Programs
Courses
Most people find it far easier to learn anything with the support and guidance of experienced teachers in a structured program. Our weekly classes help you build, sustain and deepen your daily meditation practice. They provide an ongoing path of learning and personal growth. Classes are hands-on, experiential and include dynamic interaction in a group setting. Organized according to the student’s level of meditation experience, our courses are designed to help you get the most out of your meditation practice in the shortest possible time.
Enrollment includes access to recordings of every meeting so that participants can listen again and again to the talks, discussions and guided meditations. You’ll never miss a class even if you are out of town. Participate onsite or online.
Most courses are paired with a companion one-day retreat to give participants the opportunity to integrate their skills and learning in a deeper way.
Retreats
Retreats are the best way to accelerate progress in meditation.
One-Day Retreats are designed to help participants stabilize their skills and deepen their practice. Tailored to level of experience, they provide an appropriate degree of challenge and learning.
Longer Retreats are for those interested in catalyzing deeper transformation. We host weekend programs and 5-Day residential meditation retreats every year. Complete immersion in the retreat environment 24/7 increases the process of taming, transformation and awakening.
About our Levels of Meditation Experience
BEGINNERS
FOUNDATIONS
COMMITTED
GLIMPSES
AWAKENING
Open to Everyone
Event
The Power of Self-Compassion with Nancy McBride
Friday February 21, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Event
Sunday Morning Silent Meditation
April 5, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
May 3, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
BEGINNERS
Evening Talk
Mindfulness Meditation 101
A Single Evening Introduction to Mindfulness
Wednesday April 15 | 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Wednesday June 24 | 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Course
Complete Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners
Our gold-standard 8-week course to learn mindfulness meditation
Wednesday evenings, April 29 – June 17
Course
Mindfulness Meditation Basics
Four 90 Minute Morning Sessions
Monday mornings, February 24 – March 16
FOUNDATIONS
Retreat
A Day of Guided Mindfulness Meditation
A one day Retreat with the ClearLight Faculty
Saturday March 7, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Saturday June 6, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Course
Taming the Mind with Mindfulness:
Working with Thoughts, Emotions & Mental Patterns
A 8 week course
Monday evenings, April 20 – June 15
Committed
Retreat
Befriending Yourself:
Practicing Radical Self-Acceptance
A one day Retreat with Nancy McBride
Saturday March 14, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Course
Echoes of the Buddha:
Key Teachings for the Modern Meditator
A 10 week course
Tuesday evenings, April 21 – June 23
Retreat
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
A one day Retreat with Nancy McBride
Saturday June 20, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Course
Freedom from Unconscious Beliefs:
A Course in Meditative Inquiry
A 9 week course
Thursday evenings, April 23 – June 18
Retreat
Letting Go of Unconscious Beliefs
A one day Retreat with Nancy McBride
Sunday June 14, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
GLIMPSES
Course
Self-Compassionate Awake Awareness: Healing the Parts of Us That Suffer
A 10 week course
Monday evenings, January 20 – March 23
Retreat
A one day Retreat with Scott McBride
Self-Compassionate Awake Awareness: Healing the Parts of Us That Suffer
Sunday March 15, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
AWAKENING
Course
The Diamond Path II: You Are Enlightenment
A 10 week course
Tuesday Evenings, January 21 – March 24
or Thursday Mornings, January 23 – March 26
Retreat
The Diamond Path II Retreat
A one day Retreat with Scott McBride
Saturday March 21, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
FOR COMMITTED, GLIMPSES, AND AWAKENING STUDENTS
Retreat
Residential Awakening Retreat at Pendle Hill
Non-Dual Awakening and the Body
A 5-Day Advanced Retreat with Scott McBride
January 15-19, 2020
Testimonials
The program is purposeful, the staff is knowledgeable and caring, and everyone should take a class!
– Heather Bloodworth, YMCA Executive
The learning was broken down into segments that I could digest so that the next class built on a solid understanding. If you’re looking for a place to get a handle on how to be mindful, how to reduce self-caused issues, ClearLight can’t be beat. Smart, kind people speaking clearly!
– Jim LaPann, Attorney
The retreat was excellent. I appreciate the guidance, the exercises, the discussions, the time for practice, and the care and compassion in helping us awaken in a loving way. I absolutely value the teachings on awakening and open heartedness. Best retreats ever!
– MF, Mindfulness Instructor