Being Open Being Free: An Online Meditation Retreat
Join us as we explore the direct experience of Being Open and Being Free through periods of meditation, satsang, and Inquiry practice.
Most of us initially assume we are open minded and accepting of all of life. But so many of us live in a state of constant rejection. Rejecting ourselves and others, and often rejecting this moment through grasping and striving at the future. In this world everybody is trying to become a somebody. Somebody rich and successful, a great healer or spiritual teacher, a doctor or nurse. Some folks are trying to get married, or unmarried ;) All of this future type of thinking leads us to grasp and strive for the future that does not yet exist. This movement takes us out of our present experience and puts us in a chronic state of chasing.
Yet the true spiritual path has been a path of subtraction, a path of letting go and emptying out. When we walk in the direction of peace, we are walking away from drama, away from the collective turmoil of our world and into the vast Mystery of Silence. As we do so, we begin to discover a freedom in simply being.
Being Open and Being Free is a radically different orientation, than being full of ideas and opinions about what should and should not be. By Being Open and Being Free we are choosing to live a life beyond the painful dance of ego identification. We are stepping into a Reality which manifests as a Divine Expression in the form of you. It is a Reality which self liberates from the pain of the past and spontaneously creates immense Beauty and Love.
Join us on retreat as we investigate:
- What is the direct experience of Openness?
- What is the direct experience of Freedom?
- How does one function from Silence and being no thing?
- The Paradox of Divine Intelligence arising within our human experience.
- Living from Noble Silence.
- What do I need to let go of?
- What do I need to Open to or receive from the Divine?
- The Unique Way the Divine Manifests in your own life… And much more.
Retreat is a unique opportunity to drop your daily constraints and to realize a profound Freedom that is eternally present in all of our lives. From this space of Truth, we will join together in Satsang and explore the direct experience of Freedom. Join us as we explore the healing and liberating Mystery of Grace, which is found through opening ourselves to the Love and Intelligence of the Divine.
Each session will offer a meditation followed by a transmission of the teaching with opportunities for questions and reflection. Come with an open and humble heart and explore what you are beyond your limited egoic nature.
Dates: November 7-9, 2025
Cost $150.00 USD
Retreat Schedule
*All times are in Mountain Time Zone (US/Colorado)
Friday, November 7
8:00 am – 9:30 am
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Saturday, November 8
8:00 am – 9:30 am
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Sunday, November 9
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Sunday evening: Satsang, open to all at 7:00 pm Mountain time.
*Note: the first 15 minutes of each session is for us to sit together in sacred silence. Please arrive no later than the start time. The waiting room will be enabled and Craig will let everyone in when he is ready.
We will connect on Zoom video – please be sure that you have the latest version of Zoom downloaded from https://zoom.us/download – select “Zoom Client for Meetings” for computers, the first download.
Registration
To register, click on the Buy Now button below to pay through PayPal (credit/debit accepted). **Once the purchase is complete, leave the webpage open and either wait 20-30 seconds and let it redirect you to the Zoom registration webpage OR click on the Return to Merchant button if it doesn’t redirect you after waiting.
** Fill out the Zoom registration page to be actually registered for the retreat.
Note: If you are unable to fill out the Zoom registration page or somehow don’t see it, email Craig ASAP so we can all be ready before retreat begins.