Application for Belonging, Connection, and Nature: Coming Home Together

This retreat emerged from the relationship between its teachers as a result of many years of being together in dharma practice, teaching, and spiritual friendship. And this retreat invites the participants into relationship — with themselves, each other, the land, and all beings everywhere without exception.

Awakening from the delusion of separation through practice and inquiry, we will explore belonging, connection and nature to reveal what supports us in coming home to our hearts, coming home to interdependence. Grounded in foundational Dharma teachings, we will offer traditional sitting and walking instruction as well as daily opportunities to practice in wild nature together. This is a silent retreat but we will also engage in inquiry and sharing through structured, guided relational practice as part of the context of the retreat.

*Please note, the make up of this retreat will be a maximum of 45% white people.

APPLICATION PROCESS: The retreat has an application process to ensure a mix of BIPOC- and white-identified persons. There are still BIPOC identified spaces available – please apply for a possible space on retreat. Please note we have filled all available spaces for white-identified persons. White identified people may still apply and will be added to the waitlist. We will continue to review applications and send invitations to register as spaces become available. For those who are invited to attend, we will email you a registration link to sign up for the retreat.  If you are in need of financial assistance to attend, you will complete a scholarship application once you have been accepted AND completed your registration.

COVID Safety Measures: Please review our current COVID Safety Measures, which are subject to change. We are creating this web page in January and retreats will not begin until late May. We very much understand how much things can change between now and the start of our retreat season.  Our Medical Committee is actively and regularly updating our protocols.