All retreats at Deer Park Monastery include the basic practices of sitting meditation and chanting, walking meditation, eating in mindfulness, group discussions, touching the Earth, total relaxation, and working meditation. Depending on the retreat, extra activities may include private consultations, mountain hiking, bon-fire, and song & skit performances. Retreats are for beginners and experienced practitioners of meditation. Please register at least one week in advance...

2008 Retreat & Activity Schedule (with links to register for upcoming retreats)
We hope this complete year schedule can help our friends plan their time to join the monastery for deepening their practice. Additional events will be added with further planning and requests. Call the registration office if you have any questions. Please note the days that we do not receive guests or host Days of Mindfulness. Thank you and we hope to see you up here in the Hidden Mountain of Deer Park.

Teen Camp, June 18 - 22, 2008

Family Retreat, July 2 - 6, 2008

*Arrange for ride sharing with others to West Coast Retreats and Events

Healing Self, Healing Earth
An Exploration into our Five Skandhas
5-Day Retreat at the YMCA of the Rockies, CO
August 20-24 (revised dates)

Join the monks and nuns of Deer Park and Blue Cliff Monasteries for a mindfulness retreat in the majestic natural setting of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. We will practice coming back to ourselves, to nourish our relationships and welcome joy, love and peace into our daily lives as a means and ends to healing the planet. We will study the Buddhist teaching on the Five Skandhas, namely: body, feelings, perceptions, mental formations, and consciousness, as they relate to our freedom and happiness, as they relate to our work of protecting the Earth. Practices of healing – mindful breathing, mindful walking, silent meals, total relaxation, touching the earth – will also be shared.

To register for this retreat, please download registration form in Word or PDF.

Our Ancestors, Our Breath
Cultivating Spiritual Power for our Healing and Happiness
Annual Mindfulness Retreat for People of Color
Oct 22 – 26, 2008
at Blue Cliff Monastery in Pine Bush, NY

Dear Friends, Please help us spread the word about this retreat!  You can help by printing out and posting this flyer in your local neighborhood, at gathering places and crossroads of community and friends.  Thank you.

Spread the word! Download POC flyer in Word or PDF.