Enrich your practice with a multiday, non-residential retreat for both new and experienced meditators. This retreat is designed to be accessible to all whose work and family life make attending a weeklong residential retreat a challenge. The retreat schedule includes both morning online instructions and evening in-person sessions. Open Door co-founders Susa Talan and Alexis Santos will support participants as they deepen and grow their practice both on the cushion and in their daily lives.

The morning sits will be online and the opening and evening sessions (dharma talk, sit, and Q&A) will be held in person at ODMC. 

Who should participate?

Everyone is welcome to attend; no prior retreat experience is necessary. Participants must, however, be able to attend every session of the retreat, both the in-person evening sessions and the morning online sessions. (See below for more details about the schedule.) A Zoom link will be provided to registrants for the morning online sessions. 

What does the schedule look like? 

• Thursday, February 5

  • 5:30-8:30pm (in person)

• Friday, February 6

• 7:30-8:30am (online)

• 5:30-7:30pm (in person)

• Saturday, February 7 

• 8:30-9:30am (online)

• Sunday, February 8 

• 4:30-7:30pm (in person)

• Monday, February 9

  • 7:30-8:30am (online)

  • 5:30-7:30pm (in person)

• Tuesday, February 10

• 7:30-8:30am (online)

• 5:30-7:30pm (in person)

There is no registration fee for this retreat. Please make sure you can attend all sessions before registering. Questions? Contact julia.gooding@gmail.com using “L&W in Dharma” in the subject line, please!

Please note: This retreat is not being offered for online-only participation. Alexis and Susa will be offering a fully online version of the retreat in the spring.