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An Insight Meditation Retreat with Dharma Teacher David Chernikoff

Wednesday, November 1 - Sunday, November 5, 2023


Winston-Salem Dharma Community is hosting a retreat at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center in Stoneville, NC.

The primary focus of this retreat will be the practice of sitting and walking meditation in Noble Silence. There will also be dharma talks on the retreat theme, meditation instruction, experiential exercises, and opportunities for discussion. The retreat theme will be posted soon.

David Chernikoff

David Chernikoff

David Chernikoff began the study and practice of meditation in 1971 and started teaching insight meditation in 1988. His teaching has been influenced by senior teachers from the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Tibetan teachers he studied with during a 3-year stay in Nepal, and spiritual guides from other contemplative traditions, most notably Ram Dass, Father Thomas Keating, Zen teacher Yvonne Rand, and Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. David taught psychology and meditation for many years at Naropa University. He currently serves as one of the guiding teachers of the Insight Meditation Community of Colorado and has a private practice in Boulder, Colorado. David teaches retreats and workshops throughout the U.S. He is author of the recently released book Life, Part Two: Seven Keys to Awakening with Purpose and Joy as You Age. Learn more at www.davidchernikoff.com.