On Land Retreats
Slowing Down: A Yoga, Self-Care, and Loving-Kindness Retreat | Extended
Heather Lindemann and Cole Schlam
Embrace a slower pace and notice how it offers a deeper connection to mind, body, and spirit. Join Cole Schlam and Heather Lindemann for a contemplative weekend yoga retreat where we will connect with maitri (loving-kindness) and embrace the art of “doing less.” We will enjoy multiple daily yoga classes (slow flow, yin, and restorative), […]
Slowing Down: A Yoga, Self-Care, and Loving-Kindness Retreat
Heather Lindemann and Cole Schlam
Embrace a slower pace and notice how it offers a deeper connection to mind, body, and spirit. Join Cole Schlam and Heather Lindemann for a contemplative weekend yoga retreat where we will connect with maitri (loving-kindness) and embrace the art of “doing less.” We will enjoy multiple daily yoga classes (slow flow, yin, and restorative), […]
Do Nothing: Learning to Live Your Life with Genuine Care
Co-sponsored with the Leading with Genuine Care Retreat The Do Nothing Leadership Retreat (formerly the Leading with Genuine Care Retreat) offers business leaders, entrepreneurs, and those seeking a more mindful life with the most rewarding challenge they may ever take — a leadership-focused mindfulness and meditation retreat. Discover why meditation and mindfulness practices can positively […]
Deep Healing: A 5-Day Unconditional Self-Love, Qi Gong & Meditation Retreat
Blake D. Bauer
Join international bestselling author Blake D. Bauer for five days of deep healing and life-changing self care. Discover why suffering such as anxiety, depression, addiction, illness, and relationship problems are logical cries from your body, soul, and subconscious mind asking you to finally value, accept, forgive, honor, and be true to yourself now, in every […]
Learn to Meditate: An Introduction and Retreat for Everyone
Loden Nyima
Learn to meditate with Buddhist monk Loden Nyima! 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 […]
Resilience for WildLand Firefighters
Rich Goerling and Jeffrey Proulx
Mindfulness in action workshop for wildland firefighters and leaders As fire seasons intensify, chronic stress can take a toll on firefighters and support personnel. This workshop is designed to provide training in mindfulness techniques and other research-based tools for reducing stress, increasing well being, and increasing the use of healthy coping techniques in the face […]
The Heart of Mindfulness: A Silent Meditation Retreat
Janet Solyntjes and Gaylon Ferguson
The Heart of Mindfulness Retreat is a 7-day silent meditation retreat that emphasizes the deep understanding and practice of mindfulness in its most universal expression while respecting and acknowledging its contemplative and spiritual roots. The retreat is open to all experienced meditators who are looking for an enriching silent retreat experience. It is suitable for […]
Sadhana of Mahamudra Intensive
Loden Nyima
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: REGISTER BY 9/30/23 AND SAVE 25% ON LODGING ONLY* WITH PROMO CODE: SOM25 The Sadhana of Mahamudra is a seminal practice received by DMC’s founder Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1968 while on retreat in Bhutan in process of bringing his dharma to the West. It expresses a clear eyed view of the […]
Deep Self Love: A Weekend for Being & Healing through Unconditional Presence, Self-Love, Qi Gong & Meditation
Blake D. Bauer
Join international bestselling author Blake D. Bauer for a weekend of deep healing, meditation practice, and life-changing self-care. Designed to help you slow down completely and let go of illness-causing stress, this retreat will provide a safe environment to address your core fears, mend old wounds, transform negative thinking, and find clarity around shaping the […]
The Art of Meditation: A Weeklong Retreat
Loden Nyima
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 […]
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. […]
Entrepreneurial Women: Step into 2024 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 […]
Exploring Our Death to Liberate Our Lives
Elysabeth Williamson
At the root of all our fears lies the fear of death – our own and our loved ones. How would we live our lives differently if we contemplated and even practiced this ultimate letting go? This powerful weekend explores both our personal relationship with death and dying and the practice of holding sacred space […]
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. […]
Learn to Meditate: An Introduction and Retreat for Everyone
Loden Nyima
Learn to meditate with Buddhist monk Loden Nyima! 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 […]
Mindful Living: Teachings and Practices from Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Janet Solyntjes
Inspired by the teachings of Jon Kabat-Zinn, this 3-day retreat offers both an introduction and a deepening experience of mindfulness for being more fully present in our lives. Various tools for engaging the demands of our lives and for supporting inquiry into fundamental health and wholeness will be drawn from MBSR — the most universal […]
The Art of Meditation: A Weeklong Retreat
Loden Nyima
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 rest and rejuvenate truly, but also lots of ups and downs, intense emotions, unprocessed material, cycles of inspiration and discouragement, and questions about how […]
Coming Home: A Retreat for Young Adults 18 – 30s
Loden Nyima
The Pema Chödrön Foundation, in partnership with Drala Mountain Center, is happy to offer a Retreat for Young Adults. The Pema Chödrön Foundation sponsors the cost of lodging for this retreat. This retreat for young adults is designed to give participants an experience of contemplative life. Our true nature is sacred and shared with everyone […]
Entering the Vajra World: A Three-Yana Retreat
Adrienne Chang, Gaylon Ferguson, June Crow, Andy Karr and Larry Mermelstein
Hosted by the Three Yanas Society and Drala Mountain Center Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was one of the most influential Buddhist teachers of the 20th century. He encouraged deep training in meditation, study, and community life. His approach was ground-breaking, leading students through the three yanas (vehicles) and drawing on the profundity of the mahamudra and […]
Mindful Living: Teachings and Practices from Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Janet Solyntjes
Inspired by the teachings of Jon Kabat-Zinn, this 3-day retreat offers both an introduction and a deepening experience of mindfulness for being more fully present in our lives. Various tools for engaging our lives’ demands and supporting inquiry into fundamental health and wholeness will be drawn from MBSR — the most universal expression of mindfulness. […]