On Land Retreats
Refreshing the Samaya: Practice of Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini in the Stupa
Greg Smith
Join us for practice of Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, with added contemplations on the teachings of the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Instructions on the practice of the Sadhanas will be provided for those who need it. Prerequisites and Practice Tracks: Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini tracks require having completed Chakrasamvara or […]
Peace and Freedom: A Weeklong Meditation Retreat
Loden Nyima
Peace and freedom are our birthright, innate to the nature of our minds. Yet they’ve often been overrun by stress, speed, emotional injuries, and the habitual patterns of turmoil that become the state of our world. We can always come home and reclaim our natural state together, and meditation retreat is a traditional and profound […]
Yoga for Wellbeing
Melissa Lago
Our minds and bodies are naturally awake, whole, complete, healthy, and sacred. Yet in today’s speedy and chaotic world, many of us come to yoga, meditation, and other contemplative practices from feelings of stress, anxiety, heartbreak, despair, loneliness, and pure exhaustion. This is something many of us experience as the modern human condition. Yet within […]
Deep Self Love: A Weekend for Being & Healing through Unconditional Presence, Self-Love, Qi Gong & Meditation
Blake D. Bauer
Join international bestselling author and wisdom teacher Blake D. Bauer in the Colorado mountains for a weekend of deep healing, meditation practice, and life-changing self-care. Discover why anxiety, overwhelm, depression, chronic self-doubt, addiction, illness, and relationship problems are logical cries from your body, soul, and subconscious mind asking you to build a healthier relationship to yourself […]
Silent Meditation Intensive: The Cradle of Loving-Kindness
Loden Nyima and [SMI1224] Silent Meditation Intensive: The Cradle of Loving-Kindness
In today’s speedy world, we are all in need of kindness to ourselves. This two-day practice intensive is designed for meditators looking to take a deep dive into their practice. This weekend is spent in silence to offer ourselves space to settle, on the sacred land of Drala Mountain Center and with an experienced instructor. […]
Meeting the Awakened Feminine: Vajrayogini Retreat in the Great Stupa
Greg Smith
Attend the full program or, for partial attendance, self-select arrival and departure dates between December 27th and January 4th. Join us for practice of Vajrayogini in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya. The Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche gave extensive teachings on the meaning of Vajrayogini and sadhana practice in general. We will be inspiring our practice using recordings […]
Soundembodiment: Tibetan Bowl & Gong Sound Meditation Evening Retreat
Jonathan De Leon
Check in is from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at our Guest Services cabin. The main program will begin promptly at 4:30 pm and end at 6:00 pm. Dinner is from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Join us for a transformative Evening Retreat at Drala Mountain Center, where the ancient vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls […]
Yeshe Tsogyal: Encountering Vast Open Space as the Dakini
Dr. Holly Gayley and Carla Burns
Start the new year with a revitalizing retreat that explores the wisdom and blessings of the dakini who dances in open space! We spend much of our day trying to keep up, fit in, and get through the daily grind. How do we disrupt the cycle and outgrow the limited view of ourselves as isolated […]
Soundembodiment: Tibetan Bowl & Gong Sound Meditation Evening Retreat
Jonathan De Leon
Check in is from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at our Guest Services cabin. The main program will begin promptly at 4:30 pm and end at 6:00 pm. Dinner is from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Join us for a transformative Evening Retreat at Drala Mountain Center, where the ancient vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls […]
Entrepreneurial Women: Step into 2025 Clear, Empowered, and Refreshed!
Sara Avant Stover
A Yoga, Meditation & Internal Family Systems Retreat The new year is a potent time to pause, vision, and create your life from your depths. Yet, as busy professional women, finding the space we need to do this can be nearly impossible. Within a supportive circle of like-minded women, you’ll: Enjoy the time and space you […]
Yoga for Beginners
Melissa Lago
Have you ever wanted to try yoga, but wondered where to start or felt intimidated by all of the choices out there? Or maybe you’ve had a practice for years, but you would like to better understand the roots of yoga or return to the basics to deepen your alignment and reconnect to your breath? […]
Mindfulness Retreat for First Responders: A Training Grounded in Science and Wisdom
Welcome First Responders! Drala Mountain Center in Colorado is collaborating with Mindful Badge to host a special 3-day residential event focused on resilience, trauma competency, and mindfulness. This immersive, grant-supported experience includes lodging, meals, and expert instruction. Immerse yourself in the stunning Colorado mountains while learning cutting-edge techniques that will transform your health, humanity, and […]
Exploring Our Death to Liberate Our Lives
Elysabeth Williamson
The fear of death, our own and our loved ones, is one of our greatest fears. How would we live our lives differently if we contemplated and even practiced this ultimate letting go? This powerful workshop explores both our personal relationship with death and dying and the practice of holding sacred space for others to […]
Silent Meditation Intensive: The Cradle of Loving-Kindness
Loden Nyima and [SMI125] Silent Meditation Intensive: The Cradle of Loving-Kindness
In today’s speedy world, we are all in need of kindness to ourselves. This two-day practice intensive is designed for meditators looking to take a deep dive into their practice. This weekend is spent in silence to offer ourselves space to settle, on the sacred land of Drala Mountain Center and with an experienced instructor. […]
Soundembodiment: Tibetan Bowl & Gong Sound Meditation Evening Retreat
Jonathan De Leon
Check in is from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at our Guest Services cabin. The main program will begin promptly at 4:30 pm and end at 6:00 pm. Dinner is from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Join us for a transformative Evening Retreat at Drala Mountain Center, where the ancient vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls […]
Yoga for Wellbeing
Melissa Lago
Our minds and bodies are naturally awake, whole, complete, healthy, and sacred. Yet in today’s speedy and chaotic world, many of us come to yoga, meditation, and other contemplative practices from feelings of stress, anxiety, heartbreak, despair, loneliness, and pure exhaustion. This is something many of us experience as the modern human condition. Yet within […]
Learn to Meditate: An Introduction and Retreat for Everyone
Loden Nyima and [LTM225] Learn to Meditate: An Introduction and Retreat for Everyone
Why Learn to Meditate? Meditation is a simple, natural, healthy activity that absolutely anyone can do. You do not need to be interested in a religious path in order to learn and benefit from meditation. Meditation has survived for thousands of years because it works. Your own peace of mind is your birthright, and everyone has […]
Soundembodiment: Tibetan Bowl & Gong Sound Meditation Evening Retreat
Jonathan De Leon
Check in is from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at our Guest Services cabin. The main program will begin promptly at 4:30 pm and end at 6:00 pm. Dinner is from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Join us for a transformative Evening Retreat at Drala Mountain Center, where the ancient vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls […]
Mindful Living: Teachings and Practices from Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Janet Solyntjes
Inspired by the human yearning to wake up to our lives, and based on the principles and practices of the evidence-based program Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), this retreat offers an in-depth look at mindfulness tools for engaging the demands of our lives and for deepening our inquiry into fundamental health and wholeness. Through sitting, walking, […]
Embracing the Invisible Forces: An Intro to Contemplative Psychology
Melissa Moore
This short weekend will center around the Mandala of the Five Buddha Families. Participants will explore and form relationships with the mandala’s energies through ritual and chanting. Although these energies are invisible, we are all familiar with and know about them already. This weekend is about befriending and exchanging with invisible energies directly and intentionally. […]
Silent Meditation Intensive: The Cradle of Loving-Kindness
Loden Nyima
In today’s speedy world, we are all in need of kindness to ourselves. This two-day practice intensive is designed for meditators looking to take a deep dive into their practice. This weekend is spent in silence to offer ourselves space to settle, on the sacred land of Drala Mountain Center and with an experienced instructor. […]
Advanced Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Kali Basman
Yin Yoga Teacher Training 50 HRS YACEP Advanced Principles in Mindful Process, Inner Methods & Yin Yoga Asana ADVANCED YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING In the precious and rare setting of retreat, our usual daily distractions are removed to support you to in developing mindfulness, compassion, and wise understanding. The power of practice in the wild […]
Yoga and Nature: Receive the Gifts of the Season
Melissa Lago
Replenish your body, mind, heart and spirit and bring it into harmony and balance with the seasons through yoga and spending time in the natural world. Many of us spend more time staring into screens, and less time being present in our bodies, contemplating our deepest values, and connecting to the natural world. Without synchronization […]
Healing Leaders: A Transformative Leadership Experience
Kelly Campbell, Candis Fox and Kristine Deer
Program Description: Explore how your unhealed trauma is impacting how you lead, live, and love. Whether you’re a leader in your family, community, or organization, your role and relationships can feel more easeful and aligned with your values when you take radical responsibility to heal the emotional pain that has gone untended for so long. […]
Soundembodiment: Tibetan Bowl & Gong Sound Meditation Evening Retreat
Jonathan De Leon
Check in is from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm. The main program will begin promptly at 4:30 pm and end at 6:00 pm. Dinner is from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Join us for a transformative Evening Retreat at Drala Mountain Center, where the ancient vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls and gongs will guide you on a journey of Soundembodiment. Since […]
Sitting in Beauty: A 5-day Silent Meditation Retreat
Janet Solyntjes
Mindfulness and awareness training allows one to fully receive life’s unpredictable, extraordinary, and sometimes heartbreaking dance as it appears within our personal experience. The inclination of our heart’s longing for contentment and freedom reflects our innate beauty and wisdom. Opening to this present moment illuminates the vividness of reality, the tenderness of the heart, and […]
The Art of Zen Birding
Ryan Dibala
There are birders and there are Zen birders. What’s the difference? Intention. Join naturalist and Birding Man Adventures Founder Dr. Ryan Dibala in a series of workshops that explore what could be considered the paradoxical worlds of birding and Zen birding. The breeding birds of the montane and subalpine ecosystems surrounding Drala provide a plethora […]
Entering the Vajra World: A Three-Yana Retreat
Hosted by the Three Yanas Society and Drala Mountain Center “The quality and experience of the faculty was unparalleled. Absolutely incredible. Cannot imagine a better way to connect deeply with the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa than through his longtime closest students.” —2024 Retreat Participant Comment Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was one of the most influential Buddhist […]
Heal Your Inner Child & Remember Your Innate Leadership Power
Kelly Campbell, Fereshta Ramsey and Kristine Deer
Program Description: Neuroscience tells us that trauma is stored in the body, and we know that relationships show us where our work is. Whether you’re a leader in your family, community, or organization, your role and relationships can feel more aligned with your values when you take radical responsibility to heal the emotional pain that […]
Lead with Compassion and Light the Way for Others
Kelly Campbell and Kristine Deer
Program Description: Discover your innate leadership power. As the world becomes more complex, we must become more flexible, grounding ourselves in the new hallmarks of leadership—compassion, vulnerability, and collaboration. Come explore what it means to lead with compassion as a lifelong practice to light the way for others. Through guided meditation, transformative writing, imagination dyads, […]
Do Nothing: Learning to Live Your Life with Genuine Care
Janet Solyntjes and Rob Dube
Co-sponsored with the Do Nothing Retreat The Do Nothing Retreat will be the most rewarding challenge you may ever take—an opportunity to slow down, unplug, and look within. You’ll begin to understand and embody why presence and awareness are the greatest gifts we can offer ourselves and others. You will discover or enhance meditation and […]