Silent

Program content includes observing silence.

John Prendergast - The Heart and Ground of Being

The Heart and Ground of Being, 2025

June 2 - 6, 2025
Mount Madonna Center

The Heart and Ground of Being In this retreat led by John and Christiane Prendergast, you will explore your deep heart and ground—primary portals for discovery of your true nature as open, loving Awareness—via silent meditation, meditative inquiry, talks, experiential conversations, body sensing and movement. Read more...

Sunshine in redwoods

Deconstructing Yourself, June 2025

June 7 - 14, 2025
Mount Madonna

Deconstructing Yourself Summer Retreat 2025 with Michael Taft Saturday, June 7th – Saturday, June 14th, 2025 Come join us for a nondual meditation retreat in the beautiful mountains overlooking Monterey Bay, California. Join us for eight days and seven nights at Mount Madonna Center in the hills outside Santa Cruz, California, meditating, learning, and practicing […]

Redwoods

PZI Summer Retreat - Jun 2025

June 16 - 22, 2025
Mount Madonna Center

Zen silent retreat - Sesshin  

Welwood: Mystery School, Oct 2025

September 28 - October 5, 2025

Will this retreat be silent?

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

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 […]

Sunrise at Mount Madonna

Deconstructing Yourself, 2025

December 12 - 19, 2025
Mount Madonna