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

During these times of ecological crisis, we must set aside time for ourselves and for our community to connect outdoors. Led by Anne & Kate, women identifying participants are welcome to participate in this silent Vipassana meditation & yoga retreat rooted in nature. Spend much of each day outdoors, practicing meditation & gentle guided yoga (trauma sensitive and accessible for all bodies). This retreat is also dana (AKA donation) based so our fees are only set to cover the cost of vegetarian meals and lodging (indoor & glamping tent options).

Anne Cushman 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.

Kate Munding is a Founding Mother and guiding teacher of Assaya Sangha, a women’s insight meditation community. To name a couple centers, she teaches residential retreats at Spirit Rock and Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center. Fostering spiritual community and creating space for women to dive deep into their Dharma practice is a great passion of hers.

Off-Grid Retreats is a nonprofit headquartered in San Francisco with the mission of connecting people to nature through a contemplative lens. We support certified teachers to bring their offerings outside so more people can access guided mindfulness / meditation / movement / etc in nature. We offer scholarships and providing sliding scale tickets to our retreats. We also coordinate a nature practice fellowship, rentals and overnights for other nonprofits.

For more info, please go to offgridretreats.org/events/may2026grounded