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Calm Abiding 2023

May 3 - 9, 2023
Big Bear Retreat Center - Big Bear Lake, CA
big bear retreat center meditation cabin

Spring Renewal 2023

May 17 - 23, 2023
Big Bear Retreat Center - Big Bear Lake, CA
big bear retreat center meditation retreat

Foundation Friends Invitational (2023)

Flexible Dates
Big Bear Retreat Center
Tuesday May 30th - Friday June 2nd, 2023 Join Big Bear Retreat Center for a special invitation to experience the center, rest in wellness, and co-create ideas.   I’d like to invite you to experience Big Bear Retreat Center (BBRC), founded in 2018 after the purchase of a former camp/conference center that had been built in 2000. When I co-founded BBRC with Robb De Forest, we envisioned a retreat destination to serve communities in Southern California. We wanted BBRC to be accessible to a wide range of people, particularly those who don’t often have access to deep nature. Over the past…
big bear retreat center meditation cabin

When Awareness Becomes Natural 2023

With LC Tran, Kim Allen and InsightLA Meditation Center

August 21 - 28, 2023
Big Bear Retreat Center - Big Bear Lake, CA
Vipassana retreats are set up so that people can have few duties but to be aware of their experience moment to moment.  When removing distractions we become more familiar with the working of our minds and of the particular negative habits that create needless stress for us (worry, annoyance, dissatisfaction, unhappiness, jealousy, the inner critic, etc.)  When shining the light of awareness on these habits, they naturally recede and weaken and in their place the positive habits of mind grow (love, kindness, compassion, gratitude, happiness, self-respect and appreciation). On this 6-night retreat you will be guided in mindfulness of the…
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Love and Rest 2023

September 9 - 14, 2023
Big Bear Retreat Center - Big Bear Lake, CA
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Groundwork Masterclass: End the overwhelm and reclaim the wonder of being alive

With Amrita Ahuja

September 14 - 17, 2023
Big Bear Retreat Center
Groundwork Masterclass Retreat September 14 to 17, 2023: End the overwhelm and reclaim the wonder of being alive. Bring mindfulness and ease to your day: a powerful practice for leaders, social changemakers and innovators.
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