DWEKEEW LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

DWEKEEW LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

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THE WAY OF THE CONTRARY CEREMONIAL WEEKEND

NOTE: The month of April 2025’s Ceremonial Weekend is closed to the general public and a private event for the inner circle of friends and family of The Higher Haven. Watch for the remainder of the 2025 Ceremonial Weekend schedule up for registration soon and Contact Us for more information.

In traditional cultures, the Contrarian brought teachings and healings of energetic renewal. Bad was turned to good, negative to positive, fear, anxiety, depression and other mental ills soothed with mind-training techniques and Ceremonial spiritual purification. By moving backwards or unconventionally and often outside societal restraints, Pueblos Jesters, Hopi Clowns and Lakota Heyokas tapped into supernatural forces that restored universal balance and harmony to the community, providing emotional healing, energetic uplift & renewed life vitality

In this overnight weekend workshop, we’ll study some of the most powerful indigenous techniques for restoring mental well-being. We’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with nature in a positive, primitive way. Everyone is welcome to take part in a traditional Purification Ceremony — although the sweat is optional and all participants benefit from meditation training and simply experiencing our natural, simplified environment. This retreat weekend is for anyone and everyone who needs to reboot, reconnect, and renew mind, body and soul. Come and gain insight into living, shake off some fears, feel more in harmony with the rest of creation and spark a generally healthier, more positive approach to life.

Saturday – April12th schedule

Welcome 1pm

Local, Organic, Scrumptious, Farm to Table Lunch 1-2pm

Relax, explore the woods, rivers and retreat grounds 2-6pm

Gather for Meditation, Orientation & Ceremonial Intention Setting 6:30 pm

Inipi (Sweatlodge Ceremony) 7-9pm

Wopila Celebration and Feast 9pm

Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

Sunday – April 13th schedule

Morning Song – a Class on making Spiritual Connections and gaining strength and wisdom through Spiritual Practice 9-10am

Breakfast 10-11am

Wind down and close 11:11 am

Option for continued exploration of retreat grounds, Lake Mishigama beaches & surrounding area

Pricing

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $700/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as a single person as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $300/person

+ Note: no fee is ever charged for Ceremony, costs cover meals and retreat house stay and a contribution of any proceeds given to the Sicangu People of Rosebud, South Dakota, USA and The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribe of Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

 

Spring '25 Noble Silence Meditation Retreat (NSMR) Weekend

Spring '25 Noble Silence Meditation Retreat (NSMR) Weekend

The benefits of Meditation in treating conditions such as anxiety, depression, and chronic pain are unparalleled. The advantages of a regular practice include reduced stress, developing a sense of inner calm, increasing physical and emotional pleasure and bolstering one’s general health, just to name a few. It is by far the most powerful tool in self-healing. During this getaway, we’ll connect deeply with the entire sweep of what meditation is all about, focusing on and fostering the skills one develops with regular practice — Concentration, Relaxation, Insights into the Nature of Reality and an ability to Unconditionally Love.

Abiding in Noble Silence for an extended weekend period, we’ll engage in sitting and walking meditation and gentle Yin yoga while enjoying light, healthy meals, and nature’s stillness. A zendo or meditation hall will be open for ongoing practice and guidance available for all levels of practitioners. This retreat is a fit for anyone who wants more surety and soundness of mind in light of an increasingly unstable outer world, and definitely those who will work to lay hold of the benefits of mindfulness – insight, empowerment and elevated self-esteem. Every single person who attends this retreat, in the words of my Teacher Shinzen Young, will “go away with a sharp new arrow in their quiver of life-skills. THE arrow in fact — a tool of immense power and generality that can be applied to improving just about every aspect of their personal human happiness.” Beginning meditators as well as the most advanced practitioners welcome.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25th SCHEDULE

Arrival Welcome and Check-In 6:30 pm
Light, Healthy, Dinner 7pm - 8pm
Orientation Class 8pm – 9pm
Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

SATURDAY, APRIL 26th SCHEDULE

Wake 8am
Light, Healthy Breakfast 8am-9am
Meditation Class on the 6 senses and 4 Principles of Practice – Concentration, Relaxation, Insights into Reality & Unconditional Love 9:30 am-Noon
Light, Healthy Lunch – Noon – 2pm
Sitting and Walking Meditation Practice Periods 2pm – 5pm
Dinner and Free Time 5pm – 8pm
Meditation and Fire Circle 8pm – 9pm
Deep Rest and Relaxation 9pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 27th SCHEDULE

Wake 8am
Light, Healthy Breakfast 8am-9am
Sitting and Walking Meditation Practice Periods 9am-12pm

Talking Circle Noon

Light, Healthy Lunch 1-2pm

Wind Down and Close 3pm

PRICING

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $1,200/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as an individual as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $595/person

Special Mother's Day Weekend Meditation & Mindfulness 101

Special Mother's Day Weekend Meditation & Mindfulness 101

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Mindfulness has become the goalpost of modern life, the answer to our high-paced, overstretched schedules. Who doesn’t want to be “more mindful” in some aspect of their life? Just search for “Meditation” in the App store and you will find a mind- expanding number of apps intended to plug into the Here and Now. The benefits of Meditation in treating conditions such as anxiety, depression, and chronic pain are unparalleled. It is by far the most powerful tool in self-healing. But Meditation, while the biggest game changer and deepest fix, is also not a quick fix; early attempts to Sit in stillness for even short periods for many people are often met with resistance and misunderstanding, with new practitioners too quickly concluding “I can’t meditate.”

In this monthly three-hour afternoon class, we’ll tackle that dodgy self-talk. We’ll get down to the foundation to uncover what meditation is, studying the skills one develops with regular practice – Concentration, Relaxation, Insights into the Nature of Reality and an ability to Unconditionally Love. We’ll work with precision to actually practice, with several sits. And, with a little guidance, we’ll collectively begin experiencing the benefits of a regular practice, including reduced stress, developing a sense of inner calm, increasing physical and emotional pleasures and bolstering health, just to name a few. Every single person who attends this class will go away with a sharp new arrow in their quiver of life-skills. THE arrow in fact — a tool of immense power and generality that can be applied to improving just about every aspect of their personal human happiness.

And for this Special Mother’s Day Weekend Class, Mother’s can bring a daughter as our guest and a registered daughter is free to bring her Mom. We look forward to seeing you and practicing with you.

Schedule

1pm – 4pm

Pricing

Individual Attendee (1) - $100

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

THE WAY OF THE CONTRARY CEREMONIAL RETREAT WEEKEND

In traditional cultures, the Contrarian brought teachings and healings of energetic renewal. Bad was turned to good, negative to positive, fear, anxiety, depression and other mental ills soothed with mind-training techniques and Ceremonial spiritual purification. By moving backwards or unconventionally and often outside societal restraints, Pueblos Jesters, Hopi Clowns and Lakota Heyokas tapped into supernatural forces that restored universal balance and harmony to the community, providing emotional healing, energetic uplift & renewed life vitality

In this overnight weekend workshop, we’ll study some of the most powerful indigenous techniques for restoring mental well-being. We’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with nature in a positive, primitive way. Everyone is welcome to take part in a traditional Purification Ceremony — although the sweat is optional and all participants benefit from meditation training and simply experiencing our natural, simplified environment. This retreat weekend is for anyone and everyone who needs to reboot, reconnect, and renew mind, body and soul. Come and gain insight into living, shake off some fears, feel more in harmony with the rest of creation and spark a generally healthier, more positive approach to life.

Saturday – May 17th Schedule

Welcome 1pm

Local, Organic, Scrumptious, Farm to Table Lunch 1-2pm

Relax, explore the woods, rivers and retreat grounds 2-6pm

Gather for Meditation, Orientation & Ceremonial Intention Setting 6:30 pm

Inipi (Sweatlodge Ceremony) 7-9pm

Wopila Celebration and Feast 9pm

Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

Sunday – May 18th Schedule

Morning Song – a Class on making Spiritual Connections and gaining strength and wisdom through Spiritual Practice 9-10am

Breakfast 10-11am

Wind down and close 11:11 am

Option for continued exploration of retreat grounds, Lake Mishigama beaches & surrounding area

Pricing

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $700/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as a single person as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $300/person

+ Note: no fee is ever charged for Ceremony, costs cover meals and retreat house stay and a contribution of any proceeds given to the Sicangu People of Rosebud, South Dakota, USA and The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribe of Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

THE JUNE WAY OF THE CONTRARY CEREMONIAL RETREAT WEEKEND

In traditional cultures, the Contrarian brought teachings and healings of energetic renewal. Bad was turned to good, negative to positive, fear, anxiety, depression and other mental ills soothed with mind-training techniques and Ceremonial spiritual purification. By moving backwards or unconventionally and often outside societal restraints, Pueblos Jesters, Hopi Clowns and Lakota Heyokas tapped into supernatural forces that restored universal balance and harmony to the community, providing emotional healing, energetic uplift & renewed life vitality

In this overnight weekend workshop, we’ll study some of the most powerful indigenous techniques for restoring mental well-being. We’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with nature in a positive, primitive way. Everyone is welcome to take part in a traditional Purification Ceremony — although the sweat is optional and all participants benefit from meditation training and simply experiencing our natural, simplified environment. This retreat weekend is for anyone and everyone who needs to reboot, reconnect, and renew mind, body and soul. Come and gain insight into living, shake off some fears, feel more in harmony with the rest of creation and spark a generally healthier, more positive approach to life.

Saturday –June 7th Schedule

Welcome 1pm

Local, Organic, Scrumptious, Farm to Table Lunch 1-2pm

Relax, explore the woods, rivers and retreat grounds 2-6pm

Gather for Meditation, Orientation & Ceremonial Intention Setting 6:30 pm

Inipi (Sweatlodge Ceremony) 7-9pm

Wopila Celebration and Feast 9pm

Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

Sunday – June 8th Schedule

Morning Song – a Class on making Spiritual Connections and gaining strength and wisdom through Spiritual Practice 9-10am

Breakfast 10-11am

Wind down and close 11:11 am

Option for continued exploration of retreat grounds, Lake Mishigama beaches & surrounding area

Pricing

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $700/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as a single person as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $300/person

+ Note: no fee is ever charged for Ceremony, costs cover meals and retreat house stay and a contribution of any proceeds given to the Sicangu People of Rosebud, South Dakota, USA and The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribe of Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Special Father's Day Weekend Meditation & Mindfulness 101

Special Father's Day Weekend Meditation & Mindfulness 101

The Higher Haven (map)

Mindfulness has become the goalpost of modern life, the answer to our high-paced, overstretched schedules. Who doesn’t want to be “more mindful” in some aspect of their life? Just search for “Meditation” in the App store and you will find a mind- expanding number of apps intended to plug into the Here and Now. The benefits of Meditation in treating conditions such as anxiety, depression, and chronic pain are unparalleled. It is by far the most powerful tool in self-healing. But Meditation, while the biggest game changer and deepest fix, is also not a quick fix; early attempts to Sit in stillness for even short periods for many people are often met with resistance and misunderstanding, with new practitioners too quickly concluding “I can’t meditate.”

In this monthly three-hour afternoon class, we’ll tackle that dodgy self-talk. We’ll get down to the foundation to uncover what meditation is, studying the skills one develops with regular practice – Concentration, Relaxation, Insights into the Nature of Reality and an ability to Unconditionally Love. We’ll work with precision to actually practice, with several sits. And, with a little guidance, we’ll collectively begin experiencing the benefits of a regular practice, including reduced stress, developing a sense of inner calm, increasing physical and emotional pleasures and bolstering health, just to name a few. Every single person who attends this class will go away with a sharp new arrow in their quiver of life-skills. THE arrow in fact — a tool of immense power and generality that can be applied to improving just about every aspect of their personal human happiness.

And for this Special Father’s Day Weekend Class, Dad’s can bring a kid as our guest and a registered child is free to bring their Dad. We look forward to seeing you and practicing with you.

Schedule

1pm – 4pm

Pricing

Individual Attendee (1) - $100

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

THE JULY WAY OF THE CONTRARY CEREMONIAL RETREAT WEEKEND

In traditional cultures, the Contrarian brought teachings and healings of energetic renewal. Bad was turned to good, negative to positive, fear, anxiety, depression and other mental ills soothed with mind-training techniques and Ceremonial spiritual purification. By moving backwards or unconventionally and often outside societal restraints, Pueblos Jesters, Hopi Clowns and Lakota Heyokas tapped into supernatural forces that restored universal balance and harmony to the community, providing emotional healing, energetic uplift & renewed life vitality

In this overnight weekend workshop, we’ll study some of the most powerful indigenous techniques for restoring mental well-being. We’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with nature in a positive, primitive way. Everyone is welcome to take part in a traditional Purification Ceremony — although the sweat is optional and all participants benefit from meditation training and simply experiencing our natural, simplified environment. This retreat weekend is for anyone and everyone who needs to reboot, reconnect, and renew mind, body and soul. Come and gain insight into living, shake off some fears, feel more in harmony with the rest of creation and spark a generally healthier, more positive approach to life.

Saturday –July 12th Schedule

Welcome 1pm

Local, Organic, Scrumptious, Farm to Table Lunch 1-2pm

Relax, explore the woods, rivers and retreat grounds 2-6pm

Gather for Meditation, Orientation & Ceremonial Intention Setting 6:30 pm

Inipi (Sweatlodge Ceremony) 7-9pm

Wopila Celebration and Feast 9pm

Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

Sunday – July 13th Schedule

Morning Song – a Class on making Spiritual Connections and gaining strength and wisdom through Spiritual Practice 9-10am

Breakfast 10-11am

Wind down and close 11:11 am

Option for continued exploration of retreat grounds, Lake Mishigama beaches & surrounding area

Pricing

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $700/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as a single person as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $300/person

+ Note: no fee is ever charged for Ceremony, costs cover meals and retreat house stay and a contribution of any proceeds given to the Sicangu People of Rosebud, South Dakota, USA and The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribe of Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Summer '25 Noble Silence Meditation Retreat (NSMR) Weekend

Summer '25 Noble Silence Meditation Retreat (NSMR) Weekend

The benefits of Meditation in treating conditions such as anxiety, depression, and chronic pain are unparalleled. The advantages of a regular practice include reduced stress, developing a sense of inner calm, increasing physical and emotional pleasure and bolstering one’s general health, just to name a few. It is by far the most powerful tool in self-healing. During this getaway, we’ll connect deeply with the entire sweep of what meditation is all about, focusing on and fostering the skills one develops with regular practice — Concentration, Relaxation, Insights into the Nature of Reality and an ability to Unconditionally Love.

Abiding in Noble Silence for an extended weekend period, we’ll engage in sitting and walking meditation and gentle Yin yoga while enjoying light, healthy meals, and nature’s stillness. A zendo or meditation hall will be open for ongoing practice and guidance available for all levels of practitioners. This retreat is a fit for anyone who wants more surety and soundness of mind in light of an increasingly unstable outer world, and definitely those who will work to lay hold of the benefits of mindfulness – insight, empowerment and elevated self-esteem. Every single person who attends this retreat, in the words of my Teacher Shinzen Young, will “go away with a sharp new arrow in their quiver of life-skills. THE arrow in fact — a tool of immense power and generality that can be applied to improving just about every aspect of their personal human happiness.” Beginning meditators as well as the most advanced practitioners welcome.

FRIDAY, APRIL 25th SCHEDULE

Arrival Welcome and Check-In 6:30 pm
Light, Healthy, Dinner 7pm - 8pm
Orientation Class 8pm – 9pm
Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

SATURDAY, APRIL 26th SCHEDULE

Wake 8am
Light, Healthy Breakfast 8am-9am
Meditation Class on the 6 senses and 4 Principles of Practice – Concentration, Relaxation, Insights into Reality & Unconditional Love 9:30 am-Noon
Light, Healthy Lunch – Noon – 2pm
Sitting and Walking Meditation Practice Periods 2pm – 5pm
Dinner and Free Time 5pm – 8pm
Meditation and Fire Circle 8pm – 9pm
Deep Rest and Relaxation 9pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 27th SCHEDULE

Wake 8am
Light, Healthy Breakfast 8am-9am
Sitting and Walking Meditation Practice Periods 9am-12pm

Talking Circle Noon

Light, Healthy Lunch 1-2pm

Wind Down and Close 3pm

PRICING

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $1,200/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as an individual as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $595/person

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

THE AUGUST WAY OF THE CONTRARY CEREMONIAL RETREAT WEEKEND

In traditional cultures, the Contrarian brought teachings and healings of energetic renewal. Bad was turned to good, negative to positive, fear, anxiety, depression and other mental ills soothed with mind-training techniques and Ceremonial spiritual purification. By moving backwards or unconventionally and often outside societal restraints, Pueblos Jesters, Hopi Clowns and Lakota Heyokas tapped into supernatural forces that restored universal balance and harmony to the community, providing emotional healing, energetic uplift & renewed life vitality

In this overnight weekend workshop, we’ll study some of the most powerful indigenous techniques for restoring mental well-being. We’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with nature in a positive, primitive way. Everyone is welcome to take part in a traditional Purification Ceremony — although the sweat is optional and all participants benefit from meditation training and simply experiencing our natural, simplified environment. This retreat weekend is for anyone and everyone who needs to reboot, reconnect, and renew mind, body and soul. Come and gain insight into living, shake off some fears, feel more in harmony with the rest of creation and spark a generally healthier, more positive approach to life.

Saturday –August 16th Schedule

Welcome 1pm

Local, Organic, Scrumptious, Farm to Table Lunch 1-2pm

Relax, explore the woods, rivers and retreat grounds 2-6pm

Gather for Meditation, Orientation & Ceremonial Intention Setting 6:30 pm

Inipi (Sweatlodge Ceremony) 7-9pm

Wopila Celebration and Feast 9pm

Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

Sunday – August 17th Schedule

Morning Song – a Class on making Spiritual Connections and gaining strength and wisdom through Spiritual Practice 9-10am

Breakfast 10-11am

Wind down and close 11:11 am

Option for continued exploration of retreat grounds, Lake Mishigama beaches & surrounding area

Pricing

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $700/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as a single person as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $300/person

+ Note: no fee is ever charged for Ceremony, costs cover meals and retreat house stay and a contribution of any proceeds given to the Sicangu People of Rosebud, South Dakota, USA and The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribe of Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

THE SEPTEMBER WAY OF THE CONTRARY CEREMONIAL RETREAT WEEKEND

In traditional cultures, the Contrarian brought teachings and healings of energetic renewal. Bad was turned to good, negative to positive, fear, anxiety, depression and other mental ills soothed with mind-training techniques and Ceremonial spiritual purification. By moving backwards or unconventionally and often outside societal restraints, Pueblos Jesters, Hopi Clowns and Lakota Heyokas tapped into supernatural forces that restored universal balance and harmony to the community, providing emotional healing, energetic uplift & renewed life vitality

In this overnight weekend workshop, we’ll study some of the most powerful indigenous techniques for restoring mental well-being. We’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with nature in a positive, primitive way. Everyone is welcome to take part in a traditional Purification Ceremony — although the sweat is optional and all participants benefit from meditation training and simply experiencing our natural, simplified environment. This retreat weekend is for anyone and everyone who needs to reboot, reconnect, and renew mind, body and soul. Come and gain insight into living, shake off some fears, feel more in harmony with the rest of creation and spark a generally healthier, more positive approach to life.

Saturday –September 6th Schedule

Welcome 1pm

Local, Organic, Scrumptious, Farm to Table Lunch 1-2pm

Relax, explore the woods, rivers and retreat grounds 2-6pm

Gather for Meditation, Orientation & Ceremonial Intention Setting 6:30 pm

Inipi (Sweatlodge Ceremony) 7-9pm

Wopila Celebration and Feast 9pm

Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

Sunday – Septemberr 7th Schedule

Morning Song – a Class on making Spiritual Connections and gaining strength and wisdom through Spiritual Practice 9-10am

Breakfast 10-11am

Wind down and close 11:11 am

Option for continued exploration of retreat grounds, Lake Mishigama beaches & surrounding area

Pricing

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $700/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as a single person as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $300/person

+ Note: no fee is ever charged for Ceremony, costs cover meals and retreat house stay and a contribution of any proceeds given to the Sicangu People of Rosebud, South Dakota, USA and The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribe of Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

THE OCTOBER WAY OF THE CONTRARY CEREMONIAL RETREAT WEEKEND

In traditional cultures, the Contrarian brought teachings and healings of energetic renewal. Bad was turned to good, negative to positive, fear, anxiety, depression and other mental ills soothed with mind-training techniques and Ceremonial spiritual purification. By moving backwards or unconventionally and often outside societal restraints, Pueblos Jesters, Hopi Clowns and Lakota Heyokas tapped into supernatural forces that restored universal balance and harmony to the community, providing emotional healing, energetic uplift & renewed life vitality

In this overnight weekend workshop, we’ll study some of the most powerful indigenous techniques for restoring mental well-being. We’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with nature in a positive, primitive way. Everyone is welcome to take part in a traditional Purification Ceremony — although the sweat is optional and all participants benefit from meditation training and simply experiencing our natural, simplified environment. This retreat weekend is for anyone and everyone who needs to reboot, reconnect, and renew mind, body and soul. Come and gain insight into living, shake off some fears, feel more in harmony with the rest of creation and spark a generally healthier, more positive approach to life.

Saturday –October 4th Schedule

Welcome 1pm

Local, Organic, Scrumptious, Farm to Table Lunch 1-2pm

Relax, explore the woods, rivers and retreat grounds 2-6pm

Gather for Meditation, Orientation & Ceremonial Intention Setting 6:30 pm

Inipi (Sweatlodge Ceremony) 7-9pm

Wopila Celebration and Feast 9pm

Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

Sunday – October 5th chedule

Morning Song – a Class on making Spiritual Connections and gaining strength and wisdom through Spiritual Practice 9-10am

Breakfast 10-11am

Wind down and close 11:11 am

Option for continued exploration of retreat grounds, Lake Mishigama beaches & surrounding area

Pricing

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $700/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as a single person as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $300/person

+ Note: no fee is ever charged for Ceremony, costs cover meals and retreat house stay and a contribution of any proceeds given to the Sicangu People of Rosebud, South Dakota, USA and The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribe of Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Fall '25 Noble Silence Meditation Retreat (NSMR) Weekend

Fall '25 Noble Silence Meditation Retreat (NSMR) Weekend

The benefits of Meditation in treating conditions such as anxiety, depression, and chronic pain are unparalleled. The advantages of a regular practice include reduced stress, developing a sense of inner calm, increasing physical and emotional pleasure and bolstering one’s general health, just to name a few. It is by far the most powerful tool in self-healing. During this getaway, we’ll connect deeply with the entire sweep of what meditation is all about, focusing on and fostering the skills one develops with regular practice — Concentration, Relaxation, Insights into the Nature of Reality and an ability to Unconditionally Love.

Abiding in Noble Silence for an extended weekend period, we’ll engage in sitting and walking meditation and gentle Yin yoga while enjoying light, healthy meals, and nature’s stillness. A zendo or meditation hall will be open for ongoing practice and guidance available for all levels of practitioners. This retreat is a fit for anyone who wants more surety and soundness of mind in light of an increasingly unstable outer world, and definitely those who will work to lay hold of the benefits of mindfulness – insight, empowerment and elevated self-esteem. Every single person who attends this retreat, in the words of my Teacher Shinzen Young, will “go away with a sharp new arrow in their quiver of life-skills. THE arrow in fact — a tool of immense power and generality that can be applied to improving just about every aspect of their personal human happiness.” Beginning meditators as well as the most advanced practitioners welcome.

FRIDAY, OCT. 17th SCHEDULE

Arrival Welcome and Check-In 6:30 pm
Light, Healthy, Dinner 7pm - 8pm
Orientation Class 8pm – 9pm
Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

SATURDAY, OCT. 18th SCHEDULE

Wake 8am
Light, Healthy Breakfast 8am-9am
Meditation Class on the 6 senses and 4 Principles of Practice – Concentration, Relaxation, Insights into Reality & Unconditional Love 9:30 am-Noon
Light, Healthy Lunch – Noon – 2pm
Sitting and Walking Meditation Practice Periods 2pm – 5pm
Dinner and Free Time 5pm – 8pm
Meditation and Fire Circle 8pm – 9pm
Deep Rest and Relaxation 9pm

SUNDAY, OCT. 19th SCHEDULE

Wake 8am
Light, Healthy Breakfast 8am-9am
Sitting and Walking Meditation Practice Periods 9am-12pm

Talking Circle Noon

Light, Healthy Lunch 1-2pm

Wind Down and Close 3pm

PRICING

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $1,200/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as an individual as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $595/person

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

THE NOVEMBER WAY OF THE CONTRARY CEREMONIAL RETREAT WEEKEND

In traditional cultures, the Contrarian brought teachings and healings of energetic renewal. Bad was turned to good, negative to positive, fear, anxiety, depression and other mental ills soothed with mind-training techniques and Ceremonial spiritual purification. By moving backwards or unconventionally and often outside societal restraints, Pueblos Jesters, Hopi Clowns and Lakota Heyokas tapped into supernatural forces that restored universal balance and harmony to the community, providing emotional healing, energetic uplift & renewed life vitality

In this overnight weekend workshop, we’ll study some of the most powerful indigenous techniques for restoring mental well-being. We’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with nature in a positive, primitive way. Everyone is welcome to take part in a traditional Purification Ceremony — although the sweat is optional and all participants benefit from meditation training and simply experiencing our natural, simplified environment. This retreat weekend is for anyone and everyone who needs to reboot, reconnect, and renew mind, body and soul. Come and gain insight into living, shake off some fears, feel more in harmony with the rest of creation and spark a generally healthier, more positive approach to life.

Saturday –November 8th Schedule

Welcome 1pm

Local, Organic, Scrumptious, Farm to Table Lunch 1-2pm

Relax, explore the woods, rivers and retreat grounds 2-6pm

Gather for Meditation, Orientation & Ceremonial Intention Setting 6:30 pm

Inipi (Sweatlodge Ceremony) 7-9pm

Wopila Celebration and Feast 9pm

Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

Sunday – November 9th chedule

Morning Song – a Class on making Spiritual Connections and gaining strength and wisdom through Spiritual Practice 9-10am

Breakfast 10-11am

Wind down and close 11:11 am

Option for continued exploration of retreat grounds, Lake Mishigama beaches & surrounding area

Pricing

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $700/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as a single person as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $300/person

+ Note: no fee is ever charged for Ceremony, costs cover meals and retreat house stay and a contribution of any proceeds given to the Sicangu People of Rosebud, South Dakota, USA and The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribe of Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

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DWEKEEW TAERTER LAINOMEREC YRARTNOC EHT FO YAW EHT

THE DECEMBER WAY OF THE CONTRARY CEREMONIAL RETREAT WEEKEND

In traditional cultures, the Contrarian brought teachings and healings of energetic renewal. Bad was turned to good, negative to positive, fear, anxiety, depression and other mental ills soothed with mind-training techniques and Ceremonial spiritual purification. By moving backwards or unconventionally and often outside societal restraints, Pueblos Jesters, Hopi Clowns and Lakota Heyokas tapped into supernatural forces that restored universal balance and harmony to the community, providing emotional healing, energetic uplift & renewed life vitality

In this overnight weekend workshop, we’ll study some of the most powerful indigenous techniques for restoring mental well-being. We’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with nature in a positive, primitive way. Everyone is welcome to take part in a traditional Purification Ceremony — although the sweat is optional and all participants benefit from meditation training and simply experiencing our natural, simplified environment. This retreat weekend is for anyone and everyone who needs to reboot, reconnect, and renew mind, body and soul. Come and gain insight into living, shake off some fears, feel more in harmony with the rest of creation and spark a generally healthier, more positive approach to life.

Saturday –December 6th Schedule

Welcome 1pm

Local, Organic, Scrumptious, Farm to Table Lunch 1-2pm

Relax, explore the woods, rivers and retreat grounds 2-6pm

Gather for Meditation, Orientation & Ceremonial Intention Setting 6:30 pm

Inipi (Sweatlodge Ceremony) 7-9pm

Wopila Celebration and Feast 9pm

Deep Rest and Relaxation 10pm

Sunday – December 7th Schedule

Morning Song – a Class on making Spiritual Connections and gaining strength and wisdom through Spiritual Practice 9-10am

Breakfast 10-11am

Wind down and close 11:11 am

Option for continued exploration of retreat grounds, Lake Mishigama beaches & surrounding area

Pricing

Couple’s Package: Retreat with Overnight stay in shared bed in private room – $700/couple
*If you’d like a private room you can book this option as a single person as well.

Individual: Retreat with Overnight stay in Dorm room – $300/person

+ Note: no fee is ever charged for Ceremony, costs cover meals and retreat house stay and a contribution of any proceeds given to the Sicangu People of Rosebud, South Dakota, USA and The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribe of Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA