Seasonal Morning Sits!
November 3-January 1st!
Satipatthana Practice: The Four Bases of Awareness
Monday-Thursday
8-8:30am MT with extended practice Thursday January 1st.
Join Sangha this Fall through JANUARY 1st 2026 for 9 weeks of practice that can support your personal practice, development of Samadhi (Calm/Concentration), the stillness of the mind. This stillness gives rise to the peace and love that is already here, simply covered by the turbulence of the mind. Once settled, we feel the delight of the bright stillness of the heart/mind. Please Note the change to Satipatthana practice which I will lead using simple, bare awareness as I have learned to be of great benefit through my practices with Venerable Analayo and Gil Fronsdal. Using simple awareness, we discover the mind wants to be calm and the body begins to sense the joy of this happiness of mind/heart. We begin with these four foundations or bases of awareness that will lead into the Mindfulness of Breathing for our Spring 2026 Seasonal sits.
Please note: January 1st we will meet from 8-9am MT, for an extended sitting time.
Cost:
$90 (Scholarship)
$155 (Sustaining)
$250 (Benefactor support those with scholarships)
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. If you need a deeper scholarship, please contact Sam directly. Thank you for your continued support! Once you send your Venmo of your choice of Dana tier, you will receive a welcome letter and our Zoom link. If you are new to meditations with me, please EMAIL ME so that I can send you your Zoom link. You can use the “contact me” button on the website. A deep bow of gratitude to you all!
Boundless Brahmaviharas: Well Wishes for ALL Beings & the Natural World.
January 1st Online Meditation via Zoom 10-11am MT.
Join in Sangha, hearts and deep wishes for safety, wellness and peace for all beings in this 45 minute meditation and short Dharma talk on New Year’s Day. Practice will be guided as a radiating practice moving through all of the Divine Abodes of Kindness, Compassion, Joy and Balance (Equanimity) ALL are welcome to join. Donation is optional. May we join our good intentions and beautiful wisdom and may any merits received from our practices be radiated to all living beings and our dear Mother Earth.
Zoom Info:
Meeting ID: 825 1119 2184
Passcode: Friendly
Please find the Zoom link HERE
Northern Utah Insight & Sam Akers Present
2025 Retreats in Utah
THIS RETREAT IS CLOSED FOR REGISTRATION. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR OUR MAY 2026 RETREAT.
TheMedicine of Nature:
DayLong at Maple Grove Hot Springs
THIS RETREAT IS CLOSED.
Join Sam for this special “mostly silent” day long retreat at beautiful Maple Grove Hot Springs in Thatcher, Idaho.
Retreat includes:
Silent Meditation Practice
Gentle Movement/Yoga
Ceremonial Medicine Walk
Hot Springs Pool Soaking
Time for connection and processing at the close of the day
Retreat time is 9am-6pm and we will carpool from Logan together, to the hot springs. If you are able to take people up to Maple Grove, please let me know via email, once you register. We will meet in Logan at 8am sharp and caravan.
Connecting to the more than human natural world can be a healing and precious experience when we practice with intention, purpose and care. We are also part of the natural world, internally, externally, just the same. Join me to build a relationship to yourself, to our Mother Earth and to one another. We can meet our spiritual selves in honoring the land, taking our seats with gratitude and grace and resting in the peace that is already here in each present moment.
A light snack of fruit will be offered. Please plan to bring a lunch.
There are only 20 spaces available for this day long. Please register early to secure your space. NO REFUNDS will be offered after March 1st but you can offer your space to another person.