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Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on November 5, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. A Retreat for those who have lived life on a different road. This gathering is held by and welcomes adults who've experienced life as an adoptee, were fostered, and/or grew up in a group home. […]

Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on November 10, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. In Buddhist practice we often investigate the nature of suffering and how to diminish it. Yet the Buddha also emphasized developing the wholesome, life-affirming qualities that bring ease, joy, and clarity to the heart and […]

Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on November 16, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. In Buddhist practice we often investigate the nature of suffering and how to diminish it. Yet the Buddha also emphasized developing the wholesome, life-affirming qualities that bring ease, joy, and clarity to the heart and […]

Open to experienced and new practitioners. Registration closes on December 20th, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. For many of us, the new year arrives carrying a familiar pressure: set goals, make changes, become better somehow. But what if the most meaningful way to begin a new year isn't by striving toward […]

This will be a different kind of retreat. Less structured, with lots of room for silence and spontaneity. The idea is to make space for some of the deeper and more personalized movements of practice that come through when we really listen.  We will explore how meditation supports us, transforms us, and deepens our relationship […]

This will be a different kind of retreat. Less structured, with lots of room for silence and spontaneity. The idea is to make space for some of the deeper and more personalized movements of practice that come through when we really listen.  We will explore how meditation supports us, transforms us, and deepens our relationship […]

The Way of Zen: Timeless Spring is open to experienced and new practitioners. Experience an accessible Zen practice built around seeing your life with fresh eyes, letting go of needing all the answers, and finding depth in ordinary moments. Taught apart from ritual or cultural context with a focus on practical tools you can actually […]

The Convergence of Wisdom and Love is open to experienced and new practitioners. 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 what’s always been here. To be mindful […]

Grounding in the Dharma is open to experienced and new practitioners. 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, and ignorance, and a path to liberation. An in-person, […]

This in-person retreat is open to experienced practitioners by application only. This page is for all those 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 process, please email […]

This retreat is open to experienced and new practitioners. From a Tibetan Buddhist perspective, our innate awakened nature (often called “Buddha nature”) is the basic space of our being, undivided from tremendous innate capacities of awareness, warmth, unconditional love, compassion, and wisdom. These innate capacities are always available below our surface consciousness, in the ground […]

Creating Refuge In Community is open to experienced and new practitioners. This retreat is for Trans, Gender Nonconforming, Genderqueer, Non-binary, and all Gender Expansive communities. This 4-night retreat will be a space grounded in self-care and compassion, and held in community, to support our healing and resilience at this time in this world. We will […]

Join us in the natural beauty of the San Bernardino Mountains for this silent insight meditation retreat. Awareness and love are not two separate paths but one living expression of wisdom. When the heart is open, awareness becomes tender; when the mind is clear, love naturally shines through. This retreat invites a relaxed exploration of […]

The Buddha counsels: “Hatred does not cease by hatred but by non-hatred. This law is eternal.” The alternatives to love – namely, hate or apathy – are not viable for ourselves, for our communities or our world. There are many details to work out, but in one way or another, love is the path forward. […]

Mindfulness for Everyone is open to experienced and new practitioners. This meditation retreat will foster a meaningful engagement with ourselves and this world. You'll have the chance to experience an extended period of meditation that can become a vital part of your practice. It will be grounded in Buddhist teachings and understanding found in therapeutic […]

Life is happening right now — in your hands, your breath, the weight of your body in the chair. Most of us miss it. Desire pulls us forward, distraction pulls us sideways, and amidst our habitual and chronic restlessness, we easily lose ourselves and the moment we are living through. The moment that is living […]