Summer 2024! In-Person Retreat, Paradise UT

There is ONE Spot currently open for this retreat. You may register via Venmo HERE

$110/$135/$165 registration options based on your financial situation.

Shining a Light on the Heart: Kindness, Concentration & Elements in Nature.

August 29th-September 1st 2024

Join Sam for another magical retreat in nature where we will explore “What is present when all aspects of ‘self’ fall away?” What remains? Do we discover the uncovering of the shining heart? We often find that with practice in nature, we are able to open to our own expansive nature and experience more than our ‘small self’ to discover what has always been present; unshakable friendliness & sincere compassion. When all else falls away, what or who is there? On this retreat, we will practice Metta (unshakable friendliness), awareness of breathing and elements practices while holding noble silence during retreat time, except for short periods for questions from students and optional 20-minute talking periods after dinners. There will also be short one-on-one times available with Samantha, for practice questions.

There will be safe and accessible yoga offered by Joe Hessenius E-RYT500.

This retreat is acceptable for everyone, from beginners to seasoned practitioners. We will enjoy delicious vegan and vegetarian food once again, lovingly prepared by Tracy Pace. Camping in your tent or the bunkhouses at A Touch of Paradise in Paradise, Utah. Please plan to arrive at the camp between 3 p.m. and 5pm on August 29th. The retreat will close on September 1st by 1 p.m. after our closing ceremony. Lunch will be served on closing day.

More details will come to you once you have completed registration. Space is limited to 30 students, please register early, as we were full last Summer. 

Please note: Pricing includes camping/bunkhouses and your delicious meals. Dana is not included as the teacher, yoga teacher, cook, and retreat manager. It is traditional to offer Dana (donation) at the close of the retreat for these people. 

Benefactor rates help cover those with scholarships, partial and full. Any leftover monies for your registration fee are donated to Buddhist monasteries or special Buddhist causes. Thank you for your interest, curiosity, and dedication to these practices of the awakened heart.