Join us for our annual 5 day/4 night Autumn Insight Meditation Retreat.

Drawing on the teachings of the Buddha, we’ll focus on cultivating the capacity to skillfully navigate our everyday lives with loving awareness born from the steady receptive mind, and the courageous wise heart. Settle into the serenity of the natural world as we explore what it means to inhabit our lives with a friendliness, compassion, joy and equanimity.

Our practices will include formal lovingkindness (metta) and mindfulness meditation, the gentle movement practice of qigong, small group practice discussions, time for personal relaxation, daily dharma talks, all within the peace of extensive periods of silence.

Depending on conditions, we’ll have the option of meeting outside at the expansive outdoor amphitheater or in the light-filled open barn for movement, meditation and dharma talks. There will be ample time for swimming in the pond, enjoying a hot tub, taking a hike, and space for relaxation and connection.

Everyone is welcome. This retreat is suitable for both beginning and seasoned practitioners. We hope you’ll join us!

Details & Registration: https://pacificmindfulness.com/awakening-heart-love-autumn-metta-retreat-everyone

In the presence of timeless dharma wisdom, a sangha to share the path, and your own awakened nature, you will lift yourself out of habit and touch the preciousness of life.  

This weekend offers you space to breathe deeply and recommit to all you hold dear.

When you come on a DharmaBridge LIVE retreat, you’ll experience a hand-picked selection of teachings and techniques from the lineages of Buddhism, Śaiva & Śakta Tantra, & modern psychology.  You’ll open up the dense structures of mind, shift perspective, and generate compassionate attitudes and actions.

Our practices will emphasize meditation and interactive (“antenna”) listening, but may also include writing inquiry, creativity, breath work, mantra, movement, and asana.

You’ll see how these transformative approaches can weave into daily life, keeping your awareness fresh and your heart clear as you move through a living world.  

For details & registration, email kellyblaser@gmail.com https://www.somapsychotherapy.com/dharmabridge

Yoga and Pilates Retreat with Amy DeLong-Martin
Nov 19-22, 2021

Join Amy DeLong-Martin to “Gather in Beauty” at the 3rd annual Pilates and Wellness Retreat at Bell Valley. In these gorgeous surroundings and comfortable accommodations, we will playfully stretch our body, mind and spirit while enjoying the collective camaraderie that inevitably ensues.  

Paul Bogle offers creative and inspirational activities as co-facilitator, complementing Amy’s masterful and engaging movement offerings.  Dinnertime caps off the days with delicious and healthy feasts for the senses, eating and sharing together in the historic Toll House.

This retreat includes two Pilates based movement classes per day, guided meditation, mindfulness classes, meals, and accommodations. Contact admpilates@gmail.com for more info or to register!