upcoming meditation retreats at Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center

Nature as Queer Kin: An LGBTQIA2s+ Ecodharma Retreat

Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center — Ward, CO

$660–1,080 · + dana · scholarships

Price includes food and lodging; scholarships available based on financial need; teacher support via voluntary dana.

Ecodharma / LGBTQIA2s+ · with Lauren Robin Tejeda, Mo Bankey, Sriya Bhattacharyya

for LGBTQIA+

Six-night silent retreat combining meditation with nature connection for LGBTQIA2s+ community members. Open-awareness practices, group and solo hiking, community discussion, and somatic work led by three queer therapist-practitioners.

verified Aug 1, 2026

Touching the Earth

Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center — Ward, CO

$660–1,080 · + dana

Includes food and lodging; teacher support by voluntary dana.

Insight Meditation / Vipassana · with Denise Ackert, Kate Siber, Liz Powell

Weeklong insight meditation retreat with silent group and solo sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks, and teacher meetings, set at 8,500 feet in the Rocky Mountains.

verified Aug 1, 2026

Intimacy With All Things: A Meditation Retreat for Experienced Meditators

Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center — Ward, CO

$660–1,080 · + dana

Includes food and lodging; plus voluntary teacher dana at retreat's end.

Cross-tradition (Insight / Tibetan / Contemplative) · with David Chernikoff

for experienced practitioners / has prereqs

Silent retreat for experienced practitioners exploring 'enlightenment as intimacy with all things' through alternating sitting/walking meditation in Noble Silence, dharma talks, and group discussion.

verified Aug 1, 2026

True Belonging: Deep Relationship with Self, Others, and Mother Earth

Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center — Ward, CO

$660–1,080 · + dana

Includes food and lodging; leader support is voluntary donation-based.

Buddhist / Indigenous Tribal wisdom · with Peter Williams, Manny Mansbach, Karen Waconda

Week-long retreat blending Tribal Nations wisdom with Buddhist insight meditation to deepen connection with self, others, and the natural world. Requires comfort hiking 1-3 miles daily.

verified Aug 1, 2026

What the Buddha Taught and Why it is Still Relevant Today

Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center — Ward, CO

$595–970 · + dana

Includes food and lodging; teacher support by voluntary dana. Early-bird pricing window has closed.

Theravada / Insight (IMCC) · with Barry Gillespie

Silent Theravada insight retreat grounded in the Satipatthana Sutta, with daily sitting and walking meditation, evening dharma talks, one-on-one teacher meetings, and optional yoga and hiking.

verified Aug 1, 2026

Fall into Being

Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center — Ward, CO

$295–485 · + dana · scholarships

Includes food and lodging. Early-bird rate of $260-$450 available through Aug 30, 2026; scholarships available for financial hardship; teacher support via voluntary dana.

Direct Path / Non-Dual · with Johann Robbins

Relaxed long-weekend retreat emphasizing Direct Path/Non-Dual silent meditation, nature walks, dharma talks, and simply 'being.' Mostly noble silence; mindfulness practitioners also welcome.

verified Aug 1, 2026