Synthesis For a Changing World: A Summit & Festival of Synthesis

In-Person

This event is convened by the Association for the Advancement of Psychosynthesis. Recognizing the limitations of anthropocentric notions of separation, Synthesis for a Changing World invites us to move beyond the familiar patterns and silos of our thinking, training and disciplines.

Wholehearted Sesshin: Summer Silent Retreat 2025

In-Person

Join us for an eight-day intensive silent retreat focusing on rediscovering our values and living life to the fullest, with the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Building Resilience for Communities

In-Person

Join an upcoming, experiential workshop designed for those on the front lines of climate adaptation, community regeneration, conservation, and regional response and recovery efforts in the Hudson Valley. Participants will deepen their personal and collective capacities for resilience, drawing from science and the skills and wisdom cultivated through contemplative practices.

New York Zen Center Contemplative Care Retreat 2025

In-Person

This retreat will offer a time of community exploration, grounded in the practice of the Six Paramitas (sometimes referred to as the Six Perfections). As we dive into the teachings of generosity, ethical conduct, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom, we uncover their relevance in our relationships with both ourselves and others.

Becoming Bodhisattvas – Confidence and Lineage

In-Person

Many of us are longing for an in-depth, in-person meditation retreat. This is a great opportunity to do so. Like last year, this retreat will focus on practices and teachings related to the path of the Bodhisattva, a body of teachings all about a compassionate and wise way of being in world in turmoil. This year we will focus on the theme of Confidence with teacher Ethan Nichtern. 

Seven-Day Retreat at Garrison Institute with Rupert Spira

In-Person

Please join us for this Seven Day retreat with Teacher Rupert Spira. Each day will feature a guided meditation in which we rest in being, as well as a dialogue where we will discuss the non-dual understanding.

Effortless Mindfulness Facilitator Training with Loch Kelly

In-Person

Effortless Mindfulness Level 3 Students Residential In Person Retreat Registration   Welcome! You are here on this site because you have completed registration for the EM Level 3 program, and are now ready to complete registration for the residential retreat at Garrison Institute as part of EM3.   REGISTRATION Please register here, in order to secure your spot on this in-person residential retreat with Loch Kelly. Note that the retreat fees are an additional cost. It covers room, meals and the use of the facility. Teacher fees are included in your EM3 registration.   PLEASE NOTE This registration covers the in-person attendance only. If you intend to attend the retreat virtually, then please disregard this form. Please do not share this link with anyone else, as it is only for EM3 registrants. For additional information about being on retreat at the Garrison Institute please visit us here and here.    TEACHER   Loch Kelly M.Div, LCSW is the creator of the meditation app, Mindful Glimpses, an award-winning author, psychotherapist, and nondual meditation teacher, Loch is the founder of the nonprofit Effortless Mindfulness Institute. Loch has master’s degrees from both Columbia University and Union Theological, where he was awarded a traveling fellowship […]

Refuge in the Ark: A Jewish Mindfulness Retreat

In-Person

Join us for a Jewish mindfulness meditation retreat led by IJS faculty and other experienced, beloved instructors. Over five days, we will focus on deepening our practice through silent meditation enhanced with Jewish teachings.