PROGRAMS

This 5-week program focuses on cultivating mindful awareness of thoughts and emotions, a vital skill for transforming the mind and reducing identification with mental content. Drawing on teachings from Thich Nhat Hanh and the Buddhist tradition, participants will explore how to observe and work with the mental processes shaping their experiences. Through Dharma talks, Q&A sessions, guided meditations, written instructions, bi-weekly check-ins, and a Day of Mindfulness, this immersive program offers practical tools to transform habitual patterns and deepen mindfulness, supporting healing, transformation, and liberation on the Buddhist path. (Prerequisite: Grounding and Nourishing the Mind | 5-Week Immersion)

In this two-day retreat, participants will explore mindfulness and meditation practices to ground and nourish the body and mind. Through guided instruction, seated and walking meditation, deep relaxation, and various mindfulness exercises, attendees will settle into the present moment, and cultivate presence, peace, and awareness. Emphasis is placed on disconnecting from distractions, including digital devices, in a mostly silent environment. Participants will learn to nourish their well-being, develop inner calm, and appreciate the simple joy of being alive.

This intensive explores the Buddha’s teachings on the Four Nutriments as a guide for intentional living. Participants will learn how mindful consumption of edible food, sensory input, volition, and consciousness shapes physical and mental wellbeing. Through study, reflection, and practice, we will bring awareness to our daily choices and habit energies, cultivating actions that align with our deepest values. By focusing on wholesome consumption, we can reduce harm, nurture happiness, and live with greater harmony and purpose—benefiting both ourselves and others.

Join us for a 10-week intensive exploring the Buddhist teachings on the Four Immeasurables: loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. Through meditation, study, and mindfulness practice, we will cultivate an open and compassionate heart, fostering genuine care for ourselves and others. These “divine abodes” guide us to live with connection, kindness, and a desire to alleviate suffering, while rejoicing in the happiness of all beings. Participants will learn to integrate these qualities into daily life—deepening relationships, enhancing wellbeing, and uncovering the natural wisdom and warmth of the heart.

This eight-week Intensive invites participants to explore and develop altruistic intention—acting selflessly for the well-being of others without seeking recognition or reward. Through reflection and practice, we will examine relationships and areas of life where we can set intentions for selfless action, speech, and thought. By observing and transforming self-based preferences, aversions, and obstacles, we can move away from egocentric habits toward genuine care and concern for others. Open to all practitioners, this program supports the journey toward purifying the heart and mind, fostering spiritual maturity, and deepening our capacity for true selflessness and lasting inner satisfaction.

This 12-week Intensive focuses on understanding and transforming deep-seated emotional afflictions to cultivate greater ease and well-being in life and relationships. Through Dharma talks, readings, guided explorations and bi-weekly group mentoring participants will learn to stabilize their minds and work with strong emotions like anger, fear, and sadness. By holding these feelings in mindful awareness, we can explore their origins, recognize harmful patterns, and uncover their impermanent nature. This journey of healing and transformation offers concrete practices to free ourselves from reactivity, release emotional wounds, and experience daily life with greater equanimity, clarity, and inner peace.

This 10-week Intensive uses Dharma teachings and mindfulness practices to guide participants on a journey of healing and transforming the inner child. Through Dharma talks, readings, guided explorations and bi-weekly group mentoring, participants will cultivate self-awareness, compassion, and tools for working with emotional wounds. Drawing on Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, the program offers practical skills for nurturing the inner child, dissolving limiting narratives, and creating space for joy and connection. Suitable for all levels of practice, this intensive provides a structured, supportive environment for deep personal growth and living with greater authenticity and ease.

Join our transformative eight-week MBSR program, designed to help individuals cultivate lifelong skills for managing stress and enhancing well-being. Developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., MBSR combines teachings and practices to foster resilience, balance, and emotional clarity. Through guided mindfulness techniques, present-moment awareness, and compassionate exploration of thoughts and emotions, participants learn practical tools to navigate life’s challenges. Rooted in scientific research and accessible to all, this program provides a supportive, nonsectarian environment for personal growth and stress reduction. Whether new to mindfulness or deepening your practice, discover the transformative power of mindfulness for a healthier, more balanced life.

This three-day retreat offers an opportunity to deeply explore and transform fear, anxiety, and worry through Buddhist teachings and practices. Participants will reflect on the habit energies that drive fear-based responses and learn to address their causes with mindfulness, calming, and insight. Through Dharma talks, guided meditations, experiential exercises, and group dialogues, we will cultivate personal courage and emotional maturity. By embracing impermanence and letting go of resistance, we can transform fear into a deeper appreciation of life’s wonders, freeing ourselves to live with greater ease, resilience, and well-being.

This weekend retreat explores the inner critic—its origins, influence, and how it limits our sense of self. Participants will learn to recognize the inner critic’s patterns, understand its original protective intentions, and reparent the criticized inner child with kindness and wisdom. Through meditation, mindfulness, Dharma talks, experiential practices, and group discussion, we will cultivate a discerning and compassionate mind, transforming the inner critic’s role into one of support. Drawing from Buddhist psychology and modern therapeutic insights, this retreat offers practical tools to heal, reduce self-doubt, and nurture a more spacious, peaceful, and empowered way of being.

This retreat explores the Perfection of Patience as taught in the Buddhist path—an essential practice for transforming the mind and achieving true happiness. Patience, grounded in understanding causes and conditions, serves as a powerful antidote to anger, anxiety, frustration, and related afflictions. Under the Retreat Teacher’s guidance, participants will gain a deep understanding of patience and learn practical methods to cultivate acceptance, equanimity, and inner calm. Through this practice, we create the conditions for understanding and balance to flourish, enabling a profound acceptance of ‘what is’ and supporting greater harmony in our lives.

This workshop explores the nature of anger—from irritation and resentment to rage—and its destructive impact on our lives. Through the wisdom of Buddhist psychology and the practices of mindfulness, understanding, and patience, participants will learn to transform anger and cultivate joy. Topics include identifying the causes of anger, understanding its effects, and discovering whether anger can ever be useful. With compassionate self-reflection and practical tools, we will explore ways to loosen the knots of anger, uproot harmful patterns, and develop a calmer, more joyful mind. This workshop offers a supportive space for healing and transformation.

This workshop explores the transformative practice of Radical Acceptance, as taught by Tara Brach, to heal feelings of fear, anger, shame, and sadness. Many of us carry beliefs of inadequacy or unworthiness, often rooted in childhood, that cause ongoing suffering and unwholesome behaviors. Through recognition and compassion, Radical Acceptance helps us embrace and heal these wounded parts of ourselves. Join us for a day of Buddhist teachings, personal stories, guided meditations, and deep sharing. Learn to move beyond resistance and resignation to cultivate true healing and self-compassion.

This workshop explores the essential elements of aspiration, vows, and intention as guides for living an authentic, purposeful life. Aspirations reflect our deepest heart-felt wishes, while vows and intentions channel that energy with commitment and determination. Together, they provide direction, strengthen resolve during challenges, and align our choices with our core values. Through reflection and practice, participants will clarify these elements and learn to integrate them into daily life. Join us for this annual community workshop to deepen your spiritual path and cultivate a life of integrity, wisdom, and goodness.

This 10-week intensive, based on Thich Nhat Hanh’s 14 Mindfulness Trainings, offers guidance for integrating mindfulness and wisdom into everyday life. Designed for committed practitioners, participants will explore how to live deeply and skillfully in relationships, work, and society. With readings, daily life practices, bi-weekly group mentoring, and Dharma talks via Zoom, the program provides tools to cultivate an engaged, mindful life. Participants will receive support to reconnect with their innate capacity for ease and presence, benefiting both themselves and others as they navigate life’s challenges with greater understanding and intention.

This workshop explores how relationships—whether intimate, familial, or societal—can serve as a direct path for spiritual growth, healing, and transformation. Rather than obstacles, relationships offer opportunities to cultivate love, emotional maturity, and wholesome mind states. Participants will learn to: develop nurturing connections, view conflicts as opportunities for growth, heal emotional wounds that trigger reactivity, and integrate values and mindfulness practices that foster connection. Through Buddhist teachings, mindfulness, meditation, and practical tools, workshop leaders will guide participants toward creating relationships that enliven, transform, and reflect their deepest aspirations for love and connection.