Retreats


Self-Directed Retreats

Flexible Dates
Heartwood Refuge
Make time for yourself and your practice in a supportive and peaceful contemplative environment. Entering into a self-directed retreat allows you to design a program that best meets your needs and schedule. This could be an intensive silent meditation retreat, or it could be a more gentle meditation […]

The Pilgrimage of Life

with Venerable Bhikkhuni Soma

April 26 - May 4, 2024
The Heartwood Dharma Hall
Friday, April 26, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Saturday, April 27, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Saturday, May 4, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm We are born, we grow old, we have illness and we die. How we experience this journey determines our extent of suffering or joy. During this retreat we will travel like pilgrims, considering the 4 seasons, the edges of joys and sorrows, loss and gain, growth and change in our exploration of the years… be they few or many. We will experience the mileposts we’ve encountered and allow for opportunities to re-visit, let go and move…