Winnie Nazarko has agreed to come to North Carolina to teach a five-night retreat entitled Knowing the Moment with Balance at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center. The retreat begins at 5 pm on Sunday, October 4, 2026 and ends with lunch on Friday, October 9, 2026. Registration is now open. We expect this retreat to fill up quickly.  Winnie is a Guiding Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts where she teaches at both the Retreat Center and the Forest Refuge and serves as the Board Chair for the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. She started dharma practice, asking, “Why does there have to be suffering in the world?” She teaches to help individuals realize their full potential for clarity, balance, kindness, and wisdom. We are touched (and honored) that Winnie is bringing her wisdom to North Carolina. Winnie’s past teachings can be found on DharmaSeed. The registration fee includes lodging, meals, and organizing fees. Teacher compensation is not included in your registration fee. This five-night retreat offers two types of rooms: single occupancy ($900, with a $450 deposit due upon registration) and double occupancy ($500, with a $250 deposit due upon registration). Scholarships are available. You can learn more about the retreat at this announcement.

Here is a preliminary list of retreats planned for 2026 through 2029. We will provide additional details and registration schedules as these dates approach. But for now, you can “pencil them in” if interested. All of these retreats will take place at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center in Stoneville, NC.

• February 21-25, 2027 (four nights)–Matthew Brensilver, teacher
• November 1-5, 2028 (four nights)–Mia Monos, Teacher
• January 10-14, 2029 (four nights)–Matthew Brensilver, Teacher