This retreat has filled. Please submit an application if you are interested in being on the wait list.
Please Note: All scholarship funds have been allocated for this retreat.

Date: Monday, June 25, 9:30am – Wednesday, June 27, 3:00pm
Cost: Sliding Scale $660 – $300, plus a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 369R18.

Retreat Description:
This retreat is suitable for both beginners as well as practitioners who would enjoy a refresher overview of the Eightfold Path and the Metta Sutta (Instructions on Impartial Kindness). Periods of didactic (interactive) instruction in a variety of concentration and mindfulness strategies will alternate with periods of silence to allow for contemplative practice. The relationship of ‘techniques of practice’ to the ‘goal of practice’ will be highlighted so that commitment to practice is strengthened. This short retreat will be presented as ongoing practice in order to emphasize that all of life is practice. Mindful movement, suitable for all, will be integrated into the group practice. This three-day “mini” residential retreat will start in the morning on the first day (9:30am) and end mid-afternoon (3:00pm) on the third day.

Cost: Sliding Scale $40 – 100. Code JN1D18.

This LGBTQI Community retreat will be spent cultivating love and loving-kindness (Metta). The practice of loving-kindness was taught by the Buddha to cultivate the natural beautiful qualities of an open and loving heart. The practice begins with ourselves and expands outward for all beings. The cultivation of loving kindness supports a caring and balanced heart that is able to open to all the joys and difficulties of life.

In this day together, there will be instructions and teachings to develop this practice and to work with the challenges that may block the full expression of the heart.

Young Adults (18-26) and Seniors (65+ with limited income) are invited to attend this day for $45.

We are very sorry, this retreat has SOLD OUT. Please submit an application if you are interested in being on the wait list. We do have cancellations, so the longer you’re able to wait, the better your chances of getting in.

Date: Wednesday, July 11, 3:00pm – Friday, July 20, 11:30am
Cost: Sliding Scale $2550 – $1160, plus a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 374R18.

Retreat Description:
Metta is the Pali term for friendship, goodwill or loving-kindness. In this retreat we will develop metta as a meditation practice, which cultivates our natural capacity for an open and loving heart towards ourselves and all other beings. We will also develop the practices of compassion, joy and equanimity. Metta practice leads to greater acceptance of ourselves and others, revealing our fundamental connectedness to all life. The schedule will include regular periods of mindful movement, as we find this is a helpful complement to the loving-kindness meditation.