About the Retreat

Welcome the new year with a guided retreat on love, compassion and the supreme good heart, based on time-honored Buddhist instructions from the book The New Eight Steps to Happiness written by Buddhist master Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Set in the uplifting surroundings of the Pike National forest, this retreat also includes an alternative New Year's Eve celebration. Starting at around $450 per person, accommodations and delicious food are all included.

Everyone is Welcome!

* We will have programming for children so families are welcome to attend!

ABOUT THE BOOK

"Everyone, whether religious or non-religious, is looking for happiness all the time and wants to be free from problems and suffering permanently. We can fulfill these wishes through understanding and practicing the instructions given in this book." —Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

The New Eight Steps to Happiness is an immensely popular book in which the author, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, reveals powerful methods for developing universal love and compassion, the source of true happiness for both ourself and others.

Based on the famous Eight Verses of Training the Mind by the great Bodhisattva, Langri Tangpa, this inspiring book shows with extraordinary clarity how to transform all life's difficulties into valuable spiritual insights that help us improve our relationships and develop greater patience, empathy and compassion in our daily life.

Registration Options

• Costs listed below are per person
• Full payment is due on December 10th
• No refunds after December 10th

DORMS

-Separate male and female dorms (up to 8 people in a dorm; shared bathrooms)

$450 for Dorm Room (per person)

SHARED CABINS

-If booking a shared cabin, please indicate roommate(s) at registration
-All bathrooms are in a shared separate building

$470 for Shared Cabin with 4 (per person)
NOTE: 2 spaces available in a female 4 person cabin. Email reg@meditationincolorado.org with questions

$500 for Shared Cabin with 2 (per person) SOLD OUT

SINGLE CABINS 

-All bathrooms are in a shared separate building

$625 for Single Cabin(per person) SOLD OUT

KIDS
$200 for Kids!

Schedule

Saturday, December 31

Arrival and registration: 9:30-10:30am
Session 1: 11.00am-12:30pm
Lunch: 1:00-2:00pm
Session 2: 4.00-5.30pm
Supper: 6:00-6:45pm
Session 3: 7-8.30pm
Let's Get Toasted! New Year's Eve Celebration ~ Toasted S'mores and Campfire Party starting at 9:00pm

Sunday, January 1

Breakfast: 8:00-9:00am
Session 1: 9:00–10.30am
Session 2: 11.30am-1.00pm
Lunch: 1:00-2:00pm
Session 3: 4.00-5.30pm
Supper: 6:00-6:45pm
Session 4: 7-8.30pm

Monday, January 2

Breakfast: 8:00-9:00am
Session 1: 9:00–10.30am
Session 2: 11.30am-1.00pm

Camp Shady Brook 

8716 S Y Camp Rd

Deckers, CO 80135