Meditation
Taking a Larger Perspective in these Transition Times [Online]
With Ayya Santacitta and Kate Davies
This online retreat is open to both new and experienced practitioners. Registration for this program closes on November 21, 2025 at 5pm Pacific Time. To inquire about joining after registration closes, please contact guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org. Slowing down - Listening - Re-membering - Engaging In this retreat we will look at what’s happening in our world through […]
Belonging and Thriving, Being Your Own Good Friend: LGBTQIA+ Retreat
With Lev Michael Moses and Eve Decker
This in-person retreat is open to both beginning and experienced practitioners who self-identify as LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, and beyond). Registration for this retreat closes on November 19, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. If looking to join after this date, please inquire at guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org Please join us for a place of […]
New Year's Retreat: Weaving Ancient and New Ways of Being
With Ayya Santacitta and Celeste Young
This retreat welcomes both beginners and experienced meditators. Registration for this retreat closes on December 21st, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. If looking to join after this date, please inquire at guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org. During this retreat we will come together in community to support each other in consciously letting go of the past and opening to […]
The Sacred Path of Connection, Belonging & Love: A Women's Springtime Nature Retreat
With Heidi Bourne and Laurie Cousins
This retreat is open to both beginning and seasoned practitioners, to all female-identified persons over the age of 18, including LGBTQIA+. Registration closes on February 21, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. Together we can bring change to the world, gradually replacing fear and hatred with compassion and love. Love for all […]
The Embodied Mind: Experiencing the Somatic and Subtle Body
With Jill Satterfield
Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on March 3, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. In the beautiful landscape of San Bernadino mountains, our 5-day retreat will blend inner and outer nature with the big California open sky. Letting go of needing to do and opening to just be, we’ll […]
Grounding in the Dharma
With Mary Stancavage, Ian Challis, Valerie Cusson and Jokai Blackwell
Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on March 11, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. Buddhist practice offers a path to connect with ourselves and a way to live in harmony with others. This retreat will remind us of the simplicity of the teachings that offer freedom from greed, aversion […]
The Convergence of Wisdom and Love
With Matthew Brensilver
Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on March 17, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. For generations, practitioners have stepped away from the intensity of daily life to sit in the quiet of their own hearts. A silent retreat offers us a chance to slow down, listen deeply, and remember […]
Coming Home to Our Senses
With Gullu Singh, Trudy Goodman, Lienchi (LC) Tran and Gabrielle Hammond (Qi Gong)
Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on April 8, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. Along the path of Dharma practice, we cultivate the habit to connect with the truth of each moment — as it’s felt in the body, seen through the eyes, and heard through the ears of […]
2026 Main Lodging Template
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2026 Sliding Scale Template
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2026 Dana Template
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2026 Online/Hybrid Template
Tagline: open to experienced and new practitioners [or insert if affinity etc] Registration closes on [enter date from above]. If joining after this date, please contact us. Program description is provided by teachers & refined by BBRC if needed. First paragraph (1-2 lines) is the core description of the program (bolded), sometimes reworded or moved […]