Seattle Insight Phillip Moffitt Weekend Retreat Naturally Arising Clarity: A Path of Practice December 6 – 8, 2024
Retreat Participant Resource Guide
Phillip Moffitt is a Buddhist meditation teacher and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He served as Co-Guiding Teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center from 2010 – 2018.
Phillip is an honorary co-founder and the creator of the practice method that is the focus of the nonprofit organization Dharma Ground, which offers online Insight retreats and classes integrating Nine Bodies Insight teachings and the dharma.
Phillip is also the founder and president of Life Balance Institute. In his work through the Institute, he offers programs, trainings, and individual sessions focused on how to develop well-being through living a values-based life and how to skillfully make major life transitions. He is the author of three books: Awakening through the Nine Bodies, Emotional Chaos to Clarity, and Dancing with Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in the Face of Suffering. For more information, please visit Dharma Wisdom, Dharma Ground, and Life Balance Institute.
Further Study Materials by Phillip Moffitt
You can find many articles, talks, and guided meditations on Phillip’s website Dharma Wisdom.
And on the Dharma Ground website, you’ll find guided meditations for the Naturally Arising practice method.
If you’d like to receive a weekly teaching relating to the Four Noble Truths, you can sign up for the 52 free weekly teachings based on Phillip’s book Dancing with Life.
Book Recommendations/Notes from Retreat
What is inward staying?
From the book Pure & Simple by Upasika Lee Nanayon
Further Study Materials by Phillip Moffitt
January 5, 2025
Online: Evening Guided Meditation and Dharma Talk, Marin Sangha
January 6, 2025
Online, Monday Night Class, Spirit Rock Online (Please note that the event is not yet posted on Spirit Rock’s site but will be soon.)
January 9 – 16, 2025
Online: Discovering the Contented Mind-Heart: An Experienced Students’ Retreat, Dharma Ground
May 1 – 9, 2025
Residential Retreat: Naturally Arising Ease, Awareness, and Insight, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
June 9 – 14, 2025
Online: Dancing With Life: The Twelve Insights of the Four Noble Truths, Dharma Ground
August 23, 2025
Online: Poetry that Opens the Dharma Heart to Compassion and Insight, Phillip’s Annual Poetry Day, Spirit Rock Online (Please note that the event is not yet posted on Spirit Rock’s site but will be soon.)
Classes and a Retreat Related to the Naturally Arising Practice Method through Dharma Ground
Intro to Nine Bodies Insight Blended Class with Dana DePalma: On-Demand Now + Live online session Jan 4th from 8 – 10 am PT. This intro class will focus on four key capacities of consciousness relevant to insight practice and includes on-demand content and a live teacher-led session with Dana.
Intro to Naturally Arising Practice Method with Alex Haley: Live online sessions on January 9th & 16th, 12:30 – 2:00 pm PT. This class series will focus on the foundational meditative skills that are employed throughout the Naturally Arising practice method.
Nine Bodies Insight Retreat with Dana DePalma, Alex Haley and Ying Chen: Live online from February 16 – 22. The Nine Bodies teachings present a unified map of the various capacities of consciousness. This retreat offers a method of practicing Insight meditation in which consciousness itself becomes the object of meditation.
