Big Bear Retreat Center

05/06/2026

You're ready to know yourself again. Tend to yourself the way you tend to everything else. Silent meditation and mindfulness practices in the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, provide the restoration you need. Our experienced teachers help you let go of distractions, cultivate simplicity and contentment, and support a renewed sense of connection with body, heart, and mind. June 8th through the 14th at Big Retreat Center. Only two hours from Los Angeles or Palm Springs. Private or shared accommodations available. Freshly-prepared gourmet meals are included to support your retreat experience. Come on your own or bring a friend. Begin your journey today. Click here to learn more: https://big-bear-retreat-landing-page-1089742355396.us-east1.run.app/

04/24/2026

The opportunity to experience transformation within nature is a tremendous gift.
Check out our program calendar to find the best retreat for you!
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04/01/2026

Just sharing a perspective… What do you think? Comment below.

Facing your own thoughts and sensations, without trying to suppress them, is harder than it may seem. But learning to do it can boost your mental health.

03/31/2026

Matthew is here to talk about love too. It’s going to be a great week at the Big Bear Big Bear Retreat Center!

Freedom isn’t contorting the world into your idea of what it should be. Freedom is accepting the way things are while planting the beautiful seeds you want to see bloom, all while giving up the fruits of the results.

This springtime, accept what it is, plant beneficial seeds, act beautifully without attachment, and tend the part of the garden you can touch. 🌷

03/31/2026

Matthew’s retreat, "Wisdom and Love" runs today, March 31 through April 4.

Today, people are pulling off highways and winding up into these mountains, leaving behind what they know.
They arrive carrying everything. The body knows this before the mind does.

At BBRC, our work on arrival day is not to greet guests. It is to receive them. To be so grounded, so present, so unhurried, that the mountain air is not the first thing that slows them down. We are.

Matthew comes to us this week to teach wisdom and love. Those are not two things. They are the same knowing, held differently.
Be that today. Be the place where people stop running.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
Begin there.

Retreats in Nature, Gathered in Community

03/21/2026

Escape to the celestial wonderland at the Big Bear Retreat Center, where the stars shine bright and the nights are filled with magic. Big Bear Retreat Center

03/21/2026

Twinkle, twinkle, little star…
Just another beautiful night at the Big Bear Retreat Center.

03/09/2026

11/13/2025

Turning towards it all and having patience for ourselves.

11/08/2025

Gabrielle Hammond sharing on how to use our attention on the body to stabilize the mind.

11/06/2025

“I love the rain, but do not love wet socks…”