Buddhist Path
Retreats on the Buddhist Path feature a a wide range of retreats and experiences designed for everyone with an interest in Buddhism. You can expect to see intro courses all the way through to advanced practice retreats. Retreats offer opportunities to deepen your practice, learn new teachings or approaches to practice, and much more.
Zen: The Vital Way – Explore Timeless Practices for a Modern World
Brian Butsudō Turner Sensei
The Mandala of All the Siddhas: On-Land Registration Page
Dorje Loppön Lodrö Dorje
The Mandala of All the Siddhas: ONLINE Registration Page
Dorje Loppön Lodrö Dorje
Foundations of Meditation
Nashalla Nyinda
Program Start Date & Time: April 3rd | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: April 5th | 12:30 pm Are you curious about Buddhism and how its teachings can bring more peace and clarity to your life? This three-day retreat offers a welcoming introduction to the foundational principles of Buddhism, providing insight into […]
What is Awakening? 4 Practices Rooted in Tradition and Confirmed by Neuroscience, 5-day Silent Meditation Retreat
Tina Rasmussen
Tibetan Yoga and Meditation (Trauma-Informed): Principles and Practices
James Bae
Program Start Date & Time: April 24th at 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: April 26th at 12:30 pm In this weekend workshop, participants will be introduced to the core principles of Tibetan Yoga’s subtle energetic and movement and breath practices. Guided by an overview of core principles, James Bae will provide experiential instruction […]
The Healing Power of Mind: How to Transform Suffering into Strength
Alain Beauregard
Note: This is a hybrid program and you are on the registration page to attend in-person, at Drala Mountain Center. If you prefer to attend in the comfort of your own space, head over to our online registration page for this program. Program Start Date & Time: May 1st | 7:00 pm Program End Date & Time: May […]
Tent Setup – Help Drala Mountain Center Prepare for the Summer Season
On Land: Integrating Chakrasamvara, Chandali and Mahamudra: A weeklong retreat in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
Dorje Loppön Lodrö Dorje
Note: This is a hybrid program and you are on the registration page to attend at Drala Mountain Center. If you prefer to attend remotely, at home, head over to our online registration page for this program Prerequisite: Chakrasamvara Abhisheka Come join in the practice of Chakrasamvara in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya led by the Lopon, Lodro […]
ONLINE: Integrating Chakrasamvara, Chandali and Mahamudra: A weeklong retreat in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
Dorje Loppön Lodrö Dorje
Note: This is a hybrid program and you are on the registration page to attend at your home, online. If you choose to attend remotely, we encourage you to participate in a way that works best for your schedule and time zone.If you prefer to attend in person, at DMC, head over to our on-land registration page for this program. Prerequisite: […]
The Buddha, the Brain, and Bach: Exploring Practice in Mind, Music, and Life
Barbara Bogatin, Clifford Saron and Nikki Mirghafori
The Luminous Wilderness: Awakening with the Five Elements
Lama Elizabeth Monson, PhD
Grief, Joy and Awakening: An Insight Meditation Retreat with David Chernikoff
David Chernikoff
Fully Being — A Path of Awareness, Healing and Insight: A weekend retreat with Adam Kane
Adam Kane
Wild Rest: An Embodied Devotional Retreat in Nature
Devon Hase, Djuna Devereaux and Yong Oh
Program Start Date & Time: June 1st, 2026 | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: June 7th, 2026 | 12:30 pm Devotion begins as attention and deepens through love. Devotional practice can be expressed in the body, heart and mind as our most intimate longing to awaken. Within the refuge of an integrated experience […]
One Buddhism: Practicing Peace in Times of Turmoil
Monk Peter and Michael Santi Keezing
Entering the Vajra World: A Three-Yana Retreat
Larry Mermelstein, Andy Karr and Adrienne Chang
Summer Half Dathun
Gaylon Ferguson
Program Start Date & Time: 5:30 pm Orientation on June 21st Program End Date & Time: July 5th 12:30 pm Dathun was developed by the Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to bring together the Kagyu and Nyingma meditation style with the Zen approach of silent group meditation intensives. It is not widely known in the west that […]
Foundations of Meditation
Program Start Date & Time: June 26th, 2026 | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: June 28th, 2026 | 12:30 pm Are you curious about Buddhism and how its teachings can bring more peace and clarity to your life? This three-day retreat offers a welcoming introduction to the foundational principles of Buddhism, providing insight […]
Sun Camp
Camp Start Date: July 19th Camp End Date: July 26th Independent Program on DMC land: Shambhala Sun Camp is an outdoor, sleep-away summer camp for children ages 10-16. Since 1984, campers have been returning time and again to experience nature, themselves, and a community where people take care of one another. Campers leave behind television, video […]
Proclaiming Basic Sanity: Living the Bodhisattva Path
Susan Piver and Michael Carroll
Back to the Cushion
Program is Cancelled Program Start Date & Time: September 25th | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: September 27th | 12:30 pm Whether you’ve stepped away from your meditation practice or simply feel like it’s grown a little stale, this retreat offers a gentle and supportive space to begin again. Back to the Cushion is a meditation […]
Buddhism’s Foremothers: Stories of Courage, Compassion, and Leadership
Wendy Garling
Foundations of Meditation
Program Start Date & Time: December 4th | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: December 6th | 12:30 pm Are you curious about Buddhism and how its teachings can bring more peace and clarity to your life? This three-day retreat offers a welcoming introduction to the foundational principles of Buddhism, providing insight into its […]
Back to the Cushion
Nashalla Nyinda
Program Start Date & Time: December 18th | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: December 20th | 12:30 pm Whether you’ve stepped away from your meditation practice or simply feel like it’s grown a little stale, this retreat offers a gentle and supportive space to begin again. Back to the Cushion is a meditation reboot for anyone […]
