Discover Your EcoDharma

Kristin Barker and Adam Lobel lead this in-person retreat for teachers, leaders, therapists, and facilitators whose work is grounded in Buddhist practice or mindfulness. Our aspiration for this offering is to build capacity for skillful responsiveness to the immensely challenging ecological reality we now collectively face. Over five days, we will gather as contemporary teachers, facilitators, and support agents to fully open to our entanglement with the environmental and social crises of our age. Supported by one another and the land, we will reflect on our personal questions, fears, and longings. Our program will provide inspiration and guidance on approaches to teaching EcoDharma in modern Buddhist and secular contexts, including dharma centers, classrooms, and therapeutic spaces. We hope it will also be a deep contemplative experience and an opportunity for building mutually supportive spiritual friends.