Workshops & Retreats
Summer Sanctuary Yoga & Meditation Retreat at Sandstone Ranch: I began Katharine Kaufman’s all day yoga and meditation retreat with a heavy heart and a very busy mind… Katharine’s yoga directives held me steady to stay in the depths of loss, to move through it slowly, witnessing, observing, silently allowing the sadness to do what it needed to do within my body. By the end of the retreat, I was literally astounded by the shift within me toward a space of peaceful balance in body and spirit. I learned that yoga and meditation are tools for fully witnessing sadness, grief, anger, joy, etc., when they arise. Katharine’s steady voice, her quick observations and gentle humor allow her students to reach new levels of contemplative yoga and meditation practice. I feel so grateful to have taken this day with Katharine Kaufman and look forward to future retreats with her. Highly recommended!
Amelia María de la Luz Montes, PhDWatch beyond the mindfulness intro video to see Katharine in an outdoor yoga dance film at the Shambhala Mountain Center:
Waking without Words
Shambhala Mountain Center
Inside (and) Out: Yoga and Meditation of Belonging
Katharine Kaufman
June 20–23, 2019
Our unique sensibilities are sustained by personal practices that integrate our whole being. In this 4-day retreat, you will explore ways to bring every aspect of yourself into the practice and expand that acceptance to others, creating a true environment of belonging. Through the simple and spacious practices of meditation and yoga we will work together to design new playful and personal rituals you can carry into your life. Periods of silence will nourish intimacy. We will cultivate community by sharing our Way-Seeking Mind stories, the tender under-world of our being. We will practice alone and together, inside and out, in the fields, forests and groves of this sacred land.
This retreat is designed for everyone. If you have conditions that require special consideration please contact SMC.
Women’s Summer Meditation and Yoga Retreat
Katharine Kaufman
July 31–August 4, 2019
Our bodies hold emotions, images, patterns, and stories. When we inhabit our bodies through mindfulness practices, we come to know ourselves as complete and wakeful beings. During this rejuvenating program, we will play with the 4 postures of meditation, practice nourishing yoga, and retreat in the forests, fields, and groves of Shambhala Mountain Center. Through sitting meditation, we will contemplate the nature of Way-Seeking Mind, the tender under-world of our being. Our practice and insight will deepen through silent periods, and our community will develop understanding and trust through conversation. Trans women, genderqueer women, and female-identified non-binary people are welcome.
This retreat takes place in a scenic pavilion among the pine trees—an indoor/outdoor space—and is limited to a small group of women.