Intimacy with All Things - The Heart of Stillness

Sometimes it's necessary to take a break from our busy lives to rest in quietude in a natural setting; to give ourselves the gift of a quiet retreat that nurtures body, mind and spirit.

Your retreat can be 4 days or 7 days during the month of September. Choose your own dates, depending on the available rooms. Most rooms have a private bathroom.

This retreat is at the Krishnamurti Educational Centre of Canada, which is situated on a beautiful ocean front property located in beautiful Victoria, BC.  Victoria is reachable via its International airport, by car or by ferry, depending on where you are traveling from. The environment is quiet and serene. You'll have plenty of private quietude, along with individual and group meetings, depending on your choice.

 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.

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.

 Join me for a 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,  

Most rooms have a private bath. 

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

 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 

 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. 

3 Mornings.

Hosted by the Krotona Institute, Ojai, CA

 "We cannot live in a world that is not our own, in a world that is  interpreted for us by others. An interpreted world is not a home. Part  of the terror is to take back our own listening, to use our own voice,  to see our own light."    —Hildegard of Bingen

This weekend retreat is an opportunity to explore inner stillness and the art of listening to one's own inner wisdom; 

to rest your mind and body, and ease into an exploration of the inner landscape where silence speaks without words.

  A 3-Day Retreat in Ojai, CA

In a mutually supportive atmosphere of kindness and friendship, this online retreat 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 retreat 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.

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.

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.

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)

A Weekend Retreat 

 The beauty of a single flower can connect us to our own inner beauty. The rising sun calls to begin the day in the present moment, free of time and deadlines, stress and conflict.  

A weekend of renewal, relaxation and spiritual inquiry hosted by the In the Now Foundation. Temecula, CA

An online 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.

Victoria, B.C.

 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."  

Four Winds Gallery, Santa Barbara

"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