• Reverse Meditation: How to Use Pain and Emotional Upheaval To Accelerate Your Path

    Via Zoom

    A Two-Day Virtual Retreat With Andrew Holecek Have you tried traditional meditation practices but found them to be less effective than you hoped? Do you find yourself seeing obstacles as primarily barriers to your happiness? Do you ever feel stuck in a pattern of avoiding your pain or difficult emotions? Discover a transformative approach to […]

  • The Power of Dark Retreat – In-Person or Online – Drala Mountain Center, Colorado

    Drala Mountain Center 151 Shambhala Way, Red Feather Lakes, CO, United States

    The Power of Dark Retreat Presented In-Person or Online -  Drala Mountain Center, August 17-24th, 2026 The ancient practice of dark retreat has found its way back into our light-polluted modern world. This program explores the remarkable restorative benefits of dark practice, why it is an ideal environment for creativity and healing, and how dark […]

  • Clearlight, Darkness, and Nonduality – Menla Retreat Center – Phoenicia, NY

    Menla 375 Pantherkill Road, Phoenicia, NY, United States

    Clearlight, Darkness, and Nonduality With Andrew Holecek and Robert Thurman October 26 - November 1, 2026 - Menla Retreat Center - In the Catskills in Phoenicia, NY A unique retreat utilizing specially prepared dark rooms. The path to the Clearlight—or prabhāsvarā in Sanskrit—points to the indescribable essence of ultimate freedom, a nondual reality only accessible […]