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FEATURED PROGRAMS

Monthly Meditation Gathering

With Caverly Morgan

Open Dates
Whidbey Institute
Monthly Meditation Gatherings with Caverly Morgan will focus on direct experiences of who we truly are, integrating practice into our everyday lives, and embodying realization. Caverly combines meditation with a facilitated group discussion that is interactive and personal. Gatherings are designed both for newcomers and those who would like to deepen their practice.

Rest and Refuge: Restore Your Spirit

With Michelle Cassandra Johnson and Rashid Hughes

August 8 - 12, 2024
Join Michelle C. Johnson and Rashid Hughes for an opportunity for to practice deep rest, restore our spirits, and remember our points and places of refuge. Engage in mindfulness and yogic practices such as meditation, yoga nidra, pranayama, and self-reflection to move into a place of peace, wakefulness, and harmony.

Gala 2024 – Wild Ideas: Then, Now, Next

September 7 - 8, 2024
Thomas Berry Hall
Reserve your Gala tickets now and get $25.00 off each ticket. Offer valid through Aug 16, 2024. Contact us if ticket cost is a barrier. We have a limited supply of free tickets, two per household.
Join us Saturday, September 7, from 5 - 10 pm for the Whidbey Institute's 2024 Fundraising Gala. You’re invited to enjoy a memorable evening celebrating the Whidbey Institute's 50+ year anniversary and wild ideas made real: then, now and next.  Space is limited, so R.S.V.P. today! Early bird ticket pricing ends Friday August 16. R.S.V.P. no later than Friday August 30, thanks. We welcome you to celebrate and enjoy a Gala featuring... Room to mingle and visit throughout the evening at Thomas Berry Hall and the big Courtyard tent. YES, THE BIG TENT WILL BE BACK THIS YEAR! Ample hors…
Rewilding Retreat

Rewilding Fall Retreat: Recovering the Wisdom Within the Wild

With Mary DeJong

September 21, 2024
You are warmly invited to this in-person day retreat that will companion your connection to a wonder-filled and wild world. Grounded in spiritual ecology and eco-theology, Rewilding Retreats offer a sacred space for reconnecting to a sacramental and animist worldview; guided practices that recover ways of "reading" the land as sacred scripture; and re-membering ourselves to the wider community of creation. We will be deepening into the wisdom that is inherently within the season of Fall and how we can engage the numinosity that is embedded throughout the wheel of the year and the calendar of the Earth. Come join…