Explore our variety of online and in-person retreats, workshops, courses and events, each focused on compassion and mindfulness-based practices to enhance your well-being and help you reconnect with what matters most to you. For on-demand, online programs click here.
Use the filters below to help you find the programs that best suit your interests and schedule.
All Levels: for those of all levels including beginners.
Beginners: for those with little or no experience and seek introductory instruction.
Intermediate: for those with some experience who do not need introductory instruction.
Experienced: for those with significant experience.
Online Donation Based Morning and Afternoon Meditation Sessions
Monday - Friday from 7:30 - 8:00 AM ET (US)
Tuesday - Friday from 12:30 - 1:00 PM ET (US)
Join our global community of mindfulness practitioners and experience support and connection as we unite our hearts and minds in practice.
In-Person 1/2 Day Retreat with Sharon Gutterman, Ph.D.
Sunday, April 28, 2024 from 1 - 5 PM
The benefits of feeling and expressing gratitude have been studied at both Yale and University of California, Berkeley with findings suggesting that adults who often feel thankful have more energy, optimism, social connections, earn more money, sleep more soundly, and have fewer health complaints.
Donation-Based Online Meditation with Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward
Monday, April 29, 2024 at 12:30 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US)
Copper Beech is thrilled to offer these 30-minute guided practices as a sampling of the transformative concepts we will be delving into during Dr. Larry Ward's and her upcoming 3-night retreat, "The Great Way of Resilience: Coming Home to Ourselves and Our World."
Online Donation-Based Monthly Meditation Group for BIPOC with Marianela Medrano
Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 9:30 - 10:00 AM ET (US)
We’re inviting you as our beloved BIPOC community to join our intentional affinity meditation group. This gathering is a healing space to comfortably gather in a part guided and part silent meditation practice. Click the link below for dates and how to join!
Online Course with Brian Thompson
Tuesdays, May 7 - 28, 2024 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM ET (US)
You’ll explore the basics of mindfulness and learn practical tools for reducing stress, increasing joy, improving sleep, and enhancing your overall wellbeing. Each session will include conversation, teaching, breakdown of the techniques, guided practice, and reflection.
In-Person Retreat with Jessica Alejandro
May 10, 2024 at 5 PM to May 11, 2024 at 6 PM
Join us during Mother's Day weekend, for a soul-stirring overnight retreat. Through a blend of ancient rituals, sound healing, meditation, and soul inquiry practices, we will connect with our maternal ancestors (Mothers, Grandmothers, Great Grandmothers, etc.) breaking toxic generational patterns, and cultivating healing, peace, and love.
Donation-Based Online Meditation with Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward
Monday, May 13, 2024 at 12:30 - 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US)
Copper Beech is thrilled to offer these 30-minute guided practices as a sampling of the transformative concepts we will be delving into during Dr. Larry Ward's and her upcoming 3-night retreat, "The Great Way of Resilience: Coming Home to Ourselves and Our World."
In-Person Day Retreat with Vamsi Koneru
Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Through a blend of meditation practices, scientific insights, and group discussions, participants will gain practical tools and a deeper understanding of how mindfulness can enhance focus, compassion, and bodily awareness, leading to a more fulfilling life.
In-Person Course with Kathy Simpson
Class Dates: Wednesdays, May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 2024 from 6:30 - 8 PM
You may have just completed MBSR, or perhaps you’ve been meditating for months or even years. You appreciate how powerful mindfulness and meditation can be, but how do you take your practice to the next level? In this course, we will explore ways to reach new depths in meditation based on Buddhist teachings on mindfulness.
In-Person 5-Night Retreat with Marianela Medrano
May 30, 2024 at 5 PM to June 4, 2024 at 1 PM
In this warm and welcoming 5-night retreat, we’ll explore mindfulness as a tool to rediscover joy, find balance in life, and start new habits aligned with your needs.
Online Donation-Based Monthly Meditation Group for BIPOC with Kai Belton
Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 9:30 - 10:00 AM ET (US)
We’re inviting you as our beloved BIPOC community to join our intentional affinity meditation group. This gathering is a healing space to comfortably gather in a part guided and part silent meditation practice. Click the link below for dates and how to join!
Online Course with Brian Thompson
Tuesdays, June 4 - 25, 2024 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM ET (US)
You’ll explore the basics of mindfulness and learn practical tools for reducing stress, increasing joy, improving sleep, and enhancing your overall wellbeing. Each session will include conversation, teaching, breakdown of the techniques, guided practice, and reflection.
Online Course with Kathy Simpson
Class Dates: Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024 from 6:30 - 8 PM
This four-week course will explore mindfulness of the body and ways to cultivate greater healing and wholeness throughout our whole being.
Online Half-Day Retreat with Michelle Douglas
June 8, 2024 from 8 AM - 12 PM Eastern Time (US)
Throughout this half-day retreat you will explore practices to integrate both your light and your shadow, allowing you to reclaim feelings of safety, pleasure, empowerment, forgiveness, and love. ❤️
In-Person Day Retreat with Sharon Gutterman, Ph.D.
Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 9 AM - 3:30 PM
In our time together, we will examine a tool kit of strategies to reorient our lives with a clearer understanding of the purpose and value of transitions.
In-Person Weekend Retreat with Dr. Larry Ward and Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward
June 28, 2024 at 5 PM to July 1, 2024 at 1 PM
In this 3-night retreat we will learn more about establishing safety in a world that often feels unsafe, helping others experience safety, and practice building a beloved community so that we can deepen in our peace and wellbeing.
In-Person 1/2 Day Retreat with Heather Wlochowski
Sunday, August 11, 2024 from 1 - 5 PM
Come and discover a tool for self-expression, joy, and tranquility through Zentangle—a meditative art form that combines mindfulness, creativity, and relaxation. This half-day retreat is all about finding the perfect balance between mindfulness and artistic exploration.
In-Person Weekend Retreat with Marianela Medrano
September 20, 2024 at 5 PM to September 22, 2024 at 1 PM
Inspired by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel's profound teachings from "Opening to Darkness," this retreat will offer a sacred space to delve into the depths of our beings, honor Darkness and Blackness, restore a sense of beauty, and cultivate compassion and resilience in unsettling times.
Scholarships and Professional Fellowships Available
In the spirit of generosity, we offer financial support for many of our programs.
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