Fierce Tenderness: Cultivating Strength, Compassion, and Clarity
June 22 - 26, 2026
4 nights, 5 days
96 person retreat
Highlights
Silent with Specific Conversational Opportunities
Meet the Teachers: Lila Kate Wheeler, Carol Cano, Jonathan Relucio
Details
This retreat isn’t about escaping the world—it’s about meeting it more fully. With time to slow down and settle, we create space to see clearly and connect deeply with our experience. In the quiet, we begin to rediscover our inner strength, compassion, and clarity. Through mindfulness, nature-based practices, and gentle movement, we’ll explore how to face life’s challenges with openness and resilience. Guided by these timeless teachings, and supported by the wisdom of nature, this retreat invites you to reconnect—with yourself, with others, and with the world around you. This retreat is silent except for teacher-led Q&A, small groups, or other practice meetings. This retreat will be held concurrently with another, with all sessions located in the beautiful Community Meditation Center on the lower campus. It offers a unique opportunity to practice in a smaller, more intimate retreat environment.
Accommodation
Supporter Rate
2 Rooms Left
Private room for 1
$2,440 USD total
Benefactor Rate
2 Rooms Left
Private room for 1
$1,960 USD total
Sustainer Rate
4 Spots Left
2-person shared room
$1,480 USD / person
Basic Rate
4 Spots Left
2-person shared room
$980 USD / person
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center primarily offers dormitory-style accommodations in simple, comfortable rooms for residential retreats. These rooms are typically shared, with some offering single occupancy options. The center also provides facilities for group activities, personal reflection, and connecting with nature.
Meals
Meals provided
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Diets catered
Vegan · Vegetarian · Gluten-free · Dairy-free
Our meals are sourced from local, sustainable, and organic growers and suppliers, with a focus on seasonal ingredients. We ground all of our cooking decisions in the principle of non-harm. Our menus are built around nutrient-dense whole foods; they are vegetarian, with abundant vegan and gluten-free options. We are mindful of common food allergies and take special care to nourish practitioners with dietary restrictions.
Testimonials
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Host
What's Included
Food
Accommodation
Not Included
Registration fees DO NOT include teacher dana
Flights and Transportation
FAQs
Guest requirements
You must have already completed at least 14 nights of silent residential retreat time. This retreat time must include a minimum of two (2) silent residential retreats, each of six (6) nights or longer.
These retreats must have been led by Spirit Rock, IMS, or IRC teachers, or other recognized Insight Meditation teachers. Previous retreats must be silent residential retreats and have a similar format to this retreat, with instructions, practices, and talks focused on Insight Meditation. Online retreats do not qualify for these retreat prerequisites. When applying, you will need to provide the teachers’ names, dates, location, length (# of nights), and style of the retreats.
Cancellation policy
The remaining balance for the retreat is due 14 days prior to the start date. If this balance is paid earlier than these 14 days, you are eligible to cancel and receive a full refund of this remaining balance, provided you do so at least 14 days before the retreat begins.
