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Ecodharma Retreats and Workshops
We offer meditation retreats and workshops in nature, hosted by teachers from a wide range of spiritual traditions, and lasting from days to weeks. We welcome participants from all walks of life. Retreats are affordable and scholarships are available. If you are interested in offering a retreat or workshop please see Holding a Retreat.
Listings for retreats in 2024 will be posted in January-Feburary. Please join our email list to be notified.
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Workshops and Retreats for Activists
Ecodharma programs use the healing powers of meditation in nature to transform activism into a spiritual path of service to the earth and all beings.
Silent Meditation Retreats
For local and national Sanghas, especially those offered in the spirit of generosity, with teachers receiving only expenses and donations (Dana).
Retreats for Under-served Communities
We encourage retreats that include people of color, veterans, youth, and other groups which have and continue to bear the brunt of ecological and socio-economic devastation, and are often at the forefront of spiritually rooted activism.
What is Ecodharma?
“For me in this dark time, Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center is a shining beacon. It offers what we most need: the inspired leadership of committed teachers, a wild mountain setting to awaken our own power and beauty, the ripening of a Sangha to grow a guiding vision for our people, and the strength to make it real.”
— Joanna Macy, Ph.D. Buddhist Teacher, Activist, and Founder, The Work That Reconnects Network
At RMERC, we bring Buddhism and Dharma back into the natural world where they originated, and in doing so, regain the connection and energy necessary to effectively address ecological and related social crises. We call all of this Ecodharma.
Ecodharma practices help us develop clarity, compassion, and courage, which are all needed to face humanity’s greatest challenge ever: the ecological crisis.
Ecodharma Retreat Center
In a Spectacular Setting
The center is on 180 acres of private river, meadow and woodland, adjacent to National Forest and just a few miles from the Indian Peaks Wilderness. The land is set aside as a nature preserve and is home to an abundance of wildlife, including deer, elk, moose, bear and beaver.
The lodge provides comfortable year-round housing for up to 30 people. Camping is available.
Volunteer Days!
Always rewarding. Always fun. Always a contribution!
Member Events and Webinars
Join our small-group member webinars, with opportunities for discourse and dialogue! See Membership Details here.
Featured Posts
Deck Demolition Volunteer Day! Wed Nov 17
Deck Demolition Party on Wednesday, November 27! The old west deck is coming down, and making way for a brand spanking new one! We will spend the day demolishing the
Annual Member Day! September 8, 2024
Be on the Land, Connect with Other Members, Share Your Visions! Member Days are opportunities to connect with others who care about dharma and being present in nature. These events,
Volunteer Day and BBQ at RMERC, Aug 25, 9 am – The Dharma of Weeding!
Volunteers Needed: Weeding! August 25 at 9am in the Outback Trail Parking Lot (We will include directions to people who RSVP) Followed by a BBQ at 1pm! If you’re yearning for a break
Carving the Divine Film Screening – RESCHEDULED – in Lafayette CO, Fri Oct 18, 2024, 5-8 pm. Join Us!
Carving the Divine Join us for a special movie screening and potluck. Screening starts at 5:00pm with a potluck to follow immediately after! Where: 3525 Nyland Way in the Nyland
An Interview with Dave Smith, on Dharma, Prisons and Addiction Recovery
Dave Smith talks about his history, his work as a dharma teacher in prisons and with addiction recovery, and his teachings of the Pali Canon and Theravada Buddhism. Dave will be
Embracing Eco Dharma as A New Saint with Lama Rod Owens
May 25-31, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Ecodharma Retreat Center (RMERC) in Colorado will be hosting a weeklong residential retreat with Lama Rod Owens at Cal-Wood for up to eighty participants
