Programs
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With Ream, Kimber Simpkins and Em Morrison
*For self-identified white people. If you identify as white and are committed to racial justice, land and liberation, this retreat is for you. Healing Practices For White Practitioners Committed to Racial Justice In a container of silent and non-silent practice we will explore healing, and the action we can take to end injustice in the […]
Saturday Sangha at Big Bear Retreat Center (December 2024)
Please plan to attend the entire time. Join us for a invite-only gathering of the Saturday Sangha (and friends) meditation group. A chance to gather in community in the beautiful SoCal mountains of Big Bear. We'll come together for a light retreat schedule, with partial moments of silence throughout the day (typically mornings), and a […]
Awake in the New Year
With Deborah Eden Tull and Enrique Collazo
A Dharma & Dance Retreat The New Year is a powerful threshold. Buddhist traditions have long emphasized the importance of setting clear and conscious intentions in our spiritual life and engagement in the world. In this New Year’s retreat you will be invited to listen deeply, reflect, restore, and create new possibilities. You will be guided […]
The Sacred Path of Connection & Belonging: A Women's Springtime Nature Retreat
With Heidi Bourne and Laurie Cousins
Early bird discounts extended to November 30th! The in-person Women's Springtime Nature Retreat is open to both beginning and seasoned practitioners, to all female-identified persons over the age of 18, including LGBTQIA+. Gather with a group of women for a restorative, spacious and nourishing retreat as winter turns to spring. Over five days and four nights we'll connect with ourselves, each […]
Being Dharma: SMS and BBRC Month-long Residential Retreat 2025
This in-person retreat is open to experienced practitioners by application only. This page is for all those that have been accepted into the program to register and submit a deposit. Being Dharma, the monthlong residential retreat, is presented by Sacred Mountain Sangha and Big Bear Retreat Center. If you have any questions regarding the application […]
Ethics and Love in Interpersonal Life [On Land]
With Matthew Brensilver
A dharma program with Matthew Brensilver, open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. *5-day Retreat (in-person & online) + 6 week course* We live in a web of mutuality; the interpersonal realm is where the rubber meets the road in our spiritual practice. Our relationships – personal and professional – act like a magnet, pulling […]
Ethics and Love in Interpersonal Life [Online]
With Matthew Brensilver
A dharma program with Matthew Brensilver, open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. *5-day Retreat (in-person & online) + 6 week course* We live in a web of mutuality; the interpersonal realm is where the rubber meets the road in our spiritual practice. Our relationships – personal and professional – act like a magnet, pulling […]
Simplicity and Stillness: Cultivating the 5 Spiritual Strengths [On Land]
With Celeste Young and Devon Hase
Early bird discounts extended to November 30th! This in-person retreat is open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. During this weeklong spring insight meditation retreat, we will learn to slow down and attune to the fresh simplicity of our present moment experience, rest in stillness, and connect with the heart's inner capacity for healing and […]
Simplicity and Stillness: Cultivating the 5 Spiritual Strengths [Online]
With Celeste Young and Devon Hase
This online retreat is open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. During this weeklong spring insight meditation retreat, we will learn to slow down and attune to the fresh simplicity of our present moment experience, rest in stillness, and connect with the heart's inner capacity for healing and freedom. We will be exploring the cultivation […]
Six Week Program: Ethics and Love in Interpersonal Life [Online]
With Matthew Brensilver
A Six Week Integration dharma program with Matthew Brensilver *available for all those that attend the in person and online April retreat* Please ensure you are registered for the April 16-20, 2025 retreat first, this program is only available for those attending the retreat. In-person and Online options available. Dates for the program are as […]
Coming Home to Our Senses [On Land]
With Trudy Goodman, Gullu Singh and Gabrielle Hammond (Qi Gong)
Early bird discounts extended to November 30th! This in-person retreat is open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. Along the path of dharma practice we make it a habit to connect to the truth of each moment as experienced in the body and through all the senses. By doing so, we can effectively reduce anxiety […]
Coming Home to Our Senses [Online]
With Trudy Goodman, Gullu Singh and Gabrielle Hammond (Qi Gong)
This online retreat is open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. Along the path of dharma practice we make it a habit to connect to the truth of each moment as experienced in the body and through all the senses. By doing so, we can effectively reduce anxiety and confusion, making room for peace and […]
Entering the Silence of Recovery
With Vimalasara Mason-John and Kevin Griffin
This in-person retreat is open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. All recovery paths are welcome, whether Twelve Step, Recovery Dharma, Eight Step Recovery, substance, process, or relationship-oriented. Join us for this unique meditation retreat combining traditional Buddhist practices with recovery and healing. Primarily conducted in silence, the retreat focuses on insight/mindfulness meditation, with additional […]