Links to Retreat Centers and Other Meditation Resources
Boulder Area
Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center (RMERC) – Created in 2017 in the mountains near Boulder, RMERC is the only center in Boulder County exclusively dedicated to hosting meditation retreats. Its stages traditional, nature-based and ecodharma retreats.
Impermanent Sangha – Nature-based retreats offered in the Rocky Mountain West.
Insight Meditation Community of Colorado – A key website for meditation and dharma events in Denver and Boulder.
David Chernikoff – Dharma leader offering meditation groups and retreats.
Terry Ray – Dharma leader offering meditation groups and retreats.
Johann Robbins – Dharma teacher offering traditional meditation retreats, nature-based meditation retreats and dedicated meditation groups.
Barry Gillespie – Dharma leader offering meditation groups and retreats.
David Loy – Professor, writer, and teacher in the Sanbo Zen tradition.
Kritee Kanko – Zen teacher, scientist, and ecological activist.
Jean Leonard – Psychotherapist and teacher of mindfulness-based stress reduction.
Twin Oaks Farm – Offers opportunities for mindfulness-oriented work with horses.
Regional and National
Vallecitos Mountain Ranch – One of the only insight meditation retreat centers in the region, located in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center – One of the important vipassana retreat centers in the U. S., founded by Jack Kornfield and other teachers, located in Woodacre, CA.
Insight Meditation Society – The original and still pivotal U. S. vipassana retreat center, located in Barre MA.