Deep Dive Dharma: Essential Teachings on The Sure Heart's Release

With Erin Treat, Pamela Weiss and Victoria Cary

October 25, 2025 - May 23, 2026

Date and Time Details:
Opening:
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 10am-1pm PT, 11am-2pm MT, 1-4pm ET
Main Teaching Sessions:
 Wednesdays 4-6pm PT, 5-7pm MT, 7-9pm ET. 11/5, 12/3, 1/7, 2/4, 3/4, 4/1, 4/29, 5/13
Optional Inquiry Sessions:
 Wednesdays 4-5pm PT, 5-6pm MT, 7-8pm ET. 11/19, 12/17, 1/21, 2/18, 3/18, 4/15
Closing:
Saturday, May 23, 2026 10am-1pm PT, 11am-2pm MT, 1-4pm ET
Optional Small Group Sessions:
TBD

PRICE: We offer a sliding scale structure. Prices for this program range from $1,800-$5,000. No additional dana will be requested. Please pay at the highest end of the sliding scale you can afford.

CLASS PORTAL: All class material will be shared via a web portal where you access suggested readings and supplemental material. Main teaching sessions will be recorded and available in the portal.

SCHOLARSHIP: Limited scholarships are available. Please contact refuge@vallecitos.org to inquire.

Prices
  • $1,800.00 to $5,000.00 – Please pay at the highest level you can. Both the teachers of this program and Vallecitos depend upon your generous support to make this program possible.
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Vallecitos is pleased to announce a special eight-month online program for experienced practitioners during the off-season with Erin Treat, Pamela Weiss, and Victoria Cary.

Program Details
Deep Dive Dharma is an online program offering for experienced practitioners. This deep dive into essential Buddhist teachings on liberation explores:

  • The Three Characteristics
  • Emptiness and Suchness
  • Dependent Origination
  • The Two Truths
  • The Nature of Mind
  • Awareness and Awakening

Through meditation and interactive inquiry, we will bring these complex teachings alive into our daily lives. The program begins and ends with half-day sessions, in addition to monthly meetings which include dharma talks and discussion. We will weave insights from both the Theravada and Mahayana perspectives into this unique training.

New topics are introduced on the first Wednesday of each month. A second monthly optional session includes interactive inquiry and time for discussion. Comprehensive readings, reflections, and practices support the integration of the topics into daily life.

Together we will build a strong relational field and a robust Sangha to support our individual and collective liberation.

Prerequisite: This program is intended for experienced practitioners familiar with fundamental Buddhist teachings such as the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the Foundations of Mindfulness; you should have silent retreat experience and three to four years of dedicated practice. It is not intended for those new to practice.

 

Cancellation Policy:

  • 45 days prior to program start date: Full refund, minus a $150 nonrefundable fee
  • 44-22 days prior to program start date: 50% refund
  • 0-21 days prior to program start date: No refund

 

 

About the Teachers

Erin Treat

Erin Treat lives in Durango, CO and has been practicing Buddhist meditation for nearly 30 years.  In addition to serving as the Guiding Teacher of Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center since 2013,  she teaches regularly at Spirit Rock and the Insight Meditation Society.  She served for 20 years in leadership on the Teaching Council of the Durango Dharma Center.  Erin […]

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Pamela Weiss

Pamela Weiss is a Buddhist teacher in two traditions—Zen and Theravada. After living as a monastic at Tassajara Zen Mountain Monastery for five years, she completed comprehensive training through Spirit Rock Meditation Center to become an Insight meditation teacher. She teaches at Spirit Rock, San Francisco Zen Center and Tassajara, and is a guiding teacher […]

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Victoria Cary

Victoria Cary has been practicing Insight Meditation and studying the Dharma since 2006. In 2017 she completed Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader program and went on to become a fully empowered Dharma Teacher. In 2016 she co-founded the San Francisco People of Color Insight Sangha and continues as one of the core teachers. She is […]

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