Coming Home to Yourself: A Mindfulness Day Retreat

In the middle of busy schedules, constant input, and the pressure to keep up, it can be surprisingly rare to spend even a few moments simply being with ourselves. This day-long mindfulness retreat offers an opportunity to pause, slow down, and reconnect with the present moment through guided mindfulness practice in a supportive and quiet environment. Throughout the day, participants will be guided through a sequence of mindfulness practices drawn from the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) tradition, including sitting meditation, walking meditation, mindful movement, the body scan, and compassion-based contemplative practices. Much of the retreat will be held in silence, not as a rigid rule, but as an invitation to step out of the usual noise and demands of daily life. Many people find that even a single day of intentional practice can create a sense of clarity, steadiness, and spaciousness that is often difficult to access in everyday routines. This retreat is supportive as it offers dedicated time to deepen practice and directly experience many of the core teachings of mindfulness in an immersive way. It is also open to others with some meditation or mindfulness experience who are looking for a day of reflection and renewal. No special experience or “perfect” meditation practice is needed. Participants are encouraged to simply come as they are. Whether mindfulness is already an important part of your life or something you are still learning to trust, this retreat offers a chance to step back, breathe, and remember that you do not need to carry everything alone. Saturday November 7, 2026 9:00 am - 4:00 pm PT Center for Spiritual Living (Olympia) $65 - $95 (or $16 – $24/month) Our One Day Retreats are an immersion into silent, continuous, teacher-led practice. During this day of practice, we'll ask you to be as quiet as possible and let go of entertainments and distractions for the day. One Day Retreats are included in our 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindful Self-Compassion courses and offered for stand-alone sign up in the Retreats section of our website. Everyone with some experience of mindfulness and meditation is welcome to try a One Day Retreat. It can be a powerful and important way to explore mindfulness and compassion more deeply. If you are totally new to meditation, this day may be a challenge; however, all are welcome. For some, "jumping in" is a great way to start. Whether online or in-person, you will be guided in a sequence of meditation and mindfulness practices including: sitting meditation, the body scan, walking meditation (indoors and out!), gentle mindful yoga, and contemplative practices like the loving-kindness meditation. A great virtue of in-person retreats is the possibilities that emerge from taking a quiet day totally away from your usual routine and environment. Plus we've found some lovely sites to host our retreats. Be sure to bring your lunch, a blanket, and yoga mat and/or meditation cushion if you have one. We are able to bring some extra yoga / meditation gear to share, and all of our retreat sites have comfortable chairs for sitting. Online retreats are rich opportunity to integrate sustained mindfulness practice into your "regular" life at home. We do recommend having a conversation with the occupants of your home. While it's not reasonable to expect roommates, spouses, or children to be totally silent for a day because you'll be on retreat, sometimes a simple shift in routine to help you have a quieter, more protected space is possible. Zip / Postcode (optional) Country (optional) none selected Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Côte D'Ivoire Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar(Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Cal