This retreat is nearing full. We have select rooms available. If interested, please email andreas@bigbearretreatcenter.org with your room request/preference (ie female double room)
Join us in the serene San Bernardino Mountains amongst the pine trees! ... Read more
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InTune: A Neurodiverse Affinity Group
Learn to use the lessons of dharma and mindfulness to help ease the friction from living in a neurotypical world.
This twice-monthly practice group focuses on a particular topic each time we meet. Topics include autism and other neurodiverse issues suc... Read more
Sowing Seeds of Compassion
Let’s come together and practice compassion, during these challenging times. In this 2-week drop-in series, we’ll plant seeds of loving kindness and compassion, for ourselves and for the world.
Throughout the series, we’ll discover: the relationsh... Read more
Self-Compassion in Tragedy and Uncertainty (Prerequisite: MSC)
Prerequisite: Completion of Mindful Self-Compassion 8-Week, Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion 6-Week, Fierce Self-Compassion 2-Day, or Core Skills 2-Day or 4-Week.
The tragic unfolding of recent events is very painful, unsettling and……emotional. ... Read more
Introduction to Mindfulness: A 5-Week Series
This online class is an introduction to creating and incorporating an effective and ongoing mindfulness practice in all aspects of your life. This 5-week (1 hour each week) class is appropriate for beginners as well as anyone who wants to refresh the fu... Read more
Testing Events
Love and Rest
Registration Deadline: Sept 8th
We often long for love, both giving and receiving, but the busyness of life and the agitation of our minds do not create the conditions for love to arise. In dharma practice, we find love naturally arises when we rest de... Read more
A Youngish Adult (20s and 30s) 1-Day or 2-Day Retreat
Join us for a Youngish Adults (YA) retreat exploring practices of stationary meditation, walking meditation, and noble silence.
Practice connecting to what’s arising within as a means for cultivating strength, resilience, and self-compassion in daily ... Read more
Metta Practice: A 1-Day or 2-Day Retreat
The Buddha taught his followers that if they wanted something they should put in the causes to make that thing happen. In the discourse on loving kindness he said, Heres what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness and who knows the path of pe... Read more