[WR626] Wild Rest: An Embodied Devotional Retreat in Nature

About the Retreat

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 of Dharma, our retreat will tend to this longing through insight meditation, mindful movement and devotional practice.

In meditation and movement, we’ll open to the wildness, complexity, and wisdom of these vulnerable and living hearts, while illuminating our connection to ourselves, our relationships, our community, and the wider world. Our time together will emphasize devotional expression, invite us to deepen relationship with refuge, and embrace rest and restoration in our path of practice. Our movement sessions will combine gentle somatic movements with accessible yoga to both unwind and embody the Dharma. Weather permitting, we intend to offer meditation and group practices outside on the land at Drala, opening to and learning from the wild beauty of nature.

All abilities and levels of experience are welcome.

Retreat Faculty

Devon Hase

Devon Hase is empowered to teach in the Insight and Vajrayana traditions of western Buddhism. Since discovering meditation in 2000, she has put dharma and community at the center of her life: she spent a decade bringing mindfulness to high school and college classrooms before entering several years of silent, solitary retreat in the mountains of Oregon. […]

Djuna Devereaux

Djuna Devereaux brings over twenty years of experience in integrating yoga, somatics, and Buddhist Dharma. At Spirit Rock, she teaches on retreat and co-leads the Dharma and Yoga Teacher Trainings. She also serves as a core teacher and Board Chair for Sacred Mountain Sangha, supporting her primary Dharma teachers, Thanissara and Kittisaro. Additionally, Djuna is on faculty with Prajna Yoga, offering teachings internationally. She maintains a private practice as a certified yoga therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. [..]

Yong Oh

Yong Oh is a core meditation teacher at the Durango Dharma Center and for Sacred Mountain Sangha, and is also a visiting teacher for other community centers across North America. He teaches retreats at the Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Big Bear Retreat Center, Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center and others. Yong is also a retired acupuncturist, is passionate about Nature and Dharma – practicing with and in nature – and has particular interests in devotional expression, supporting caregivers, EcoDharma, and offering teachings to communities of color in the Dharma.

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.