Silent

Program content includes observing silence.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]