Please note: This retreat is hosted by Big Bear Retreat Center, not InsightLA.
For any questions or support for registering or preparing for this retreat, please contact guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org.
For more details and to register for this retreat, please visit the Big Bear Retreat Center’s website: Love and Awareness: The Heart That Knows.
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Open to experienced and new practitioners.
Registration closes on May 25, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org.
Join us in the natural beauty of the San Bernardino mountains for this silent insight meditation retreat.
Awareness and love are not two separate paths but one living expression of wisdom. When the heart is open, awareness becomes tender; when the mind is clear, love naturally shines through. This retreat invites a relaxed exploration of that meeting point — cultivating mindfulness that is infused with care, and love that is grounded in knowing.
Through sitting and walking meditation, silence and gentle inquiry, we learn to rest in awareness, welcoming all experience with clarity and compassion. As the heart steadies and softens, wisdom unfolds naturally — revealing a peace that does not depend on conditions.
Together in community, we will explore letting go of distractions, cultivate simplicity and contentment, and support a renewed sense of connection with our own bodies, hearts, and minds in community.
The structure of this Vipassana retreat includes guided meditations with time for Q&A each day, silent sitting and walking meditation periods, rest, mindful eating instructions, Dharma talks, time in nature, and small group meetings with the teachers to support your practice.
