Surprise Farm Retreat Center

08/04/2025

Our Ensemble Heroes workshop has been cancelled due to low registration. We apologize for any inconvenience this may provide!

07/30/2025

Please, join us today under the trees .... meditation and/or yoga ......

Now Every Wednesday at 6pm

07/29/2025

Hello Ramona Community, we have a few spots open in our Nature Quest youth retreat this upcoming Saturday. Please contact us and we'll send you a registration form.

07/24/2025

Last night at SFRC: A zen-full view at meditation practice. 🌿

07/23/2025

This Saturday, July 26 | 1 - 9 pm | https://www.surpriseretreatcenter.net/ceremonial-attentions

07/23/2025

Balance your body and mind: WED practice at SFRC now includes yoga. Join us for meditation , yoga @ 7:15pm, or, both! As always, newcomers are welcome.

Now Every Wednesday at 6pm

07/22/2025

Join us this Saturday July 26th for a special workshop on "Ceremonial Attention". We seek to translate indigenous worldview into present awareness, through story-telling and experience in nature.

Do you find your attention drifting away from what you value? Refocus with the power of ceremony. 😌 Join our Ceremonial Attentions workshop on Saturday, July 26th, led by Heriberto Escamilla, PhD, to learn some of what he has gleaned from more than a decade of apprenticeship with mara’kame Don ...

07/18/2025

Our Open Your Doors of Perception workshop is TOMORROW! Step away from the rush of everyday life to clear your mind and feel joy in the present moment. 🌻 Learn more & register at https://www.surpriseretreatcenter.net/openyourdoorsofperception.

07/09/2025

Relax into nature. 🌱 Join us for an all-day mindfulness workshop next Saturday, July 19th. Light dinner provided! 🍛

Register: surpriseretreatcenter.net/openyourdoorsofperception.

07/02/2025

🌱 Relax into presence. 🌱 Join mindfulness teacher Ken Gill on Saturday, July 19th to learn how to quiet your inner dialogue and better perceive the world around you. Farm-fresh dinner provided. 🍲 Learn more & sign up at https://www.surpriseretreatcenter.net/openyourdoorsofperception.

📍 Address & Directions: Surprise Farm Retreat Center, 18892 Old Julian Trail, Ramona, CA 92065

Heading east on Old Julian Hwy, make a right turn on Old Julian Trail (comes up quickly, no obvious street signs, after Cinnamon Rock Rd). Follow the road to the top of the hill, keep left when the dirt road begins & look for the Surprise Farm welcome signs. Continue down the hill & look for parking (you will see a turquoise building and a parking lot.)

06/26/2025

It's about community in nature: a sense of place, good conversation and a connection to earth: Join us for Community Fire-Pit at Surprise Farm Retreat Center, this Saturday, June 28th, 6pm onward....

Grandfather fire invites story telling and community. Bring a poem, song, drum, guitar, musical instrument, story, snacks and a beverage or two! Come enjoy listening and sharing in a non-judgmental and intentional community amongst the serene land and nature.