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Coming Home: A Retreat for Young Adults 18 – 39 | Registration

June 11–21, 2025

Buddhist Path, On Land Retreats

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 sacred and shared with everyone and everything in our environment. Connecting with this is how we come home. In this retreat, we’ll do so through meditation practice, in-person group connection, and lots of time in nature. Our practice will be based on total friendliness and acceptance of ourselves and each other, feeling what we feel, and being who we are. We will deepen our connection with the natural world of earth, water, fire, wind, and space: we’re made of these. They give us life and reveal our wisdom.

retreat for young adults, meditation, contemplationThe more we come home in this way together, the more grounded, connected, and free we are, and the more our natural wisdom and compassion can shine forth and guide our lives. It can also help us rejuvenate and heal whatever turmoil we go through. This may include the painful feelings of anxiety, despair, and exhaustion many any of us can experience amidst the challenges of a rapidly changing world, strained relationships, and a climate in crisis. These challenges call us to find the balance and wisdom needed to move ahead with a sense of clarity and purpose.

For millennia in Buddhism, precepts — guidelines for our actions that we agree to keep — have been used as a support for retreat practice and in various forms for monastics and householders who wish to have such a foundation in their lives. Precepts can help us relax and focus within a container of safety, simplicity, and harmony. During this retreat, we’ll keep the five Buddhist precepts, which include protecting and not taking life, remaining sober, being truthful, not engaging in sexual relations with others during the length of time of the retreat, and not stealing (not that that’s usually an issue!).  As a symbol of this, we’ll wear an upper meditation shawl called a “dzen”.

We warmly welcome anyone interested who either has some background in meditation practice or a deep interest in learning.

See Loden’s recent blog post on How to Meditate.

What to Expect

  • Between four to eight hours of daily meditation
  • Teachings and dharma talks
  • Group activities and discussions
  • Periods of silence
  • Outdoor activities and time in nature
  • Individual meetings with meditation instructors
  • A schedule that supports rest and rejuvenation

Lodging

The Pema Chödrön Foundation has sponsored the cost of lodging for this retreat. The available lodging options are closest to the Red Feather Campus, where the retreat will be held. All shown lodging options are available for the same tuition cost of $520.

Retreat Faculty

Loden Nyima

Gelong Loden Nyima has been a Buddhist monk for over fifteen years. He lived at Gampo Abbey from 2009 – 2017 where he practiced intensively, completed a cycle of advanced studies (shedra), was empowered and served as a senior teacher. He then lived at Drala Mountain Center from 2017 – 2023 where he served as […]

Program Details

Dates: June 11–21, 2025

Tuition: Tuition + 10 nights lodging
Faculty:

Loden Nyima

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Check in Instructions:

All participants must check in at our Guest Services Cabin. Check-in takes place from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm on your program start date.
(After hours guests will have a packet next to the door)

Your program begins with orientation, followed by dinner. Programs usually end at 12:30 pm on the program's departure date, followed by lunch.

Further specifics regarding your program's schedule will be available upon arrival.

Register Now

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