The Drala Gar

June 19 - 28, 2026

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Arrival: June 19th, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Departure: June 28th, 12:30 PM

Tuition:
$500+ 9 nights lodging

Combined at checkout

Meals & drinks included
Inc. V, VG, GF

Add extra nights at 50% off

Tuition:
$500 + 9 nights lodging
Combined at checkout

Meals & drinks included
Inc. V, VG, GF

Add extra nights at 50% off

About the Retreat

This program is an opportunity to explore, practice and experience the meditation-in-action practices of the Dorje Kasung. You’ll learn how to manifest these in our world now as Bodhisattva Warriors, for the benefit of others, wherever we engage. 

We will all live, practice, and work together at the Magyel Pomra Encampment grounds. Your days will include caring for our camp, cooking shared meals, and taking care of each other. Extending our practice to others, this year’s Drala Gar will have the opportunity to serve DMC’s Midsummer Day celebrations,the 3 Yanas Program. There will be opportunities to deepen your training in the Non-Commissioned Officer and leadership paths.

Who is This Retreat For?

This program is open to all who are inspired to explore Dorje Kasung practice, Dharma and service, the curious practitioner new or old, Suncamp veterans, and Dorje Kasung of all seasons.

While it is ideal to participate in the entire program, partial participation can be accommodated. 

The practice of Gar is an MPE style practice environment, with a more open container, that accommodates us extending ourselves to serving outside of the container.

What Will Participants Get Out of This Retreat?

This retreat is for anyone inspired to experience the heart teachings of protector practice transmitted to us by the Dorje Dradul. Protector practice is how we show up in our life to be of service to others by first taking care of our own state of mind, and then by extending ourselves outward to be of service to others. The Dorje Kasung teachings are a path of maintaining sanity in the midst of chaos, bringing a sense of humor to situations that would normally destabilize us, and bringing dignity into our everyday experience. The Encampment practices are a means to experience the playful dignity of dharma protectorship in a living mandala so that the view, practice, and activity of Kasungship can become second nature.

Lodging

We have several accommodations to choose from during checkout.
All options include our healthy meals and drinks. Inc V, VG, GF.

Off Land
Participants who wish to commute from home or arrange their own accommodations off-campus (for example, a bed and breakfast, camping nearby)  pay tuition, plus $54/night for meals (3 meals per day) and use of our facilities.

Car Camping
We have 5 primitive parking spots in the Rigden parking lot, for simply parking and sleeping. This includes food and access our bathhouses in Rigden Lodge
Note: We don’t have any water or electric hook ups for RV’s.

Single and Double Tents

Located in campgrounds throughout the property, these 12′ x 14′ tents have two twin beds, two bookcases and a hanging clothes rack.* Each campground offers a shared bathhouse. Summer platform tents are available from late May through early September. A tent can be rented as a single (without a roommate) or a double (with a roommate).

Some of our campgrounds were impacted by a recent wildfire and the affects may still be visible this summer, however, they are safe to use.

Bedding is not provided. Please bring your own twin sheets, blanket or sleeping bag, a pillow and towels.

Dormitories
Rooms with beds for up to 7-8 people. Gender-segregated with men in their own dorm and women in another. The dorms use a shared bathroom down the hall, which is also equipped with shower stalls.

Monk Rooms
A cost-effective option for participants looking for indoor, solitary lodging, but who don’t mind using a shared bathroom or are looking for a more affordable retreat solution. These rooms are in the same hall as the Ridgen Dormitories, but offer more privacy than the dorms. In addition to a bed, bedding, a private room and closet, the monk rooms also have a large window and a desk and desk chair for added comfort.

Single and Double Rooms
The perfect choice for a retreat where you want both your own space and your own bathroom. Each room offers a little more space, a dresser and closet, and a 3/4s bathroom (toilet, sink, and shower, no bathtub) attached to each room.

Junior Suite
Our Lodge Junior Suites include a queen-size bed topped by a cozy comforter, a desk, dresser, closet and private bath with bathtub, plus a sitting area.

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