Thoughts like Clouds: A Weekend Retreat on Mindfulness of Thinking
2-day Non-Residential Retreat with White Heron Sangha
Dates: July 25 and July 26, 2026
Participation — This retreat can be attended in two ways:
In Person: This option allows participants to attend in person in White Heron Sangha’s Meditation Hall. Note that this option does not provide meals or lodging (i.e., this is a non-residential retreat, so all in-person participants will need to provide their own accommodations.)
Online: Teachings will be livestreamed, such that participants can attend from their own home.
Location: Each day of practice will take place in person at White Heron Sangha Meditation Center (6615 Bay Laurel Pl. Avila Beach, CA 93424).
Description: With so many instructions on how to quiet the mind, it's easy for meditators to perceive thoughts as the enemy. During this weekend retreat we'll explore a more wholesome and liberating relationship with the thinking mind. Through periods of sitting and walking meditation, instructions and Dharma talks, we'll explore different ways of meeting thoughts with clarity, ease, and curiosity. Rather than needing to get rid of thinking, we'll investigate how working skillfully with thoughts can reveal insights into the true nature of experience. In the same way that the sky meets passing clouds, this retreat points toward a spacious mind that can hold anything that arises.
Stay tuned for more information and a link to register.