Mindfulness: Our Strength and Confidence in Difficult Times

DUE TO AN EXTREMELY LONG WAITLIST, THIS RETREAT IS NOW CLOSED FOR REGISTRATION. We are living in exceedingly difficult times filled with a lot of uncertainty and worry.  This uncertainty and worry can bring with it a whole host of unpleasantness.  The more we worry...

Finding Shelter when the Winds Blow

The Buddha spoke of the Eight Worldly Winds, a framework we can use to reflect on our experience. These winds show up in our daily life and can blow us off-center, causing stress and unhappiness: Gain and Loss, Praise and Blame, Pleasure and Pain, Fame and Disrepute....
Releasing and Greeting the New Year with Dhamma

Releasing and Greeting the New Year with Dhamma

This retreat will observe the annual passage from old year into new within the peace and beauty of Cloud Mountain, a safe refuge, while much of society indulges unhealthy tendencies of excess and stimulation. Dhamma teachings will encourage cultivating mindfulness...