• Year End Retreat: Meditation, Reflection, and Renewal

    The transition between Christmas and the New Year is a sacred time of reflection, renewal, and spiritual possibility. Across traditions, this season invites us to pause, reconnect with what truly matters, and open our hearts to new beginnings.  Join John Bruna and Laura Bartels for five days of contemplative silence, meditation, mindfulness practice, prayer, and...

  • New Year’s Retreat

    Begin the New Year with clarity, stability, and purpose. Join John Bruna and Laura Bartels for this annual silent meditation retreat dedicated to cultivating the foundational practice of shamatha (calm abiding) meditation. Shamatha is a universal contemplative practice that develops concentration, emotional balance, and inner peace. Whether practiced within a spiritual tradition or as a...