Experiential Retreats

ONLINE – Yeshe Tsogyal: Encountering Vast Open Space as the Dakini

Dr. Holly Gayley and Carla Burns

December 31, 2024–January 4, 2025

Start the new year with a revitalizing retreat that explores the wisdom and blessings of the dakini who dances in open space! We spend much of our day trying to keep up, fit in, and get through the daily grind. How do we disrupt the cycle and outgrow the limited view of ourselves as isolated […]

The Do Nothing Peer Group

January 14–December 2, 2025

Based on requests from previous retreat attendees, we are putting together a peer group for Do Nothing attendees to deepen their practice before and after the retreat. Each meeting will be led by Janet Solyntjes and Rob Dube, the co-teachers at the retreat. The group will meet 10 out of 12 months in 2025 for […]

The Do Nothing Peer Group

January 14–December 2, 2025

Based on requests from previous retreat attendees, we are putting together a peer group for Do Nothing attendees to deepen their practice before and after the retreat. Each meeting will be led by Janet Solyntjes and Rob Dube, the co-teachers at the retreat. The group will meet 10 out of 12 months in 2025 for […]

ONLINE – Building a Mindfulness Practice: In Meditation and Daily Life

Matthew Sockolov

January 16–February 20, 2025

Discover the power of mindfulness in your life and build a daily practice. This course will make mindfulness accessible and approachable to anybody interested. Over the six weeks, we will explore mindfulness both in and out of meditation to bring mindfulness to life. Rooted in the Insight Meditation (vipassana) tradition, Matthew will offer practices and […]

ONLINE – Cultivating the Heart of The Bodhisattva Warrior During Turbulent Times

Joanne Martin Braun PhD

January 25, 2025

In a time of social and political upheaval it is important that we cultivate our clarity, mindfulness, and care in the ways we relate with ourselves and the larger world. In this workshop we will explore together what the Shambhala Buddhist teachings tell us about how we can develop our openness and strength in the […]

Freedom from Suffering: A Weekend of Healing through Unconditional Self-Love, Mindfulness Meditation & Qi Gong

Blake D. Bauer

January 31–February 2, 2025

Join international bestselling author Blake D. Bauer for a life-changing weekend that will help you to understand why suffering such as anxiety, depression, chronic self-doubt, addiction, illness, and relationship problems are logical cries from your body, soul, and subconscious mind asking you to finally value, accept, forgive, care for, and be true to yourself in the present. […]

ONLINE – Course 1: COMING TO YOUR SENSES! Exploring and Discovering Your Innate Wisdom and Intuitive Abilities

Rev. Dr. Heather Shea and Kim ("Kimla") Desrosiers

February 28–March 2, 2025

In Tibetan Buddhism, we are taught that – in addition to the five senses, there is a sixth sense. As the world is going through increasingly turbulent times, you may sense consciousness is accelerating. You may sense your psychic and intuitive capability being more fully activated in response to the energetic quantum shifts. This is […]

ONLINE – Course 1: Introduction to Energy Clearing

Eric Dowsett

March 13–16, 2025

Program Description: Discover your true nature which has remained buried beneath layers of conditioning. When we understand how and why the body reacts in certain ways we slowly become empowered to make fundamental changes. Through this program you will gain insights into the conditioned mind and methods to recognize what is happening; and therefore shift away from […]

Embracing the Invisible Forces: An Intro to Contemplative Psychology

Melissa Moore

March 14–16, 2025

This short weekend will center around the Mandala of the Five Buddha Families. Participants will explore and form relationships with the mandala’s energies through ritual and chanting. Although these energies are invisible, we are all familiar with and know about them already. This weekend is about befriending and exchanging with invisible energies directly and intentionally. […]

Deep Self Love: A Weekend for Being & Healing through Unconditional Presence, Self-Love, Qi Gong & Meditation

Blake D. Bauer

March 28–30, 2025

Join international bestselling author and wisdom teacher Blake D. Bauer in the Colorado mountains for a weekend of deep healing, meditation practice, and life-changing self-care. Discover why anxiety, overwhelm, depression, chronic self-doubt, addiction, illness, and relationship problems are logical cries from your body, soul, and subconscious mind asking you to build a healthier relationship to yourself […]

ONLINE – Course 2: COMING TO YOUR SENSES! At Work, At Home, In Relationships

Rev. Dr. Heather Shea and Kim ("Kimla") Desrosiers

April 11–13, 2025

In Tibetan Buddhism, we are taught that – in addition to the five senses, there is a sixth sense. As the world is going through increasingly turbulent times, you may sense consciousness is accelerating. You may sense your psychic and intuitive capability being more fully activated in response to the energetic quantum shifts.  This is […]

Course 3: COMING TO YOUR SENSES! In Nature

Rev. Dr. Heather Shea and Kim ("Kimla") Desrosiers

August 21–24, 2025

In Tibetan Buddhism, we are taught that – in addition to the five senses, there is a sixth sense. As the world is going through increasingly turbulent times, you may sense consciousness is accelerating. You may sense your psychic and intuitive capability being more fully activated in response to the energetic quantum shifts. This is […]

Do Nothing: Learning to Live Your Life with Genuine Care

Janet Solyntjes and Rob Dube

October 5–9, 2025

Co-sponsored with the Do Nothing Retreat The Do Nothing Retreat will be the most rewarding challenge you may ever take—an opportunity to slow down, unplug, and look within. You’ll begin to understand and embody why presence and awareness are the greatest gifts we can offer ourselves and others. You will discover or enhance meditation and […]