
Calvin Burnap
Calvin Burnap is a meditation practitioner and teacher who integrates his experience as an organizer and psychotherapist with his commitment to cultivating wisdom and insight to lessen suffering and seek liberation for all beings. In addition to sitting multiple retreats, including a 3-month retreat at IMS in Barre, Massachusetts, he is enrolled in a 2-year Community Dharma Leader training course at Spirit Rock and mentored by Ian Challis and Arinna Weisman.
Upcoming Programs by Calvin Burnap

Rooted, Not Planted: A Queer Retreat
Also With Leslie Booker and Ian Challis
A Silent meditation retreat for people who identify as queer. Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on September 28, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. For nine years, queer practitioners have gathered in the California desert in October for silent meditation, community, and refuge. In this, our 10th year, we […]

Rooted Not Planted: A Queer Retreat [ONLINE]
Also With Leslie Booker and Ian Challis
An online silent meditation retreat for people who identify as queer. Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on September 28, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. For nine years, queer practitioners have gathered in the California desert in October for silent meditation, community, and refuge. In this, our 10th year, […]