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SUMMARY:A Year to Live (2026)
DESCRIPTION:Register for A Year to Live\nTeaching Team:\nVinny Ferraro (Lead)\, Frank Ostaseski\, and Pam Dunn. \nPrerequisites (new!): \n\nA minimum of 3 days of either silent meditation residential retreat or daylongs/mindfulness workshop(s)\, or a combination of both.\nConsistent meditation practice highly encouraged.\n\nDescription\nThis yearlong journey\, inspired by Stephen Levine’s A Year to Live\, is a heartfelt invitation to people of all ages\, at any stage of life. Together\, in the spirit of community\, we will explore how contemplating death can profoundly deepen our experience of living. \nIn our modern world\, where we often shy away from the reality of our mortality\, we rarely pause to consider the preciousness of each moment. The Buddha encouraged us to reflect on death not out of fear\, but as a way to awaken to the fleeting beauty of our lives. By embracing this practice\, we come to appreciate the fragility and impermanence of our existence. \nThis program is a yearlong exploration of forgiveness\, gratitude\, and letting go. Through guided meditations\, thoughtful inquiry\, and intimate group discussions\, we will support one another in discovering what death has to teach us about life and vice versa. \nProgram Includes\n\nFormat: Online via Zoom (must know how to join a specific breakout room manually)\nTeachings: Monthly (12) large group sessions (attendance at 10 of 12 live sessions required; this must include the first session on Jan 31st)\nHome Groups (required!): Monthly (12)\, 1-hour\, self-facilitated\, self-hosted Home Groups that meet in between large group sessions. They are a foundational aspect of this program and will be organized by Spirit Rock. Each group will determine a time/day that works for everyone during the January large group session.\nHome practice: Guided meditations\, readings\, reflections (estimated 5-7 hours/month + monthly Home Groups + daily meditation)\nAccess: Video and audio recording access for 1 year after program ends via our Online Learning Platform\nQ&As: Monthly\, 1-hour\, recorded (optional)\n\nIMPORTANT! If you are unable to make this Participation Commitment at this time\, please wait and join us for a future iteration. This includes the required(!) attendance at the first session on Jan 31st. \nProgram Dates\nMonthly large group sessions – Saturdays: January 31 (required!)\, February 28\, March 28\, April 25\, May 30\, June 20\, July 25\, August 22\, September 19\, October 17\, November 14\, December 12\, plus “Graduation” on January 23\, 2027. \nAll large group meeting times are: 10:00am – 1:00pm US Pacific Time\nIMPORTANT – the first session is longer! (10:00am-1:30pm PT) \nOrientation Sessions: (required\, attend ONE) \n\nTuesday\, January 13\, 2026; 5:30 – 6:30pm US Pacific Time\nThursday\, January 15\, 2026; 11:00am – 12:00pm US Pacific Time\n\nCommunity Essentials Session (required): \n\nSaturday\, January 24\, 2025: 12:00 – 1:15pm PT\n\nParticipation Commitment\nEngaging in the content of this course may be uncomfortable\, challenging\, and/or difficult at times (it can also be profoundly liberating!). To get the most out of this program\, we ask that you read thoroughly and commit to the following agreements: \n\nMeet the prerequisites.\nAttend ONE of the Program Orientation sessions.\nAttend the Community Essentials session on Jan 24.\nAttend a minimum of 10 of the 12 large group sessions live\, including the first session on Jan 31st (REQUIRED).\nMeet with your Home Group each month for ~1 hour in between large group sessions (REQUIRED).\nCommit to a consistent meditation or stress management / self-regulation / centering type of practice (preferably daily) for the duration of the program.\nSkillfully engage in all sessions (home groups\, large groups\, breakout groups).\n\nProgram Outline\n\nSession 1: The Prognosis\nSession 2: Fear of Death and Dying\nSession 3: Softening to Fear\nSession 4: Practicing Dying\nSession 5: Life Review—Making Peace\nSession 6: Building an Altar—Service\nSession 7: Who or What Dies?\nSession 8: What Comes Next?\nSession 9: What to Do With This Body?\nSession 10: A Will\, a Memorial\, and an Epitaph\nSession 11: We are Not Alone\nSession 12: Saying Good-bye\n\nTestimonials\nWhat a profound year. Life has deepened through this journey of A Year to Live. The connections made are meaningful\, safe\, and enriching. The guidance\, teachings\, and community are infinitely valuable. I am so grateful to have taken this leap!\n— Jenna \nA Year to Live is for those who love swimming in the deep water\, so much to reflect and act upon within this program and heartfelt humanity throughout.\n— Kathleen \nI wanted to take the Year to Live program for several years but had come up with several reasons why “I couldn’t”.  I could not imagine 2020 without having been in this class. It’s one of the most profound things I have ever been involved with and am so thankful to everyone involved.\n— Alexandra \nHow would you truly live your life differently if you knew this was your last year? Simply profound. The teachings and workshops helped me unravel that into practical\, no bullshit ways that I now apply every day. By far\, the most impactful and important program I have taken.\n—Mohamad \nI was motivated to sign up for A Year to Live by a nagging sense of obligation: This is something I need to get done! I didn’t expect that in learning to walk through all the doors of dying\, and ultimately through death’s door\, I would be handed such precious keys to living. Thank you\, thank you\, thank you dear Vinny for your clarity and compassion. And to you dear Heather\, our angel hovering attentively over it all. And to my small-group partners\, with whom I shared love and laughs.\n— Scott (in Sweden) \nRegister for A Year to Live\n\nFrank’s upcoming events
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