Karma: What It Is, What It Isn’t, Why It Matters

Here in the West, we have a lot of misconceptions around karma (which at its essence boils down to an understanding that our actions have consequences and that our actions rooted in greed, hatred, and delusion lead to different results than those root... Read more

Deepening Insight and Awareness

Come spend the week deepening your Insight meditation practice with other meditators. By bringing mindful attention to our moment to moment experience, we can learn to cultivate resilience amidst change and grow in awareness and love. We will focus on p... Read more

When Awareness Becomes Natural

This Insight retreat will focus on awareness itself as the primary object of meditation as influenced by Shwee Oo Min and U Tejaniya Sayadaws.  In this way mindful awareness becomes seamless and integrated into every part of our life.   If you seek a... Read more

Pure Performance with George Mumford

RETREAT SCHEDULE: 7 nights, 8 days Arrive 2-4pm Friday, May 29th   Depart 11:00am Friday, June 5th  The daily rhythm of a retreat usually involves alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation, nature walks, meals and tea, as well as practice... Read more

Two-Week Summer Insight Retreat

Retreat practice gives us the time and space to cultivate awareness and that awareness is meant to be taken into all parts of our life.  In this retreat we will learn how to make that awareness unstrained and natural so that practice is seamless with ou... Read more

Big Bear Mindfulness Family Camp

This four night Mindful Family Camp is a special opportunity to unplug, check in, and explore a variety of different ways to be present and connected with your family in a beautiful mountain setting.  In breakout groups and together, families will uncov... Read more

CANCELLED Love and Let Go

Dharma practice invites us into a spacious and gracious relationship with life;  challenging us to love what is, whether we like it or not. This retreat will be orientated around loving awareness and non-clinging wisdom. We will explore the various de... Read more

Insight Meditation Retreat

This silent retreat offers practical instruction in mindfulness, concentration, and insight meditation practice (vipassana). Through developing mindfulness of breath, body, feelings, and mind, meditators will find that habitual judgments, fear, and crav... Read more