Special Offer: If you buy Passage Meditation together with Timeless Wisdom, we will send you a coupon with your books for a 10% reduction on the fee for the one-day introductory retreat entitled “Strength in Life’s Storms,” anywhere in the US. You can use the coupon for yourself or for someone else, and it is valid throughout 2008.

An ideal introduction to passage meditation and an effective refresher if you already meditate using this method.

Find your purpose in life

Workshops led by experienced Blue Mountain Center meditators will help you deepen your practice of Easwaran’s program and rediscover the gifts you have to give to life.

“I found great wisdom passed on in a very loving way. The warmth and love that was spread ‘from the leadership’ down was infectious.”

Be more effective and less stressed

Find out what a difference a weekend or day can make. The retreat will give you a taste of the peaceful, unhurried pace you can cultivate in your life with this method of meditation.

“The best compliment to the retreat’s powerful impact was that on Monday two co-workers who were unaware of how I spent my weekend commented on how revitalized I looked and behaved!”

Balance the demands of career, family, and inner life

Take time out from your busy schedule to reestablish clarity. Put your most cherished values back into the center of your life.

“I returned home on Sunday evening feeling completely refreshed, relaxed, focused, and so much more alive."

“Meditation has made me a better parent.”

Shed unwanted habits

In videotaped talks by Easwaran you will find a wise and friendly guide pointing the way to freedom. Leave behind unwanted habits and establish new patterns that will help you give your best to life.

“Easwaran’s videos make me feel it’s possible to change when I’ve almost given up.”

“I’m excited to feel that I have been given a key to developing a more regular meditation practice, and reaping the benefits of that.”

One-Day Regional Retreat

9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
$125 includes lunch only

Our one-day retreat program on Saturday is an ideal introduction to the practice of meditation, and an effective refresher if you already meditate. It includes all the day’s workshops, two periods of meditation, and a tasty vegetarian lunch.

Weekend Regional Retreat

Friday 4:00 p.m. to Sunday 2:00 p.m.
$350 includes all meals and lodging
$250 commuter rate includes all meals and no lodging

Beginner and Intermediate workshop sections
No Prerequisites

Spend the whole weekend in the company of like-minded people in a peaceful, spiritual environment to give a boost to benefit your practice long after the retreat has concluded. Additional sessions on Friday and Sunday give you more insights into how this method of meditation can enrich your life.

Beginner weekend: If you're new to meditation, our weekend introductory sections will get you off to a flying start. You will benefit from the experience of longtime meditators – instructors and fellow retreatants alike – who are eager to share their strategies for incorporating a daily meditation practice into a busy lifestyle. Read about the curriculum and see a video excerpt.

Intermediate-level: A separate workshop set within the weekend gives guidance and inspiration for the challenges to conquer dry spells and unifying desires to go deeper in meditation and achieve spiritual goals. Read about the curriculum and see a video excerpt.

Retreat centers are chosen for their serene beauty and accessibility.

Retreats include videotaped talks by Eknath Easwaran, presentations, questions and answer sessions, and vegetarian meals.