Knowing Our True Nature: An earth-based meditation yoga retreat

This is the registration page for Knowing Our True Nature: An earth-based meditation yoga retreat led by & at Pomo Tierra.

This is a silent, nature-based Buddhist Insight meditation and Hatha yoga retreat. It offers practitioners the opportunity to deepen their connection with the body, community and the natural world through meditation instruction, yoga sessions, and deep listening to the earth body internally and externally.

We will be camping at Pomo Tierra, an 80-acre apple farm and collective with access to hiking trails, an oak grove, and natural waters. Meditation and yoga practitioners of all levels of experience are welcome. Practice periods include silent and guided sitting, walking meditation, yoga sessions, and Dharma talks. Sitting, walking meditation and yoga will be led outdoors, weather permitting.

Pomo Tierra is an 80 acre apple farm and off grid collective that was founded in 1971, nestled in the Northern California hills of Mendocino County. Community members live onsite and share a central meeting area, which has evolved over the years to accommodate friends of the farm coming to help harvest, fertilize and celebrate at different times of the year. The site includes an oak grove, a pond and shady places to gather. There are bathrooms near the main house along with cold water and regular showers. There are a variety of places to walk, from shorter ambles in flat terrain around part of the orchard (5 - 20 mins), to a medium terrain meadow loop walk (30 mins), to a steep hike up to the Spring (1 hour). Each retreat ticket / lodging option includes locally sourced and mostly organic vegetarian meals (with simple substitutes for participants with dietary allergies).

There are a variety of glamping and camping options that are priced on a sliding scale. Please see the images below for more detailed descriptions.

This retreat is offered on the basis of dana, the Pali word for generosity. This tradition of ‘Dana,’ or mutual giving, has supported Buddhist cultures for 2500 years. In Asia, the monks and nuns offer the teaching and the lay people support the monastery and fill the monks’ begging bowls each morning as they walk through the village on alms rounds. It is a beautiful exchange in which the hearts of both giver and receiver are opened in joy and gratitude. In this spirit, our retreat tickets just cover the basic costs of putting on the retreat: food, cook, site fee, administration costs, and other incidental expenses. We offer our retreat tickets on a sliding scale (based on the lodging you choose) to allow each participant to pay for what is most appropriate for themselves. Please note that this ticket does NOT include compensation for Kirsten or Mary for teaching and managing the retreat or for Off-Grid Retreats for organizing it. On the final retreat day, you will be invited to share dana (your donations) to support the Retreat Teachers and to Off-Grid Retreats.

For any questions, comments or concerns, please contact our Program Manager Asha ([email protected]).

Cancellation Policy: If you cancel your reservation more than 1 week before the retreat start date, you must cover the processing fee of ~5%. Then, the remaining amount paid will be refunded to you. If you cancel less than 1 week before the retreat start date or leave the retreat early no refund will be provided.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Pomo Tierra Ranch 95494, Pomo Tierra Ranch Road, Mendocino, United States