Yahel Avigur’s teaching schedule

Welcome to Yahel Avigur’s webpage, which is meant to provide information on his teaching schedule.

Yahel Avigur is a meditator and a Dharma teacher. After training in Theravada and Insight-meditation traditions, he became a student of the late Rob Burbea, that also trained him to teach. He teaches in-person retreats in Israel and the UK, online courses in English together with other teachers that worked with or were trained by Rob, and online and in-person courses and groups in Hebrew.

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Month	In-person and online retreats	Online courses	Occasional
July 23		
August 23	אמנות השלווה: ריטריט סמאדהי מקוון ופיזי (תל אביב)	Emptiness summer sessions with Susy Keely Exploring Analytical Practices – Establishing the View of Emptiness, with Juha Penttilä	27.7: GH Dharma Hall
September 23	The Eye of the Heart: Tracing a Path to Soulfulness; Residential Retreat With Catherine McGee In Gaia House	Foundations of a Soulmaking Dharma: Re-evaluating Emptiness, Imagination, Sacredness and Desire An online study and practice course guided by Catherine McGee	24.8: GH Dharma Hall
October 23	Liberating Ways of Looking Residential Retreat With Kirsten Kratz In Gaia House	
November 23	Gaia House personal/group residential retreat 2 weeks/1 month	
December 23	‘Freedom in everything’ – a week of emptiness practice with Juha Pentilla ריטריט חנוכה עם קרן ארבל	

As things are still forming for 2024, changes are expected. Details and links will be added gradually.

Month	Retreats	Courses
January 24	Gladdening the Heart – Samadhi/Jhana retreat 5 – 12.1 סוף שבוע ב-אבו גוש, 17 – 20.1 24.1 – 2.2 ריטריט סמאדהי/ג׳האנה – 10 ימים בעין דור	Approaching Emptiness (W. Susy Keely) – to March Deepening SMD course (W. Catherine McGee) – to March
February 24		לראות היטב (תובנה) – עד אפריל
March 24	6 – 9.3 בעין דור	Anatta and Emptiness practices (W. Juha Penttilä) – to May
April 24	26.4-3.5 Liberating Wisdom: Emptiness retreat W. Juha Penttilä, Nirodha, Finland	Samadhi course (W. Sari Markkanen) – to May
May 24	20 – 27 Calm and contented heart W. Sari Markkanen, Gaia house
June 24	21-29 Eye of the Heart, W. Catherine McGee, GH	לראות היטב (תובנה) עד אוגוסט Deepening Soulmaking (W. Catherine McGee) – to August
July 24		Emptiness Summer sessions (W. Susy Keely) – to August
August 24
September 24		Foundations for Soulmaking (W. Catherine McGee) – to Dec. Deepening Soulmaking (W. Catherine McGee) – to Dec. Deepening Emptiness (W. Susy Keely) – to Dec.
October 24	11-18, Liberaing Ways of Looking, W. Kirsten Kratz, Online, GH
November 24	20-29 עם קרן ארבל בעין דור	לראות היטב (תובנה) – עד ינואר
December 24