The Heart of Mindfulness: A Silent Meditation Retreat
June 9 – 16, 2023
Drala Mountain Center
With Janet Solyntjes and Gaylon Ferguson
The Heart of Mindfulness Retreat is a 7-day silent meditation retreat that emphasizes the deep understanding and practice of mindfulness in its most universal expression while respecting and acknowledging its contemplative and spiritual roots.
This week-long silent retreat includes mindfulness meditation practice and instructions, talks by senior teachers, gentle yoga, and contemplative practices.
The retreat is open to all meditators who are looking for an enriching silent retreat experience. It is suitable for mindfulness teachers or aspiring teachers and fulfills the retreat prerequisite for attending many teacher training programs.
For more details and to register: Heart of Mindfulness
Mindful Living: Teachings and Practices from Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
August 24–27, 2023
Drala Mountain Center
Inspired by the teachings of Jon Kabat-Zinn, this 3-day retreat offers both an introduction and a deepening experience of mindfulness, for being more fully present to our lives. Various tools for engaging the demands of our lives and for supporting inquiry into fundamental health and wholeness will be drawn from MBSR — the most universal expression of mindfulness.
Through embodied practices of stillness and movement — including sitting meditation, mindful yoga, mindful eating, and awareness in nature — the ongoing practice of being present to life will be further supported by periods of silence.
For more information and to register: Mindful Living
Do Nothing: Learning to Live Your Life with Genuine Care
October 8–12, 2023
Drala Mountain Center
with Rob Dube and Janet Solyntjes
The Leading with Genuine Care Leadership Retreat (formerly the donothing Leadership Retreat) offers business leaders, entrepreneurs, and those seeking a more mindful life with the most rewarding challenge they may ever take — a leadership-focused mindfulness and meditation retreat.
Discover why meditation and mindfulness practices can positively impact your life. After slowing down, unplugging and looking within, you’ll grasp why presence and awareness is the greatest gift we can offer ourselves and others.
To find out more and to register: Leadership Retreat
Heart of Mindfulness: 7-day Silent Retreat
December 1 – 8, 2023
Drala Mountain Center
With Janet Solyntjes and Gaylon Ferguson
The Heart of Mindfulness Retreat is a 7-day silent meditation retreat that emphasizes the deep understanding and practice of mindfulness in its most universal expression while respecting and acknowledging its contemplative and spiritual roots.
This week-long silent retreat includes mindfulness meditation practice and instructions, talks by senior teachers, gentle yoga, and contemplative practices.
The retreat is open to all meditators who are looking for an enriching silent retreat experience. It is suitable for mindfulness teachers or aspiring teachers and fulfills the retreat prerequisite for attending many teacher training programs.
For more information and to register: Heart of Mindfulness