Sunday Daylong Retreat with Vance Pryor in Carson City

Thank you for your interest in this daylong meditation retreat with Vance Pryor at the Dharma Zephyr Center in Carson City.

“Freedom Through Insight: A Weekend Exploration of the Four Noble Truths”

Description:
Join us for a weekend retreat (October 4-5, 2025) devoted to the heart of the Buddha’s teaching — the Four Noble Truths. Through guided meditation, Dharma reflections, along with question and response periods, we will explore how understanding suffering, its causes, and the path to its end can bring greater clarity, resilience, and compassion to our daily lives. This non-residential retreat offers a supportive space for reflection without the need to travel far from home.

All are welcome—whether new to meditation or experienced practitioners wishing to deepen their understanding of this essential teaching.  Wear comfortable clothing and bring a lunch. Questions about the retreat should be directed to Susan Sara, susansaraDZIMC@gmail.com

Dana—Offered without charge. Your generosity provides a donation to the Sierra Foot & Ankle for the space and support for the teacher.

Vance Pryor: Vance Pryor is the founding and principal teacher for The Fellowship for Mindful Awareness. He began his exploration of insight meditation as an adolescent in 1999 by attending a three-day residential meditation retreat. Gradually, with the support of his lay teachers, he would be encouraged to learn the teachings and practices put forward by Mahasi Sayadaw. This led to long retreat periods with both Sayadaw U Pandita and Sayadaw U Tejaniya, with Vance temporarily ordaining with the latter. Vance continues to engage in long term retreat practice both in Asia and the United States.

​He graduated from The Insight Meditation Society’s Teacher Training Program which ran from 2017 until 2021.

To learn more about Vance, please visit his website, https://www.mindfulfellowship.org