Awakening to Love
With Mirabai Starr & Mona Haydar
July 3-6
Camping – $975 Dorm – $1,065 Private Room – $1,185
Join Mirabai Starr and Mona Haydar at the renowned Lama Foundation, nestled in the breathtaking landscape of northern New Mexico, for an extraordinary retreat: Awakening to Love.
This immersive experience is designed to guide you in awakening to your highest purpose and exploring how to serve both your own spiritual calling and the greater good. Through direct embodied teachings, guided meditation sessions, writing practice, and the transformative experience of communal living, you will embark on a journey of healing and connection.
Together, we will explore what it means to mend the fractures within ourselves and the world, discovering how our individual awakening can contribute to a more just, compassionate, and whole world. Against the backdrop of northern New Mexico’s majestic mountains and serene skies, this retreat will provide you with the tools, insights, and community to nourish your soul and align with your unique path.
Whether you are seeking clarity, connection, or deeper insight into how to live purposefully, Awakening to Love offers a sacred space to begin or deepen your journey.
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Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author of creative non-fiction and contemporary translations of sacred literature. She taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico-Taos for 20 years and now teaches and speaks internationally on contemplative practice and inter-spiritual dialog. A certified bereavement counselor, Mirabai helps mourners harness the transformational power of loss. Her latest book, WILD MERCY: Living the Fierce & Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics, was named one of the “Best Books of 2019”. She lives with her extended family in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
Mona Haydar is a Syrian-American writer, hip-hop artist, and chaplain whose work bridges spirituality, social justice, and creative expression. She began her artistic journey as a poet, later expanding into music, healing work, and public speaking.
Mona spent two years immersed in intentional community at the Lama Foundation before earning her master’s degree in Social Ethics from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. While in New York, she served as a chaplain at NYU and released her breakout single, “Wrap My Hijab,” a global anthem of self-love and empowerment that has resonated with millions.
Since then, she has released both an EP and an LP of original music, hosted PBS’ The Great Muslim American Road Trip, and led performances and workshops across the U.S. and internationally. A passionate advocate for decolonization—both of the world and the mind—Mona continues to work with individuals and communities to cultivate healing, creativity, and meaningful change.