ROOTED WILDNESS
--An Embodied Meditation Retreat--
with Will Duncan and Kate Gallagher
March 23, 2025 @ 4:00PM - March 28, 2025 @ 11:00AM
Rainbow Lodge, North Bend, Washington $1,600
We have 4 ~$400 scholarships available for those in need of financial support. Please complete this brief scholarship application no later than 1/17.
Please direct all questions to [email protected]
ABOUT THE RETREAT
A five-night meditation retreat in the rich, natural world of the pacific northwest. This retreat is rooted in Buddhist wisdom and practice, with the intention to integrate that wisdom into our bodies and hearts.
This experience will include a combination of:
- Buddhist meditation methods and philosophy
- Yoga, walking meditation, forest immersion, and other embodied practices
- Silence and time to go inwards
- Community and time to share
- Personal space to walk, journal, rest and refresh
- All rooms are private to allow for deeper integration
- Three preparatory zoom sessions before we meet in person
RETREAT OVERVIEW
Sunday, March 23rd, we'll gather in person at Rainbow Lodge in North Bend, WA (East of Seattle) for a community meal and entry into retreat. Four days of quiet practice will follow including guided and silent (unguided) meditation, hiking in nature, gentle yoga, nourishing meals, Buddhist philosophy, presentation of meditation methodology, and options for self-care and individual practice along the way. The retreat will close with communal time, discussion, reflection and farewells. This program is intensive in nature and is best suited for those who have some foundation for Buddhist meditation practice and a longing for quiet time.
TIMELINE
- January 20, 2025 Registration & Deposit* Due Date [$1,000]
- February 20, 2025 Second Payment* Due Date [$300]
- March 4, 2025 | 5:30PM - 6:30PM PT First Zoom Class
- March 11, 2025 | 5:30PM - 6:30PM PT Second Zoom Class
- March 18, 2025 | 5:30PM - 6:30PM PT Third Zoom Class
- March 20, 2025 Third Payment* Due Date [$300]
- March 23, 2025 | 4:00PM Retreat Begins
- March 28, 2025 | 11:00AM Retreat Ends
*Non-refundable after January 20, 2025
REGISTRATION
LOCATION & TRAVEL
Rainbow Lodge: 46820 SE Mt Si Rd, North Bend, WA 98045
Participants are responsible for getting themselves to/from the retreat location in North Bend, WA (East of Seattle) which is approximately a five hour drive from Corvallis.
If you're traveling via air, SeaTac is the closest major airport. The retreat center is about a $100, 1-hour Uber ride from the airport.
Participants will have the opportunity to self-organize around carpool options.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
Your $1,600 payment includes
Participants will stay in single bedrooms*; Rooms have in-suite sinks and linens will be provided, all bathrooms are shared.
- Pre-Retreat Zoom Sessions (March 4, 11, & 18 5:30-6:30pm PT - Will be recorded.)
- Guided Retreat
- Single Room Accommodations for 6 Days and 5 Nights*
- All Meals
*Limited number of double rooms available for $100 less per person, please contact us to discuss this option.
PACKING LIST
- Meditation bench or cushion (chairs will be provided)*
- Yoga mat
- Journal and pen
- Hiking shoes
- Outerwear
- Clothing layers
- Comfy socks
- Toiletries
- Extra snacks, tea
- Items for a personal and communal altar
- 1-2 personal blankets
- Non-phone timepiece.
*[Some cushions/benches/blankets can be provided as requested].
ABOUT THE TEACHERS
WILL DUNCAN...
is a Buddhist teacher whose work focuses on integrating traditional Buddhist practices with contemporary life. He has trained extensively in Tibetan Buddhism (Gelugpa lineage) as well as Zen (under Daido Roshi) and in a number of Theravadin lineages (Goenka, Mahasi, Insight). His approach blends these traditional teachings with insights from Christian and Yogic traditions, creating a unique and inclusive path. He has taught throughout the world including Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe, South America and throughout the United States. He has worked as a hospice chaplain and presently is a lecturer, meditation teacher, consultant, and lavender farmer. Will completed the traditional three year Great Retreat of Tibetan Buddhism, having spent four accumulative years in silent and solitary meditation retreat since he began his practice 40 years ago. Known for his non-dogmatic, down-to-earth, humor and ease, Will teaches by way of inquiry and lively discussion pushing students to think clearly for themselves and to uncover their own insights. You can get to know Will through this podcast episode and his YouTube channel.
KATE GALLAGHER...
met contemplative practices through postural yoga as a sophomore in college. It took a few years to develop an interest in the quieter, more still practices of meditation -- and the importance and value of embodiment work remains a vital piece of her practice and teaching. Kate's pursuit of yoga teacher trainings across the U.S. in 2009 unexpectedly landed her in the good care of teachers in the Gelugpa and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. It is in these styles of study and practice, and in the rich lineage of Indian yoga, that she has since found a personal, contemplative home although she maintains a great love for contemplative and mystical perspectives from many traditions.
Kate earned a Master's degree at OSU in Applied Religious Ethics, completed and taught several advanced yoga teacher programs, trained in the secular, research-based curriculum of mindful self-compassion (MSC) and in 2018, had the immense privilege to spend a year in a solitary, largely silent meditation retreat centered on shamatha (calm abiding) and vipassana (inquiry/insight). Kate works as OSU's Contemplative Studies Initiative Director, teaches courses in the School of History, Philosophy, & Religion, and oversees the Marigold Center. Kate's approach to postural yoga is dynamic, intuitive, and biomechanically mindful; her approach to meditation is systematic and welcoming.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
For ability-related accommodations, please email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 541-737-4785.
Please, take note: This program is not refundable after January 20th, 2025 unless we are able to fill a vacated spot. For those making travel reservations, especially by plane: in the unlikely event we need to cancel the retreat due to low enrollment, we will know and notify you by January 21, 2025. Participants will be refunded registration fees in the event of a low-enrollment cancellation. Oregon State University is not responsible for lost travel funds.