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Nourishing Ourselves with Presence, Caring and Truth
A one day online retreat with Arinna Weisman
Saturday March 7th, 2026, 10am to 4pm
When messages of lies, harm and greed permeate our being and we become disheartened, then it is time (again and again) to come together and return to ourselves. We listen into the amazing capacity of the diaphragm, lungs, ligaments and more, moving in cycles of breath and heartbeat. We return, begin anew and clear away what is extraneous to our well-being. Together we strengthen our presence and non-distraction.
We offer ourselves the opportunity to reconnect with our inner life whether it is topsy turvy, joyous, difficult or pleasant, we come away refreshed, comforted and nourished for the journey we are on.
To register for the one day retreat, please sign up here: retreat registration
Reconnecting with Your Inner Life in Nature & Community
A long weekend, in-person retreat with Arinna Weisman
April 16-19, 2026, The Mariposa Institute, Ukiah, CA
The beauty of nature can awaken our perception to know our what is beautiful about ourselves. This retreat is dedicated to cultivating what is healing inside of us with the inspiration of nature and the teachings of the Dharma.
We might also wonder how we can do this when the dominant culture reflects such depths of uncaring and harming. It is possible from the field of our inner connection to become aware of the habitual energies that are part of this culture, to recognize them and let them go. Our awareness and the beautiful qualities become the field of deepening and liberation.
This retreat will be held in silence with opportunities to share as a whole community and in small group interviews. Dharma reflections will be offered morning and evening and there will be guided meditations.
To register, sign up here: retreat registration
Discovering a Ground of Strength, Love, and Clarity
A 5-day hybrid retreat with Arinna Weisman & Ian Challis, assisted by Calvin Burnap and Dov Baum
May 8-13, 2026, Camp Samish, Bow Edison, Washington and online
We are also living with the questions of how we cope with, and find refuge from, the unrelenting forces of greed, hatred, and delusion that threaten our well-being, fracture our communities, and harm the most vulnerable?
What does it mean to travel a spiritual path at this moment? How can we touch into our undivided beingness without turning away from the realities of pain, loss, and injustice? How can we be tender and connected, without being consumed by despair?
We can remember to call in our ancestors and movement leaders who have shown us paths of liberation. We also call in the liberating practices offered by the Buddha over 2,600 years ago, carried to us today by generations of people like us who saw for themselves the power of this wisdom and caring.
To register, sign up here: retreat registration
Past Retreats
Many of Arinna’s teachings given during retreats are available via podcast or YouTube. To view recently completed retreats, click below.
Past Retreats
2026 New Year’s: Mindfulness and Metta Retreat
This is a past retreat
with Arinna Weisman and Melissa Coats
For women, trans and gender non-conforming people
Dec 27 – Jan 1st, 2026, Colfax, CA
This retreat is an opportunity for strengthening our capacity to hold ourselves and others with loving-kindness, and deepening our awareness and understanding of this brief and precious life. We will come together in practice, cultivating wholesome states, and diminishing the greed, hatred and delusion within ourselves, just as we wish to see those forces diminish in the world. We will be co-creating an alternative way of living/practicing together to the dominant culture of harming being expressed.
