Just Be: A Springtime Personal Retreat

With John Henderson

May 23 - 26, 2025

Date and Time Details: Friday, May 23 (check in 3-6 PM) until Monday, May 26 1 PM

Location: Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing

Address: 191 Cragsmoor Road Cragsmoor, New York 12566

Contact: retreats@dharmakayacenter.org
845.640.4593

Check-in Time: 3 pm – 6 pm

Per Person Price: Prices include 3 meals per day and use of all campus facilities.

    Early Bird Price: Book before March 23 (May not be combined with Bring-a-Friend Discount)
  • Private Room (shared bath), single: $513
  • Private Room (shared bath), double: $439
  • Junior Suite (private bath), single: $729
  • Junior Suite (private bath), double: $587.50
  • Regular Price
  • Private Room (shared bath), single: $570
  • Private Room (shared bath), double: $472.50
  • Junior Suite (private bath), single: $810
  • Junior Suite (private bath), double: $652.50

To extend your stay on Personal Retreat: Simply add days before or after the program during step 2 when making your reservation.

Cancellation Policy: Program and accommodations fees are refundable up to two weeks prior to the program (less a $50 processing fee). See our policy to learn more.

  • Private Room: Single – $570.00
  • Private Room: Couple – $975.00
  • Junior Suite: Single – $810.00
  • Junior Suite: Couple – $1,305.00

A DHARMAKAYA CENTER RETREAT

Now, on the cusp of summer, leave the pressures of your normal life and immerse yourself in the tranquil environment of our Center. This is a time to focus on yourself and your practice.

Meditate in Milarepa Hall, in the privacy of your room, or in one of our many mediation spots around campus—including our outdoor practice pavilion and along our woods trails. Stretch out in a gentle yoga class. Get an optional massage. Spend afternoons in the library, perusing our extensive collection of dharma and other books. Hike our tails or local parks. Spend evenings around our firepit. Contemplate the stars.

With a teacher on hand to lead group meditations, help you design a course of practice for your stay, guide your practice, and answer your questions, you can use it as a time for study. Or you can simply follow your own rhythms, to just be.

Two people meditating on large rocks

BRING A FRIEND DISCOUNT: Do you know someone who would like this program, but hasn’t been to the Center? Bring them, and you both get a 10% discount on your entire program package. For the discount to apply, there must be two reservations, at least one of whom has not taken a Dharmakaya Center class previously. At checkout, apply the Discount Code: BringAFriend. May not be combined with other discounts.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: We are pleased to be able to offer partial scholarships for this program. Please apply here.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Intimate setting
  • Daily program of salutations and meditation with Center community
  • Guided meditations and teacher available for personalized guidance
  • Gentle yoga program
  • Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced ingredients
  • Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat
  • Extensive library of dharma books
  • Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful paths, flora and fauna

OPTIONAL MASSAGE

Please email retreats@dharmakayacenter.org if you would like to book a massage during your free time.

OPEN TO ALL

There are no prerequisites for this program; it is appropriate for all.

a buffet of vegetarian dishes

 

SCHEDULE

Friday, May 23

3:00-6:00 PM Check in
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner
7:30-8:00 PM Sunset Meditation, optional
7:30-9:30 PM Fire pit (weather permitting), optional
10:00 PM Lights out on campus

Saturday, May 24-Sunday, May 25

7:30-8:00 AM Morning Salutations and Meditation, optional
8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast
10:30-11:30 AM Gentle Yoga
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Afternoon Group Meditation, optional
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner
7:30-8:00 PM Sunset Meditation, optional
7:30-9:30 PM Fire pit (weather permitting), optional
10:00 PM Lights out on campus

Monday, May 26

7:30-8:00 AM Morning Salutations and Meditation, optional
8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast
9:30-10:30 AM Group Meditation
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Checkout and Departure

 

 

About the Teacher

John Henderson

John Henderson has studied Buddhist philosophy and practiced meditation for nearly 30 years. Since 2003 he has been a senior student of the Dharmakaya Center’s founder, Rimay master Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche. John has applied the teachings in his professional life as a serial entrepreneur, leading both healthcare and real estate businesses, and as a board […]

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