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.
Member Events
June 2025
Southern Trails are Open to Members, June 9-15! (Northern Trails are open throughout the season!) RMERC offers members-only hiking on
You’re invited! Join us for a joyful Member Open House at the Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center on Saturday, June
Featured Posts
Members Hiking! Summer, 2025
Members Hiking, Summer 2025! RMERC offers members-only hiking on its peaceful, uncrowded trails just 30 minutes from North Boulder. The center features two main trail areas: northern trails like the
Ecodharma Retreat for Resilience and Disaster Planners – Loving Each Other and the Earth by Building Beloved Community
Apply NOW! Ecodharma Retreat for Resilience and Disaster Planners – Loving Each Other and the Earth by Building Beloved Community Dates & Location Monday, September 29 – Monday, October 6,
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. (Originally posted
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,
An Ecodharma Conversation with Kaira Jewel Lingo
Kaira Jewel talks with David Loy about her path to Buddhism and how that led to Ecodharma and other forms of social engagement. (Originally posted in Feb, 2023.)
A Gathering in the Woods – Reflections on an Eco-Advisory Retreat for Dharma Leaders
This article was originally published on Tricycle. It is reprinted here with permission. In response to the climate crisis and other ecological problems, a new development within socially engaged Buddhism has
