The Practice of the Paths of Natural Insight

The purpose of this practice is to assist the participant in the awareness of his or her daily spirituality, and the barriers imposed by conditioned patterns of thought, feelings and behaviors.

Meditation

Each day the participant will have the opportunity for a minimum of three periods for meditation (or prayer).

Mindful Work Periods

This is a Zen-monastic-like practice of living the moment of “now” without concern for how much is accomplished. It is an opportunity for total awareness of the relationship of daily living and spiritual unfolding. (Each participant chooses the kind of work appropriate for them).

Retreats

The retreats are a very important part of the Paths of Natural Insight. They are a time for deeper meditation (or prayer), reflection and contemplation. Silence is maintained in order to facilitate awareness. Each Choice (1, 2 or 3) in the program requires retreats (dates chosen by participant).

Dialogues

Each participant will be able to have private dialogues on spiritual matters with Ms. Dantes on a daily basis during his or her stay. They will also have dialogues weekly (or as per arrangement during participation in their program Choice).

There are a number of different Program Choices for the Paths of Natural Insight according to the needs of the person, the level of commitment they wish and whether they live nearby or out of town.

Click Here to download the Paths of Natural Insight Application (.pdf)

SPECIAL RETREAT COMMITMENT
For Out of Town Participants or Anyone Wishing to Deepen Their Experience

Please notice that this is your own educational program. Your total dedication to it is your responsibility. We are here to support what you decided to do.

Daily meditations at home are a very important part of your program.

Also important are your assignments, as well as listening to cassettes for they will be will be used as a source for some of the dialogues between you and Ms. Dantes.

 

CHOICE 1: BASIC


Dialogues One Phone Dialogue per Month with Ms. Dantes (plus assignments)

At Home Choice of one recorded Sunday Dialogue per month to listen to at home

Retreats (Separate from tuition)**
Retreats are part of the curriculum and can be taken at any time by calling ahead to make reservations.

One Ten-Day (9-Night) per year
$1,030.00 (shared bath)
$1,165.00 (private bath)

OR

Two Five-Day (4-Night) per year
$515.00 each (shared bath)
$582.50 each (private bath)

Minimum of ten retreat days in the year are required for One Year Certificate of Completion.

Tuition*
$160/month (Due at the 1st of the month)

 

CHOICE 2: INTERMEDIATE


Dialogues Two Phone Dialogues per Month with Ms. Dantes (plus assignments)

At Home Choice of one recorded Sunday Dialogue per month to listen to at home

Retreats (Separate from tuition)**
Retreats are part of the curriculum and can be taken at any time by calling ahead to make reservations.

One Fourteen-Day (13-Night) per year
$1,442.00 (shared bath)
$1,624.00 (private bath)

OR

Two Seven-Day (6-Night) per year
$721.00 each (shared bath)
$816.50 each (private bath)

Minimum of fourteen retreat days in the year are required for One Year Certificate of Completion.

Tuition*
$200/month (Due at the 1st of the month)

 

CHOICE 3: COMMITTED


Dialogues Two Phone Dialogues per Month with Ms. Dantes (plus assignments)

At Home Choice of two recorded Sunday Dialogues per month to listen to at home

Retreats (Separate from tuition)**
Retreats are part of the curriculum and can be taken at any time by calling ahead to make reservations.

One Eighteen-Day (17-Night) per year
$1,854.00 (shared bath)
$2,088.00 (private bath)

OR

Two Nine-Day (8-Night) per year
$930.00 each (shared bath)
$1,044.00 each (private bath)

Minimum of eighteen retreat days in the year are required for One Year Certificate of Completion.

Tuition*
$300/month (Due at the 1st of the month)

 

Note: Assignments may be done by e-mail. Out-of-country students may use e-mail to fulfill both the phone dialogue and assignments requirements (however, some phone dialogues are encouraged). Daily meditation and volunteer work in your area will be encouraged.

*A six-month commitment is required. First 2 months tuition paid in advance.

**Retreats begin after 3 pm on the first day and end before lunch on the last day.
Retreats will not be scheduled for Sunday and Monday nights.

Flexible payment plans may be arranged.
Scholarships will be considered.