meditation retreats

Join Wildmind in the 2013 Urban Retreat

You are invited to join an urban retreat we will be hosting from Saturday 9th to Saturday 16th November. The…

November 5, 2013

Join the Urban Retreat, Nov 9–16

An "urban retreat" is a week of online talks, teachings, led meditations, and other resources, all designed to help you…

October 29, 2013

From self-judgment to compassion

We were three days into a weeklong meditation retreat when one of my students, Daniel, came in to see me…

September 19, 2013

Exploring Self Compassion: A retreat in Washington, Sep 26–29, 2013

I'm leading a retreat September 26th to September 29th at Camp Delaney, Sun Lakes State Park, Washington, on the theme…

September 9, 2013

Exploring Self Compassion: A retreat in Washington, Sep 26–29, 2013

I'm leading a retreat September 26th to September 29th at Camp Delaney, Sun Lakes State Park, Washington, on the theme…

August 30, 2013

Vipassana meditation retreats: enjoy the silence

Lavanya Sankaran, The Guardian: There's this thing I do, every now and then. I will step away from the comforts…

June 9, 2013

Dear meditation diary: from doubtful to mindful

Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times: Day 1--My anxiety grows as I get to Larkspur, several hours into my drive to…

April 1, 2013

Mindfulness meditation: It may be essential, but, boy, it isn’t easy

Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times: On the third day of silence and meditation, I said just 14 words, all of…

March 29, 2013

Shut up, sit down: Reflections on a Jewish meditation retreat in Israel

Brian Blum, Haaretz: A weekend of meditation based on Hasidic mindfulness practices that were almost wiped out in the Holocaust…

January 7, 2013

The anxiety of the long-distance meditator

Jeff Warren, New York Times: “You want to cultivate the crackling intensity of the ninja,” Daniel Ingram told me. Ingram…

December 18, 2012