Sky Mind

Retreats

About us

Sky Mind Retreats is a community dedicated to Nature Dharma retreats. All retreats are held in natural outdoor settings. Our offerings include a variety of experiences such as camping retreats, backpacking adventures, and kayaking excursions, among others. While most retreats take place fully outdoors, some may offer indoor sleeping options, allowing participants to enjoy being outside during the day (weather permitting). Most of our retreats are grounded in the Insight Meditation tradition.

Nature retreats provide an opportunity to explore the power of a silent meditation retreat while immersed in the beauty and wildness of nature. We participate in an age-old tradition of going into the wilderness as a support for spiritual practice and inquiry. Immersed in nature, we use meditation practices to increase our receptivity to interconnectedness, preciousness and to the beauty that surrounds us.

Group Meditating Outdoors

Our resources include Dharma talks by one of our teachers.

Upcoming Retreats

September 2026
Sep 01
01 September 2026 - 30 September 2026
Forest Refge,
97 Lockwood Rd
Barre, MA 01005 United States
In September 2026 Susie Harrington, Jaya Rudgard and Eleni Monos (assisting) will be offering a nature retreat at the IMS Forest Refuge. A unique opportunity to practice all day outside in the beautiful forest around the retreat center, while having the comfort of sleeping inside.
Sep 28
28 September 2026 - 05 October 2026
Labyrinth Canyon on the Green River,
Green River, UT 84525
This silent retreat invites you to embody the teaching of impermanence, stepping away from the busyness of daily life into a supportive container for sustained Buddhist meditation practice. Along the Green River, the flowing water, open canyons, and changing light offer a living reflection of impermanence, helping the body and...
August 2027
Aug 19
19 August 2027 - 26 August 2027
Spirit Rock Meditation Center,
5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
Woodacre, CA 94973 United States
In the storms of our lives, we need refuge—a place of nourishment and support where we can replenish our tired bodies and troubled hearts. When the Buddha taught meditation, his first instruction was to go sit under a tree. We will practice together in the age-old tradition of being outside...

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