Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center

Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center A home for meditation in nature: spiritual retreats and workshops in a stunning, quiet wilderness setting just 30 minutes west of Boulder, Colorado

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give streng...
08/15/2025

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.”

-John Muir

How do we keep our hearts open in difficult times? Join Barry Gillespie this September 22–28 for a weeklong retreat in t...
08/15/2025

How do we keep our hearts open in difficult times? Join Barry Gillespie this September 22–28 for a weeklong retreat in the Rocky Mountains exploring Metta, the practice of loving-kindness. Through noble silence, meditation, dharma talks, and time in nature, this retreat offers a way to embody goodwill and meet the world with compassion—without causing harm to ourselves or others.

Learn more at rmerc.org/calendar 🔗

🌿 "The Peace and Rest retreat was an experience I will carry forward with gratitude and joy… Connecting to the land in t...
08/12/2025

🌿 "The Peace and Rest retreat was an experience I will carry forward with gratitude and joy… Connecting to the land in this beautiful place was a 'reset' of my love for the mountains and forests of Colorado." – Linda C.

🌳 "What a wonderful, special, sacred place. I will be back. If you're thinking of going on retreat here, do it. I can't recommend this place enough." – Ellie Ferguson

✨ We're so touched by these words from last weekend’s retreat. Thank you to everyone who joined us in creating such a warm and supportive Sangha.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing tha...
08/01/2025

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

-Margaret Mead

🌿 Awakening the Heart of Love: Choosing a Life of Kindness & Courage 📅 Oct 20 – 25, 2025 ✨ Leaders: Heidi Bourne & Heath...
07/31/2025

🌿 Awakening the Heart of Love: Choosing a Life of Kindness & Courage
📅 Oct 20 – 25, 2025
✨ Leaders: Heidi Bourne & Heather Lear

Early bird pricing ends August 5!

Join us for a spacious silent retreat at Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center, where the beauty of nature supports deep practice and inner renewal.
Through Insight Meditation and the four Brahma Viharas—lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity—you’ll reconnect with your inherent buddhanature and nourish a wise, kind, and courageous heart.

✨ Daily meditation, mindful movement, Dharma talks, small group discussions, and time for rest and reflection in a stunning mountain setting.
📅 Reserve your spot today—early bird pricing available until August 5!

Early bird pricing still available 🦅 If one of these offerings is calling to you, this is a good time to register!- Awak...
07/29/2025

Early bird pricing still available 🦅 If one of these offerings is calling to you, this is a good time to register!

- Awakening the Heart of Love: Choosing a Life of Kindness & Courage | Oct 20 – 25, 2025
Leaders: Heidi Bourne and Heather Lear

- Becoming Fierce Wisdom – an Intergenerational SoulFire Gathering for Women | Oct 30 – Nov 02, 2025
Leaders: Carol Kortsch and Laurie Adams

- Turning Inward: A Silent Insight Meditation Retreat in Nature | Nov 03 – 09, 2025
Leaders: Liz Powell and Marjolein Janssen

🌿 Belonging to Each Other: An Ecodharma Retreat for People of Color with Kritee Kanko, Kaira Jewel Lingo, Imtiaz Rangwal...
07/28/2025

🌿 Belonging to Each Other: An Ecodharma Retreat for People of Color with Kritee Kanko, Kaira Jewel Lingo, Imtiaz Rangwala, and Ramon Gabrieloff-Parish 🌿 August 18–24, 2025

Join a community of organizers, healers, educators, and activists for a week of meditation, movement, grief and rage ceremony, solo time in nature, and deep relational practice. Together we’ll explore kinship with all beings and cultivate resilience for these challenging times. This retreat is designed for BIPOC participants and offers a sliding scale to accommodate financi

visit rmerc.org/calendar to learn more

Joanna Macy (1929–2025), who passed away this week, helped a generation face ecological crisis with fierce compassion an...
07/25/2025

Joanna Macy (1929–2025), who passed away this week, helped a generation face ecological crisis with fierce compassion and spiritual clarity. She taught that the pain we feel for the world is not to be avoided, but embraced as a doorway to courageous action.

🌍 Mother Buddha Earth: Wisdom Rising from Sacred Ground Sept 8–20, 2025 | Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat CenterA two-w...
07/24/2025

🌍 Mother Buddha Earth: Wisdom Rising from Sacred Ground
Sept 8–20, 2025 | Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center

A two-week immersive retreat exploring the five Buddha families through earth, water, fire, wind, and space. Engage with elemental wisdom, Maitri practices, and nature-based meditation to transform confusion into clarity—and return to what’s steady, spacious, and awake within.

Led by Holly Gayley, Gelong Loden Nyima, and Carla Burns.
Open to all with prior meditation experience.
Scholarships available!

Visit rmerc.org to learn more + register

🍂 Step into silence this September at RMERC. Whether for a day or a week, each retreat offers space to slow down, reconn...
07/22/2025

🍂 Step into silence this September at RMERC.

Whether for a day or a week, each retreat offers space to slow down, reconnect, and be held by nature.

- Simplicity, Silence & Creativity: A Daylong Nature Retreat for Everyone
Sept 21, 2025 — with Heidi Bourne

- Metta – The Practice of Loving-Kindness
Sept 22–28, 2025 — with Barry Gillespie

- Ecodharma Retreat for Ecological Resilience and Disaster Planners
Sept 29 – Oct 6, 2025

Loving each other and the Earth by building beloved community
📍Held at the Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center
🔗 to learn more about these retreats visit rmerc.org/calendar

We're so grateful for your kind words! 🌟 Hearing the kind words of our retreat yogis always brightens our day.
07/18/2025

We're so grateful for your kind words! 🌟 Hearing the kind words of our retreat yogis always brightens our day.

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