The Dharma of Difficult Emotions – CHANGED TO ZOOM RETREAT

Do you find yourself overwhelmed with difficult emotions at times? Do the challenges of the world create fear and worry? Afflictive emotions don’t have to be an impediment, they can be of great use on your spiritual journey. It is possible to use experiences of...

Supported self-retreat, lightly guided by Carole Melkonian

The format of this supported self-retreat offers a spacious, largely unstructured daily schedule to allow participants to guide their own practice. In order to help make this the most productive period of practice possible, each participant will meet with Carole early...

Metta Retreat

Metta (Loving-Kindness) Meditation is a complementary practice to Vipassana (Mindfulness) Meditation. It is a formal practice originally taught by the Buddha as an antidote to fear. When we practice Metta we awaken to our own intrinsic wholeness, peacefulness and...

Re-Imagining Retreat As We Re-Emerge From Covid Isolation

On September 15 our new vaccine requirement goes into effect. Please see details below, following the retreat description.   We don’t need to tell you how the pandemic has turned the familiar world upside down. Now, as we begin to emerge from some of the...