Drala Mountain Center

Drala Mountain Center Drala Mountain Center is a mountain valley retreat located on 600 acres in northern Colorado hosting meditation and yoga retreats.
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Since 1971 the Center has offered hundreds of programs on Buddhist meditation, yoga and other contemplative disciplines. Tamed by more than fifty years of use as a contemplative retreat, Drala Mountain Center is a place where one of the basic truths of Buddhism—that people can be profoundly open to the wisdom of the present moment—is always readily available.

✨ Six-Planet Parade tomorrow night!🌌Looking up on Saturday evening, skies everywhere may offer a rare celestial gatherin...
02/28/2026

✨ Six-Planet Parade tomorrow night!🌌

Looking up on Saturday evening, skies everywhere may offer a rare celestial gathering — six planets aligned across the evening sky! 🌍🌠

🌙 When: About 30 minutes after sunset on Saturday, February 28

Bright planets like Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are often visible with the naked eye, creating a gentle arc of light across the dusk. With binoculars or a telescope, you may even glimpse Uranus and Neptune.

There’s something powerful about watching from where mountain earth meets sky. Let this alignment inspire you to feel connected, grounded, and part of something vast and beautiful. 🌌🌲

Whether you’re a stargazer, a meditator, or simply someone who loves the night sky, mark your calendar and step outside for a moment of awe. ✨

02/26/2026

Join international meditation teacher and author Donald Rothberg, Ph.D., to slow down, soften, and return to a steady, grounded presence.

Through seated meditation and gentle Qigong, you can cultivate stability in body and mind. As you settle, clarity begins to emerge allowing you to see your thoughts, emotions, and patterns with greater awareness and compassion. Instead of resisting experience, you learn to stay present with its natural, ever-changing flow.

Supported by loving-kindness (metta) and embodied awareness, this retreat offers:
✨ Daily meditation instruction & evening Dharma talks
✨ Movement practice including Qigong
✨ One small group meeting
✨ Two individual meetings with the teacher for personal guidance

📅 April 17th–24th, 2026
Register here: https://www.dralamountain.org/program/sss426-settling-seeing-and-spacious-awareness/?form=1

Come settle, see clearly, and reconnect with what matters most. 🕊️

Buddhism is often described as a path rather than a belief system, a way of cultivating compassion, awareness, and free...
02/24/2026

Buddhism is often described as a path rather than a belief system, a way of cultivating compassion, awareness, and freedom from suffering. Because of this, many people discover that its practices can live alongside other faiths and spiritual traditions. This "double belonging" means you can remain rooted in another faith or spirituality practice while embracing Buddhist meditation, mindfulness, and loving-kindness. Others walk the Buddhist path fully. There is no single doorway.

📿You can be Buddhist.
🧐You can be curious.
🌲You can be both rooted and exploring.

What matters is the sincere wish to awaken for your own well-being and for the benefit of all beings.

is just one way you can start or deepen your path. 🛤️

02/20/2026

In meditation we practice connecting with our direct experiential understanding. It's part of why the practice of Silent Retreat can be so powerful, and why we're grateful to be able to host silent meditation retreats here at .

If you're interested in attending a Silent Meditation Retreat, there is good news - we have a weekend intensive coming up with Gelong Loden Nyima in March.

Register here: https://www.dralamountain.org/program/smi326-silent-meditation-intensive-the-cradle-of-loving-kindness/

Welcome to the ! Here at we're excited to ring in , and started the day with a and short staff gathering talking a...
02/19/2026

Welcome to the ! Here at we're excited to ring in , and started the day with a and short staff gathering talking about the history of the year of the fire horse. Some pretty big stuff was happening the last time this year came around, and it looks like 2026 is going to be similar!

Anyway, here is a sneak peak into at Drala Mountain Center.

🔥Happy Lunar New Year! 🔥As we welcome the Year of the Fire Horse today, one may feel a surge of intense energy and mome...
02/17/2026

🔥Happy Lunar New Year! 🔥

As we welcome the Year of the Fire Horse today, one may feel a surge of intense energy and momentum. We last celebrated this year, characterized by radical transformation and rapid change in 1966.

In traditional East Asian astrology, the Horse symbolizes freedom, strength, and movement, while the fire element brings passion, transformation, and bold clarity. Together, they invite us to step forward with confidence, act from the heart, and move through the year with purposeful energy.

At , we feel this spirit in the rhythm of the land, the warmth of practice, and the strength of community. May this year inspire fearless compassion, awakened energy, and the courage to travel the path together.

02/16/2026

Judy Lief and Larry Mermelstien are two sangha leaders who have taken up the responsibility of passing on teachings, carrying the Dharma forward by teaching and equipping Buddhists, new and experienced, with genuine practices and care. In this interview they talk about the retreats each leads, why they're doing it, and the inspiration that brought them to this important calling.

If you'd like to attend retreat with Judy and Larry, apply here. Note - the preparatory course for Entering the Vajra World with Larry Mermelstien, Andy Karr, and Adrienne Chang is starting in just a month. Both Entering the Vajra World and The Profound Treasury retreat in Maine are starting in June.

Judy will also be leading a Profound Treasury retreat in Colorado, here at Drala Mountain Center, in late September.

Entering the Vajra World Applicaton: https://www.dralamountain.org/program/evw626-entering-the-vajra-world-a-three-yana-retreat/
Profound Treasury:https://profoundtreasuryretreat.com/about/

We’re burning with love for our community. 💗🔥Captured during our December slash pile burning, this heart-shaped pink fla...
02/14/2026

We’re burning with love for our community. 💗🔥

Captured during our December slash pile burning, this heart-shaped pink flame felt like a quiet reminder that caring for the land is an act of love. This Valentine’s Day, we’re grateful for this community and the shared intention to tend to the earth, ourselves, and others! 🌲✨

02/14/2026

Last weekend, our land held deep stillness, brave inner work, and powerful presence. We were honored to host two beautiful silent retreats:

🌹 Healing the Heart with Kali Basman
🕯️ Silent Meditation Weekend Retreat with Bob & Lindy King

There is something profound that happens when we step away from noise and into intentional silence. Thank you to the teachers, participants, and our incredible team for holding such sacred space. May the insights gained continue to ripple outward. 💫

Ever wonder how visitors find their way across our 600 acres?🌲It helps when the roads are as memorable as the journey....
02/10/2026

Ever wonder how visitors find their way across our 600 acres?🌲It helps when the roads are as memorable as the journey.

From Cool Grove Lane to Tranquility Lane, Stupa View Drive to Great Eastern Sun Court, each road name carries a bit of meaning. Wherever you wander, pause to breathe in the fresh mountain air and embrace the journey. 🌬️⛰️

Which path will you take? 🚶‍♀️✨

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151 Shambhala Way
Red Feather Lakes, CO
80545

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+19708812184

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