Triratna NY NJ Sangha Retreat

With Viveka and Silasiddhi

October 2 - 5, 2026

Date and Time Details: Friday, October 2 (check in 3-6 PM; program starts 7 PM) until Monday, October 5 (checkout 1 PM)

Location: Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing

Address: 191 Cragsmoor Road, Cragsmoor, New York 12566, USA

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.

  • Commuter – $350
  • Private Room (shared bath): Single – $650
  • Private Room (shared bath): Couple – $567.50
  • Junior Suite (private bath): Single – $890
  • Junior Suite (private bath): Couple – $732.50

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.

  • Commuter – $350.00
  • Private Room: Single – $650.00
  • Private Room: Couple – $1,135.00
  • Junior Suite: Single – $890.00
  • Junior Suite: Couple – $1,465.00

RETREAT BY INVITED PRESENTER

Inspired by the Wisdom Buddha Figure associated with the element earth and the Wisdom of Equality, Ratnasambhava, we will

  • Cultivate inner and outer worlds of abundance and generosity, 
  • Attune to recognizing the inherent value and ultimate potential in all beings
  • Heal the suffering of divisiveness, superiority and inferiority to which human are vulnerable

The retreat will engage with this theme through imagination and creativity, meditation, warm-heartedness, connection with community and the natural world, embodied practice, music, rituals and movement. There will periods of silence as well as space for mindful conversation.

“This weekend was heartfelt and informative, full of foundational information and helpful for my freedom. I was able to see life and the world differently as a part of myself, myself of it.”

Event Highlights

  • Instruction and support from experienced teachers
  • A thoughtful balance of meditation, contemplation, ritual, and rest periods
  • A supportive and friendly community of practitioners
  • Access to individual meditation support if needed
  • Q&A with teachers
  • 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 walking paths, flora, and fauna
  • Single rooms for all (option for couples to share)

OPEN TO ALL

Meditation: This retreat will be most suitable for people with any level of meditation experience, including none at all. Beginner instruction will be offered during the retreat, as needed.

Mindful Movement: Optional. No experience needed, very accessible.

Scholarships are available on a limited basis. Please email the Triratna New York New Jersey sangha to express your interest in financial assistance in order to attend this retreat. Thank you!

SCHEDULE

(subject to change)

Friday, October 2

3:00 PM Check in begins
5:00-5:45 PM Pre-retreat Meeting (Library)
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner (Dining Room)
7:15-7:30 PM Welcome (Library)
7:30-8:00 PM Large Group Introduction (Milarepa Hall)
8:00-9:00 PM Evening Practice (Milarepa Hall)
9:00 PM Silence until after breakfast

Saturday, October 3-Sunday, October 4

6:30-6:50 AM Movement (Practice Pavilion or Milarepa Hall, weather dependent)
7:00-8:30 AM Morning Practice (Milarepa Hall)
8:30-9:30 AM Breakfast (Dining Hall)
10:00 AM-12:15 PM Morning Dharma Teaching & Practice
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch (Dining Hall)
2:30-3:30 PM Free time, Group Healing, Movement (Milarepa Hall)
3:30-5:45 PM Community Dharma & Small Group Sharing (Milarepa Hall)
6:00-7:00 PM Dinner
7:30-9:00 PM Evening Practice (Milarepa Hall)
9:00 PM Silence until after breakfast

Monday, October 5

6:30-6:50 AM Movement (Practice Pavilion or Milarepa Hall, weather dependent)
7:00-8:30 AM Morning Practice (Milarepa Hall)
8:30-9:30 AM Breakfast (Dining Hall)
9:30-10:00 AM Packing
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Morning Dharma Teaching & Practice (Practice Pavilion or Milarepa Hall, weather dependent)
Intention Setting
Closing Circle
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Checkout and Departure

 

About the Teachers

Viveka

Viveka is the President of the Triratna NY-NJ sangha. Her teaching emphasizes awakening here and now - grounded in the body, and accessed through a spacious, appreciative, curiosity. Her teaching style is informed by over 20 years of dharma practice and long silent retreats, interaction with a diversity of Buddhist teachers and practitioners, and her […]

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Silasiddhi

Silasiddhi is a long-time student of Buddhism, meditator, and professor of photography. He has been a member of the Triratna Buddhist Community for many years and recently became Ordained and joined the Order.

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