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RETREAT: October 8 – 18, 2025
This ten-day residential retreat will provide instructions in loving-kindness (metta) to cultivate concentration. The instructions will emphasize developing five factors that intensify focused attention and characterize the blissful states of meditative absorption known as jhana.
The five factors are applied attention, sustained attention, joy, happiness, and one-pointedness of mind. Although these are called the Five Jhana Factors, they are not exclusive to jhana states. The teachings on this retreat will provide practical instructions for developing and balancing these factors while cultivating loving kindness; distinguishing between the jhana factors and the states of jhana absorption; and examining the powerful role that concentration plays on the path of awakening.
Register early! Space is limited.
More information is at https://www.imsb.org/event/calvin2025/
SITE FEATURES: This retreat will be held at the Calvin Center in Georgia. It is a lovely and quiet retreat center in the country side that boasts a small lake and opportunities for canoeing. It is conveniently situated less than 30-minutes from Atlanta’s airport. You will enjoy the benefits of natural beauty, a spacious meditation hall, comfortable hotel-style accommodations with ensuite baths, delicious meals, access to walking trails, and the chance for mindful canoeing.
COVID PRECAUTIONS: Please read our page on COVID Measures and Compliance Requirements. This will explain the measures we are taking to prevent the spread of illness, and the actions that will be required of retreat participants.
MEALS: Three meals a day will include omnivore and vegetarian options, plentiful salads, and daily desserts. With advanced notice, the culinary team will try to accommodate food allergies and special food needs. You can log your preferences and needs on the registration form.
ACCESSIBILITY: The retreat facility is handicapped accessible. If you have mobility limitations, please contact the registrar for details.
Please note that this will be a non-smoking retreat.
TO REGISTER: Please use the online form at the link below to submit your registration and waiver forms.
- Registration Form: https://www.imsb.org/event/calvin2025/
This form will take approximately 20 minutes to fill out. Upon completion of the form you will receive an email with details for completing your payment. You have the option of paying the non-refundable deposit of $250 or the full retreat payment either by mailing a check to the registrar or by making a Zelle bank transfer. The address and account information for making this payment will be included in the registration confirmation email.
Details of our cancellation policy are on the registration form, and fees are listed on the webpage at https://www.imsb.org/event/calvin2025/.
DANA: Compensation for the teacher is not included in the registration price. There will be an opportunity to offer donations to the teacher at the end of the retreat.
Co-Sponsored by Bodhi Retreats and Insight Meditation South Bay
Event Details:
Start: Oct 8, 2025
End: Oct 18, 2025
Venue:
Calvin Center
13550 Woolsey Road
Hampton, GA 30228
Contact:
Phone: Katrina at (404) 660-5674
Email: meditation1 bodhicourses
MEET THE TEACHER
Shaila Catherine
Shaila Catherine