retreat center arizona high-desert meditation TMI The Mind Illuminated

Illuminating The North

June 21st – 29th

We are pleased to announce that, for the first time, we will be hosting a TMI retreat in Bergen, Norway. Henrik Norberg will lead the retreat, providing valuable guidance and insights into the practice.

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Workshops

Getting to Four

Sept 6th – Oct 11th

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 stage one to four described in The Mind Illuminated or the Elephant Path.

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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.


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Group Retreats

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.

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The Mind Illuminated Retreat

Oct 17th -26th

Deepen your practice and knowledge of the 10-stage model of meditation described in The Mind Illuminated.

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Nov 22nd – 29th

Delight The Natural Heart

In this outdoor retreat, we will explore the qualities of the Brahmaviharas (Kindess, Compassion, Appreciative Joy, and Equanimity). These qualities can be accessible and heart opening, yet at times the practices to develop these qualities can feel dry and disconnected. In this Buddhist based retreat we will explore these Brahmaviharas outside in connection with place, with human and other-than-human nature.

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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.

 

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