order and beauty feels very good, and I can appreciate even the simplest details.”
Samantha 12/12/2012	I learned so much that I can apply today, to each situation a new sense of ease. Thank you so much for the beautiful experience.

Reservation Criteria: The Nyingma Institute accepts checks, Visa and MasterCard, and we encourage you to pay in advance when registering. If you choose to pay upon arrival, full payment will be due when you begin your retreat.

Retreat Contact: Lynn Olechnowicz

Phone: 510-809-1000

Email: Email this retreat

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Organization Contact:
Nyingma Institute 1815 Highland Place
Berkeley, CA 94709
United States

Organization Website: View Organization Website

Listing Last Updated on: Thursday, February 21, 2013
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