2009

January 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Beginning the Year Anew

Weekend Meditation Retreat (non-residential)
Logan, UT
RETREAT TEACHER - Susie Harrington
Cost $20
Info and Registration: Jim - 435-753-4193
jim.f.akers@gmail.com

January 16th, 17th, 18th
Gateways to the Heart

Weekend Meditation Retreat (non-residential)
Paonia, CO
RETREAT TEACHER - Susie Harrington
Cost: $55
Info and Registration: Jane McGarry Westelk@tds.net

January 23rd, 24th, 25th
Honoring the Divine Feminine

Women's Meditation Retreat (residential)
La Sal Mountains near Moab, UT
RETREAT TEACHERS - Susie Harrington and Kate Grace MacElveen
Cost: $140
Info and Registration: Denice Crall denicecrall@yahoo.com

April 8th - 18th
Rainbow Trail Backpacking Retreat
with Sky Mind Retreats

A silent retreat in the Navaho Nation, Southern Utah, starting and ending in Page, Arizona.
RETREAT TEACHER - Susie Harrington
TRAIL GUIDE: Bowe Ellis
Cost: $415
Info and registration: retreats@desertdharma.org
Or contact Bowe at 575-779-2111 boweellis@gmail.com

May 3rd - 9th
Escalante Wilderness Women's Meditation Retreat

A stock supported retreat for women in the redrock canyons of southern Utah. Lamas will carry our gear, hike in will be approximately 8 miles.
TEACHER: Susie Harrington
WILDERNESS GUIDE AND LEADER: Alison Reitz
Info: Alison Reitz 805-692-9615; alison@cloudcanyon.com;
www.skymindretreats.org

May 29-31
Grand Junction, CO

Non residential - Awakening with the natural world
TEACHER: Susie Harrington
MORE INFO: Bonnie Steele 970-241-1754; stbonjohn@bresnan.net

June 21st - 27th
Lost Coast Meditation Retreat
With Sky Mind Retreats

A residential retreat at a remote oceanside house on the Lost Coast of northern California. An 8 mile hike in, participants carry personal gear. Camping and inside accommodations available.
Cost: $425
RETREAT TEACHERS - Carla Brennan, Susie Harrington
Info and registration: Jenn Oestreich -OR-
Attn: Jenn Oestreich at retreats@desertdharma.org

retreat flyer pdf
retreat information pdf
retreat registration packet pdf

teacher & staff support pdf

August 2nd - 9th
Wilderness Meditation Retreat in the Sierra Nevada

An 8-day silent backpacking retreat in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
TEACHER: Susie Harrington
WILDERNESS GUIDE AND LEADER: Alison Reitz
Cost TBD
Info: Alison Reitz 805-692-9615; alison@cloudcanyon.com;
www.skymindretreats.org

retreat information pdf
retreat equipment info pdf
physical conditioning info pdf
retreat registration packet pdf

teacher & staff support pdf

August 24th - 29th
South San Juans Wilderness Retreat

A wilderness base camp retreat, west of Alamosa, Colorado, with a 4 mile hike in; participants will need to backpack personal gear in and out. Group gear and food will be brought in by pack animals. Cost approximately $200
TEACHER: Susie Harrington
WILDERNESS GUIDE: Bowe Ellis
Cost: $230
Info and Registration: boweellis@gmail.com or call 575-779-2111

retreat flyer pdf
retreat information pdf
retreat registration packet pdf
equipment information pdf
teacher & staff support pdf

September 24th - October 3rd
Green River Canoeing Retreat
with Sky Mind Retreats

A wilderness meditation retreat on the Green River near Moab, Utah.
RETREAT TEACHERS - Victoria (Tory) Capron and Susie Harrington
Info and Registration: Jennifer Fox jen.fox@comcast.net

Oct 9-11
Taos, New Mexico

Non residential - Hiking and sitting
TEACHER: Susie Harrington
MORE INFO: Bob Parker 575-751-1963; rpa@newmex.com

October 16-24
Weekend only: Oct. 16-18 (limited space)
Residential Meditation Retreat

A residential retreat at the beautiful Professor Valley Field Camp 40 minutes north of Moab, Utah.

Cost:
$485 ($455 until 9/1) full retreat
$165 ($150 until 9/1) weekend only

RETREAT TEACHERS - Susie Harrington & Carla Brennan
Info: retreats@desertdharma.org -OR-
call Janis at 435-259-9404.

retreat flyer pdf
retreat info pdf
retreat registration pdf
teacher & staff support pdf

The listed cost for the retreats covers only the direct costs of the retreat. Scholarships are available - we appreciate your request and would like all retreats to be affordable.

In accordance with the tradition of freely offering the teachings of the Buddha, there is no fee for the teachers included in the cost of the retreat.. At the end of the retreat, there will be an opportunity to make an offering to the teachers; through the generosity of participants, the teachers receive financial support which allows them to continue to teach. No amount is required or expected.