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Keeping an Open Heart and Mind in Polarizing Times
Insight Meditation Retreat with Howard Cohn
For full retreat overview and to register, click here.
We will be holding our annual fall non-residential weekend retreat with Howie Cohn to explore “Keeping an open heart and mind in polarizing times”.
Date and time: September 5, 2025 (evening) to September 7, 2025 (afternoon)
Venue: Cloverdale Community League 9411 97 Avenue Northwest Edmonton
What to Expect: This silent weekend retreat will include periods of seated meditation, walking or mindful movement, guided meditation instruction, and Dharma talks. There will be opportunities to ask questions and engage in small group discussions.
Registration: There is a $20.00 deposit to reserve your spot. This contribution is intended to support your personal commitment to the retreat and helps Edmonton Insight Meditation cover preparation costs. You will have the option to register with a $42.00 catered vegan lunch that will be provided on Saturday and Sunday by Padmanadi.
EIM is committed to inclusion and aims to ensure our events are accessible to everyone regardless of financial means. If you are unable to afford the deposit, please email edmontoninsight@gmail.com.
About the teacher: Howard Cohn is a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in the San Francisco Bay area. He has guided a local sitting group in San Francisco, been in private practice as a psychotherapist, and led Vipassana retreats worldwide since 1985. He incorporates influences from various traditions in his teaching, emphasizing reawakening our intrinsic freedom. Among his many teachers and mentors are Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, U Pandita Sayadaw, Tulku Urgyen Rimpoche, and Tsoknyi Rimpoche.
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