Richard Witteman
Richard has been leading retreats at Springwater since 2003. He began meditative work in 1971, and was a student of Roshi Philip Kapleau at the Rochester Zen Center for ten years. In 1982 he began working with Toni Packer, and has been part of Springwater Center since its inception.
Richard writes:
“”Meditation is an invitation to wonder and curiosity. An invitation to soften around our ideas of what life is or should be, and to enter into the fullness of our moment to moment experience. To be here with the same spirit of wonder and curiosity we had as children – allowing everything to be fresh and unknown. Its an invitation to discover for ourselves the miracle of awareness.”
Upcoming Programs by Richard Witteman
7-Day Retreat w/ Richard Witteman
In retreat, there is time and space for solitude…to sit together and alone, to walk in nature…to be silent within the rhythms of everyday life…to be here with feeling and sensation, the movement of our bodies, the activity of thought and imagination, the spaciousness of awareness. There is also an invitation for community…for meeting and […]
7-Day Retreat w/ Richard Witteman
In this retreat Richard Witteman will give talks, be available for private meetings , and take part in group dialogue. "In retreat, there is time and space for solitude…to sit together and alone, to walk in nature…to be silent within the rhythms of everyday life…to be here with feeling and sensation, the movement of our […]