Retreat: April 15-19, 2026

Dr Jared Jones is a long-time lay practioner of Gelug Tibetan Buddhism and Zen Buddhism, as well as Dragon Gate Daoism, with authorization to teach provided by his primary teachers.

In addition to completing numerous retreats and training courses in traditional Buddhist religious settings, Jared also earned an MA focused on Buddhist meditation and cognitive science, and a PhD comparing Indo-Tibetan Middle Way philosophy and Western philosophy of science.

The five meditative skills taught on this retreat will allow one to make rapid progress in meditation as a beginner or to deepen one's experience as an advanced practitioner. Each is specifically aimed at being effective for city-dwelling laypeople with limited time for formal seated practice.

The retreat will be held online and the videos will be uploaded to YouTube so that those in different time zones can follow along in their own time zones.

The recommended donation is $108, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.