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may and September Retreats & Meditative inquiry

Sometimes  a retreat with a focus on stillness, inner peace and self-inquiry is exactly what we need. It gives us a break from our daily routines and a unique opportunity to explore inner questions, and rest the mind, body and spirit in quietude. So give yourself the gift of a few days of quietude, renewal and meditative inquiry at an ocean front retreat on 33 acres with walking trails and a private beach.

 

In May and September, retreats at the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada in Victoria, B.C., are scheduled.  May Retreat dates with Cynthia are no longer available, but another facilitator is available in May.  Dates that are available in September are from September 16 to September 29.  Rooms with private baths are available, as well as a large kitchen for your food  preparation.  Choose the dates you wish to be on retreat. 

Retreat & Study Programs in 2025

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More about May & September 2025 Retreats

Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada in Victoria, BC.

Waterfront Retreat on 33 acres with walking trails and private beach access.

Waterfront Retreat on 33 acres with walking trails and private beach access.

Private rooms with a private bath are available for 7-Day Retreat and Meditative Inquiry.  A central kitchen is available for cooking your own meals. This is a vegetarian facility. 

Waterfront Retreat on 33 acres with walking trails and private beach access.

Waterfront Retreat on 33 acres with walking trails and private beach access.

Waterfront Retreat on 33 acres with walking trails and private beach access.

The Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada is a beautiful ocean front property located in Victoria, BC.  Victoria is reachable via its International airport, by driving a car or by ferry, depending on where you are traveling from. 

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A Peaceful Mind and Heart - Ongoing Online Meetings

Nurturing Inner Quietude

If you'd like to meet in the spirit of meditative self-inquiry and engage with the gentle grace of a deeper presence within yourself, these one-to-one meetings can be grounding and helpful. It's all about easing into a peaceful mind and heart, no matter what the outer circumstances happen to be.  Offered by donation. 

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Archived Programs & Retreats

Selected themes and content from 2020 -2025

The Power of your Presence in a Changing World-Feb 2, 2025

Who am I? Where am I going?

Compassion gives meaning to life.

Compassion gives meaning to life.

 The focus of this meditative inquiry is on connecting with inner peace, resilience and heart wisdom in our rapidly changing world, and understanding the conditioned factors that cause psychological and emotional suffering. 


Our individual and collective awareness of why and how the world is rapidly changing, along with our attention to the difficulties and possibilities that are before us, matters greatly to the whole.  In this sense, we can each contribute to the awakening and flourishing of a new way of living.


Compassion gives meaning to life.

Compassion gives meaning to life.

Compassion gives meaning to life.

Can we make a difference? Can we facilitate our own transformation and deepen our awareness of our interdependence with nature and with each other?  


The  gentle power of your still presence does make a difference. Your inner quietude matters, not only to you, but to your family, friends and to everyone you encounter. 


This Online Program concluded on Feb 2, 2025. 

Hosted by In the Now Media Foundation.


A Gathering of Light - December 7, 2024

Nurturing Inner Stillness

More than ever, it's important for us to be grounded in the light of inner stillness, despite the turbulence in our lives and the chaos in the world. It's not easy of course, but we'll explore this possibility together. 


Inner stillness is state of being in which the mind is silent and receptive. This quality of being is linked to the mystery of our own existence and to the beauty we see in the natural world. This online gathering explores the possibility of connecting more deeply to the mystery that surrounds us. Online, December 7, 11 AM Pacific. 

Hosted by In the Now Media Foundation.  Registration is full. This program has ended.

Spring and Fall 2024 - 7-Day Retreats and Study Programs

May and October, 2024 Two Retreats in beautiful Victoria, BC

May and October, 2024 Two Retreats in beautiful Victoria, BC

 Join me for a 7-Day Retreat and Study Program in May or in October. Choose your own dates for any week between May 2 to June 3, 2024, or from  October 9 to October 17, 2024   Your stay include one-to-one meetings and a weekly group meeting focused on meditative self-inquiry,  

Each room has a private bath. 


This program is hosted by the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada, a non-profit organization. 

May and October, 2024 Two Retreats in beautiful Victoria, BC

May and October, 2024 Two Retreats in beautiful Victoria, BC

May and October, 2024 Two Retreats in beautiful Victoria, BC

 Located on 32 acres of ocean front property, this beautiful, setting supports your journey into a quiet mind and the light of self-understanding.  There are several  forest hiking trails, lush gardens and a private beach to soothe mind and heart. You choose the dates of your retreat anytime between 

May 2 - June 3 or between October 9 to October 17, 2024 

This retreat is full.

The Art of Meditation 2024 Workshop

The Art of Meditation 2024 Workshop

The Art of Meditation 2024 Workshop

In a mutually supportive atmosphere of kindness and friendship, this workshop is an inquiry into the possibility of being a light to oneself.  Our emphasis is on the importance of looking inward to find out what it means to be “a light to oneself.” Central to this looking inward is the observation of the activities of the self without judging ourselves or others. 


 This online meditative workshop is open to anyone interested in discovering inner quietude.  All are welcome, whether or not you are familiar with Krishnamurti. Hosted by the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada.

2023 Choiceless Awareness

The Art of Meditation 2024 Workshop

The Art of Meditation 2024 Workshop

Silent or choiceless awareness is essential for a happy and fulfilling life. This monthly series is based on Krishnamurti’s insights into what he called “choiceless awareness."  


 Each monthly 90 minute gathering is a meditative exploration of the awareness that is not bound by time  ―  the awareness that frees us from the mind-made self. Interludes of quietude are included, as well as time for questions and discussion.  All are welcome. Hosted by the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada.


WHO AM I? Four Winds Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA.

WHO AM I? Four Winds Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA.

WHO AM I? Four Winds Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA.

 This program will explore the existential question: Who Am I?  It is the most fundamental of all questions  and central to understanding our purpose in life. Our exploration will include the views of Ramana Maharshi,  J. Krishnamurti 

and GI Gurdjieff. 


Hosted by the Four Winds Gallery, Santa Barbara 

Seating is limited.  

RENEWAL: A Weekend Retreat, Temecula, CA

WHO AM I? Four Winds Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA.

WHO AM I? Four Winds Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA.

 Spring is a time of renewal. Flowers bloom with vibrant color, birdsong fills the air, and all of nature is alive with new energy and beauty. But does this renewal happen within us? Are we renewing our energy, vitality, and creativity?   Join us in a supportive and quiet atmosphere where inner tranquility is lovingly welcomed like an old friend.    

Temecula Valley and Ojai

Awareness without the filter of thought.

Seeing with the inner perception that transcends the ordinary mind is not common for most of us, but neither is it the exclusive domain of the few.  The quality of our attention determines the quality of our seeing. 

In order to “see” with a direct perception, we need to get out of our own way. At the same time, when the mind is completely silent, no-one is there, just the seeing. 


Hosted by the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada.

The Peace of a Quiet Mind - Nov 4 -5

A quiet mind is a gift to yourself and to the world.  

When there is equilibrium in body, mind and heart, there is a sense of calm and unity. Life can be an adventure, always new and creative, despite the inevitable challenges we face.  Conflict and sorrow don't have to rule our existence. 

This weekend retreat is all about relaxation, quietude and a deep dive into your own inner being.


Hosted by In the Now Media Foundation (online)

The Power of Your Own Presence

Hearts of Fire - Women who Blazed a Wisdom Path

Hearts of Fire - Women who Blazed a Wisdom Path

Hearts of Fire - Women who Blazed a Wisdom Path

 Rābiʼa of Basra, Mary Magdalene and Yeshé Tsogyal. 


A 3-session workshop and one-day retreat over 4 days centered on three incredible women whose spiritual influence echoes through the time. Their voices are more important than ever. The workshop is followed by a One Day Retreat. 


Hosted by the Krotona Institute, Ojai, CA

The Sacred Feminine

Hearts of Fire - Women who Blazed a Wisdom Path

Hearts of Fire - Women who Blazed a Wisdom Path

 “Every living being comes from the Mother of us all.”  Lao Tzu  

 

 In art, music, poetry and spiritual literature, the Sacred Feminine is a transforming power that unites the mind with the compassion of the heart.  This goes beyond gender identity and beyond duality. Our retreat explores the integration of what we call "feminine and masculine energies" and how balancing them can create a more harmonious world. When one energy dominates the other, 

there is separation, conflict and suffering.

A 3-Day Retreat/Workshop in Ojai, CA

Krishnamurti on Beauty and Nature

Krishnamurti wrote with great sensitivity about the  beauty and wonders of nature. This program explores Krishnamurti’s profound kinship with nature, and what we can learn from his insights. 


Krotona Institute

Ojai CA.

The Ocean of Stillness - Silent Retreat

Inner silence is often imagined as an ocean; vast, deep, powerful and  unknown. When the mind is silent, life has exquisite beauty, balance 

and  equilibrium.  


In the ocean of silence, there are  no deadlines and no stress. 

To fully relax in a supportive environment is the aim of this weekend retreat. 


Weekend Retreat in Ojai, CA

and Temecula, CA

Loving the Earth Protecting Nature

Loving the Earth Protecting Nature

Join us for a tribute to the Earth. 


Join for an exploration of the beauty of Earth and its sacred places.


A loving response to the natural world contributes to our well-being, and bring us closes to wholeness 

and  peace.


At the Ojai Retreat

Ojai, CA

Is Inner Transformation limited by Time?

new year retreat - Opening to the Unknown

new year retreat - Opening to the Unknown

Time and the Timeless


As we know all too well, our lives are governed by time. We waste time, save time, lose time, resist time, and try to overcome time. What is your relationship with time?  

Is inner transformation limited by time?


At the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada,

Victoria, BC


new year retreat - Opening to the Unknown

new year retreat - Opening to the Unknown

new year retreat - Opening to the Unknown

The Art of of Deep Listening

Private Weekend Retreat - Temecula, CA


This retreat is an exploration into the art of deep listening and the understanding it brings to us about ourselves and our relationships. To truly listen, without the filter of thought, is an act of love.  When we listen with an open heart, conflict recedes and then something new can arise.


March, April May, June Monthly Sessions

March, April May, June Monthly Sessions

March, April May, June Monthly Sessions

The only revolution is the inner revolution that fundamentally changes a human being, and thus, the world. It is a radical transformation that frees us from the divisions that cause violence and damage the natural world.


Hosted by the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada.



EARTH DAY RETREAT

March, April May, June Monthly Sessions

March, April May, June Monthly Sessions

 This retreat is designed to help us recover and embrace our deep connection with the natural world. Our aim is to relax, de-stress and be in union with nature and with each other. Our day together includes walking mediation, meditative inquiry,  and body/mind relaxation.  


Hosted by the Krotona Institute, Ojai, CA

Monthly Sessions on Living & Dying

Silent Awareness - 4 Day Workshop

Silent Awareness - 4 Day Workshop

 A more harmonious and compassionate world is something we all long for, but what is required of us?  We know the answer intellectually — we need a radical inner transformation. But the intellect is not going to transform us. This monthly series explores the interior change that

 J. Krishnamurti called the "only revolution."  


Silent Awareness - 4 Day Workshop

Silent Awareness - 4 Day Workshop

Silent Awareness - 4 Day Workshop

"There is a silence which predates time. It was there before we were born and will be there when we die. The Buddha called it “empty space, the home of the awakened mind.” 


This series is based on the book 

Silent Awareness: The Revelation That Changes Everything

Hosted by the Krotona Institute, Ojai, CA

Beauty and the Sacred

Beauty and the Sacred

Beauty and the Sacred

When Krishnamurti spoke of beauty, he linked it to a heightened level of sensitivity, and to a quality of seeing that transcends the conditioned mind.  In our highly polarized world, can we have an authentic relationship with beauty? 


Hosted by the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada

A Peaceful Mind

Beauty and the Sacred

Beauty and the Sacred

A series of 4 monthly sessions exploring the inner freedom that arises when thought ends. Can the mind be quiet without effort? Is there freedom in not knowing?


Hosted by the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada

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