Retreats & Events

Visitor's Days

With Lama Residents & Friends

Sunday, May 25th & Sunday, September 21st

Join us for a day of food, community, and shared spiritual practice. Whether you’re a seasoned Lama Bean or if you’ve never been to Lama before, this is a great way to connect with the land and community.

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At Peace With Life: A Silent Meditation Retreat for Youth 35 and Under

With Bhante Rāhula & Dharma Gates Staff

June 8-16

In the midst of life’s uncertainties, we often search for solid ground, a way to feel at ease without closing off, to stand strong without hardening the heart.  This retreat invites you to explore the art of being at peace with life, not by turning away from  its challenges…

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1st Lama Sema for Common Unity

With Guest Musicians & Facilitators

August 28-31

Offered by Donation

Come join us for three days and nights of inspirational whirling, poetry, and devotional music. We invite seekers of all paths to gather and share their music and prayers. Let us come together to reclaim our primordial unity, and experience its unveiling through the way of Sema!

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Grow Here Now

With Lama Residents & Guest Instructors

May 26-30

This is a call to collaborative ecological awakening. It’s a space to plant seeds—both physical and spiritual. We’ll cultivate bioregional, drought-tolerant foods of sovereignty while responding to the triple planetary…

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Teen Mindfulness

With Willow Brook, Greg Weeks, John Combs, Manny Fassihi, Abhi Joseph, & Karin Grumstrup

July 10-13

$400

Mindfulness practice is a life skill, one that benefits people of all ages. For teens especially, this form of compassion to oneself and the world can make all the difference in an often challenging stage of life. Meditation relieves anxiety, provides clarity and gives us a sense of confidence in…

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Annual Gathering

With Lama Beans

July 31st – August 3rd

Whether you’re an old bean who wants to get together family reunion style or a newbie who is interested in the workings of a non-profit / interspiritual community that’s been around for 55 years, we’ve got you covered.

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Online Events

Want to experience Lama but can’t make it to the mountain? Join us for one of our regular online offerings:

Shabbat
Every Friday at 6:30 pm Mountain time

Join the extended off-mountain Lama community as we reflect on the last week, connect in shared practice and light the candles of the sabbath.

Lama Tea
Offered quarterly. Sign up here to learn more.

We welcome you to our cozy community of Japanese tea ceremony practitioners and lovers.

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Annual Jamiat Aam: Living Transmission

With Pir Shabda Kahn, Sheikha Baqia Diana Lyon, Sheikh Arjun Jorge Calero & Khalif Maitreya Jon Stevens

June 25-29

$495-595

A young Samuel Lewis describes receiving transmission from Hazrat Inayat Khan through such a loud shout that he fell from his chair. Such is the power of living transmission. Even though these two holy beings shared just a few meetings, the strength of the transmission was such that it became the central river of Murshid SAM’s life and mission…

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Contemplative Environmentalism

With Paul Wapner, Leticia Merino, & Julie Tato​

July 14-19

$800

Recent political developments threaten to intensify social injustice and environmental collapse around the world. This workshop brings together environmental professors and activists to explore how best to teach and advocate in these…

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Mountain Song: Prayers to Meet the Moment

With Arnaé Batson, Aaron Johnson, Shireen “Riyo” Amini, Te Martin, & Yesh (Y) Salz

August 21-24

$350-650

Join us for 3-days of singing together in the magical high desert of New Mexico. We will gather in order to fuel ourselves, to connect with one another, and to sing to the pain and hope of these times. Come with your joy, heartbreak, and longing… please come as you are.

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