Releasing into Presence: A Meditation, Mantra, Music and Movement Retreat

With Chandra Easton

December 30, 2024 - January 3, 2025

Workshop Schedule

Monday
5:00 pm – 5:45 * How to Drop into Esalen *
7:15 pm – 9:30 pm
Tuesday
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Wednesday
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Thursday
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Friday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

See general schedule information including arrival, departure and meal times.

  • Sleeping Bag Space – $925.00
  • Bunk Bed Space – $1,225.00
  • Standard Shared Space – $1,525.00
  • Standard Queen Room – $2,025.00
  • Standard Room Two Beds – $3,225.00
  • Premium Queen Room – $2,825.00
  • Premium King Room – $3,025.00
  • Premium Plus King Room – $3,425.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt – $3,425.00
  • Premium Wooden Yurt Two Beds – $3,425.00
  • Rolf Suite – $6,525.00
  • Point House – $6,525.00
  • Fritz Point House – $6,525.00
  • South Point House – $8,025.00

Bring in the New Year with a rejuvenating week filled with meditation, yoga, hot springs, and the time and space to release the old and welcome the new. We’ll slow down and experience the benefits meditation, gentle yoga, and music offer the body, mind, and soul. Buddhist teacher and author Lopön Chandra will share expert guidance to help you release into grounded presence with ease and comfort. 

In this retreat, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Practice meditation inside and out in nature while gazing over the Pacific Ocean. Chances are you will spot whales migrating south for the winter.
  • Learn various meditation techniques, including mindfulness of breathing and Buddhist-based awareness practices.
  • Experience the healing benefits of mantra recitation, singing, and devotional music (kirtan).
  • Learn gentle yoga and breathwork to access deeper states of meditation.

This will be a week of fun, relaxation, and rejuvenation to get you recharged for the coming year. Whatever your spiritual path or meditation experience, you are welcome just as you are. No prior experience is required. Seated and supine meditations will be offered. All are welcome.

This workshop has additional $25 faculty tuition. 

About the Leader

Chandra Easton

Chandra Easton is a teacher, author, and translator of Tibetan Buddhist texts. She has taught Buddhism and Hatha Yoga since 2001 and co-translated Sublime Dharma: A Compilation of Two Texts on the Great Perfection, published in 2012. She is a Vajra teacher, Dorje Lopön, at Tara Mandala Retreat Center, founded by Lama Tsultrim Allione. While […]

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