A Peaceful Mind and Heart

Meditative Awareness Retreats and Programs

Meditative Awareness Retreats and Programs Meditative Awareness Retreats and Programs Meditative Awareness Retreats and Programs

Our essential aim is to encounter the silent awareness that brings us inner peace and happiness.

The Heart of Stillness: Intimacy with All Things

April 26, 2026 with the Santa Barbara Zen Center

"Let your heart go out and abide in things.

Let things return and abide in your heart."

— Dōgen

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the sacred feminine in a fractured world

Save the date - September 24, 2026

A retreat with the Contemplative Society.

The mystery of the Sacred Feminine dwells deep in the hearts of both women and men. She quietly invites us to give birth to the inner transformation that dissolves the illusion of separateness from each other and from nature.

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When you are a light to yourself, you are a light to the world.

J. Krishnamurti

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