Grounded and Spacious, Earth and Sky: A Women’s Mindfulness Retreat in Nature

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Nourish your wild heart in this women’s mindfulness meditation retreat led by Anne Cushman. Unplug from your busy life and your digital devices and connect with the healing energy of the natural world and the intuitive wisdom of your own body.

Anne trains thousands of teachers in mindfulness meditation through guiding the MMTCP. She’s the author of numerous books and she founded the first multi-year Buddhist meditation training at Spirit Rock for yoga teachers. She mentors mindfulness practitioners and writers worldwide focusing on creativity, embodiment, connection with nature, and daily life practice.

We’ll spend much of each day outdoors at Whispertree, deepening into presence in spring meadows dotted with wildflowers, amidst forests of firs and oaks, in the company of hawks, hares, kestrels, bobcats, and other more-than-human friends.

Whispertree Retreat Center (formerly Bell Valley Retreat) is nestled between two ridges, makes up a sub-watershed of the Navarro River, offering expansive views of Anderson Valley. The 600-acre center includes six miles of pristine trails—some with ridge-top access, others winding through woods and alongside creeks and a swimming pond.

Women identifying practitioners from any and all backgrounds and meditation / yoga experience levels are welcome. And our retreat will be held in the container of Noble Silence to deepen our inner and outer listening.

Each day will include:

• Outdoor meditation instruction & silent practice - seated, walking, standing, and lying down
• Gentle guided yoga/movement meditation - trauma sensitive and accessible for all bodies
• Dharma reflections and group sharing
• Mindfulness guidance attuned to deepening our connection with the natural world
• Ample time to explore the beauty of the land according to your own rhythms

Our retreat fee just covers the basic costs of putting on the retreat: food, retreat center fee, administration costs, and other incidental expenses. It does not include compensation for Anne Cushman for teaching the retreat or for Off-Grid Retreats for organizing it. On the final retreat day, you will be invited to share dana (AKA to donate) to the Retreat Teacher and to Off-Grid Retreats. This tradition of ‘Dana,’ or mutual giving, has supported Buddhist cultures for 2500 years.

We offer the retreat fees on a sliding scale (based on the lodging you choose) to allow each participant to pay for what is most appropriate for themselves. There are a variety of lodging options to choose from at Whispertree Retreat Center. There are glamping spaces and rooms indoors. There are single accommodations and shared (up to 2 people per room/tent). We provide in depth descriptions on the exact accommodations on our registration webpage: ****EARLY BIRD 10 % DISCOUNT UNTIL NOV 15!****

Check in is at Whispertree on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM PST. And starting with dinner on April 2nd, we’ll be serving 3 delicious vegetarian meals / day. Our cook is able to cater to a wide array of dietary restrictions and allergies (including gluten and dairy intolerance).

Whispertree Retreat Center is dedicated to the Earth and to supporting today’s transformational change-makers. This center embraces an emerging movement of humans seeking to connect more deeply with themselves, each other and the more-than-human world in an effort to create a more reverent and regenerative future.

During this spring retreat, the weather and temperatures can vary. Please ensure to follow our packing list so you may enjoy this nature based retreat comfortably and safely, regardless of the weather.
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