10/08/2026
Retreat update from Dawn: As many of you have reached out in various ways to ask how my retreat is going I thought it might be nice to share an update here. The current retreat I am conducting is the final 6-month phase of a 2-year in-depth study & meditation retreat I felt called to embark on long ago. With a strong fidelity to a personal vow of completing this retreat, I have been fitting retreats in whenever I can between work and life for the past 1.5 years. I left my full time outside job in February to prepare for and begin this retreat on the summer solstice and will finish on the winter solstice, December 21st.
So far, this retreat has been quite challenging with some unexpected happenings ranging from up close bear encounters to being quite ill with Lyme disease from a tick bite, but I am making my way, slowly slowly. Thank you all so very much for your encouraging emails and letters, they mean more than you know.
Retreat is incredibly difficult work but so very rewarding and places like Milarepa Center are crucial for retreat practice. Thank you all so much for your continued support and I am holding you all in my prayers and heart each day. Sending big love and many blessings! 🙏💜