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Presenters or organizations who host at MMC.

Kelsey Lowitz Integrative Health: Slow Power Retreat, 2025

October 9 - 12, 2025
Mount Madonna

Slow down over 3 days and 3 nights in a beautiful natural setting, with a supportive community of like-minded souls. Experience periods of silence, meditation, self reflection and journaling. Gain skills, tools and insights for Slow Power integration into daily life. Practice gentle movement (Qigong, yoga, hiking) to connect you to your body and breath. […]

Realizing The Way with Henry Shukman 2025

October 9 - 12, 2025

Join us for the first-ever residential retreat by The Way with Henry Shukman. Over these three days, we’ll step more fully into the deepest meanings of The Way: the non-separateness inherent in our experience, and our deep, intrinsic connection to the world around us. https://henryshukman.com/events/realizing-the-way  

PZI Fall Retreat Oct 2025

October 13 - 19, 2025
Mount Madonna Center

Silent Zen Meditation retreat with dharma talks 2x a day and interviews with teachers. https://www.pacificzen.org/event/2025-great-fall-sesshin/

Women's Evolution Retreat

Women's Evolution: A Weekend Retreat for Women 2025

October 17 - 19, 2025

There is a growing consciousness, an evolution if you will, of women remembering who they are and what they need in ways they never have had time and space to before... Come join us for our 4th annual Women's Evolution weekend retreat where you will take the weekend to rest, restore while gathering inspiration and […]

Land Justice Practitioners' Gathering 2025

October 19 - 22, 2025
Mount Madonna

The Center for Ethical Land Transition is offering a three-day convening to bring together land justice practitioners for the first gathering of its kind. We will build a stronger network, share learnings, and prepare for the work to come. Event URL: www.centerelt.org/practitioners-gathering    

Ridhwan: DHR6 Fall Retreat | October 2025

October 22 - 29, 2025
Mount Madonna Center

Teachers of Ridhwan Diamond Heart Retreat Group 6 (DHR6), Sandra Maitri, Jill Davey, Doriena Wolff, Steve Waldrip, Prakash Mackay, Blanchefleur Macher, Jueli Garfinkle, Deb Sylvan return for their Fall Retreat. Diamond Approach Website

Annual Fall Women's Retreat 2025

October 31 - November 2, 2025
Mount Madonna

We all know that healthy relationships are important – that includes our relationship with the Earth and the Divine. Many of us have been told that good relationships are “give and take”. But that’s not true – “taking” hasn’t been healthy for us or the planet. A conscious relationship is about receiving and giving. Sometimes, especially as women, […]

CANCELLED: Awakening the Higher Self: Embodying Divine Purpose 2025

October 31 - November 2, 2025
Mount Madonna

This isn’t just another retreat. This is a soul remembrance. A journey back to your divine truth, where you reconnect with your Higher Self, release limiting stories, and fully embody your purpose with clarity, joy, and spiritual power. A 3-day women’s retreat to awaken the higher self, align with divine purpose, and embody your light […]

Claim Your Inner Treasure 2025

October 31 - November 2, 2025
Mount Madonna

Claim your inner treasure. Reconnect to your body, breath, and truth. Awaken your radiance, release old stories, and rise into aligned power, purpose, and joy—surrounded by sacred sisterhood. It’s time to remember who you truly are! Website  

Mountain Meditation Silent Retreat Nov 2025

November 5 - 9, 2025
Mount Madonna

Join us for this four-night silent retreat nestled among the redwoods in the Santa Cruz mountains. Experience the profound gifts of sitting in stillness and silence while being held in sacred community. As you let go of your daily tasks and distractions, you open to the practice of being. This practice invites you to relax […]

The MindSet Journey Retreat 2025

November 7 - 9, 2025
Mount Madonna

A Dharma and Meditation teacher, and The MindSet Journey originator. This event combines Priya’s powerful MindSet Journey curriculum with in-person exercises, meditations and teachings to help release some emotions, awaken us to new perspectives, and find deeper connection within ourselves and with others. These group events will include small breakout sessions, Q&A sessions, and opportunities for one-to-one connections. […]

Path of Bliss Meditation and Yoga Retreat 2025

November 7 - 9, 2025
Mount Madonna

Enjoy two days of amazing company, delicious vegetarian food, blissful mantra chanting, peaceful meditation, fun yoga classes, immersion in nature, personal guidance, and awesome music. https://www.themonkdude.com/programs/#p-programs

Retreat Center Collaboration Annual Retreat 2025

November 10 - 12, 2025
Mount Madonna

The Fall RCC Retreat invites Retreat Leaders from across our network to come together for two days of engaging workshops, meaningful rest, and authentic connection. Join us in a supportive and inspiring environment designed to nurture and renew your spirit.  

UCSF: ESRT-WISe Collaborative Conference 2025

November 13 - 16, 2025

Join us in collaborating on the next wave of teaching, research, and innovations at the intersection of healthcare reform, surgeon wellbeing, and mindfulness. Group work will intertwine the tracks for intensive think tank and in-depth ESRT instructor training. Share your experiences, ideas, and questions with diverse colleagues and help design a path toward unifying mindfulness, […]

Six Paths to the Center Retreat 2025

November 20 - 23, 2025
Mount Madonna

A deeply immersive retreat for purpose-driven humans seeking true fulfillment. Explore six archetypal inner journeys through coaching, embodiment, and spiritual practice with a powerful crew in the redwoods. 6paths.org

Multidimensional Integrative Healing & EMDR Retreat 2025

December 5 - 7, 2025

This advanced EMDR workshop explores Multidimensional Integrative Healing using spiritual resources like guides and power animals. Learn to apply EMDR to dreams, near-death/past-life experiences, and more—gaining tools to deepen practice and healing. https://parnellemdr.com/resource/multidimensional-integrative-healing-and-emdr-retreat-with-laurel-parnell-phd/

Retreat with Cory Muscara 2025

December 5 - 7, 2025
Mount Madonna

Life moves fast. Responsibilities pile up. Other people’s needs take over. Before you know it, you’re operating on autopilot—burnt out, disconnected, and living in survival mode—just trying to keep your head above water. There are certain stages of life where this may be inevitable. But it’s no way to live long-term. And yet, so many […]

Deconstructing Yourself Winter Retreat Dec 2025

December 12 - 19, 2025
Mount Madonna

Join us for eight days and seven nights at Mount Madonna Center in the hills outside Santa Cruz, California, meditating, learning, and practicing with Michael Taft and the Deconstructing Yourself sangha. We will focus on nondual meditation practice, with the particular theme of openness in meditation and in life. The retreat begins Saturday evening and […]

Art and Spirit: A Personal Shrine Workshop with Coeleen Kiebert | 2026

January 2 - 4, 2026
Mount Madonna

In this ART AND SPIRIT workshop, each participant will create a Personal Shrine that conjures images that are a reflection of their own spiritual life. Each of our inherited religions ( i.e., Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Muslim, etc.) represents a spiritual drive that has built-in icons and symbols. Given the challenges of today, these may […]

Rest and Restore; Women's Yoga Retreat 2026

January 9 - 11, 2026
Mount Madonna

Start your New Year with Presence and Intention.  This is an invitation to slow down, listen within, and receive.  The weekend will include pranayama, meditation, sound healing, and yin yoga.   You will leave with a greater sense of peace and ease, connected to a beautiful circle of women. https://roxannakoppsmith.com/retreats/womens-winter-re-set/

Mind-Body Reset Retreat: Clarity, Calm & Connection 2026

January 16 - 18, 2026

Struggling to find calm in a chaotic world? Join an inclusive community of all-level students to learn approachable mind-body practices for regulating the nervous system and incorporating mindful sensory habits into your everyday life. www.elizabethborelli.com/mmretreat

Redwoods

Tech to Nature Retreat 2026

January 16 - 18, 2026
Mount Madonna

Motherless Daughters Retreat 2026

January 22 - 25, 2026
Mount Madonna

A Motherless Daughters Retreat is an intimate, four-day gathering for adult daughters who lost mothers before the age of 21. Led by Hope Edelman, author of Motherless Daughters, this unique workshop is a time for connection, learning, and healing. www.motherlessdaughters.com/westcoast-2026-retreat

Spring 2026 ICPH Intensive

February 1 - 7, 2026

Integral Counseling Psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies opened in 1973 as the first transpersonal East-West graduate counseling program in the world. Today, we are guided by three pillars: clinical excellence, holistic spirituality, and integral diversity. The ICP Hybrid Program is launching this Spring 2026, integrating both online and in-person classes. This week-long event, […]

D.A. Silent Meditation Retreat 2026

February 7 - 13, 2026
Mount Madonna

This Retreat is for current Diamond Approach®. students only, offering an opportunity to immerse oneself in an extended period of silent meditation informed by the Diamond Approach®. The retreat includes alternating sitting and walking meditation and daily guided yoga sessions. The days are interspersed with instructions, talks, and group meetings with the teachers. 

Mountain Meditation Silent Retreat Feb '26

February 18 - 22, 2026
Mount Madonna

Join us for this four-night silent retreat nestled among the redwoods in the Santa Cruz mountains. Experience the profound gifts of sitting in stillness and silence while being held in sacred community. As you let go of your daily tasks and distractions, you open to the practice of being. This practice invites you to relax […]

Persephone's Return: Women and Divorce 2026

February 20 - 22, 2026
Mount Madonna
Book now and get 25% off listed prices. Offer valid until Dec 31, 2025.

Transform your divorce from tragedy to triumph at Mount Madonna Institute. Through Greek mythology, somatic practices, and value mining, discover how Persephone's journey mirrors your own transformation from victim to queen. In our intimate weekend retreat, you'll release patterns of perfectionism and people-pleasing while connecting with your authentic self. Using embodied practices, guided meditations, and […]

Weekend Rejuvenation Retreat 2026

February 27 - March 1, 2026
Mount Madonna

As winter draws to a close, nature begins its quiet shift toward renewal. Join Dr. Michelle Martone, PharmD., E-RYT, as we decompress, starting with one day of spa time in Carmel, followed by a weekend of traditional hatha yoga, breathwork, meditation, Ayurvedic self-care, and the rejuvenating practice of yoga nidra. Set in this peaceful mountain environment, surrounded […]

Awake Heart Yoga and Mindfulness 300 Advanced Teacher Training, Session 1 | March 2026

March 1 - 8, 2026
Mount Madonna

   

BPro 2024-2026 Session 5 2026

March 8 - 14, 2026
Mount Madonna

The Biomimicry Professional Certification Program is the most comprehensive and globally respected training for ASU Biomimicry Master's students and graduates. It includes six in-person sessions in inspiring natural settings, led by Biomimicry 3.8.

Parnell Institute Attachment-Focused EMDR Training Part 3 2026

March 8 - 13, 2026
Mount Madonna

Part 3 of Attachment-Focused EMDR training reviews Parts 1 & 2, focusing on complex PTSD, blocked processing, dissociation, and case work. A 3-day mix of lectures, demos, and practice. All 3 parts must be completed within 2 years for certification.   https://parnellemdr.com/resource/multidimensional-integrative-healing-and-emdr-retreat-with-laurel-parnell-phd/

BAD Girls Retreat 2026

March 26 - 29, 2026
Mount Madonna

This is your chance to step away from planning, cooking, and doing. Here, you get to simply 'be'. Connect with yourself and make friends. Come refill your cup so you can give more when you go back. https://www.ayuwise.com/badgirlsretreat-invite

Tantra Illuminated Responsive Retreat 2026

April 2 - 7, 2026

Our responsive retreats adapt to the energy and needs of the group as the retreat unfolds, ensuring a personalized experience that emphasizes connection with both yourself and the kula.   Temporary placeholder URL from 2025 retreat: https://www.tantrailluminated.org/calendar/responsive-retreat-california-2025

Tantra Illuminated Immersion Retreat 2026

April 7 - 11, 2026

The Way of the Goddess Immersion Retreat: The culmination in our premium, six-month long program diving into the riches of Classical Tantra.

Awakening & Healing Retreat - Atmapriya 2026

April 10 - 12, 2026
Mount Madonna

This retreat is a unique opportunity to practice with a master to transform your consciousness and heal your life. Atmapriya's embodied wisdom and compassionate presence provides a nurturing foundation for your journey toward wholeness and awakening. https://atmapriya.com/events

Grof Breathwork Facilitator Training

Grof Legacy Training Unit 1 | May 2026

April 26 - May 3, 2026

Join us for the first in-person unit of the Grof® Breathwork Facilitator Training—where we begin to go deeper into the work together through immersive practices, group connection, and foundational skill-building in holotropic states of consciousness. Grof Legacy Training Website

Women in the Wild Weekend Series, May '26

May 1 - 3, 2026
Mount Madonna

Introduction to Mahamudra with Dustin DiPerna 2026

May 13 - 19, 2026
Mount Madonna

This online retreat presents a full set of teachings for Mahamudra. The practice of Mahamudra, or Great Seal, originated in Northern India in the 8th century. From India, the Mahamudra teachings were transmitted to Tibet and from Tibet into the rest of the world.  At the heart of the Mahamudra tradition is the intention to […]

Henry Shukman Meditation Retreat 2026

May 19 - 24, 2026
Mount Madonna
Redwoods

The Heart and Ground of Being 2026

June 1 - 5, 2026
Mount Madonna

Pacific Zen Institute Summer Retreat 2026

June 8 - 14, 2026
Mount Madonna
Life Force Academy

Life-Force Academy Immersion 2026

June 19 - 23, 2026
Mount Madonna

Great yogis possess the secret knowledge of human potentiality. For many, experiencing heightened states of vitality, energy, or awareness is something that is rarely accessible and mostly unknown. We were never shown how to transform our depression to devotion, our anxiety into strength. The Life-Force Academy Immersion gives you that blueprint. It takes you on […]

Ruhani Satsang: Kirpal Singh Retreat 2026

July 19 - 24, 2026
Mount Madonna

   

Awake Heart Yoga and Mindfulness 300 Advanced Teacher Training, Session 2 | July 2026

July 22 - 29, 2026
Mount Madonna

   

School of the Sacred Wild Graduation

July 28 - August 2, 2026
Mount Madonna

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CIIS: ICPW Retreat August 2026

August 9 - 16, 2026
Mount Madonna

100-hr Fire: Heart of Yoga, Live Your Dharma + Service | August 2026

August 16 - 23, 2026
Mount Madonna

Advanced Mahamudra: The Path of Radiance 2026

September 3 - 9, 2026

* This site is for accommodations only. Please make sure to register directly with Rigdzin before booking your accommodations. This Advanced Mahamudra in person retreat is designed for students who already have familiarity with Awakened Awareness and who are practicing with a basic understanding of the Four Yogas of Mahamudra. The advanced Mahamudra teachings focus on stabilizing […]

Grof Breathwork Facilitator Training session 2

Grof Legacy Training Unit 2 | September 2026

September 13 - 20, 2026

In our second in-person of the Grof® Breathwork Facilitator Training, we deepen into practice, refine facilitation skills, and explore advanced concepts—building on shared experience and strengthening our capacity to support transformative journeys. Grof Legacy Training Website

Awake Heart Yoga and Mindfulness 300 Advanced Teacher Training, Session 3 | September 2026

September 20 - 27, 2026
Mount Madonna

   

Women in the Wild Weekend Series, Nov '26

October 30 - November 1, 2026
Mount Madonna

100-hr Fire: Heart of Yoga, Live Your Dharma + Service | November 2026

November 7 - 14, 2026
Mount Madonna

TEMPLATE - FY 24/25 CORP/FOUNDATION/UNIVERSITY

October 1 - 2, 2050
Mount Madonna

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October 1 - 2, 2050
Mount Madonna

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October 1 - 2, 2050
Mount Madonna

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