Meditation & Mindfulness
Meditation and mindfulness skills can be powerful ways to transform your life and viewpoint. These retreats offer opportunities to learn to meditate, expand your mindfulness skillset, or engage in deeper practices with both skills. Some retreats will focus more on either Meditation or Mindfulness, while others incorporate both.
Retreats in this category are drawn from many wisdom traditions and are not necessarily Buddhist in nature.
Back to the Cushion | 2026
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 who’s looking to reconnect with the heart of their practice. Over the course of this retreat, we’ll revisit foundational techniques, […]
Foundations of Meditation
Whether you’re brand new to meditation or looking to return to the basics, Foundations of Meditation offers a supportive and accessible entry point into contemplative practice. In the serene natural setting of Drala Mountain Center’s 600-acres of forest land, participants will be guided through the essential principles of mindfulness and awareness meditation, learning simple techniques for calming the […]
Cultivating Peace, Love, and Passion In Your Intimate Relationship: Couples’ Retreat
Ben Cohen, Ph.D
The Living Mandala: A Tantric Journey of Creation and Transformation
Sravana Borkataky-Varma
A Meditation Retreat on The Six Realms of Experience
Valerie Lorig and Tara Mitchell
Program Start Date & Time: 5:30 pm Orientation on March 5th Program End Date & Time: 12:30 pm on March 8th Drala Mountain Center is delighted to welcome back Valerie Lorig and Tara Mitchell. In this program we will explore a traditional Buddhist teaching called the Six Realms of Existence. The six realms represent different […]
Maitri Space Awareness Meditation Retreat
Jane Carpenter Cohn and Carla Burns
Program Start Date & Time: March 7th 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: March 13th 12:30pm In 1972, Trungpa Rinpoche introduced a unique meditation practice “Maitri Space Awareness” (MSA), for accessing the wisdom of the five buddha families in everyday life. This embodied practice mirrors the various ways we perceive ourselves, including the emotional energies […]
Deep Self-Love & Meditation for Inner Healing: A Weekend Retreat for Rest, Clarity & Transformation
Blake D. Bauer
FREE ONLINE EVENT: The Great Silence: Mindfulness and Nonduality
Johann Robbins
Program Start Date & Time: March 29th | 10:00 am Program End Date & Time: March 29th | 12:00 pm This is a free introduction to Nonduality, and a chance to be with Johann Robbins before his seven day nature retreat at Drala at the end of the summer. He will offer a guided meditation, […]
Write to the Heart of Motherhood: Rest, Connection, and Creativity for Mother’s Day
Brooke McNamara, MFA
Tent Setup – Help Drala Mountain Center Prepare for the Summer Season
Meditation and Embodiment: Inherent Presence and Peace
Larry Welsh and Susan Aposhyan
Unplug & Reconnect: A Mindfulness Retreat for Teens and Their Caregivers
Hilda Cruz Guiao and Maggie Steele
Tibetan Medicine and Anxiety: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Healing
Nashalla Nyinda
Program Start Date & Time: May 29th | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: May 31st | 12:30 pm In our fast-paced world, restlessness and racing minds have become all too familiar companions. Finding a sense of groundedness in the midst of it all requires deep wisdom–wisdom that has cultivated peace and wellbeing for […]
Grief, Joy and Awakening: An Insight Meditation Retreat with David Chernikoff
David Chernikoff
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 […]
Coming Home: A Retreat for Young Adults 18 – 39 | Registration
The Pema Chödrön Foundation, in partnership with Drala Mountain Center, is happy to offer a Retreat for Young Adults. The Pema Chödrön Foundation covers the cost of lodging for this retreat. You pay only for tuition. This retreat for young adults is designed to give participants an experience of contemplative life. Our true nature is […]
The Heart of Mindfulness: A Silent Meditation Retreat
Janet Solyntjes and Gaylon Ferguson
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 […]
Family Camp: Skillful Compassion in Family Life
Judith Simmer-Brown and Richard Brown, Kelly Lindsey, Rachel Steele and Tessa Ladendorf
The Great Silence: Mindfulness and Non-Duality in Nature
Johann Robbins and Alice Robbins
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 […]
Do Nothing: Learning to Live Your Life with Genuine Care
Janet Solyntjes and Rob Dube
Foundations of Meditation
Program Start Date & Time: October 9th, 2026 | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: October 11th, 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 […]
Foundations of Meditation
Program Start Date & Time: November 6th, 2026 | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: November 8th, 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 […]
Silent Meditation Intensive: The Cradle of Loving-Kindness
Loden Nyima
Program Start Date & Time: November 13th | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: November 15th | 7:00 pm 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 […]
The Heart of Mindfulness: A Silent Meditation Retreat
Janet Solyntjes and Gaylon Ferguson
Program Start Date & Time: December 4th | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: December 11th | 1:30 pm The Heart of Mindfulness Retreat is a 7-day silent meditation retreat emphasizing mindfulness’s deep understanding and practice in its most universal expression while respecting and acknowledging its contemplative and spiritual roots. The retreat is open […]
Foundations of Meditation
Program Start Date & Time: December 4th, 2026 | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: December 6th, 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 […]
Back to the Cushion
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 […]
Silent Meditation Intensive: The Cradle of Loving-Kindness
Loden Nyima
Program Start Date & Time: January 1st, 2027 | 5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: January 3rd, 2027 | 6:00 pm (optional for 8:15 pm) 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 […]
