Immersive Meditation Retreats

Coming Home: A Retreat for Young Adults 18 – 30s

Loden Nyima

June 7–18, 2023

The Pema Chödrön Foundation in partnership with Drala Mountain Center is happy to offer a Retreat for Young Adults. The cost of lodging for this retreat is sponsored by the Pema Chödrön Foundation. This retreat for young adults is designed to give participants an experience of contemplative life. Our true nature is sacred and shared […]

Authentic Presence: Reawakening Spiritual Confidence

Michael Carroll, Susan Piver and Loden Nyima

July 1–14, 2023

Scholarship deadline has passed. A two-week meditation retreat offered in partnership with The Wisdom Seat, the Open Heart Project, and Drala Mountain Center Our modern life presents us with a profound spiritual paradox: while we build remarkable technology, impressive resources, and growing prosperity, we also encounter a world filled with numbing devices, growing  anxiety and […]

Mahayana Summer Seminar: Prajnaparamita and Chöd

Holly Gayley, Loden Nyima, Dr. Lama Alta Brown and David Soucy

July 25–August 15, 2023

Ineffable Prajnaparamita, beyond thought and words, Unborn, unceasing, the very essence of space, The domain of discriminating awareness wisdom, Mother of all buddhas, we pay homage to you. The true nature of our minds and hearts is the perfection of wisdom, known as prajnaparamita—the boundless, spacious, and wise love and compassion within all beings and […]

Mahayana Summer Seminar: Prajnaparamita

Holly Gayley and Loden Nyima

July 25–August 9, 2023

Ineffable Prajnaparamita, beyond thought and words, Unborn, unceasing, the very essence of space, The domain of discriminating awareness wisdom, Mother of all buddhas, we pay homage to you. The true nature of our minds and hearts is the perfection of wisdom, known as prajnaparamita—the boundless, spacious, and wise love and compassion within all beings and […]

LAND • Death and the Art of Dying: Deep Dive into the Luminous Bardo

Andrew Holecek

August 18–24, 2023

From a spiritual perspective, death is the crowning moment of life. The karma that brought you into this life is exhausted, and the karma (habits) that will propel you into the next one hasn’t yet formed. This gap (bardo) provides a golden opportunity for rapid spiritual progress – if you are prepared. This week-long program […]

Filling Your Well: A Women’s Yoga, Meditation & Nature Retreat

Sara Avant Stover

September 28–October 1, 2023

Calling all women who do too much! How do we stay inspired, centered, and rooted in our innate wisdom—especially during times of challenge? In this four-day women’s retreat, you’ll replenish your body, heart, and mind through spaciousness, quiet, yogic and dharmic teachings and practices, sisterhood, as well as ample time in nature. Autumn is the […]

The Art of Meditation: A Weeklong Retreat

Loden Nyima

December 15–22, 2023

Meditation is ultimately a process of accepting and befriending ourselves completely, all the way to our natural basic goodness.  In the process we will encounter not only our innate ability to truly rest and rejuvenate, but as well lots of ups and downs, strong emotions, unprocessed material, cycles of inspiration and discouragement, and questions about […]