Sky Island Retreat 2025

Spend a week under the open sky, supported by stunning rock formations, bright stars, and dharma friends. There will be opportunities to practice a wide variety of nature-centered practices, in solitude under a rock or together in a group.

This is a retreat for meditators that have some experience with meditation, are comfortable with hiking nature and are in moderate to good physical shape. Some trails can be steep, there is scrambeling invoved and the environment can be challenging.

Cacti, mountain lions, rattlesnakes and scorpions are not uncommon.

You are expected to practice eight precepts.

6:00 am Morning meditation/ Food preparation

8:00 am Breakfast and cleaning up

8:30 am Orientation

9:00 am Practise

12:00am Lunch & nap

01:00pm Practise

5:00 pm Optional tea and snack

6:00 pm Practise

7:30 pm Fireside Dharma Chat

The retreat is only open for 6 yogis, and a minimum enrollment of 2.

This retreat is done on dana, ticket price only covers food expenses.

You will need to bring your own sleeping bag and pad. A limited number may be available from Dharma Treasure if needed - contact cmV0cmVhdHMgfCBkaGFybWF0cmVhc3VyZSAhIG9yZw== to make arrangements.

John Williams has practiced since the 70’s initially with Transcendental Meditation, and Nei Gung Meditation before coming to Vipassana Meditation in the late 90’S. He has meditated in various centers across North America and Europe and has participated in Buddhist pilgrimages in India and Tibet, he is a graduate of the MIndfulness Institute teacher training program.

Henrik A. Norberg has meditated in the mountains of Sri Lanka, the jungle of Thailand, and led forest monks on Tudong in the Mountains of Norway. He has meditated since the late ’90s, is a certified TMI teacher, and is interested in traditional Anapanasati and samadhi practices.

Henrik is currently at Arannagato see pictures at here

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