Beneath the Noise: A Journey into the Mind’s Quiet Power – Annual BIPOC Retreat

Amana Brembry Johnson, Bhante Buddharakkhita, Gullu Singh, Margarita Loinaz

The most courageous journeys are often those for which we are least prepared—those that unfold beyond definition and expectation. Dharma practice is such a journey: mysterious, revealing, and profoundly transformative. The mind is limitless in its power and often misunderstood. Left untrained, it clings, distorts, and generates suffering. When met with awareness, it becomes a gateway to clarity, compassion, and liberation. During this retreat, we will be invited to quiet the noise of striving, meet ourselves fully, discover the peace that arises when the mind is steady, and enter a space where truth is felt rather than defined. We will explore how thoughts shape our reality and learn to work skillfully with the mind rather than against it. The retreat will open with community sharing, then drop into stillness and movement practices. There will be talks and time to meet with teachers.

This retreat is silent except for teacher-led Q&A, small groups, or other practice meetings.