Living Stillness

Land of Medicine Buddha

Soquel, CA

Thursday, October 30, 2025 (4pm) - Sunday, November 2, 2025 (2pm)

All are welcome.

Teaching: Adam Moskowitz & Rayamin Yang | Bodywork: Alex Mart

We invite you to gather in a beautiful, communal setting as we care for our bodies, minds, and hearts within the shared container of retreat. Whatever is true for you—whatever is happening in your life and inner world—come as you are. This retreat is open to new and experienced practitioners of meditation and mindfulness.

Retreat is a unique opportunity to learn the art of dwelling in the present moment, the place where love and growth are possible, as Jon Kabat-Zinn has said.

To attend retreat is to let go of our demanding routines and take refuge in silence, togetherness, and a slower rhythm. With mindfulness, we surrender the exhausting pursuit of endlessly edging away from the here and now. We lean into each moment as an opportunity to awaken, enjoy, and be more kind.

Over time, we begin to harmonize with the natural loving-awareness within, a pristine aliveness free from our intellectual filters, yet imbued with intuition, wisdom, and heart. We open to a kind of spacious ease that feels vibrant, joyful, beautiful, and new—yet somehow familiar.

Set within 108 acres of serene redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Land of Medicine Buddha offers a sacred environment for deep spiritual renewal and inner stillness.

Retreat includes:

Sitting & walking meditation
Gentle movement
Journaling, group reflection, and Q/A
Optional 1:1 meetings
Dharma talk(s)
Delicious vegetarian meals
Sauna
Hiking trails and a tranquil, forested setting

Retreat Information

Schedule

Room check-in begins at 4pm on Thursday. You may arrive earlier and hike on the beautiful trails, visit sacred sites, use the sauna, and socialize.
There is a required orientation at 5:45pm before dinner.
Beginning on Friday morning we will move into our traditional retreat structure of silence and formal guided practice, which will end on Sunday around lunch. There will be plenty of time for journaling, group reflection, and questions. Specific information and instructions will be provided.

Food

Dinner will be offered on Thursday night. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be offered on Friday and Saturday. Breakfast and lunch will be offered on Sunday.
The dining hall is accessible 24/7 and is equipped with a full size fridge for retreatants to use. A coffee and tea bar, with all the fixings, is also available in the dining hall. If you bring additional food, it must stored in the dining room so we don't attract critters to the rooms.
We are delighted to be partnering with Niko Henri, who will offer high quality herbal tea each afternoon. Niko has been a life long lover of tea and has been practicing gong fu cha (the art of making tea) and chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony) for 5 years. They believe that making tea is its own form of meditation, and they look forward to bringing these together to fill your cup.

Amenities: In addition to the forest trails, sauna, dining hall, and meditation hall, guests will find a welcoming indoor communal area—perfect for unwinding, enjoying a cup of tea, or journaling in quiet reflection.

Bodywork: Alex Mart will be offering a limited number of Craniosacral Therapy sessions, a gentle, subtle touch modality that listens to the body and soothes the nervous system, offering an unparalleled way to drop in and transition from the bustle of daily life to the peace of retreat. You might think of it as a deeply relaxing, hands-on, nurturing, embodied drop-in meditation in itself.

Communication: Once registered (below), Adam will email you detailed information and directions at least a week prior to the retreat.

Please read FAQs and more information about this retreat here.

Registration Information

Single room & private bathroom: $1200
Shared room & bathroom (typically one roommate; occasionally two, depending on registration): $950
100% of the registration fee covers food and use of the land and facilities. Teaching is given freely. Participants are invited to offer an additional donation to the teachers following the retreat.
Refund Policy:
If you need to cancel, please send written notice of cancellation to Adam@onemindful.com.
If you cancel more than 60 days prior to the start of the retreat (10/30/25), you will receive a refund minus a $100 cancellation fee.
If you cancel 30 to 60 days prior to the start of the retreat, you will receive a refund minus a $200 cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 30 days of the start of the retreat, we will offer a partial refund after the retreat. The amount, based on our rental agreement, will be determined when the retreat ends. If you have further questions, please reach out.