The Sixfold Warrior Path

A Silent Retreat in Nicaragua

Feb 19 - 26, 2022
with Earle Birney and Sarah Blackburn

 

The spiritual warrior treads a path with 6 essential facets: generosity, ethics, patience, joy, concentration and wisdom, and each of these lead them to happiness. Dive in to a week dedicated to your health, joy, and spiritual development. We will practice: silence, meditation, yoga, and receive powerful dharma on an extinct volcanic lake. Get a full transmission on the sixfold path, while developing a deep meditation practice, community connection and celebrating your existence.

Expect:

Daily Meditation

Twice Daily Yoga

Daily Pranayama, Breath Practice

Kirtan, Dance & Song

Community Connection

Methods to Open the Heart

Silence & How to Use Silence as a Tool

Traditional Ancient Retreat Methods

Together We’ll Cover:

Excerpts from famous Buddhist texts

The Complete Spiritual Path

How to Give without Regret or Resentment

Sticking to Personal Ethics

Patience, and Avoiding Unnecessary Anger

Developing & Keeping Joy

Tools for Concentration

Ultimate Wisdom

Included: 

  • 7 nights at the Apoyo Lodge

  • 3 meals per day (dinner on arrival day, breakfast on departure day)

  • Transportation to and from airport

  • Yoga mat and equipment

Not Included:

  • Flights to/from Retreat (flights should go into Managua Airport and should arrive before 5pm on February 19

  • Meditation cushions, we recommend cushions from the provider we use for our studio, SAMAYA.


Apoyo Lodge

Offers the perfect environment; a unique secluded and natural setting ideal to pursue a meditation retreat in peace and solitude. The water of the lagoon is believed to have special healing properties and is coined as “the Jewel of Nicaragua.” Three Jewels has been retreating at Apoyo Lodge for several years.


Silence: 

The majority of the week will be in silence to allow the mind to settle and go deeper into meditation. 

Food: 

This is a chance to restore your body. The food will be primarily local fruit & vegetarian produce. We provide a vegetarian diet, and encourage you to wean off of caffeine prior to the retreat!

Accommodations:

Shared Rooms: $2400

You can choose to pay in full up front or pay a $500 non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot. All balances must be paid in full by Jan. 15, 2022

All deposits are non- refundable. Cancellations with at least 30 days notice or more will be refunded (minus the deposit). All other cancellation requests or failure to attend the retreat will not be refunded, no exceptions.

 

THIS RETREAT IS SOLD OUT BUT WE ARE
NOW ACCEPTING WAITLIST APPLICATIONS

Things happen and plans change. Be the first to get a spot if one opens up.

 

LEAD DHARMA TEACHER

Earle Birney is an accomplished meditation teacher and practitioner, having completed the traditional 3 year, 3 month and 3 day silent meditation retreat. He has been a student of meditation, Yoga, and Buddhist philosophy for over 20 years. He is a graduate of the 7 year Asian Classics Institute (ACI) foundational program as well as the 7 year advanced study program. He teaches meditation and philosophy to a variety of students, focusing primarily on youth both local and abroad. Earle develops content for the Yoga Studies Institute and manages an international bi-annual children’s program for over 300 students. As well he mentors professionals in meditation, yoga and philosophy.

DHARMA & MEDI TEACHER

Sarah Blackburn is an adaptable, highly creative curriculum developer and trainer with a proven record of transmitting complex ideas and fundamental skills to everyone from entry level employees on up to senior management. Innovative and reliable, with a deep passion for creating tools that are accessible to all types of learners, she’s a problem solver with a refined interpersonal capacity. Often, Sarah is the the right-hand woman and advisor for the front runners making a mark on their industry. She’s also an avid meditator, life long learner of philosophy, and volunteer Director of Three Jewels Kids, a children’s program at Three Jewels. 

YOGA TEACHER

Sam Wilensky is a teacher and guide of heart-centered practices that empower others as the creators for bold and lasting transformation in themselves and their world. After completing the 3J MTT in 2019 I went on to study the 18-foundational ACI courses which became the inspiring force that brought all my other practices to life. Keep in touch for offerings of meditation and dharma, yin yoga and Chinese medicine, sound healing and Reiki energy alignment.