Events

With Deborah Ratner-Helzer and Devin Berry Resting in Stillness, Opening the Heart In a culture shaped by pressure and hurry, stillness becomes a radical act. On this seven-night silent retreat […]

With Hugh Byrne, Luisa Montero-Diaz and Rebecca Hines In this retreat, we invite ourselves to come home to the totality of our experience, opening fully to life as a wise […]

With Stan Eisenstein Weekend Silent Retreat: Deepening Into the Mystery This is a hybrid retreat meeting in person at Seven Oaks and online via Zoom. The deadline for in-person registration […]

With Marjolein Janssen and Kim Allen This retreat focuses on cultivating insight and the awakening of the heart. Inspired by a traditional Buddhist teaching that compares the mind to a […]

Ofosu Jones-Quartey, Ashleigh Enriquez and Jen Jordan Share quality family time together in a supportive community at the beautiful Seven Oaks Retreat Center. The retreat programming is for parents, grandparents, […]

With Leslie Booker and Rashid Hughes Leaning into the heart practices is a radical act of defiance in the face of separation and violence. Fear is rampant – leading to […]

Hip-Hop Soundbath: Mindfulness, Music, Connection Join meditation teacher, author, and hip-hop artist Ofosu Jones-Quartey (Born I) for Hip-Hop Soundbath: Mindfulness, Music, Connection — a one-of-a-kind retreat weaving together guided meditation, […]

With Kristin Barker and Dechen Ellen McSweeney In a world marked by war, fracturing politics, Earth under siege, and our pervasive yet largely unnamed loneliness, we can feel adrift, separated […]

We’ve heard your feedback! This retreat is designed for sangha-building, and includes both formal and informal/relational practices grounded in Buddhist teachings. We’ll spend the weekend together practicing meditation, listening to […]

With Sharon Shelton, Trisha Stotler and Alison Cohen Offered by the MMTCP Alumni Association for MMTCP graduates only.   The Buddha named spiritual friendship, kalyāṇamitta, as essential to the path. Not a nice extra, […]

Many of us long for a deeper intimacy with life, hoping for a life that will be more profound or more moving or simply different. Dhamma practice responds directly to this kind of dissatisfaction. By coming to sit and walk among a community of folks with similar aspirations, we are supported to develop balance and stability, enabling us to be with all of the fullness of a human life.