MahaSati Training Events in 2026

* Zoom links will be emailed out one week before each event *
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MahaSati 2020 Training

Optional: Deep Dive MahaSati TRANSCENDENT Dependent Origination (How We Become Free: 12 Links) Practice Weekend: Friday January 16 – Sunday January 18, 2026. This retreat is completely optional, and does not take the place of the required 7 night MahaSati annual retreat – thanks!
** The event has separate registration, which will open on January 2, 2026.

This event, only for those in MahaSati 2020, 2022, 2024, CSP, is the first time (maybe only time) ever Heather will offer teachings and practices on the much lesser known list of the 12 Links of Transcendent Dependent Origination. It is a precious opportunity to come together as a larger MahaSati community. You must attend the entire weekend to participate in the retreat, and it is preferred that you engage it as a full retreat, not working or having external daily life engagements when possible.

Friday January 16 starting at 5pm Pacific Time
All day Saturday January 17, including informal practice in the evening
Concluding Sunday Janaury 18 at 5pm Pacific Time

The teaching of Transcendent Dependent Origination includes the 12 links below. And of course Heather will teach on them from a MahaSati Map perspective.

Faith (trust), Joy, Rapture (piti), Tranquility, Happiness (sukha), Concentration (samadhi), Knowledge and vision of things as they really are, Disenchantment, Dispassion, Emancipation (vimutti), Knowledge of destruction of the cankers (asuvas/outflows)

Saturday, April 11 from 10:00am – 3:00pm PT – Introduction to Year 7 Curriculum
Year 7 curriculum is based practical yet esoteric teachings/practices from Ajahn Jumnien, combined with a MahaSati perspective on specific suttas related to Ajahn Jumnien’s themes.
At this event, look forward to practicing with the following themes:

Using MahaSati to Make Decisions and Relate with Others
Using MahaSati to Untangle the Defilements through using Chakra Practices
Using Mantra and Chanting infused with Emptiness-Pure Awareness to Bless Something

This event is part of Year 7 – Year 8 MahaSati Training, no separate donation is requested.

Optional: MahaSati & Body Practices Weekend Retreat evening May 1 – evening May 3
Join MahaSati 2026 in a refresher of the 1st 4 MahaSati Doorways and a Deep Dive into the Body, Energy, Nervous System practices! This weekend retreat is a lovely compliment to the MahaSati Energy themes introduced in Year 3 Curriculum. It provides the opportunity to see how you have deepened in these practices over the last 4 years, and deepen still more through immersion. It’s also a great opportunity to ‘meet’ our new MahaSati 2026 group and support their practice with your presence.
** There is a separate registration for this retreat, which will open on February 15, 2026.

Begins at 5pm Pacific time Friday May 1
All day & evening Saturday May 2
Ends at 5pm Pacific time Sunday May 3

MahaSati ONLINE Retreat using Years 3, 4 & 5 Curriculum: Saturday August 1 – Saturday August 8, 2026
MahaSati 2020, MahaSati 2022 and MahaSati Group 1 (CSP) will attend this retreat together, using the MahaSati Energy Practices & Heart Practices from Year 3; the MahaSati Mind in Movement & Emptiness Sutta Practices from Year 4, and the Heart Sutra Practices from Year 5, plus other goodies.

** Registration will happen April 10 – 20, 2026

** You need to attend either this Online MahaSati Retreat or schedule with Heather a Self-Retreat after August 8th to use the recordings, along with 1:1 support from Heather, in order to complete your commitment to attend One MahaSati Retreat per year while you are in the Training. Thanks!

Optional: NEW Deep Dive MahaSati Subtle Near Misses Practice Weekend: Friday October 16 – Sunday October 18, 2026 (This retreat is completely optional, and does not take the place of the required 7 night MahaSati annual retreat – thanks!)
This event has separate registration, which will open on July 15, 2026.
It is an opportunity to come together as a larger MahaSati community to significantly deepen into the MahaSati practice of the Subtle Near Misses, which really deserves a retreat of its own, so now we have one! You must attend the entire weekend to participate in the retreat, and it is preferred that you engage it as a full retreat, not working or having external daily life engagements when possible.

Friday October 16 starting at 5pm Pacific Time
All day Saturday October 17, including informal practice in the evening
Concluding Sunday October 18 at 5pm Pacific Time

Saturday November 7 from 10:00am – 3:00pm PT
Year 7 curriculum is based practical yet esoteric teachings/practices from Ajahn Jumnien, combined with a MahaSati perspective on specific suttas related to Ajahn Jumnien’s themes.
At this event, looking forward to practicing with the following themes:

Using Emptiness and Metta to Help Us Sleep

Teachings on Communicating with the Unseen Beings, Calling in Spiritual Support

Using MahaSati to Transform Physical Pain

This event is part of Year 7 – Year 8 MahaSati Training, no separate donation is requested.

MahaSati 2022 Training

Optional: Deep Dive MahaSati TRANSCENDENT Dependent Origination (How We Become Free) Practice Weekend: Friday January 16 – Sunday January 18, 2026. This retreat is completely optional, and does not take the place of the required 7 night MahaSati annual retreat – thanks!
** The event has separate registration, which will open on January 2, 2026.

This event, only for those in MahaSati 2020, 2022, 2024, CSP, is the first time ever (maybe only time) Heather will offer teachings and practices on the much lesser known list of the 12 Links of Transcendent Dependent Origination. It is a precious opportunity to come together as a larger MahaSati community. You must attend the entire weekend to participate in the retreat, and it is preferred that you engage it as a full retreat, not working or having external daily life engagements when possible.

Friday January 16 starting at 5pm Pacific Time
All day Saturday January 17, including informal practice in the evening
Concluding Sunday Janaury 18 at 5pm Pacific Time

The teaching of Transcendent Dependent Origination includes the 12 links below. And of course Heather will teach on them from a MahaSati Map perspective.

Faith (trust), Joy, Rapture (piti), Tranquility, Happiness (sukha), Concentration (samadhi), Knowledge and vision of things as they really are, Disenchantment, Dispassion, Emancipation (vimutti), Knowledge of destruction of the cankers (asuvas/outflows)

Saturday February 7, 2026 from 10:00am – 3:00pm PT
Re-Introduction Refresher to Year 3 Curriculum with MahaSati 2024 Group
Teachings and practices on MahaSati Energy Practices and MahaSati Heart Practices will be a main themes of practice throughout the year. Awakened qualities are heart are important MahaSati Reflections. Deepening in Energy practices and maturing in Energy themes/principles provide important support for the balance between Energy and Pure Awareness which leads to further clear seeing and release.
This event is part of our MahaSati Training, no separate donation is requested.

Optional: MahaSati & Body Practices Weekend Retreat evening May 1 – evening May 3
Join MahaSati 2026 in a refresher of the 1st 4 MahaSati Doorways and a Deep Dive into the Body, Energy, Nervous System practices! This weekend retreat is a lovely compliment to the MahaSati Energy themes introduced in Year 3 Curriculum. It provides the opportunity to see how you have deepened in these practices over the last 2 years, and deepen still more through immersion. It’s also a great opportunity to ‘meet’ our new MahaSati 2026 group and support their practice with your presence.
** There is a separate registration for this retreat, which will open on February 15, 2026.

Begins at 5pm Pacific time Friday May 1
All day & evening Saturday May 2
Ends at 5pm Pacific time Sunday May 3

Saturday October 17, 2026 from 10:00am – 3:00pm PT – MahaSati Subtle Near Misses
This is the Introduction to the MahaSati Subtle Near Misses, which will be a main theme for the rest of our Year 3 – Year 4 Training, and as you know, beyond.
** You may attend just this 1 Day online event (which is a part of the MahaSati Training you already made a donation for), or choose to attend the entire 2 day weekend retreat (see below). This 5 hour event is a part of an optional weekend event at which other MahaSati Training groups will join for the teachings and guided meditations (but not join us for the whole group check ins and Q&A’s).

Friday October 16 starting at 5pm Pacific Time
All day Saturday October 17, including informal practice in the evening
Concluding Sunday October 18 at 5pm Pacific Time

MahaSati 2024 Training

Reminder, MahaSati 2022 and 2 folks from MahaSati Group 1 (CSP) will be joining our Training Group this year.

Optional: Deep Dive MahaSati TRANSCENDENT Dependent Origination (How We Become Free) Practice Weekend: Friday January 16 – Sunday January 18, 2026 This retreat is completely optional, and does not take the place of the required 7 night MahaSati annual retreat – thanks!
** The event has separate registration, which will open on January 2, 2026.

This event, only for those in MahaSati 2020, 2022, 2024, CSP, is the first time ever (maybe only time) Heather will offer teachings and practices on the much lesser known list of the 12 Links of Transcendent Dependent Origination.

It is a precious opportunity to come together as a larger MahaSati community. You must attend the entire weekend to participate in the retreat, and it is preferred that you engage it as a full retreat, not working or having external daily life engagements when possible.

Friday January 16 starting at 5pm Pacific Time
All day Saturday January 17, including informal practice in the evening
Concluding Sunday Janaury 18 at 5pm Pacific Time

The teaching of Transcendent Dependent Origination includes the 12 links below. And of course Heather will teach on them from a MahaSati Map perspective.

Faith (trust), Joy, Rapture (piti), Tranquility, Happiness (sukha), Concentration (samadhi), Knowledge and vision of things as they really are, Disenchantment, Dispassion, Emancipation (vimutti), Knowledge of destruction of the cankers (asuvas/outflows)

** Please note: For our MahaSati 2024 group, the teachings and practices of this retreat will be more advanced than what our group has trained in thus far, so please only sign up if you are feeling flexible and accepting about what I choose to offer/not offer to MahaSati 2024 at this event as well as: ‘up for a stretch or planting some good seeds’ for future practice. For example, there may be a couple of practices during which I have our group do an ‘alternative practice activity’. Basically, I want to be able to teach deeply to the older groups, without confusing or overwhelming our MahaSati 2024 group. Feel free to ask me clarifying questions at a 1:1 session before you sign up.

Saturday February 7, 2026 from 10:00am – 3:00pm PT
Introduction to Year 3 Curriculum
Teachings and practices on MahaSati Energy Practices and MahaSati Heart Practices will be offered, which will be a main themes of practice throughout the year. Awakened qualities are heart are important MahaSati Reflections. Deepening in Energy practices and maturing in Energy themes/principles provide important support for the balance between Energy and Pure Awareness which leads to further clear seeing and release.
This event is part of Year 3 – Year 4 MahaSati Training, no separate donation is requested.

Optional: MahaSati & Body Practices Weekend Retreat evening May 1 – evening May 3
Join MahaSati 2026 in a refresher of the 1st 4 MahaSati Doorways and a Deep Dive into the Body, Energy, Nervous System practices! This weekend retreat is a lovely compliment to the MahaSati Energy themes introduced in our Year 3 Curriculum. It provides the opportunity deepen more through immersion. It’s also a great opportunity to ‘meet’ our new MahaSati 2026 group and support their practice with your presence. Remember how much it meant to our MahaSati 2024 group when the ‘older groups’ came to our 1st 4 MahaSati Doorways weekend back in 2024? Now you pass it on to our new group!
** There is a separate registration for this retreat, which will open on February 15, 2026.

Begins at 5pm Pacific time Friday May 1
All day & evening Saturday May 2
Ends at 5pm Pacific time Sunday May 3

MahaSati ONLINE Retreat using Years 3 Curriculum: Saturday July 18 – Saturday July 25, 2026
MahaSati 2024 Training will attend this retreat together, using the MahaSati Energy Practices & Heart Practices from Year 3; plus all 5 MahaSati Doorways, a retreat introduction to the Subtle Near Misses of MahaSati and other goodies. Note: MahaSati 2022 and Group 1 friends will be sitting their retreat with MahaSati 2020 Training group at another time.

** Registration will happen April 10 – 20, 2026

** You need to attend either this Online MahaSati Retreat or schedule with Heather a Self-Retreat after July 25th to use the recordings, along with 1:1 support from Heather, in order to complete your commitment to attend One MahaSati Retreat per year while you are in the Training. Thanks!

Saturday October 17, 2026 from 10:00am – 3:00pm PT – MahaSati Subtle Near Misses
This is the Introduction to the MahaSati Subtle Near Misses, which will be a main theme for the rest of our Year 3 – Year 4 Training and beyond.
** You may attend just this 1 Day online event (which is a part of the MahaSati Training you already made a donation for), or choose to attend the entire 2 day weekend retreat (see below). This 5 hour event is a part of an optional weekend event at which other MahaSati Training groups will join for the teachings and guided meditations, (but not join for the whole group check ins and Q&A’s).

Optional: NEW Deep Dive MahaSati Subtle Near Misses Practice Weekend: Friday October 16 – Sunday October 18, 2026 (This retreat is completely optional, and does not take the place of the required 7 night MahaSati annual retreat – thanks!)
This event has separate registration, which will open on July 15, 2026.

It is an opportunity to come together as a larger MahaSati community to significantly deepen into the MahaSati practice offered at the Saturday morning event. All I can say is, this topic needs a weekend retreat to fully immerse in, and this is the first time I am offering it in this format.
You must attend the entire weekend to participate in the retreat, and it is preferred that you engage it as a full retreat, not working or having external daily life engagements when possible. Those in our Training who not participating in the retreat will join us for a 5 hour session on Saturday. However, the weekend retreat will be a full immersion of practice from Friday night – Sunday dinner/evening.

Friday October 16 starting at 5pm Pacific Time
All day Saturday October 17, including informal practice in the evening
Concluding Sunday Janaury 12 at 5pm Pacific Time

MahaSati 2026 Training

Saturday January 10th 10:00am – 3:00pm Pacific time
Online Launch Event, First Teachings & Practices, and Program Information, plus an opportunity to meet your training group. It is very important you attend this event live if possible.

Saturday May 2th from 9:30am – 12:30pm Pacific time
MahaSati First 4 Doorways Transmission online. This is a transmission teaching and practice, best received live at the event.

Optional: Expanded Program Weekend Retreat evening May 1 – evening May 3
To deepen into these MahaSati themes, along with a Deep Dive into the Body practices. This retreat provides the length and depth to really take in and begin to practice the new MahaSati themes in the supportive container of retreat and our community, so you have more confidence to continue your practice of them in your daily formal practice time. It will equally familiarize you with the Body practices already offered as well as sharing many new Body practices to support your MahaSati practice now and years into the future. A few folks from the ‘older’ MahaSati Training groups will come join us so you can feel the wider MahaSati community supporting your journey.
** There is a separate registration for this retreat, which will open on February 15, 2026.

Begins at 5pm Pacific time Friday May 1
All day & evening Saturday May 2
Ends at 5pm Pacific time Sunday May 3

Saturday October 10th from 10am – 5pm Pacific time
Teaching, Practice and Discussion online on the 5^th MahaSati Doorway: 3rd Eye Area/Breaking Apart the Aggregates, which is a deeper dive into MahaSati terrain. This is a transmission teaching and practice, best received live at the event.

For All MahaSati Online Events:

Definitely prioritize our 4 events this year in your 2026 calendar. Some of them have a lot more energetic impact when experienced live vs. on recording only.
You need to be able to attend the entire event in order to participate live in any of these events. We don’t do the ‘arrive late/leave early’ strategy in MahaSati Training events. People are fully committed and fully participating during the entirely of our events, which creates a rich energetic field of practice together.
Events will be mostly audio recorded for those unable to attend and for everyone to enjoy.

MahaSati ONLINE Retreat using Year 1 Curriculum: Saturday June 20 – Saturday June 27, 2026
This will be our first group retreat deep dive into the MahaSati Practices and MahaSati Map themes. Including the first 4 MahaSati Doorways, an introduction to the 5th MahaSati Doorway 3rd Eye Area/Breaking Apart the Aggregates. We will develop and balance the ABC’s of MahaSati practice in retreat, including emphasis on Body, Nervous System and Energy practices plus the development of Concentration.

** Registration will happen April 10 – 20, 2026. The Donation Sliding Scale will be $500 – $1000.

** You need to attend either this Online MahaSati Retreat or schedule with Heather a Self-Retreat after June 27th to use the recordings, along with 1:1 support from Heather, in order to complete your commitment to attend One MahaSati Retreat per year while you are in the Training.

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