Community

Retreats

Retreats with the Meditation Center community give you dedicated time to turn inward and reconnect with what is essential.

Entering silence and stillness: Join us for retreat

The Meditation Center offers retreats as opportunities to step away from the pace of daily life and enter more fully into silence, meditation, and inner reflection. Rooted in the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition, these retreats create a supportive setting for deepening practice through guided meditation, hatha yoga, yoga nidra, breath awareness, contemplation, and time for personal reflection and relaxation.

Retreats may include a range of practices, including silence practices, designed to steady the mind, quiet the senses, and open the way to greater self-understanding. Whether held for a day, a weekend, or several days, they provide time for rest, renewal, and the direct experience of stillness. In this setting, participants are invited to turn inward, reconnect with what is essential, and discover the restorative power of time away.

In Minnesota

Summer Silence

TMC typically holds five-day silence retreats in July at nearby retreat centers in Minnesota. Participants enjoy practices in the Himalayan Tradition, with open time for journalling, contemplation, rest, and walking in nature. 

At TMC

Center Retreats

Watch for occasional short retreats at the center, with subtle-body practices such as yoga nidra, contemplative walking, meditation, and more. Limited on-site accommodations.

We welcome you to participate in the 10-day Navaratri retreat, “Awakening the Shakti Within,” from Oct. 10–19, 2026 at TMC. Single-day participation is an option. Find details here (scroll to find the retreat info!) or view the calendar. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest.

International

SRSG Ashram Visits

TMC community members frequently travel to Swam Rama Sadhaka Grama ashram in Rishikesh, India, for periods of practice and study at the international home of the tradition. All are welcome to inquire.

Moments from recent retreats