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.
Fierce Compassion Women’s Retreat
With Carolyn McCarthy and Karen Schwisow
May 24 - 26, 2024
Whidbey Institute
Now more than ever... We need compassion: for ourselves, for each other, for the world. Compassion can be tender, like offering kindness. But it can also be fierce, like holding healthy boundaries, saying no, and standing up for ourselves and others. Developing this essential quality takes time, intention, and practice — especially given that females are often rewarded for doing the opposite. Join us in cultivating both fierce and tender compassion with a warm community of women*. Be nourished by stepping away from your busy life, and by quiet, contemplation, and beauty. This retreat is held primarily in silence, and device-free.…
The Act of Being – A Summer Retreat
With Caverly Morgan and Zakiya Rhodes
July 22 - 28, 2024
Whidbey Institute
This retreat is about the act of being (a phrase that has been used to encompass many knowings and philosophies, from the Catholic philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas to Mullā Ṣadrā, an Islamic mystic, philosopher, and theologian). It’s about knowing a happiness you can’t explain because you have no reason to point to. The joy of pure being. Of knowing who you are, resting in presence, and acting in the world on behalf of this deep knowing.
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.