Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination
Feb 20th – Mar 2nd
A ten day retreat exploring the Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination with Leigh Brasington. Leigh will conduct interviews and dharma talks via zoom.
Workshops
Getting to Eight
Feb 1 – March 22nd
This workshop offers a set of tools, including field-tested techniques and heuristics to help you understand where you are at, and what to do next. You will also have access to group coaching, to help you navigate stages four to eight described in The Mind Illuminated or the Elephant Path.
A Personal Retreat
We will tailor a personalized retreat program and support you on a solo retreat specific to your needs and experience level.
Please contact retreats@dharmatreasure.org for more information about visiting us this fall.
Work Retreat
Please contact retreats@dharmatreasure.org if you have any questions on how to visit us for a work retreat. If you have teaching experience and would like to be a resident yogi, please fill out this form.
Retreats
Nomad Retreat 2025
Mar 9th – 16th
People have been wandering the earth for thousands of years, often in groups, relying on each other for protection, support, and belonging. This retreat is designed to reconnect people to the primal activity of moving through a landscape with fellow travelers.
Queer Vihara
Mar 19th – 23rd
The Queer Vihara Retreat is a deep-dive into the Buddhist practice of Brahma Vihara Bhavana (Divine Abodes Meditation) for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Cultivating the Jewel of Mindfulness
Apr 13 – 27
Join Har-Prakash for a special opportunity to improve your mindfulness skills in a small group setting with intermediate and advanced practitioners. The program is based on Shinzen Young’s mindfulness system and includes psychological and relational teachings to help you develop mindfulness in your life.
Meditate like Earth
May 6th – 13th
We will be offering practices to support the development of intimacy with the earth element and the freedom of simplicity of mind.
The Mind Illuminated Retreat
Oct 17th -26th
Deepen your practice and knowledge of the 10-stage model of meditation described in The Mind Illuminated.
Community Guidelines
Read our updated community guidelines on precepts and community participation.
We have also created a new Ethics and Reconciliation Council and process for dealing with ethical concerns, conflicts, and grievances within the community.
About the Retreat Center
Dharma Treasure Retreat Center at Cochise Stronghold hosts meditation retreats for both individuals and small groups. Located in the Dragoon Mountains of southeast Arizona, this wilderness retreat has long been considered sacred — first by the Chiricahua Apaches and later by hundreds of meditators grateful to practice in this quiet canyon.
While being the birthplace of TMI, the Mind Illuminated method, the retreat center welcomes spiritual sojourners from all traditions, while providing support aimed at spiritual awakening, rooted in the teachings of the Buddha.
Cochise Stronghold is a magnificent natural wonder. Granite peaks rise to the east, south and west, spotted with chromatic, lichen-covered boulders, precariously balanced rocks, and charismatic formations that take on a life of their own. An evergreen juniper and oak forest grows in the valley, providing shelter for abundant wildlife including javelina, deer, and hundreds of species of birds. A seasonal stream flows from mountain top pools down through the canyon. Sharing a border with the Coronado National Forest, the retreat center is surrounded by hiking and horse trails that snake up into the mountains for miles.
The retreat center is located 90 minutes from the Tucson Airport, 45 minutes from Benson and Willcox, and 20 minutes from the small village of Sunsites. While remote, we are part of a close-knit rural community.
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The passing of Culadasa, John Yates
It is with sorrow and compassion that we announce the passing of Culadasa, John Yates. He was a founding member of Dharma Treasure, author of The Mind Illuminated and was also a teacher and mentor to many. We send our loving condolences to his family, friends, and students.
